Enterprise Wide Search Enterprise Wide Search 21: Frédéric Robert - Will MCP Kill the Data Marketplace?
In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux sit down with Frédéric Robert, Innovation and Data Advisory Director at Apgar, to unpack one of the most intriguing questions circulating in the data community: what happens to the data marketplace now that MCP (Model Context Protocol) is here?
Drawing on nearly two decades across master data, governance, and AI programs, Frédéric shares a practitioner’s view on how organizations actually access, curate, and operationalize data — and why the rise of AI products is reshaping the entire value chain.
Together, they explore:
What a data marketplace really is (and why so many companies misunderstand it).
Why AI and analytical products are becoming as important as data products.
How MCP could automate large parts of data access, and where humans will still matter.
Why metadata remains the foundation for any scalable AI initiative.
The innovations he’s most excited about, from predictive data failure to new data‑driven business models.
🎧 Tune in for a grounded conversation about the future of data access — beyond hype, fear, and the marketplace as we knew it.
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