
2#12 - Alexandra Gunderson & Sheri Shamlou - A Quest for Diversity - Women in Data Science (Eng)
«The real value in changing the status quo and getting more women to the forefront, is by having women share about the important work that they do, and not just talk about their gender as a topic.» This episode was recorded right before Christmas, when I had the pleasure to chat with Alexandra Gunderson and Sheri Shamlou. Alexandra inspired by a Women in Data dinner in New York, took it upon her to find likeminded people in Norway. That is how she came across Women in Data Science, the confer...
13 Mar 202348min

2#11 - Karin Håkansson - Data Governance in a Mesh (Eng)
«Data Mesh promises so much, so of course everyone is talking about it.» I had the pleasure to chat with Karin Håkansson about Data Governance in a Mesh. Karin has worked with Data Governance and Data Mesh and is really active in the Data Mesh Community, speaking at podcasts and moderating the LinkedIn Group «Data Governance - Data Mesh» Here are my key takeaways from our conversation: Data in Retail The culture in retail is about innovation, experimentation, new products. So governance has t...
20 Feb 202342min

2#10 - Mozhgan Tavakolifard - Knowledge Graph enabled Data Mesh (Eng)
«If we think of Data Mesh as an evolution of data lakes, knowledge graphs are an evolution of Master Data Management.» Data overload is becoming a real challenge for all types of businesses. With all data that is gathered, both in multiple formats and huge volumes, has created a need for connected, contextualized data. Combined with continuing developments in AI, has resulted in increasing interest in knowledge graphs as a means to generate context-based insights. I had a fantastic chat with ...
30 Jan 202346min

2#9 - Umair M.Imam - Sustainability & AI in Transportation (Eng)
«How can you use AI algorithms to make your city more sustainable?» How can we use AI to work more sustainable and optimize our operations for less pollution and more efficiency? I talked with Umair, Head of Data Science, Data Warehouse and Artificial Intelligence at Ruter AS, the public transport authority in the Oslo region, the Norwegian capital. Umair is also a associate professor at OsloMet, teaching AI to bachelor level student, as well as founder and CTO of Bineric Crowdsourcing and f...
9 Jan 202339min

Live: Loris Marini - 7 data management lessons for 2023 (Eng)
🗓️ 1 Year 🎙️ 2 Podcasts 💡7 Lessons 👨💻 50 Data Leaders Together with Loris Marini, host of the great data podcast Discovering Data, I had a chat live for a retrospect on a fantastic podcast year 2022. Combined, we have had the pleasure to talk to over 50 Data Leaders in 2022 and shared their message with our listeners. Here are our 7 lessons for 2023: 1. Lead: Data is a shared asset with shared benefits. Data quality is a shared responsibility. 2. Network: Tips to build stronger relations...
23 Des 202251min

2#8 - Nina Walberg - The 6 principles for value creation through data (Eng)
«Its not just about the use of data, but the use of data in a cross-functional setting.» What a fantastic conversation with Nina Walberg. Nina has been with Oda since 2019 and has a background in Optimization and SCM from NTNU. Oda strive to create a society where people have more space for life. Make life as hassle-free as possible. And to achievetis with help from data, Oda has created its 6 principles for how they create value with data. Here are my key takeaways: Business model and ...
12 Des 202250min

2#7 - Ásgeir Gunnarsson - PowerBI Governance (Eng)
«If you do guidance correctly, people will follow it. People want to do the correct thing. Nobody wants to do things wrong.» From fisherman on Island to Data MVP in Copenhagen! Ásgeir Gunnarsson has been through a fantastic journey and we had a great conversation around PowerBI Governance. Asgeir has his own blog about the topic. Here are my key takeaways: Think of platforms at a translation: You are own a journey and platform is where you stand on, from where you push off, start your journey...
21 Nov 202245min

2#6 - Trond Sogn-Lunden - Ways of Working - Insight Factory (Nor)
«If you think about how we can work effectively together, you need to look at how you can effectuate your delivery teams. » I had the pleasure of chatting with Trond Sogn-Lunden from Veidekke, one of the biggest construction contractors in the Nordics. The construction industry is characterized by Merger and Acquisition. This is an interesting setting and reflects the importance to understand the organizations culture when looking at ways of working. The other important element for Veidekkes ...
31 Okt 202237min