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# Data: The Deciding Factor in AI Success


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 14:20–14:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100310-data-the-deciding-factor-in-ai-success)

## Description

Most AI projects do not fail on the model - they fail on the data underneath it. This panel makes the case that data is what really decides whether AI succeeds, and digs into what teams consistently get wrong. Leaders who work at the foundation share where it actually breaks.

## Speakers

### [Damandeep Kochhar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@damandeep-kochhar)

EVP and CPTO at HERE Technologies
### [Jörg Tewes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@jorg-tewes)

CEO of Exasol
### [Siddhika Nevrekar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@siddhika-nevrekar)

Senior Director Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies
### [Ed Huang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ed-huang)

CTO of TiDB
### [Laura Moritz](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@laura-moritz)

Manager, Data & AI at Globant


## Related talks at this congress

- [AI in High-Stakes Industries: Lessons Learned](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1284-ai-in-high-stakes) — Alexandre Guenoun, Jaipal Singh, Nicolò Robba, Tomislav Tipurić
- [Physical AI: The Era of Intelligent Machines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1164-physical-ai-the-era) — Clemens Wasner, Dr. Ramin Hasani, Vinesh Sukumar, Zohar Fox
- [AI That Fits Your Business, Not the Other Way Around](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1157-ai-that-fits-your) — Anshul Jindal, Cansu Kavili Örnek
- [Creating Europe's AI Moment – Now or Never](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1058-creating-europe-s-ai) — Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Thomas Jarzombek, Thomas Saueressig, Jasper Bennink