Name
Modernising data architecture for AI: creating a sentient stack
Date & Time
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Jonathan Westley
Description

Presentation

Data modernization and AI are inseparable. AI demands data architectures capable of handling unstructured data, real-time analytics, and continuous compliance monitoring. Traditional batch ETL pipelines and siloed data systems cannot meet these requirements. Without modern, cloud-native, and event-driven data platforms, enterprises cannot achieve the agility, scalability, and trust required for advanced AI use cases.

Modernising enterprise data should centre on creating a sentient data stack- an architecture that combines semantic modeling, autonomous agents, and policy-as-code to create adaptive and goal-driven data operations.  To accelerate this transformation, we advise organisations to rethink their data architecture in six core areas: Semantic-first modeling, Agent-ready API design, Retrieval-Augmented Generation/RAG, AgentOps, Responsible AI governance, and human mediation. 

 

Location Name
Moorgate Hub
Full Address
22 Bishopsgate, London
4th floor
22 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ
United Kingdom
Session Type
Presentation