Strengthening Your Data Foundation for Generative AI and Analytics
Webinar Speaker: Evan Levy, TDWI Research Fellow
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET
In the era of generative AI, data quality and governance are paramount to organizational success. This webinar brings together experts from TDWI, Informatica, and Databricks to address the critical challenge of operationalizing AI at enterprise scale. Learn how to establish trusted data that enables developers and users to efficiently discover and access the datasets needed for AI development, processing, and deployment.
Discover proven strategies that drive innovation while simplifying complexity in the AI era. Our expert panel will discuss how organizations have architected their data environments and processed vast amounts of data to extract meaningful insights, ensuring robust governance throughout the AI lifecycle. Whether you're beginning your AI journey or scaling existing initiatives, you’ll learn about the experiences and proven methods that companies have employed to deliver their most critical AI and analytics workloads.
Guest Speakers
Saurabh Shukla
Senior Specialist Solution Architect
Databricks
Saurabh Shukla is a Senior Specialist Solution Architect at Databricks. Databricks is a global data, analytics, and artificial intelligence company. Saurabh has over 15 years of experience and has successfully tackled real-world business challenges using analytics, big data solutions, and cutting-edge technologies in Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
At Databricks, Saurabh uses his expertise to architect robust data lakes, implement best practices for data management, and lead data teams toward pioneering solutions. He is passionate about developing advanced data applications that drive business value and innovation. Saurabh has gained broad industry knowledge spanning healthcare, retail, and finance, working with various organizations to harness the power of data. Saurabh holds a Master's degree in Data Science from IU Bloomington.
Rik Tamm-Daniels
Group Vice President, Strategic Ecosystems and Technology
Informatica
Rik Tamm-Daniels currently serves as group vice president, strategic ecosystems, and technology at Informatica, driving adoption of Informatica's industry-leading Intelligent Data Management Cloud with Ecosystem and ISV partners. Rik has more than 20 years of experience in data and analytics and was responsible for global partnerships at data prep vendor Paxata (acquired by Data Robot) and co-founded next-generation search, NLP, analytics, and data catalog start-up Attivio (acquired by ServiceNow). Rik has a bachelor’s and master's degree in computer systems engineering from Boston University and is an industry thought leader in cloud data management, analytics, and big data.