Turning Data Governance into a Business Driver with Automation and Decentralization

Data governance teams have traditionally been gatekeepers. In order to reduce risk, they would gate access to data, ensuring that the data didn’t end up in the wrong hands – often keeping data out of the right hands as well. Innovative data teams are rethinking this paradigm and finding ways to enable data use rather than restrict it.

Opening the floodgates, however, comes with challenges. Data governance teams are often small and must manage a huge amount of data and hundreds (even thousands) of stakeholders. It’s simply too much work for a small team.

Now, automation, including generative AI, and the move to decentralize data governance are enhancing what data governance can accomplish – increasing data-driven decision-making and driving business outcomes. Highlights of this session will include:

• Improving data discovery and enrichment with generative AI
• Automating manual governance tasks to enable strategic thinking
• Creating a program of shared accountability – data governance is a team sport

Speakers: Stephanie McReynolds and Nancy Prabhakar

Stephanie McReynolds 

Stephanie McReynolds is the Chief Marketing Officer at data.world. She has more than ten years of experience building marketing teams at SaaS start-ups and over 20 years of experience in marketing and product roles at data and analytics companies. She was responsible for the creation of the data catalog market category and has held senior marketing roles at some of the most prominent companies in the industry.

Nancy Prabhakar

Nancy Prabhakar is the data governance Product Manager at data.world, the enterprise Data Catalog Platform company. Nancy is on the forefront of turning governance into an enabling force for data driven cultures with her focus on agility and automation. 

With her perspective on 'let robots do the robot work', Nancy provides thoughtful insights in decentralization and automations to enterprises looking to stay ahead of the curve in today's rapidly evolving data landscape.

Beyond her work in data and automations: Nancy is a theater actress, and a passionate advocate for women's empowerment, co-founding the Austin chapter of Parlayhouse. She also dedicates her time to initiatives like TedX Austin that bring together powerful stories and up-leveling communities.