Expert Panel: Democratizing Data and AI Across the Enterprise
Webinar Speaker: Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for Advanced Analytics
Date: Monday, April 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
As organizations try to become more data-driven, democratizing data and AI has emerged as a top priority. Democratization means making data and AI accessible to a broader range of users, from technical experts to business professionals, empowering them to make informed decisions.
However, democratization comes in different flavors—including democratizing access to data through tools such as data catalogs that enhance discoverability, democratizing BI by enabling business users to generate insights through self-service analytics, and democratizing AI by embedding generative interfaces in BI tools that simplify interaction with data. According to TDWI research, organizations continue to prioritize these efforts, yet many still struggle with balancing accessibility, governance, and AI oversight.
For democratization to succeed, enterprises need a strong foundation in data literacy, governance, and AI model oversight. Users must understand how to think critically about data, governance frameworks must ensure data integrity along with security and compliance, and AI-driven insights must be explainable, trustworthy, and aligned with business goals.
In this expert panel discussion, industry leaders will explore how organizations are tackling these challenges, share best practices for scaling democratization efforts, and discuss the evolving role of AI in enhancing data access and decision-making. Topics covered:
- The evolving landscape of data and AI democratization—key trends, challenges, and priorities from TDWI research
- How organizations are expanding access to data and BI—strategies for improving data findability, self-service analytics, and AI-powered BI
- Balancing accessibility with governance and AI trust—ensuring responsible AI use, data governance, and enterprise-wide data literacy
Guest Speaker
Colin Dover
Business Technology Platform, Center of Excellence
SAP
As part of the SAP Business Technology Platform Center of Excellence, Colin represents a breadth of solutions within the SAP portfolio; he is an evangelist for the SAP digital transformation strategy and vision as well as a passionate advocate for the value and best practices of corporate customer data strategy and analytics capability maturity. He has held a variety of technical and strategic consulting roles at a number of market-leading enterprise software vendors gaining extensive experience over a 24-year period, working with many of the world’s leading corporations.
Date: April 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 am PT
Fern Halper, Ph.D.