In this conversation, senior community leaders Robin Sutara, Field CDO at Databricks, Manca Vitorino, Director of Data Ecosystem at LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Roisin McCarthy, Founder of Women in Data®, share powerful career advice, reflect on how community has shaped their journeys, and discuss their vision for the future of the Data & AI sector. Together they touch on:

• Finding the right time to make a career move
• The difference allies and mentors can make
• Why representation and role models matter
• How community builds confidence and helps us fight imposter syndrome

Having completed this session, you will be clear about the role data has had, and continues to have, alongside other technologies, in the latest hype around AI.

You will be reminded about why data quality matters and how this contributes to good AI and be reminded of the basics that are often forgotten when there is enthusiasm for something new and think about how that translates into the workplace.

PA Consulting is a global innovation and transformation consultancy, headquartered in London and operating from 19 locations across the UK, US, Ireland, Nordics, and Netherlands. With a diverse team of experts - strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists - PA partners with organisations to solve complex challenges and accelerate growth. PA Consulting believes in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future, combining breakthrough technologies with diverse expertise to deliver lasting impact and real-world results for clients and communities.

Having completed this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand how the foundations can be set to enable the implementation of AI.
2. Understand how this framework can be applied to different sectors
3. Learn about different AI Agent Categories
4. Prompt participants to think about how AI use cases can be implemented in their own organisations