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# Data Governance in the Era of AI


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 13:30–14:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 7
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** ai, compliance, cybersecurity, data engineering

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai)

## Description

Ever asked AI a question about your data and watched it confidently deliver the wrong answer? You're not alone! Every messy dataset, untracked asset, and "we'll document it later" adds to your data debt—and in the AI era, the cost of that debt is skyrocketing.

In this talk, we’ll break down how data governance can make or break your AI initiatives. From treating metadata as the new gold to managing BigQuery assets with Terraform, we’ll share real-world strategies for building trustworthy data products. Expect hands-on insights, hard-earned lessons, and actionable takeaways to turn data chaos into a governed, scalable ecosystem.

What you’ll learn:
1. How to stop AI-driven data disasters before they happen
2. Why metadata and governance are the backbone of reliable AI
3. Practical governance strategies engineers actually want to use

No corporate buzzwords—just real talk on making data work for you in the AI era!


## Speaker

### [Kateřina Ščavnická](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@katerina-scavnicka)

Engineering Lead at Kiwi.com


## Related talks at this congress

- [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/905-blueprints-for) — Dominik Schneider
- [GenAI Security: Navigating the Unseen Iceberg](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/515-genai-security) — Maish Saidel-Keesing
- [Beyond AI Readiness: Scaling Data-Driven Engineering for Next-Gen Software & Infrastructure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/513-beyond-ai-readiness) — Eduard, Jannis Eickenroth, Sophie Kleinke
- [New AI-Centric SDLC: Rethinking Software Development with Knowledge Graphs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/901-new-ai-centric-sdlc) — Gregor Schumacher, Marcel Gocke, Sujay Joshy