--- title: "The Data Fabric: How to Unlock the Value of Your Data" description: "The Data Fabric: How to Unlock the Value of Your Data" image: https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/iStock-1253429851LR.png --- × [![IBM-Logo2](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/CL_events_style/IBM-Logo2.svg)](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric) #### Menu [Home](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric) [About](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/about?hsLang=en) [Speakers](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers?hsLang=en) [Organisers](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/organisers?hsLang=en) [Presentations](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/postevent?hsLang=en) Info@corporate-leaders.com + 32 (0) 472 43 47 31 [![The Role Of HR In Supporting Digital Transformation](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/CRPleaders_logo_white.svg)](http://www.corporate-leaders.com/index.cfm) - - - - [![](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/menuicon3.png)](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric#MenuModal) ## The Data Fabric: How to Unlock the Value of Your Data --- ### 2 December 2021 15:30 - 17:00 ### Virtual meeting Powered by ![IBM-Logo2](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/IBM-Logo2.svg) [Presentations](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/postevent?hsLang=en) ### The Data Fabric: How to Unlock the Value of Your Data --- Data is an integral element of digital transformation for any enterprise. But as organizations seek to leverage their data, they encounter challenges resulting from diverse data sources, types, structures, environments, and platforms. For too many enterprises today, operational data has largely remained siloed and hidden, leading to an enormous amount of dark data. This impacts a business’s ability to turn data into what it should be: a strategic and manageable asset. Enter the ‘Data fabric’. This emerging architecture aims to address the data challenges arising out of the hybrid data landscape. A data fabric ensures that all kinds of data can be pulled together and successfully combined, accessed, and governed in one place, creating a network of instantly available information to power a business forward. But how can companies best implement a data fabric approach? How can existing or new infrastructures help? And what are the learnings from organizations that are further along the data fabric journey?   To address this, CorporateLeaders and IBM are hosting an intimate and interactive peer-to-peer virtual round table discussion for up to 15 Data, Operations, Digital, Automation and Transformation Leaders. During this interactive virtual meeting taking place on 2nd December at 15:30, our keynote speakers [**Herman Nielens**](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers#HermanNielens), Data & AI Architect at IBM and [**Steven Bex**,](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers#StevenBex) Director Managed Analytics at Deloitte, will discuss: - The challenges organizations are currently facing around data (finding and preparing data, data governance, the war for talent, data protection, privacy, and compliance) - Data silos with different technologies - What is a data fabric, and how can it help overcome the challenges currently being faced - Realizing the business value of AI through data - Examples and lessons learned from cutting edge organizations in Belgium adopting a data fabric   --- ![](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/arrowdownwhite.png) ### Speakers --- [![Steven Bex photo](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/Steven%20Bex%20photo.png) Steven Bex is a Director working within the Analytics & Cognitive offering of Deloitte Consulting Belgium. He focuses on creating analytical products, resulting in many instances in managed analytics.](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers?hsLang=en#StevenBex) ##### Steven Bex Director & Managed Analytics Leader, Deloitte [![Herman Nielens](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/Photo_Herman_Nielsen-removebg-preview.png) Herman Nielens advises IBM customers and partners alike on the integration and fit of IBM’s Data & AI-related technology capabilities in their organization. ](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers?hsLang=en#HermanNielens) ##### Herman Nielens Data & AI Architect, IBM [![andre round cropped-1](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/andre%20round%20cropped-1.png) André launched CorporateLeaders in 2008 with the mission to bring executives together to network, share insights, understand how the latest trends impact their business and how to overcome them with the latest technology, techniques and leadership practices.](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers?hsLang=en#AndreRampat) ##### André Rampat Director & Co-Founder, CorporateLeaders [Previous](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric#carouselExampleControls) [Next](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric#carouselExampleControls) ![](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/arrowdowngrey.png) ### Agenda --- ## 15:30 3 minutes ### Welcome ## 15:33 20 minutes ### Herman Nielens Data & AI Architect IBM ## 15:53 20 minutes ### Steven Bex Director & Managed Analytics Leader Deloitte ## 16:13 45 minutes ### Round table discussion ## 16:58 2 minutes ### End of event --- ### Reasons to attend --- ![peter holmark testimonial](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/peter%20holmark%20testimonial.png) ##### Peter Holmark, HR Director, Nokia --- "Fantastic meeting with a lot of open sharing from companies in different industries and disciplines. I got a lot of good ideas as feedback on my own initiatives that we drive in the company and many good take-aways to drive innovation even further." ![kim wylie](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/kim%20wylie.png) ##### Kim Wylie, Head of Change and Transformation, Google Cloud --- "I thought the event was great. What I liked was that there was a tight theme and there was a focus on people sharing and group problem solving and the dinner enabled a lot of relevant and interesting topics to surface and networking to occur.” ![satya](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/satya.png) ##### Satya Pasi, Global Director, Leadership Effectiveness, Carlson Wagonlit Travel --- “If I were to describe the event in three words they will be fun, ideas, connection.” ![Maite_Testimonial](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/Maite_Testimonial.png) ##### Maite Mendizábal Arias, Head of Compliance Awareness & Training, Deutsche Telekom --- ‟These events are great every time I attend. I always leave with many new ideas.” ![Andreas_Bolder_broder](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/Andreas_Bolder_broder.png) ##### Andreas Bolder, Director Group Human Resources, Randstad Deutschland --- “The event was very inspiring and well conducted. A good investment of time.” ![isaac](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/isaac.png) ##### Isaac Sheps, CEO, Carlsberg UK --- "Not only did I have the opportunity to learn from others' experiences but, I also met very interesting and inspiring people." 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[Read more](https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/3MOKGOE7) ![IBM_Data_Fabric](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/IBM_Data_Fabric.png) ##### How ‘data fabric’ is harnessing the data management challenge 19 November 2021 More and more organizations are seeking to reinvent themselves as data-driven organizations — with data accessible across multiple business units. [Read more](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/how-data-fabric-is-harnessing-the-data-management-challenge?hsLang=en) ![Data fabric blog 3](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/RPS_event_microsite/images/blog3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.png) ##### Data fabric architecture delivers instant benefits 19 November 2021 Data is an integral element of digital transformation for enterprises. But as organizations seek to leverage their data, they encounter challenges resulting from diverse data sources, types, structures, environments and platforms. [Read more](https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/V4QYOAPR) ![IBM-Logo2](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/hubfs/CL_events_style/IBM-Logo2.svg) The Data Fabric: How to Unlock the Value of Your Data   2 December [Presentations](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/postevent?hsLang=en) [Home](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric) [About](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/about?hsLang=en) [Speakers](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/speakers?hsLang=en) [Organisers](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/organisers?hsLang=en) [Presentations](https://offers.corporateleaderscommunications.com/en/datafabric/postevent?hsLang=en) Info@corporate-leaders.com + 32 (0) 472 43 47 31 Copyright © 2025, CorporateLeaders