Overview
State of Analytics in the Age of AI is a free online afternoon event for chief data officers, heads of business intelligence, analytics leaders and others responsible for organisational data and analytics. The programme examines how organisations can make analytics reliable and useful as AI becomes part of everyday work with data. It is curated and chaired by Ben Clinch of Clinch Data Services.
The event focuses on the foundational work behind trustworthy AI outputs: understanding inherited dashboards, reports and data pipelines; preserving useful institutional knowledge; establishing clean definitions and trusted metrics; and building context that supports AI-generated results. Sessions will consider what current analytics practices can carry forward, what needs to change, and how leaders can make informed decisions about investment, platforms and the future of their analytics estate.
Date and format
The event takes place online on 22 October 2026, from 14:00 to 18:00 BST. Attendance is free. The published agenda includes presentations, live audience questions and a panel discussion.
Programme
The schedule opens from 14:00 to 14:10 with a welcome and framing of the day from Gennadii Armashula of Accton and Ben Clinch of Clinch Data Services. From 14:10 to 14:55, Simone Steel of Deutsche Bank delivers the headline keynote, “The State of Analytics in the Age of AI.”
From 14:55 to 15:25, Shamoly Mukherjee of The Guardian presents “People first: analytics, AI and trust in the newsroom.” From 15:25 to 15:55, Dr Herbert Prickarz of Bosch AG speaks on “Vibe coding and analytics governance.” The programme then schedules a panel discussion and audience Q&A with all speakers from 15:55 to 16:40, chaired by Ben Clinch. Closing reflections, three takeaways and what comes next are scheduled from 16:40 to 17:00, also chaired by Clinch. The page lists the event hours as ending at 18:00 but does not specify activities for the remaining time.
Speakers and curator
The programme features Simone Steel, CIO for Data and AI at Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank; Shamoly Mukherjee of The Guardian; and Dr Herbert Prickarz, a member of Bosch’s Business Chief Digital Office. The page also introduces Johanna Kruckenberg-Turen, former Head of AI, Analytics and Data at H&M Group and former Deputy CDO and Head of Data Management Office at Handelsbanken, and Glen Armashula, Head of Growth at Accton, among the expert perspectives associated with the event.
Ben Clinch, the curator and chair, is described as a founder, advisor and advocate at Clinch Data Services with 26 years of experience in data management, knowledge graphs, and business and data architecture. The event is produced by Accton, in partnership with Clinch Data Services, DAMA UK and IRM UK.
Topics
Discussion questions include what AI needs to produce results suitable for a board, which analytics practices gain value in an AI-enabled environment, and what good analytics looks like when AI is a permanent part of organisational data work. The page invites attendees to save a seat; no additional FAQ details are provided.
