TDWI Virtual Summit
Metadata Strategies for AI, BI, and Data Intelligence
April 29, 2026
Empower Your AI and BI Success
through Metadata Management
TDWI research has identified metadata management as a critical aspect of successful AI and BI strategies. As organizations expand their use of data across the enterprise, the ability to manage, automate, and govern metadata effectively has never been more essential.
In this half-day TDWI Virtual Summit, TDWI experts and industry practitioners will demonstrate how metadata fuels data intelligence programs and supports trust, compliance, and performance at scale.
Join us to uncover the strategies and technologies transforming metadata management into a driver of enterprise intelligence and innovation.
Free to Attend – Check out the agenda below!
Topics will include:
- The expanding role of metadata in supporting BI, AI, and analytics across the enterprise as part of a data intelligence program
- Changing metadata management processes that leverage automation to streamline governance, manage risk, and foster trust
- How metadata and universal semantic layers enable BI, AI, and self-service to spread across the enterprise
- Data observability and the role of associated metadata in establishing provenance, trust, and confidence in information resources
- The benefits of AI-enabled tooling such as data catalogs, semantic layers, observability platforms, and quality management tools
Agenda
| 8:15 AM - 8:50 AM | Modern Metadata Management: A TDWI Research Briefing and Panel Discussion | Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy | |
| 8:55 AM - 9:10 AM | Spotlight Talk (W2) | ||
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Powering AI, BI, and Self-Service: Automation and Universal Semantic Layers (with Audience Q&A) | Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy Ltd | |
| 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM | Spotlight Talk (W4) | ||
| 10:25 AM - 11:10 AM | Enabling Data Intelligence and Observability (with Audience Q&A) | Lyndsay Wise, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada | |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Spotlight Talk (W6) | ||
| 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM | Governing Data Across 20+ Business Units to Create a Single Data Marketplace (with Audience Q&A) | Iván Herrero Bartolomé, Intercorp | |
| 12:10 PM - 12:25 PM | Spotlight Talk (W8) | ||
| 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM | Key Takeaways | Chris Adamson, TDWI Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy |
Time Zone: (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]
