A leader in data strategy and governance, Sneha Shekharan is at the forefront of helping organisations evolve their data foundations for the AI era. With extensive cross-industry experience spanning multiple geographies, she designs scalable, business-aligned data operating models that enable responsible AI adoption and sustained value creation. Her approach uniquely bridges traditional governance with the agility needed in today’s rapidly shifting landscape, ensuring that both technology and talent are future-ready. Currently a Managing Consultant at PA Consulting, she works with global clients to reimagine how data is structured, governed, and recognised as the ‘golden asset’ that can maximise business value. At Big Data LDN, she will share her views on how organisations can build the cultural muscle to adopt a data product mindset and embed AI as a trusted companion in their data-driven digital journeys. In the AI era, she believes that “we don’t just need better data… we also need business-centric, evolving mindsets and well-governed ways of working!