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In Paris, at the SBS Summit 2025, Sivakumar Chidambarathanu, CIO, Nationwide discussed the evolution of data and AI. Describing the continual transformation the IT industry goes through every 5-10 years, Chidambarathanu explained how many organisations are data-rich, but not data-intelligent and how a consolidated data stream is a strong starting point to improve these situations. Speaking to the growth in data officers across the industry, he outlines the newfound attention on data as a core principle.