AI may be accelerating fast, but for most organizations, the real challenge lies deeper: data quality, trust and governance.

In this episode of Digital Talks, Stijn Christiaens — Founder and Chief Data Citizen at Collibra — shares why AI readiness is not only about models, but about building the right foundations across data, governance and organizational maturity.

From his journey into entrepreneurship to Collibra’s rise as a Belgian-founded leader in data intelligence and unified governance for data and AI, this conversation explores what it really takes to scale AI in a credible, enterprise-grade way.

We discuss:

• Stijn’s path from research to entrepreneurship
• how Collibra evolved into a global category leader
• why governance is becoming central to AI strategy
• Europe’s role in shaping trusted data and AI ecosystems
• the skills and mindsets needed for the next generation of talent.

A sharp conversation on leadership, scale, and the infrastructure behind trustworthy AI & Data.

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