
#19 - A Strategic Look at Data and the Future of Analytics
From Data Voyagers Podcast by DataVoyagers
December 19, 2025 · 35 min · Episode 19
About this episode
Dan Sommer discusses the evolution of data, analytics, and AI in organizations.
In this insight-packed conversation, Igor Alcantara and Angelika Klidas sit down with Dan Sommer, Qlik’s Senior Director for Global Market Intelligence, to explore how data, analytics, and AI are evolving and what truly matters as organizations navigate this shifting landscape. Dan shares his perspective on the signals shaping the market, the trends worth paying attention to, and how strategy, technology, and decision-making are converging in new ways. It’s a strategic look at where analytics is headed and what the future may hold. Subscribe to the Data Voyagers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts and share the show with friends and colleagues. Visit our website: https://www.datavoyagers.net/ Special thanks for everyone who made this episode possible, specially Sally Jacobs, Sarah Urbis, Matt Sundell, all the team at Qlik, Mark Costa and IPC Global. Links Mentioned You can buy Angelika Klidas book at: https://www.amazon.com/Data-Literacy-Practice-decisions-intelligent/dp/1803246758 You can buy Igor's book at: https://a.co/d/7Wbo76E SponsorshipThis episode is sponsored by IPC Global: https://ipc-global.com/ Credits:Igor Alcantara…
People in this episode
Hosts: Igor Alcantara, Angelika Klidas
Guest: Dan Sommer
Topics covered
- data
- analytics
- AI
- market trends
- strategy
Keywords
- future of analytics
- market intelligence
- decision-making
Sponsors
IPC Global
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Data Literacy Practice, Data Literacy
Books & works: the Data Voyagers Podcast
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