”Always On” Agentic AI:  The Future of Data Governance? Nigel Turner, Principal Information Management Consultant EMEA, Global Data Strategy I have advised, designed and helped many organisations to implement data governance for the last fifteen years. From its roots in...

Designing Organisations for Discovery: Why AI Value Depends on Knowing When to Learn, Adapt and Optimise Jade Emmanuel, Senior Data & AI Consultant The Problem With Optimising Too Early AI use has become common inside organisations, but enterprise-wide value remains...

What Kind of Curious Are You? Exploring the Power of Curiosity Like many parents, I remember the “why?” phase like it was yesterday. When my son was young, every answer seemed to generate another question. Why is the sky blue?...

Thinking About BA2026? Here’s Why This Conversation Is Worth 30 Minutes Attending a conference is an investment. It’s an investment of your time, your organisation’s budget and, often, a conversation with your manager about why taking time away from the...

When Should a Business Analyst Trust Their Instinct? A Conversation with Emily Saunderson Every experienced Business Analyst knows the feeling. Something about a project, decision or stakeholder conversation doesn’t quite add up. You may not have the evidence yet. You...

The Hidden Cognitive Cost of Meetings: Why Neurodivergent Brains Pay Double Emily King, Business Analyst, Novuna We talk a lot about the time cost of meetings, but we almost never talk about the cognitive cost. The mental energy required to...

Centre of Excellence vs. Community of Practice – In Conversation with Nicola Rawlinson What does it take to build a Business Analysis profession where people feel supported, empowered and able to grow? Centres of Excellence and Communities of Practice are...

Data & AI Conference Europe 2026 Agenda is Now Live The Data & AI Conference Europe 2026 agenda is now live, bringing together data leaders, AI innovators, governance professionals, architects and practitioners for five days of learning, discussion and networking...

Navigating Politics, Personas and Agility: A Conversation with Femi Royal Stakeholder influence in Business Analysis has never been more important. While methodologies and frameworks continue to evolve, successful change still depends on understanding the people behind the decisions. In his...

China’s AI rules decide launch dates. Europe’s will too By Collin Hogue-Spears, Independent On 15 August 2023, China’s Interim Measures for Generative AI Services took effect. Sixteen days later, Baidu opened Ernie Bot, its generative AI assistant, to the public....