The product is data

Vinoth Raman (Founder and CEO at Vintr) on: how a data platform for business helps create a bridge between the siloes of business, data and IT. Vinoth explains the importance of a non-technical platform to put the business in the drivers seat.

Paula Hansen (President and Chief Revenue Officer at Alteryx Technologie) on: how data democratisation is empowering businesses in their digital transformation. Learn how democratization provides access to data and analytics tools for employees of all levels, fostering innovation, improving operational efficiency, and driving overall business growth. At D8A we see the importance of governance, reliability, and user-friendliness for digital maturity and competitive edge of companies. Paula shares her vision on how Alteryx Technologies & democratized data empowers that! Host note: True to the speed of growth and change in the analytics market, Paula Hansen is departing Alteryx as of July 3 and leaves a legacy of having helped build one of the most beloved analytics platforms in the market. We wish her well!

Paolo Platter (founder at AgileLab) on one of the four pillars of the data mesh paradigm: data as a product.

Pierre Louis Usselman, founder at Sweeft.ai shares about his journey in bringing analytics to mobile devices and the discoveries he made regarding the sustainability of analytical operations. He talks about Sweeft’s framework and product, helping companies reduce carbon emissions in the data analytics lifecycle.

Axel Goris (Founder at dataXPdesign) on: what is needed to create a healthy data platform using his self-service development framework: "unboss, enable and accelerate". Axel explains how to shift the workload from IT to the business, using risk assessments as a tool to facilitate communication between business and IT.

Mark de Brauw (Cofounder at Mesoica) on: how data quality is traditionally addressed as a technical issues rather than a business issue. Mark explains how more than a data governance is required in order to implement successful data quality management processes. He explains the advantage of using dedicated data quality tooling that support business users.

Ori Yudilevich (Chief Technology Officer at Materials Zone) on: the history of Materials Zone, the company and its product. Ori explains how Materials Zone’s Materials Informatics platform applies material science techniques to save costs. He also explains what challenges with regards to data they usually come across.

Ryan Price (Executive Data & Artificial Intelligence at Avanade) on: trends and developments within data analytics consulting. Ryan talks about how Avenade approached data and AI on a global scales and discusses his views regarding important topics around data and AI.

Caroline Fluit (Global VP Digital Product Engineering at IKEA) on: data innovation within the retail industry. Caroline shares her experience and lessons learned with regards to data innovation as well as leadership.

Arjan Pepping (Corporate Data Manager at MN) on: creating awareness around trusted data and the role of data in control for a pension provider. Listen for the golden tip on implementing data awareness.