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Making AI Work: Aligning Data, Teams, and Business Goals

A practical talk on aligning data strategy, cross-functional teams, and business goals to turn AI initiatives into sustainable value.

Date: March 30, 2026
Organizer: Data Engineers in Toronto
Location: Online

Presented at the Data Engineers in Toronto March 2026 semimonthly meeting, this session explored why AI adoption can stall when teams face too many disconnected choices.

The talk introduced a practical framework for identifying the business problem, designing a strategy around data, AI, and the use case, building a scalable foundation, and creating productive feedback loops between technical and non-technical teams.