How Walmart Scales Agentic AI: Data Products, Governance & ROI

How does a Fortune 1 company build a data foundation built for autonomous AI agents? In this episode of The AI Table, host Dia Adams sits down with Amit Shivpuja, Walmart AI Executive, to break down the real-world operational strategy behind enterprise AI at massive scale. From solving the data-to-business misalignment gap to transforming compliance-heavy governance into value-generating data products, Amit shares the frameworks every CDO, CIO, and enterprise AI leader needs to navigate the shift to Agentic AI. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction & Walmart's AI Strategy 01:40 - Solving Data & Business Team Misalignment 04:09 - The 3-Layer Approach to Data Products for AI Agents 07:25 - Hurdles to Becoming AI-Ready at Scale 10:30 - Early Signals Your Data Foundation is Ready 12:07 - High-Value Use Cases vs. Speculative AI Pilots 13:57 - Rethinking Data Governance for Value Generation 16:25 - Immediate Operational Shifts from Agentic AI 18:10 - Translating Technical Agentic Concepts for the C-Suite 20:36 - Global AI Ethics & Policy Adoption 24:14 - The Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) 27:28 - Capital Allocation & The Future of Data Professionals 💡SUBSCRIBE TO THE AI TABLE: Join 800+ Fortune 500 CIOs, CDOs, CAIOs, and Federal AI leaders receiving our executive intelligence newsletter: https://shorturl.at/AabH3CONNECT WITH US:Website: https://www.theaitable.org#AgenticAI #DataStrategy #AILeadership #EnterpriseAI #WalmartTech #DataProducts #ChiefDataOfficer