{"id":38584,"date":"2025-11-04T19:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/?post_type=article&#038;p=38584"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:58:28","slug":"dataiq-world-congress-day-1-highlights-connection-collaboration-and-accountability","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/articles\/dataiq-world-congress-day-1-highlights-connection-collaboration-and-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"DataIQ World Congress Day 1 Highlights: Connection, Collaboration and Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">C-Suite Synergy: Breaking Silos to Deliver on Data &amp; AI Ambitions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speakers:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Abbi Agana (Leathermarket JMB), Louise Herring (Brambles), Matt Webb (UK Power Networks), Sarah Barron (Domino\u2019s Pizza UK &amp; Ireland)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This first leadership panel explored how\u00a0data success depends on <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C-suite alignment that drives measurable value<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, not just structural coordination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key insights:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategic integration beats functional excellence.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Merging digital, strategy and data leadership eliminates \u201cvanity innovation,\u201d ensuring every project maps to defined business outcomes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shift from enablement to accountability.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Data teams must no longer act as service providers but as joint owners of KPIs alongside business units.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Continuous reprioritisation is now a leadership discipline.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The panel agreed that agility, not architecture, determines impact and strategies must evolve as market conditions shift.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collaboration as currency.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The new measure of success for data leaders is how effectively they create <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">connection<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and shared language across the executive team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Establishing a Robust, Scalable Framework for Managing Data Governance in the Age of Generative AI<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speakers:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Elizabeth Osta (DataIQ), Jonathan Davis (Zurich Insurance UK), Oleg Kravets (The Travel Corporation), Pete Edmonds (Aviva), Shahina Khan (SMBC Group), Sian McHenry (Nationwide Building Society)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Generative AI has changed the calculus of data governance. The conversation moved beyond compliance to how leaders can operationalise <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trust at scale<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> while enabling rapid innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key insights:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dynamic governance models are emerging.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Organisations are moving toward modular governance frameworks that evolve in parallel with new AI use cases rather than lag behind them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accountability must extend into the algorithm.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Panellists highlighted the need for data governance to explicitly cover AI-generated content and decision outputs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Governance as a growth enabler.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Examples of governance frameworks designed to accelerate model deployment were shared which included treating auditability and explainability as accelerators of stakeholder confidence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investment in literacy.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Speakers underscored that the biggest barrier is cultural readiness, even more than regulation:\u00a0leaders must invest in board-level understanding of data risk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p aria-level=\"2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enhancing Clinical Workflows with Generative AI<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaker:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ming Tang, Chief Data and Analytics Offer &amp; Chief Digital and Information Officer (interim), NHS England.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Healthcare provided perhaps the day\u2019s most vivid example of purpose-driven transformation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NHS showcased its ongoing digital overhaul, moving from disjointed systems to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intelligent, interoperable workflows powered by data and AI. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key insights:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NHS app is one of the largest public sector apps in use, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with potential to integrate data from 240 NHS organisations. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Small-scale pilots, systemic vision.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Rather than broad digital mandates, NHS teams are pursuing targeted interventions that reduce friction in existing clinical tasks while building evidence for scale.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adoption of voice-assisted technology\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">frees time for clinicians, improving employee wellbeing and enabling them to focus on patient outcomes. This underscores that the future of AI in healthcare is augmentation, not automation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Progressing AI Pilots to Successful Deployment<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mastercard\u2019s Vice President for Agentic Experience Strategy, Mara Pometti, explored the \u201cpilot trap\u201d where innovation labs thrive, but enterprise adoption lags.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key insights:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90% of pilots fail for cultural, not technical, reasons.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Adoption falters when AI lacks <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emotional usability, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">such as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when people don\u2019t see its relevance to their work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Design for adoption from day one.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Integrate behavioural science into AI design that make tools intuitive, explainable and visibly beneficial to end users.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Agentic AI is the next organisational design challenge.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Focus on systems that can act autonomously yet remain accountable. This signals a new era where AI becomes a co-worker, not just a computational engine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Value creation requires storytelling.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Leadership must narrate how AI success links to business ambition and reframe technical wins as cultural progress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Raising Visibility, Shaping the Profession: What Recognition in the DataIQ 100 Really Means for Leaders<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speakers:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Amy Lenander (Capital One), Caroline Bellamy (Ministry of Defence), Johanna Hutchinson (BAE Systems), David Reed (DataIQ)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The closing session reframed professional recognition as a strategic lever for diversity, visibility and cultural change across the data and AI community. Far from being symbolic, inclusion in the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DataIQ 100<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> plays a tangible role in elevating underrepresented voices and showcasing the breadth of leadership shaping the profession.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key insights:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visibility drives representation.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Public recognition has a multiplier effect,\u00a0inspiring emerging leaders and validating the work of teams that often operate behind the scenes. Recognition turns invisible impact into visible influence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognition as a leadership platform.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Visibility comes with responsibility and should be used to mentor, advocate and model the values of openness and accessibility within technical leadership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diversity through design.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Professional recognition has a unique value within the public sector where hierarchies and traditional pathways can obscure digital and data talent. Recognition programmes help surface and legitimise new kinds of leadership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/2026-dataiq-100-nominations\/\">DataIQ 100 <\/a><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">encourages for collective accountability<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ensuring that the data profession continues to broaden its definition of leadership, celebrate diverse expertise, and promote role models who reflect the communities they serve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 of the DataIQ World Congress provided incredible insights into the inner workings of the world of data and AI leadership with impressing keynote speeches and panel discussions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":38662,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[129,398,127],"tags":[217,537,538,87,1422,1425],"pillar":[194],"class_list":["post-38584","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-public","category-news","tag-ai","tag-dataiq","tag-leader","tag-leadership","tag-panel","tag-world-congress","pillar-leadership"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-20 22:45:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/38584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/38584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38706,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/38584\/revisions\/38706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38584"},{"taxonomy":"pillar","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dataiq.global\/devstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pillar?post=38584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}