AI is shifting from single large models to swarms of autonomous agents—multiplying risks and blurring accountability. This session explores how enterprises can balance centralized and federated governance, embed observability, and operationalize policy as code—building adaptive frameworks that safeguard trust while enabling speed and innovation.

Speakers: Kelle O'Neal (moderator), Malcolm Hawker, Dale Martin, Anjali Bansal

Speaker: Kelle O'Neal, Founder and CEO, First San Francisco Partners

‍Kelle O’Neal is the Founder and CEO of First San Francisco Partners (FSFP), a leading data consulting firm. A recognized expert in the data industry and sought-after speaker, Kelle has extensive experience in data governance, master data management and customer relationship management. She has held senior roles at GoldenGate Software, Siebel Systems and Oracle, working across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Under Kelle's leadership, FSFP has grown significantly since its founding in 2007, partnering with large, well-known companies throughout the country. Kelle holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Duke University.

Speaker: Anjali Bansal, Data & AI Leader, Podcast Host - How I Met Your Data

Anjali Bansal is a senior data and AI leader with 20+ years of experience helping Fortune 500s and high-growth companies turn data chaos into strategic clarity. She has guided organizations across life sciences, CPG, media, finance, and energy through data governance, master data management, and AI-enabled data transformation.

As a champion for data and AI governance, Anjali partners with executives to reframe governance from a compliance function into a driver of trust, innovation, and value. She partners with organizations to embed data into their culture to unlock its value and drive confident, insight-led decisions.‍

Anjali co-hosts the podcast How I Met Your Data and is a frequent speaker on AI value realization, data leadership, and the future of governance. In 2023, she was named to the CDO Magazine Global Data Power Women List.

‍Outside work, she enjoys family time, golf, and pickleball.

Speaker: Malcolm Hawker, Chief Data Officer, Profisee

Former Gartner Analyst and Profisee Head of Data Strategy Malcolm Hawker is an expert on all things data strategy, MDM, data governance, and more. Malcolm joined Profisee as their CDO after spending nearly three years at Gartner while leading and co-authoring the Gartner® Master Data Management Magic Quadrant™, the industry’s most authoritative report on MDM vendors and the direction of the market.

Malcolm is a recognized thought leader and one of the industry’s foremost authorities on the topics of data strategy, data governance, and MDM program management, vendors, and technologies as well as MDM’s role within an overall enterprise information management strategy.

Speaker: Dale Martin, Responsible AI Global Strategy Leader

‍Dale E. Martin is a global technology executive specializing in AI strategy and Responsible AI governance. He helps organizations design, scale, and operationalize trustworthy AI systems across multi-cloud environments, aligning innovation with regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management. Learn more at https://www.mortarcloud.com/aigov.