PODCAST | Inside Saks’ Approach to Safe AI Experimentation

CDO Magazine Podcast Series by CDO Magazine

Episode notes

In this final episode of our Saks Global interview series, Veronika Durgin, Vice President of Data at Saks Global, sits down with Gautam Singh, Head of Analytics, Data & AI at WNS Analytics, to explore one of the most nuanced challenges in enterprise AI today: data democracy versus governance.

This episode unpacks:

🔹Why unrestricted access creates both innovation and risk

🔹How safe experimentation environments enable progress

🔹What governance truly means in the age of internal LLMs

🔹The next transformative shifts coming in AI and healthcare

🔹Why culture, curiosity, and real conversation still matter most

If you are leading AI, analytics, or enterprise data, this conversation will reshape how you think about access, control, and trust.

Listen now.