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FIBO Forum (22nd September)

Hear from experts at our next FIBO Forum meeting on September 22nd!

FIBO has been a great product for more than a decade, and now the opportunities – and demands – of AI are inspiring a new wave of interest in FIBO, as the premier ontology for the financial sector. The FIBO Forum is established to enable financial institutions, vendors, and other stakeholders to understand and use FIBO to secure and enhance their data, analytics and decisions. FIBO Forum members will be able to collaborate, exchange insights, and address the emerging challenges of using FIBO – and ontologies generally.

The Forum aims to:

  • Provide practical, member-led learning opportunities about all aspects of FIBO acquisition, deployment and usage both for applications including artificial intelligence, analytics, and governance.
  • Be a venue for information about data products, training, platforms, and methods that will facilitate the exploration of FIBO and decision making about whether, when, and how to use it, including how to incorporate it into an organization’s DCAM journey.
  • Leverage EDM Association experience, research, and global resources, and engage members to improve FIBO and FIBO related content and services.

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Meeting agenda:

  1. Welcome to Your FIBO Forum: What events and resources you’ll find, and how you can engage
  2. Living FIBO: How FIBO is maintained, and How you can participate – 10 minutes – Kendall
  3. FIBO Forum Working Groups
  4. Featured: DMAM/FIBO Joint Working Group: Proving the benefits of FIBO in AI
  5. Upcoming Working Groups for Data Products, Australia/Pacific, Artificial Intelligence
  6. FIBO User Spotlight: Getting Ready for AI: Michael Clow, T Rowe Price
  7. “FIBO How-to” Feature: How to Find and Navigate FIBO
  8. Upcoming meetings and events
  9. Discussion, Q&A
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WDP EMEA Coffee Chat | Smarter Data Governance: Where Can AI Really Help?

Hear from experts at our next WDP EMEA Coffee Chat, “Smarter Data Governance: Where Can AI Really Help?“ on October 15th.

Join us for the next event in our series of  “Coffee, Insights and Real Conversations” hosted by Women Data Professionals – Europe Chapter.

AI has the potential to change how we work with data—but where can it genuinely add value to data governance? This discussion will cover both how we use AI to improve productivity, and also how AI could be used to improve the practice of data governance. And just as importantly, we’ll explore the risks: confidentiality, accuracy, privacy, security, bias and accountability. Through open discussion, we’ll ask what “safe” AI use really means and identify where AI could help us today—and where human judgement remains essential..

Join us to discover how stronger ownership and engagement can elevate your data impact.

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AREA Webinar | From PDFs to XR: Turning Technical Documents into AR-Ready Data

Every enterprise has thousands of PDFs, system manuals, fault trees, and procedures that are hard to search, update, or reuse. At the same time, AR and XR teams struggle to find “ready” content to power guidance, training, and support experiences.

This webinars shows how RedShred’s “documents-as-a-database” platform can turn that legacy content into clean, structured, AR-ready data. You will see how to move from static documents to interactive XR experiences that are easier to build, maintain, and scale across your organization.

This webinar is ideal for AR/XR leaders, innovation teams, and operations managers who want to get more value from the content they already own. During this webinar, attendees will:

  • Discover how RedShred’s API-first platform unlocks data trapped in PDFs, manuals, and technical documents, and why this matters for AR/XR roadmaps.
  • See concrete use cases where technical manuals, procedures, and fault trees are reshaped into interactive AR workflows for maintenance, training, and field support.
  • Learn practical steps to connect structured document data into AR platforms and tools, speeding up proof-of-concept and deployment timelines.
  • Hear how organizations can reduce manual content prep, improve searchability, and deliver more consistent instructions to frontline workers.
  • Gain insight into where the XR ecosystem is heading, and how leveraging existing documentation can de-risk and accelerate AR adoption.

You will leave with a clear picture of how to turn “content debt” into a strategic asset for your AR program—and what to do next in your own organization. It’s a “must attend” for anyone interested in learning more about the Enterprise AR industry.

The Digital Twin System Framework: Four Layers from Data to Actuation

The EDM Association’s Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) presents the Digital Twin System (DTS) Framework, which defines the Digital Twin System as a four-layer architectural framework: Data, Context, Decision and Process Orchestration, and Actuation that is supported by the Digital Thread. Dr. David McKee (Crysp) and Pieter van Schalkwyk (XMPro) walk through what each layer contributes, trace industrial scenarios end-to-end across all four, and explain how the framework treats humans, autonomous agents, and robots as actuators. 45 minutes with additional 15 minute live Q&A following the presentation.

A digital twin shows what is happening in a physical system; most organizations still have no defined architecture for turning that insight into governed action.

This session maps DTC’s existing work onto the four layers: the Digital Twin Capabilities Periodic Table, the AI Agent Capabilities Periodic Table, and the Industrial AI Agent Manifesto from the Composability Framework Working Group including multi-agent orchestration.

Key Takeaways:

  • What each layer of the Digital Twin System contributes:
    • Data as the synchronized foundation
    • Context as the meaning bound to asset and process
    • Decision and Process Orchestration as evaluated coordination
    • Actuation as the closed loop back into the physical world.
  • How the Digital Twin Capabilities Periodic Table and the AI Agent Capabilities Periodic Table are utilized throughout the DTS
  • How DTS systems facilitate multi-agent orchestration and governance objectives

Artificial Intelligence Forum Meeting (November 17th)

Hear from experts at our next Artificial Intelligence Forum Meeting November 17th.

