A final opportunity to reflect on the day’s key insights, connect the themes and consider what comes next. Drawing together the ideas and perspectives shared throughout the programme, Conference Chair, Robert Sanderson will highlight the key takeaways and leave us with some thoughts to carry forward beyond the conference.

Semantics in the Age of AI: Questions Practitioners Must Answer in 2026

Context and challenge

As AI systems become the primary way people and applications access information, the semantic layer (ontologies, knowledge graphs, and contextual metadata) has moved from nice‑to‑have to critical infrastructure. Yet many organisations still struggle to decide when to invest in graphs, how to manage change, and how to align semantic work with data and AI teams.

Meeting the challenge

Over the past three years, the AI conversation has evolved from Generative AI to AI-ready data, and now to agentic AI and autonomous business. Yet one fundamental truth has remained constant: AI is only as effective as the data that grounds it.

As organizations move beyond chatbots to intelligent agents capable of orchestrating business processes, the need for well-organized, well-described enterprise data has never been greater.