Data Teams Are Moving Beyond Dashboards

Data Teams Are Moving Beyond Dashboards

From The Tech Trek by Elevano

May 27, 2026 · 23 min · Episode 670

About this episode

Vijay Gandra discusses the challenges and transformations of AI in regulated industries.

AI adoption looks very different when mistakes can create legal, financial, and reputational risk. Vijay Gandra, Global CDO at Acrisure, joins The Tech Trek to talk about AI transformation inside a regulated industry, where explainability, data quality, governance, cost, and team readiness matter just as much as model capability. The conversation covers the trust gap in AI, how data teams are shifting from dashboard production to conversational data access, when to buy versus build, and why AI proof of concepts need to be judged by business value, operational efficiency, and customer impact. Practical Takeaways • Regulated industries cannot treat AI as a black box. Decisions need traceability, consistency, and often a human review layer. • Data quality has to be addressed from the start. AI can amplify bad data as easily as it can create value. • Data teams are moving beyond dashboard factories toward conversational data access and generative interfaces. • Most companies can likely use existing AI tools for many needs, but sensitive IP and core business logic may require internal capabilities. • AI cost will become a bigger production question as companies move from…

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Guest: Vijay Gandra

Topics covered

  • AI adoption
  • data governance
  • data quality
  • conversational data access
  • regulated industries
  • AI transformation

Keywords

  • AI
  • data teams
  • dashboards
  • explainability
  • trust gap
  • operational efficiency
  • business value

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Organizations: Acrisure

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