Forum Mission and Alignment

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum is a monthly, member-led forum bringing together experienced leaders from across the EDM Council membership to collaborate, exchange insights, and shape best practice for responsible AI.

The Forum provides a trusted space for senior practitioners to explore both the opportunities and challenges of generative AI, with a strong emphasis on the data and analytics foundations that enable AI at scale—data quality, governance, controls, transparency, and accountability. Discussions are practical and experience-driven, focused on real-world implementation rather than theory.

Aligned with the EDM Council’s mission, the AI Forum draws directly on the DCAM™ and CDMC™ frameworks to identify and advance the data management practices required for high-quality, ethical, and well-governed AI. Outcomes from the Forum aim to inform recommendations, guidance, and shared deliverables that help members address ethical, legal, and regulatory expectations with confidence.

Why join?

To engage with peers at a similar level of experience, influence emerging standards and practices, and be part of a monthly forum shaping how trusted AI is delivered across industries.

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Artificial Intelligence Forum Meeting (October 20th)

Hear from experts at our next Artificial Intelligence Forum Meeting  October 20th.

Forum Mission and Alignment

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum is a monthly, member-led forum bringing together experienced leaders from across the EDM Council membership to collaborate, exchange insights, and shape best practice for responsible AI.

The Forum provides a trusted space for senior practitioners to explore both the opportunities and challenges of generative AI, with a strong emphasis on the data and analytics foundations that enable AI at scale—data quality, governance, controls, transparency, and accountability. Discussions are practical and experience-driven, focused on real-world implementation rather than theory.

Aligned with the EDM Council’s mission, the AI Forum draws directly on the DCAM™ and CDMC™ frameworks to identify and advance the data management practices required for high-quality, ethical, and well-governed AI. Outcomes from the Forum aim to inform recommendations, guidance, and shared deliverables that help members address ethical, legal, and regulatory expectations with confidence.

Why join?

To engage with peers at a similar level of experience, influence emerging standards and practices, and be part of a monthly forum shaping how trusted AI is delivered across industries.

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African Forum Meeting (November 26th)

Hear from experts at our next African Forum Meeting on November 26th.

Advancing Data Management Excellence Across Africa

The Africa Regional Forum provides a platform for EDM Association members across the continent to collaborate, exchange insights, and address key topics in Data Management, while aligning with regional practices, regulatory environments, and market dynamics.

The forum aims to:

  • Strengthen the African EDM Association member community through increased engagement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
  • Provide learning opportunities through member-led discussions on data maturity journeys and the adoption of DCAM / CDMC frameworks and emerging capabilities such as knowledge graphs.
  • Bring in EDM Association expertise and resources to share insights on critical topics including data risk, privacy, AI, and evolving regulatory landscapes across African markets.

 

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African Forum Meeting (October 27th)

Hear from experts at our next African Forum Meeting on October 27th.

Advancing Data Management Excellence Across Africa

The Africa Regional Forum provides a platform for EDM Association members across the continent to collaborate, exchange insights, and address key topics in Data Management, while aligning with regional practices, regulatory environments, and market dynamics.

The forum aims to:

  • Strengthen the African EDM Association member community through increased engagement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
  • Provide learning opportunities through member-led discussions on data maturity journeys and the adoption of DCAM / CDMC frameworks and emerging capabilities such as knowledge graphs.
  • Bring in EDM Association expertise and resources to share insights on critical topics including data risk, privacy, AI, and evolving regulatory landscapes across African markets.

 

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African Forum Meeting (September 29th)

Hear from experts at our next African Forum Meeting on September 29th.

Advancing Data Management Excellence Across Africa

The Africa Regional Forum provides a platform for EDM Association members across the continent to collaborate, exchange insights, and address key topics in Data Management, while aligning with regional practices, regulatory environments, and market dynamics.

The forum aims to:

  • Strengthen the African EDM Association member community through increased engagement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
  • Provide learning opportunities through member-led discussions on data maturity journeys and the adoption of DCAM / CDMC frameworks and emerging capabilities such as knowledge graphs.
  • Bring in EDM Association expertise and resources to share insights on critical topics including data risk, privacy, AI, and evolving regulatory landscapes across African markets.

 

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Why Your AI Needs an Ontology: Getting Started with FIBO

Why Your AI Needs an Ontology: Getting Started with FIBO

It is still early, but the research is already in: ontologies significantly optimizes AI platform performance, including agents and Gen AI, by providing structured domain knowledge. This allows AI models to connect concepts and fragmented data and validate the logic of outcomes. The result? Improved accuracy and reasoning, lower cost, more explainability, and reduced failures such as hallucinations. The ontology for the financial services sector, FIBO (Financial Industry Business Ontology), is available from the EDM Association. But what is in it? How to find and use it? How to gain the benefits of FIBO for my AI program?

The EDM Association’s webinar on August 25th, 2026 will get you started on FIBO for AI. EDM Association experts and members will talk about the what, why, and how of FIBO, including:

  • Why AI needs ontologies
  • What are ontologies, and where they fit into the data architecture
  • What is FIBO
  • Use cases and a report from the field
  • FIBO resources: How to get started with FIBO, including the new EDM Association community for FIBO, the FIBO Forum

This is your chance to engage directly from the experts about how – with FIBO – to really supercharge your data program to meet the challenges of AI!