Meet the Speakers – Semantic Layer Symposium & Workshop 2026

Keynote Speaker

Keynote

Ole Olesen-Bagneux

Vice President & Chief Evangelist · Actian

Ole Olesen-Bagneux is a globally recognized thought leader in metadata management and enterprise data architecture. As VP, Chief Evangelist at Actian, he drives industry awareness and adoption of modern approaches to data intelligence, drawing on his extensive expertise in data management, metadata, data catalogs, and decentralized architectures.

An accomplished author, Ole has written The Enterprise Data Catalog (O’Reilly, 2023). He recently published Fundamentals of Metadata Management (O’Reilly, 2025), introducing a novel metadata architecture known as the Meta Grid. With a PhD in Library and Information Science from the University of Copenhagen, his unique perspective bridges traditional information science with modern data management. Before joining Actian, Ole served as Chief Evangelist at Zeenea, where he played a key role in shaping and communicating the company’s technology vision. His industry experience includes leadership roles in enterprise architecture and data strategy at major pharmaceutical companies, such as Novo Nordisk.

Ole is passionate about scalable metadata architectures, knowledge graphs, and enabling organizations to make data truly discoverable and usable.

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Nicolas Seyot

Managing Director – Head of Data & Analytics for Non-Financial Risk · Morgan Stanley

Nicolas Seyot leads data and AI strategy for Morgan Stanley’s Legal and Compliance Division, where he applies advanced analytics, semantic data modeling, and data governance to some of the most complex risk domains in financial services, from surveillance to financial crimes. With deep expertise at the intersection of data architecture and regulatory intelligence, he brings a practitioner’s perspective on what it takes to build trustworthy, enterprise-scale knowledge systems.

Dr. Martin Romacker

Product Manager – Roche Data Marketplace · Roche

Dr. Martin Romacker is a thought leader in FAIR data and semantic architecture, with over 13 years at Roche transforming pharmaceutical data into trusted, AI-ready knowledge assets. As Product Manager of the Roche Data Marketplace, he oversees data governance, discovery, and FAIR-by-design infrastructure spanning ontologies, terminologies, and enterprise-scale semantic models.

Rosanna Stephens

Sr. Knowledge Manager – Employee & Workplace Experience Transformation · Adobe

Rosanna Stephens is a Senior Global EX Knowledge Manager at Adobe, where she leads the knowledge AI readiness and employee self-service strategy for HR. With over 20 years of experience and a background in library science and coaching, she focuses on building knowledge systems that scale and endure.

Malcolm Hawker

CDO · Profisee

Malcolm Hawker is the CDO of Profisee and is a thought leader in the fields of Data Strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), and Data Governance. As a former Gartner analyst, Malcolm has authored industry-defining research and has consulted some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise data and analytics strategies. He is the author of the Wiley book ‘The Data Hero Playbook’ and hosts the CDO Matters podcast.

Karthikeyan Palanisamy

Knowledge Management Architect · ASML

With deep, hands-on experience in applying Knowledge-Centered Support (KCS) principles beyond IT support, Karthikeyan works on designing the governance of enterprise semantic layers. As a certified KCS Practitioner and Trainer, he focuses on translating KCS practices into scalable models for taxonomy, ontology, and knowledge graph stewardship. His work sits at the intersection of KCS, semantic modeling, and platform architecture, with a strong emphasis on governance, adoption, and long-term sustainability of the semantic layer in complex, regulated environments.

Amy Duncan

Director · Anexsys

Amy Duncan is a Director at Anexsys, a Consilio company, providing specialist technical and strategic consultancy to government, public sector, and commercial organisations on complex legal and investigative challenges. A Relativity Master, she specialises in analytics, machine learning, and AI to support data-intensive legal matters, and is known for developing innovative approaches to large-scale legal data challenges where technical sophistication and adaptability are critical.

Ben Clinch

Chief Data Officer · Ortecha

Ben Clinch is a sought after public speaker and thought leader in data and AI. A partner at Ortecha, he has a passion for helping organisations thrive with their data, built upon 25 years of practitioner experience in architecture and business at some of the world’s largest financial and telecommunication institutions. As an active member of the data community, Ben leads the AI Special Interest Group and DCAM Architecture Working Group at the EDM Council, and serves as Regional Lead trainer for EMEA.

Lulit Tesfaye

Partner & Vice President, Knowledge, Data, and AI Solutions · Enterprise Knowledge

Lulit Tesfaye is a Partner and Vice President for Knowledge, Data, and AI Solutions at Enterprise Knowledge, LLC., the largest global consultancy dedicated to Knowledge and data management. With over 15 years of experience leading global information and data management initiatives, Lulit is focused on employing advanced Enterprise AI, knowledge graphs, and semantic layer capabilities for optimizing enterprise data and information assets.

Ilian Uzunov

Sales Director Life-sciences, Pharma, Healthcare, STM Publishing · Graphwise

Ilian Uzunov has spent 25 years helping organizations across biotech, pharma, and healthcare turn complex data into tangible, high-value assets. As Market Lead at Graphwise, he specializes in building the semantic and knowledge graph infrastructure that makes enterprise GenAI programs reliable, traceable, and insight-driven, with real-world results including accelerated drug discovery workflows and measurable ROI at scale.

Noz Urbina

Founder · Urbina Consulting

Noz Urbina is a globally recognised digital strategist. He is a pioneer in journey mapping and adaptive content design for personalised content for omnichannel experiences. He founded both Urbina Consulting and the omnichannel learning hub OmnichannelX, and co-authored “Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits”.