About this Stage
The heart of MDS Fest. This is where the community comes together to hear from real practitioners—no vendors, just data leaders, builders, and doers. Expect big ideas, honest takes, and the conversations that set the tone for the future of data.
Keynote Stage / 5 May 2025
42 Talks
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9 May 2025
Stage Schedule
Reborrowing agentic system concepts to reboot your data team
Georgios Ntanakas PhD
Director of Data Engineering, GWI
What happens when data conflicts stories we want to tell ourselves? A journey into the hearts of the film industry
Stephen Follows
Film Data Analyst
Version control for humans: Iterating your people into analysts
Kelly Burdine
Senior Director of Data Science and Analytics, Wellthy
Governance Frameworks for Harmonizing Qual & Quant Insights
Chen-hui Bergl
Founder & Partner, Fully Analytics
The ethics of emotional AI: Should machines build consumer trust?
Cecilia Dones
Founder, Chief Data Officer, 3 Standard Deviations
