THE UK'S PREMIER INVITATION-ONLY COMMUNITY MEETING FOR SENIOR DATA LEADERS
18-19 March 2026
| London, United Kingdom
Agenda Day 2
8:45 AM PANEL | TALENT THAT EVOLVES (WITH) YOUR BUSINESS: COMMERCIAL + TECHNICAL, NOT EITHER/OR
Teams don’t just need coders; they need business drivers who grasp run-costs, vendor trade-offs, and how value lands with the board. Great outcomes come from data leaders who speak P&L and business strategy, but can also design, build, and ship dependable systems. "Hybrid" talent is however hard to find. Do you hire? Do you develop internally? If internally, do you upskill your business analysts, or your data team? Hiring often surfaces strong technicians who can learn the business faster than the reverse, yet assessing EQ and “explain-the-why” skills remains a blind spot. Developing the next generation of data leaders, entails both the hard and soft skills needed to survive today's tough job market. The talent that outpaces AI replacement, will be the data professionals who not only crunch numbers but also share a compelling story and drive business value.
• Decide where to grow hybrids: upskill technical staff with business exposure and translation practice, or pair business “translators” with technical squads to bridge faster.
• Evaluate for EQ and “downstream sense”, not just coding tests; change hiring and promotion signals accordingly.
• Bridge roles and rewards to business KPIs to identify and reward hybrid talent.
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