Data is the fuel for AI. Like any engine, left untended it will sputter and stall. So it is vital that Leaders invest in data governance, security, and scalable architecture. Just like a powerful engine needs clean fuel, AI relies on high-quality data. Data governance ensures data collection, storage, and usage are ethical and efficient. A scalable architecture will allow your AI systems to handle increasing data volumes and user demands. In this topic, we help leaders understand this vital element of AI because, without these crucial elements, your AI efforts will struggle to perform at their best.
A talk by María de las Nieves Hernandez Solano Business Development Manager for Data Sovereignty, AWS
A talk by Faris Haddad, AABG Data & Insights lead, Amazon Web Services
A talk by Deepak Shukla AI and Data Lead for UK Public Sector, Amazon Web Services
January 2026
I spend much of my time helping organisations understand why their AI projects struggle. The pattern is always the same. The model is rarely the issue. The real problems sit underneath, in the everyday systems, data flows and processes that AI depends on. When those […]
January 2026
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December 2025
When I hosted AI: Things You Need to Know but Nobody Tells You at AI Week 2025, I came away thinking less about algorithms and more about people. The session brought together two truly thoughtful voices, Professor Kerensa Jennings and Cayelan Mendoza of Clu. What […]
December 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are becoming increasingly embedded in our day-to-day lives, creating new opportunities and disrupting established industries. Predictive AI in the form of machine learning (ML) has already been delivering increasing benefits for a couple of decades at least, particularly in areas like medicine and fraud […]
December 2025
When I spoke at AI Week 2025, I wanted to focus on something very practical: how councils across the UK are using AI not as an experiment, but as a tool that actively transforms how public consultations are delivered. Across the UK, we’re seeing AI […]
November 2025
Let me take you to a day in my life, ten years from now. It’s 2035, and in just one short decade the world feels radically different. Not because we’ve become more robotic, but because we’ve become more human. Technology doesn’t dominate life anymore; it […]
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