Speaking of Data

Emma McGrattan, chief technology officer with Actian, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss trust as a competitive advantage - including the importance of a trusted data foundation, using data products and data contracts, and the role of metadata in AI success. For more information on Actian's data intelligence platform that gives AI semantic understanding, lineage, quality indicators, business context, and conversational analytics, please visit Actian Data Intelligence.  ____________ More information: ·       TDWI Conference: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH ·       TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr ·       Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4 ·       More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo Follow Us on: ·       LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42zCZZB ·       Facebook - https://bit.ly/49uej7j ·       Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HM8x57 ·       X - https://bit.ly/3SsYu9P

Bill Franks, president of Analytics Advisory Partners and research fellow with TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the ethics of data and AI - including building an ethical culture, balancing innovation and risk, and ethical challenges with generative AI. For more information on Bill's course at TDWI Transform 2026 Data and AI Conference please visit The Ethics of Data, Analytics, and AI. ____________ More information: ·       TDWI Conference: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH ·       TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr ·       Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4 ·       More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo Follow Us on: ·       LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42zCZZB ·       Facebook - https://bit.ly/49uej7j ·       Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HM8x57 ·       X - https://bit.ly/3SsYu9P

Nicolas Decavel, senior AI engineer with Candidly, joins co-hosts Andrew Miller and Meighan Berberich to discuss the progress organizations are making with customizing LLMs using RAG - inlcuding the importance of data preparation, selecting the best LLMs for RAG, and evaluating performance. Please visit RAG Bootcamp for AI Engineering for more information on the October seminar and check out Hands-On: Customizing LLMs with RAG: Using GenAI with Business Data for details on Nicolas' course at TDWI Transform 2026 Data and AI Conference. ____________ More information: ·       TDWI Conference: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH ·       TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr ·       Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4 ·       More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo Follow Us on: ·       LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42zCZZB ·       Facebook - https://bit.ly/49uej7j ·       Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HM8x57 ·       X - https://bit.ly/3SsYu9P

Fern Halper, Ph.D., vice president and senior research director for advanced analytics with TDWI, joins host Andrew Miller to discuss the release of her new book Data Makes the World Go 'Round: The Data, Tech, and Trust Behind AI Success - including organizational AI-readiness, the importance of data for AI success, and the emergence of agentic AI. Please visit TDWI Data and AI Leaders Summit for more information on Fern's sessions on Data Foundations for AI Success in Anaheim. ____________ More information: ·       TDWI Conference: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH ·       TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr ·       Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4 ·       More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo Follow Us on: ·       LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42zCZZB ·       Facebook - https://bit.ly/49uej7j ·       Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HM8x57 ·       X - https://bit.ly/3SsYu9P

Celso Poderoso, global director for business reporting governance with McCain Foods, joins hosts Andrew Miller and Meighan Berberich to discuss moving from data silos to intelligent self-service including the role of the data fabric and the semantic layer and balancing data access with governance. Please visit TDWI Transform 2026 Data and AI Conference for more information and to view the full agenda. ____________ More information: ·       TDWI Conference: https://bit.ly/3XqBhGH ·       TDWI Virtual Summits: https://bit.ly/31HJ2xr ·       Seminars: https://bit.ly/3WxQPr4 ·       More Speaking of Data Episodes: https://bit.ly/3JsQPWo Follow Us on: ·       LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42zCZZB ·       Facebook - https://bit.ly/49uej7j ·       Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HM8x57 ·       X - https://bit.ly/3SsYu9P