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The Databricks Diaries — 60 episodes

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Why Most AI Projects Never Make It to Production? | Natalia Koupanou

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How AI Is Reshaping the Insurance Operating Model | Reno Daigle, CNA Hardy

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From Big Data to World Models - AI's Legal Frontier

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Creating Real AI Value: Governance, Costs and the Data Foundations That Matter

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Getting Real Value from AI in Insurance with Sam Worthington, CDO at Crux Underwriting

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Building at Unicorn Scale: Fresha CTO on Data, AI and Developer Velocity

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Stop Chasing AI Vanity Metrics. Start Chasing Value.

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From Social Science to Data Science: Navigating AI Leadership in the Real World — with Andreea Moldovan

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How Data Science Teams Should Prepare for AI-Driven Change

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A Data Leaders Journey - Kieran Poynton

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Data In The Boardroom with James Blagg

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AI Readiness in Practice with Claire Thompson, CDO at Quilter

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AI Readiness Ep 31: Gordon Logan on AI Transformation, From Proof of Concept to Royalties at Scale

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AI Readiness Ep 30: Building Ethical Data Foundations in Finance with Steve Green.

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From Neural Networks to the Boardroom - Leading AI in Large Organisations with Tom Heath

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Building the Foundations - Data, AI, and Business Value

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AI Readiness Ep 29: Mindset over Models - Driving Incremental Productivity with Generative AI

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Magnus Cormack - AI Adoption, Data Quality, and the Governance Problem Nobody's Talking About

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The ROI of Innovation: Building Lean AI Teams in Growing Businesses with Tim Park

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AI Readiness Ep 28: Turning AI Pilots into Growth - How Unilever Scales Predictive and Generative AI

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AI Readiness Ep 27: Nuno Faustino on Building for the Future - A Modular Approach to AI Readiness.

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AI Readiness Ep 26: From Silos to Strategy - A Roadmap for AI readiness in Financial Services

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The AI Readiness Journey: Lessons from 75 years of Brand Protection

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From Neuroscience to AI: The Evolution of Data Science with Dr Sami Alsindi

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AI Readiness Ep 25: Ali-Reza Moschtaghi on Data Architecture, Building Foundations for Real-World AI Impact

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From Academia to AI Leadership: Lessons in Building Lean Teams

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AI Readiness Ep 24: Rina Lakhman on AI Readiness, Governance and the Future of Digital in Higher Education

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AI Readiness Ep 23: Building AI on Trusted Data, Clear Governance, and Business Value at National Grid

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Kevin Cassar - AI Readiness: The 5 Pillars Every Organisation Needs

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AI Readiness Ep 22: The Future of AI in Retail with Antony Bradshaw of Domino's Pizza UK&I

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Leading from the front: Richard Shaw on How Databricks Thinks About AI Readiness

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Building the Future of Data Engineering: Denny Lee on AI, Community & Closing the Skills Gap

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AI Readiness Ep 21: Building Trust, Culture and Compliance in Investment Banking with Mukund Pandey

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AI Readiness Ep 20: Turning AI Hype into Measurable ROI – with Jan Beitner, Director of Data & AI at Inflexion

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AI Readiness Ep 19: How Regulated Industries Can Embrace AI Safely

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AI Readiness Ep 18: Crossing the AI Chasm with Jack Levy at Allvue

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Driving Data Transformation and AI Readiness at Leeds Building Society

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AI Readiness Ep 17: Trust, Transformation and Tangible Impact with Merve Alanyali

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AI Readiness Ep 16: Building AI fluency with McKinley Hayden

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AI Readiness Ep 15: Avoiding “Confidently Wrong” AI – Chris Bick’s Guide to Doing It Right

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AI Readiness Ep 14: It’s Not Just Prompt Engineering: The Real Work Behind AI Readiness

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AI Readiness Ep 13: Building AI Foundations at NEST: Culture First, Tech Second

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AI Readiness Ep 12: From Hype to Impact — Leading AI Change in Financial Services

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AI Readiness Ep 11: Getting AI Done. Engineering, Enablement, and the Execution Gap

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AI Readiness Ep 10: Beyond the Buzzwords – Getting Practical with AI & Data Culture

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AI Readiness Ep 09: Creating the Right Conditions for AI to Stick

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Databricks Data+AI Summit 2025 updates explained: Impact for Data Engineers & Businesses - with Máté Gulyás (MVP, CEO of Datapao)

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AI Readiness Ep 08: Building Trust, Data Foundations & Culture

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AI Readiness Ep 07: If AI Feels Rubbish, You’re Probably Using It Wrong

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AI Readiness Ep 05: Scaling AI Without the Hype – Lessons in Culture, Governance & Delivery

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AI Readiness Ep 06: Data, Ethics, and Innovation with Thor from Databricks

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AI Readiness Ep 04: Why Culture, Not Code, Determines AI Success

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AI Readiness Ep 03: From Governance to Culture – Driving Practical AI Adoption in FS

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AI Readiness Ep 02: Lessons in Data, Culture & Quick Wins with Daniel Tibble

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AI Readiness Ep 01: Foundations, Governance & Delivery with James Hickey (esure Group)

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Human-Centric Leadership in Data

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The AI Bubble or Boom Dilemma!

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Why I Bet My Career on Databricks!

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Databricks vs Microsoft Fabric!

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