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Dael Williamson

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Dael Williamson

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EMEA Chief Technology Officer Databricks

An accomplished and entrepreneurial CTO, Business Platform Economist and Architect focused on digital data & AI-led business transformations across various industries. Dael provides thought leadership and guidance for the C-level executives at major Databricks customers in EMEA and globally. Prior to joining Databricks, Dael was the global Data Technology Lead at Avanade and Accenture Microsoft Business Group.

A published data scientist in the field of protein molecular modelling, with extensive experience working in start-ups and enterprises, Dael is actively involved in the UK and EU startup community and sits on the advisory board of 2 startups in the health and biotech sector. Dael holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology, Molecular Modelling, Structural Biochemistry/Bioinformatics and Predictive Drug Design.

Bio from: Databricks DATA + AI Summit 2023

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The age of autonomous agents is here, and it’s moving fast. Gartner predicts that 70% of organizations will deploy AI agents this year to automate complex business processes. But as technology vendors promise exponential productivity, data leaders face a new reality: when every team member can command thousands of digital workers, who’s really in control?

Join Dael and Robin for a candid, entertaining fireside chat as they tackle the tough questions every CDO, CTO, and CIO should be asking. How do you keep oversight when agents are making split-second decisions at scale? What new risks (ethical, operational, and reputational) emerge when AI agents go rogue? And how do you build a data strategy that balances innovation with accountability?

Using real-world stories, surprising data points, and a dash of humour, this session will help you rethink how you buy, build, and govern technology in the age of agentic business. Whether you’re already deploying agents or just starting to explore, you’ll leave with practical insights to avoid the pitfalls, and harness the promise of this next frontier.

SAP and Databricks recently announced their landmark partnership to simplify customer’s data landscapes. Join us to see how we are coming together to shift how applications and data platforms work together. From curated SAP data products to zero-copy integration, learn how SAP Business Data Cloud with SAP Databricks enables your data architecture of choice to deliver insights your business can trust.

Have you ever received 50 emails from an Executive asking why a number changed on a business reporting dashboard? Come and hear how Databricks customers are experimenting with Gen BI to explain “The Why”.

• IT and data teams build dashboards, the business continues to use Excel - the last-mile problem

• Our analytics tools don’t explain “The Why”

• GenAI allows us to blend context and semantics in a way we could never previously scale

We call this Generative BI, enabled by the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.

The C-Level Guide to Data Strategy Success with the Lakehouse

Join us for a practical session on implementing a data strategy leveraging people, process, and technology to meet the growing demands of your business stakeholders for faster innovation at lower cost. In this session we will share real-world examples on best practices and things to avoid as you drive your strategy from the board to the business units in your organization

Talk by: Robin Sutara and Dael Williamson

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Sponsored by: Avanade | Enabling Real-Time Analytics with Structured Streaming and Delta Live Tables

Join the panel to hear how Avanade is helping clients enable real-time analytics and tackle the people and process problems that accompany technology, powered by Azure Databricks.

Talk by: Thomas Kim, Dael Williamson, Zoé Durand

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