The Confidence to Act: Why DG Fails in Practice & What Makes It Hold

Most organisations do not struggle with data because they lack frameworks. They struggle because trust slowly erodes. Ownership becomes unclear. Different reports tell different stories. Decisions take longer because nobody is completely sure which numbers to believe.

Join Karima Makrof for the launch of her new book, The Confidence to Act: 30 Reflections on Data Governance - What Breaks and What Holds.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience across leadership, advisory, and operational governance roles, Karima explores the recurring patterns that appear across organisations, regardless of industry, size, or maturity level.

This session is not about governance frameworks or maturity models. It is about what actually happens when governance meets reality.

You'll discover why governance often looks good on paper but breaks under pressure, why ownership remains the governance challenge no framework truly solves, and why the real cost of poor data is often hesitation rather than inaccuracy.

You'll also explore why AI makes governance more important than ever - not because it creates new problems, but because it accelerates the ones that already exist.

What you'll learn:
✅ Why governance often fails quietly rather than dramatically
✅ Why the real cost of bad data is hesitation in decision-making
✅ Why ownership matters more than policy volume
✅ What AI does to organizations with fragile governance foundations
✅ How trust and confidence in data are built over time

Whether you are a data leader, governance practitioner, architect, analyst, or business decision-maker, this session will challenge the way you think about governance and its role in enabling confident action.