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Melanie Botha

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Director, Learning & Enablement APJ Databricks

Melanie leverages 25+ years of experience to guide organizations in building data-driven cultures and scale initiatives. A trusted advisor to C-suite executives, she believes technological transformation requires organizational and cultural evolution. Her team empowers customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to maximize their data and AI potential. Previously, at AWS ANZ, she led programs that skilled over 200,000 individuals, including pioneering GenAI training for non-technical audiences. At Microsoft South Africa, she managed Consumer Channels Group and Marketing and Operations. Earlier roles spanned across Europe and Africa. Melanie is a qualified Art Therapist supporting individuals to overcome mental health challenges.

Bio from: Data + AI Summit 2025

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Build Your Data and AI Culture

Many studies have indicated that having a strong Data & AI culture helps our businesses be more successful. This can lead to better business performance, becoming more profitable and being more competitive compared to your peer companies as well as attaining and retaining top talent. What does it mean to have a Data & AI culture? It’s the ability for an organization to make data-driven decisions. It means using insights to improve your business results and using data ultimately allows you to enable AI. It tends to be the people that get in the way of having and sustaining an effective Data & AI culture. Do you have people already in your teams that can help you build your Data & AI culture? Can you attract and retain that talent to your organization? Can you help integrate that great talent into your organization to promote a Data & AI culture? It’s also ensuring that you fundamentally change the way you/your teams/organizations work.