From Loose Cannons to Precision Tools – Governing AI Agents, Models, and Data

Join us for BARC’s presentation of the leading solution providers in this space.

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From Loose Cannons to Precision Tools

Governing AI Agents, Models, and Data

Date: April 30, 2026

AI agents are rapidly becoming core components of modern business operations. This creates significant opportunities but also risks that organizations must proactively manage. Strong data and AI governance is now a hard requirement to ensure dependable, high-value outcomes.

This webinar offers a practical roadmap for implementing governance frameworks that balance innovation with responsible deployment. We will outline best practices that span organizational processes, technological architecture, and controls.

Data and AI leaders that join our webinar will learn actionable steps to mitigate risks and improve regulatory compliance across their data foundations, model lifecycle management, and application design.

For software vendors, this session provides timely insight into the governance challenges your customers face and the opportunity to highlight your solution.

About the hosts

Dr. Carsten Bange

Founder & CEO of BARC

As founder and CEO, Dr. Carsten Bange has built BARC into Europe’s leading market analysis and consulting firm for data & analytics over the past 25 years. With his team of 50 people, he helps companies make the strategic, organizational and technological decisions that ensure their successful transformation into data- and analytics-driven organizations.

Dr. Bange is considered one of the leading experts on the technology market and the beneficial use of data & analytics, which makes him a sought-after speaker, author and consultant for companies, software vendors and service providers as well as investors.

Florian Bigelmaier

Senior Analyst Data & Analytics

Florian is an Analyst for Data & Analytics with a focus on Data Management. His primary interests include topics such as Data Catalogs, Data Intelligence, Data Products, and Data Integration.

He supports companies in selecting suitable software solutions, analyzes market developments, addresses the needs of user organizations, and evaluates innovations from software vendors.

As a co-author of BARC Scores, Research Notes, and Surveys, he regularly shares his insights and expertise. He frequently moderates events on data management topics. He is particularly fascinated by the rapid pace of technological advancement and the central role of data management in enabling the success of forward-looking technologies such as artificial intelligence.

About BARC webinars

BARC Webinars

After an executive summary from a BARC analyst, you will have the opportunity to introduce your company and services to an engaged audience and interact with participants to discuss their requirements and needs. The BARC analyst will summarize recent market developments and trends, enabling a meaningful and relevant discussion, providing the foundation for a solution-oriented and opportunity-driven dialogue.

The focus of the webinar is on comparing different vendors/service providers and their products and services in a specific subject area.

Overview

Webinar with up to 3-4 sponsors
Length: 60 to 90 minutes – Moderated by a BARC analyst
Language: English/German
Initial presentation followed by vendor presentations, or interactive format (will be discussed at the content briefing with all vendors/service partners)

Services

15-minute presentation by your company + 5 minutes for Q&A.
Select 40 leads from the list of participants. You will receive name, position, company, e-mail, telephone (if available, telephone is not mandatory). All participants provide their opt-in consent
Your logo on our landing page
1 speaker per vendor or service provider

From Loose Cannons to Precision Tools – Governing AI Agents, Models, and Data

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