We are living through the biggest technology disruption in decades. With the rise of  autonomous agents and “vibe coding,” anyone can build a functional data app in an afternoon. But as AI capabilities accelerate, there are significant ethical and moral questions we must deal with.

In this keynote, data communication expert and author Andy Cotgreave argues that as artificial intelligence commoditises the technical “doing” of data, human insight has never been more critical.

Andy will break down the three battlegrounds where data leaders must assert control:

• Data Analysis & Storytelling: Why allowing AI assistants to pick your editorial framing is highly risky.
• Semantics & Context: Navigating the inevitable “semantic gap.” As conversational analytics take over, data teams must evolve from traditional chart-makers into critical “context curators.”
• Local & Global Governance: Andy will talk about how to structure your organisation to benefit from experimentation. He’ll also discuss the macro ethics of global AI

The future isn’t about fighting the machines; it’s about ensuring we don’t outsource our judgment. Come discover how to keep your organisation’s analytics deeply, impactfully human.

Key Takeaways:

• A Leader, Lab, Crowd model for organisation governance
• Understand how to prompt correctly to stay in control of your data narratives
• An overview of the global governance risks of untethered AI firms
• How data analyst roles are evolving from “makers” to “curators”