🧠The AI Collective ATL | PANEL: Data+AI Strategically Speaking
​Data + AI, Strategically Speaking is a practical, strategy-focused panel on how to build a data foundation that makes AI reliable instead of risky.
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On Tue., Dec. 2 at Improving in Alpharetta, The AI Collective Atlanta welcomes panelists:
Nicole Janeway Bills (data strategy and CDMP training)
Priya Sarathy, PhD (AI, analytics, and data strategy leader, founder of Wheel Data Strategies)
Greg Asman (MarTech, data strategy, and analytics advisor to CMOs)
Moderated by Preston Mesarvey, Technical Director – Data Services at Improving.
​The discussion focuses on data architecture, preparation, governance, quality, and culture, not code or algorithms. You will hear how to frame AI as a product with specific risks, how to handle unstructured and multimodal data (comments, images, video), and how to choose models and use outputs in ways non-technical teams can act on.
​Expect clear definitions, real-world examples, and concrete steps to move your organization from “experimenting with AI” to using it responsibly at scale.
​Key takeaways
​How to assess whether your current data architecture can support AI use cases
​Practical steps to improve data preparation, quality, and governance before you scale AI
​A simple framework to explain AI risk management to executives and stakeholders
​How to connect model selection and interpretation to real business decisions
​Ways to bring unstructured and multimodal data into your AI strategy without overcomplicating it
​How to strengthen data culture so AI initiatives drive positive outcomes instead of surprises
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​Venue Sponsor
​​improving.com
Improving is a modern technology services company that is working to change the perception of the IT professional. Through our advocacy of Conscious Capitalism and Trust, we have fostered a culture of innovation and collaboration.
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​​Food & Beverage Sponsor
​As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
​​Threadsmr.com/stitchs-ai-training
​​Threads is committed to helping people learn how to use AI ethically and safely for work and personal use. Hands-on, live workshops in small cohort groups online and in-person. You and your team will learn how to use the latest AI tools and platforms, automate workflows, and how to keep humans in the loop to ensure quality and safety. Sessions curated and led by Mark Michelson.
​​Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
​The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 110,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
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