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Simon Devine

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Managing Director Hopton Analytics Limited

Simon Devine is the Managing Director of Hopton Analytics – a UK-based consultancy helping organisations worldwide turn data and AI into decisions that actually get made.

With a background in business systems, operations, and enterprise reporting, Simon’s focus is on the real-world challenges of making data work across teams – and making sure what gets built actually gets used.

Under his leadership, Hopton has delivered decision intelligence platforms for clients including law firms, NHS trusts, manufacturers, and housing providers. The team was named Pyramid Analytics’ 2024 Partner of the Year for their innovative work with GenBI and explainable AI.

Simon’s known for his honest, people-first approach. He takes the complexity out of AI and BI adoption – focusing on clarity, practical design, and strong planning. Whether it’s governance, tooling, or cultural adoption, his sessions shine a light on what success really looks like.

If you’re wrestling with how to embed GenAI in a responsible, valuable way – Simon brings lived experience, sharp insight, and a clear message: it can be done. But only if it’s done right.

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Everyone’s talking about GenAI. But at Big Data London, you want more than hype. 

In this session, Simon Devine (Founder of Hopton Analytics) shares how the East of England Co-op embedded GenBI – Pyramid’s generative AI tool – into their business intelligence platform to improve how decisions are made across the organisation. 

This wasn’t a flashy experiment. It was a carefully planned rollout of AI-generated explanations, natural language querying, and explainable analytics – designed to support busy operational teams, reduce report backlogs, and drive smarter decisions at scale. 

Simon will take you behind the scenes of the project: how it was planned, what hurdles had to be overcome, and the governance structures that helped it succeed. You'll hear honest reflections on what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently.

 Whether you’re a data leader looking for real-world use cases, a BI owner exploring GenAI adoption, or a transformation lead trying to unlock value from your reporting stack – this session will give you practical insight, not just theory.

 Come for the lived experience. Leave with ideas you can actually use.