Even the strongest data strategy depends on people on the front lines to bring it to life every day. This workshop focuses on the critical roles of data stewards on the business side and data curators on the technical side, and how these roles form the operational backbone of a healthy data ecosystem.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of the distinct responsibilities and shared accountability of these two stewardship roles in ensuring data quality, consistency, usability, and trust across the organization. Beyond role definition, the workshop introduces a practical and scalable stewardship activation approach known as the “FAN” model—Formalization, Alignment, and Networking—designed to help your organization establish robust stewardship capabilities without adding extra full-time headcount. Recognizing that many staff members already perform stewardship-related work informally, this workshop shows how to formalize those responsibilities, align them with the data leadership and governance structure, and create meaningful peer networks that strengthen collaboration and shared learning across domains.

By applying this approach, business and technical data experts leverage their deep knowledge of data assets to shape coherent data structures, resolve issues at the source, and enable innovative, high-impact uses of data. You will leave with a practical roadmap for building a sustainable stewardship model that directly supports enterprise-wide data governance and business transformation.