The Data Playbook

Longer conversations about how data and AI actually play out in practice, from reasoning and trade-offs to war stories that don't make it into a slide deck. A good place to hear how the field is evolving straight from the people living it.

Season 3

S3:E10 · Sep 2026

Data Contracts and Data Products: What AI Agents Need to Access Enterprise Data

Kris Peeters, Simon Harrer

AIData Products
1h 2min

S3:E9 · Aug 2026

Data Mesh After the Hype: Why Data Products Matter More Than Ever

Kris Peeters, Arif Wider

Data ProductsAI
57 min

S3:E8 · Aug 2026

Why AI Agents Need Knowledge Graphs, Not Just Data

Kris Peeters, Eric Broda

AIData Products
43 min

S3:E7 · Jul 2026

How Tomorrowland Keeps Data Simple While Scaling Globally

Kris Peeters, Wannes Rosiers

Data Platform
37 min

S3:E6 · Jul 2026

How NMBS/SNCB Uses Data Science to Improve Public Transport

Kris Peeters, Max Hubeau

AIData Platform
54 min

S3:E5 · Jun 2026

Agentic AI in Production: What Data Leaders Need to Know Before Scaling AI

Kris Peeters, Jesús García Ramírez

AI
58 min

S3:E4 · Jun 2026

Can We Outsource Thinking? AI, Education, and the Future of Knowledge Work

Kris Peeters, Frank Neven

AI
1h 2min

S3:E3 · Apr 2026

The Data Challenge behind the Einstein Telescope

Kris Peeters, Tjonnie Li

Data PlatformAI
53 min

S3:E2 · Mar 2026

Scaling Data in Aviation: Inside Brussels Airlines’ Data Strategy

Kris Peeters, Tom Holsteens

Data StrategyData Platform
1h 1min

S3:E1 · Mar 2026

Machine Learning in Energy: Forecasting, MLOps, and Business Impact

Kris Peeters, Jean-Michel Begon

AI
55 min
Season 2

S2:E11 · Jan 2026

How Dataminded Was Built: Kris Peeters on 11 Years of Data Engineering & Culture

Kris Peeters, Pascal Brokmeier

Data Platform
1h 5min

S2:E10 · Jan 2026

How OBI Built a Lean, High-Impact AI Function That Scales

Kris Peeters, Dr. Ruth Janning

AI
1h 14min

S2:E9 · Dec 2025

Data Science vs Data Engineering: Breaking the Wall

Kris Peeters, Jelena Grujic

Data Platform
1h

S2:E8 · Dec 2025

A Structured Framework for Building Successful Data Solutions

Kris Peeters, Frederic Vanderveken

Data Strategy
47 min

S2:E7 · Nov 2025

Data Engineering Meets Excel: Building Explainable and Reliable Decision Models with River Solutions

Kris Peeters, Amaury Anciaux

Data Platform
32 min

S2:E6 · Nov 2025

5 Years Kate 🎂: Inside KBC’s AI Playbook

Kris Peeters, Dr. Barak Chizi

AI
58 min

S2:E5 · Nov 2025

Beyond Hyperscalers: How to Run Modern Data Platforms on European Clouds

Kris Peeters, Niels Claeys

Data Platform
56 min

S2:E4 · Nov 2025

Build vs Buy in the GenAI Era: Inside Belfius’ Data & AI Strategy

Kris Peeters, Hannes Heylen

AI
57 min

S2:E3 · Oct 2025

How imec scales research with data platforms: governance, workbenches, and adoption

Kris Peeters, Wim Vancuyck

Data Platform
55 min

S2:E2 · Oct 2025

Federated Data Governance in Banking: How ABN AMRO Scaled from 300 Data Owners to 15 Data Domains

Kris Peeters, Jan Mark Pleijsant

Data StrategyData Products
54 min

S2:E1 · Oct 2025

Live from the POA Summit: Simon Harrer on Data Contracts, AI, and the Next Phase of Data Mesh

Kris Peeters, Simon Harrer

AI
59 min
Season 1

S1:E12 · Jul 2025

RADAR by publiq: How AI is Reshaping Cultural Discovery, Without Compromising Privacy

Kris Peeters, Sven Houtmeyers, Elia Van Wolputte

Data PlatformAI
58 min

S1:E11 · Jul 2025

The Art of the Data Platform: Reducing Cognitive Load and Driving Adoption

Kris Peeters, Jelle De Vleminck

Data Platform
57 min

S1:E10 · Jul 2025

AI Innovation That Delivers: How to Align Strategy, Adoption, and Business Value

Kris Peeters, Joris Renkens

AI
58 min

S1:E9 · Jul 2025

You Don’t Need the Latest Stack. You Need Better Questions

Kris Peeters, Rushil Daya

Data Strategy
53 min

S1:E8 · Jun 2025

What It Really Takes to Build a Data-Centric Organization

Kris Peeters, Jonny Daenen

Data ProductsData Strategy
54 min

S1:E7 · Jun 2025

A Deep Dive into SQLMesh: Structured Query Validation and Safe Pipeline Testing

Kris Peeters, Michiel De Muynck

Data Platform
1h 4min

S1:E6 · Jun 2025

Data Mesh Live: How to make it successful in organisations, with Jacek Majchrzak & Andrew Jones

Kris Peeters, Jacek Majchrzak, Andrew Jones

Data ProductsData Strategy
56 min

S1:E5 · Jun 2025

Data Modeling: Why should I care? Unveiling the Sense and Nonsense with Jonas De Keuster

Kris Peeters, Jonas De Keuster

Data PlatformData Products
1h 3min

S1:E4 · May 2025

From On-Prem to Cloud (Again): How a Government Agency Made the Big Bang Work

Kris Peeters, Niels Melotte

Data Platform
47 min

S1:E3 · May 2025

Building Sustainable Data Products that actually get used

Kris Peeters, Geert Verstraeten

Data Products
59 min

S1:E2 · May 2025

What Not to Build with AI: Avoiding the New Technical Debt in Data-Driven Organizations

Kris Peeters, Tim Schröder, Pascal Brokmeier

AI
1h 39min

S1:E1 · Apr 2025

Building Data Architecture from Scratch: Cloud, Data Mesh, and the Real-World Tradeoffs

Kris Peeters, Thorsten Foltz

Data PlatformData Products
1h 34min