Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast Gartner Data & Analytics Summit UK 2025 Takeaways with Rebecca O'Kill
May 15, 2025
Rebecca O'Kill, CDAO of AXIS Capital and an expert in data governance, joins Juan and Tim to share insights from the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2025. She discusses the evolving landscape of data governance, emphasizing its critical role in enabling AI and aligning with business objectives. They explore the transformation of innovation teams and the necessity of balancing fast-paced business demands with tech strategy. Additionally, the conversation highlights the significance of collaboration and effective communication in fostering stakeholder engagement for better data outcomes.
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Incentivize Governance via AI
- Use AI projects as incentives to encourage data governance participation.
- Frame governance as a necessary enabler to achieve valuable AI outcomes for the business.
AI Chatbots Aid Underwriting
- At AXIS Capital, AI chatbots help underwriters quickly extract key info from large insurance documents.
- This automation speeds decision-making and reveals further needs for structured data governance.
Start AI with Minimal Governance
- Deploy AI solutions first on unstructured data with minimal governance to generate excitement.
- Involve business users early to co-create next governance steps from their AI use experience.