“Data Leader” interview about Data Governance with Julien Ho-Tong, Partner and Data/AI Strategy & Governance Expert at Artefact
Julien Ho-Tong holds a Master of Engineering in Applied Mathematics from INSA Lyon, and a Master of Science in Strategy & Analytics from Université Paris Dauphine.
Before joining Artefact in January 2023, Julien worked at Accenture Strategy for 12 years where he was leading Data & AI Strategy for France.Julien has led more than 70 missions advising CXOs from private and public organizations across the world. He has strong expertise in Data & AI Governance (incl. AI Act), Business & AI Strategy, Data & AI ExCom acculturation, Sales & Marketing (market assessment, sales allocation, incentive schemes, CLTV optimization...), Data Monetization, and M&A. Julien has worked in several industries such as Energy & Utilities, CPG, Luxury, Retail, Telco & Media, Lifescience, Hospitality, Industrials.
Importance to build up strategic foundations through data governance
Julien Ho-Tong, Partner and Data/AI Strategy, and Governance Expert at Artefact, interviewed by Caroline Goulard, Journalist and CEO of Dataveyes, talks at length about data governance: what it is, why it's important, what constitutes an effective data governance strategy, and most importantly, how to acculturate ExComs to its value.
"To implement data governance, top management might ask to be convinced of ROI first. Also, they need to realize that it's an enterprise-wide transformation topic that will be mobilizing business, data, and IT. Executive sponsorship is easier to obtain if you begin by focusing on one or two data domains (product, customer, supplier),” explains Julien.
He explores multiple aspects of data governance, including:
Technology and tools,
Compliance and legal aspects,
Data security and privacy,
Data usage and analysis,
Organizational culture and change management,
Future trends and scalability,
Cost and ROI
Watch Julien Ho-Tong’s interview and you will get the answer to the following questions!
30 minutes of conversation between Julien Ho-Tong and Caroline Goulard, Journalist and CEO of 2 companies specialized in data visualization, Dataveyes et Modality, in our Studio The Bridge by Artefact.
Why is data governance essential? How and why do companies have bad data?
How do you manage the risk of teams working independently on a data governance process? Whose job is it to break these silos and create common data governance culture and processes?
What about data and AI regulation? How can you make the most of data governance?
What are the differences between building data governance in a large organization versus a smaller one?
Can you explain how a classic data governance project should work? What are all the steps in a data governance project?
