Breaking Silos

Most Data & AI initiatives fail at team boundaries. Join us to learn how to break silos and drive real impact.

Breaking Silos Managing data and leveraging AI across teams.

AI and data are not a one-team game.

Most organizations have teams that are doing great things with data individually. But when it comes to sharing data across teams, aligning on ownership, or building AI that works at an organizational level, the walls go up fast. Those walls have a name: silos. And they are one of the most underestimated barriers to real Data & AI impact.

During this evening, two experienced practitioners will share how they tackle this challenge from different angles — governing product data across teams and leveraging AI when multiple teams work together.

No theory. Real stories. Honest lessons.

Speakers

Sarah Hindryckx.

Experienced Data Lead Sarah brings hands-on experience leading data initiatives across complex organizations, with a sharp focus on making data work beyond team boundaries.

Pieter Van Bouwel

As Data & Intelligence Manager at Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Pieter manages data and intelligence in one of Europe's largest and most complex port ecosystems, where cross-team collaboration is not optional, it's operational.

Date: September 22, Leuven

Hosted by: UCLL Hogeschool and Sievax

Programme

17:30 – 18:00

Welcome & Registration

18:00 – 18:05

Event introduction

Hosting partner introduction: UCLL

18:05 – 18:55

Session 1

Why product data is the hidden bottleneck for every growing company

Growing companies all hit the same hidden wall: product data scattered across disconnected teams. The result is slow time-to-market, frustrated customers and endless spreadsheets. Sarah explains why fixing this is a business strategy, not an IT fix.

— Sarah Hindryckx.

18:55 – 19:25

Break & Bites

19:25 – 19:30

Hosting partner introduction: Sievax

19:30 – 20:20

Session 2

Shadow AI is not the real problem

Based on what we see in practice, we walk through the operating model and capabilities your organization needs: including how to prepare your workforce for the shift from using AI tools to working side by side with AI agents.

— Pieter Van Bouwel

20:20 – …

Networking