The Future of Trusted Analytics: AI Agents and the End of Static BI

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

AI agents are changing how people interact with data—but they can only produce trustworthy answers when they understand your business. As analytics moves closer to raw operational data, metrics standardization and shared semantics become even more critical for reliable insights.

Join Matthew Housley, author and CTO, and Christina Salmi of Analytics8 to explore how AI is reshaping analytics and BI and what organizations need to do today to prepare.

What you’ll learn:

  • Why metrics standardization and semantic consistency matter more as analytics moves closer to operational data.
  • How AI agents may help query data, identify inconsistencies, and improve trust in analytics outputs.
  • Why analytics may shift from dashboards and single forecasts toward multi-scenario planning powered by AI agents.

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The Future of Trusted Analytics: AI Agents and the End of Static BI

meet the panelists
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Matthew Housley

CTO, Ternary Data

Matt Housley is a recovering academic, writer, data engineer and trainer. With Joe Reis, he cowrote the guide Fundamentals of Data Engineering (O’Reilly Media, 2022). He currently consults and trains through his company Halfpipe Systems, and hosts the podcast It’s About Data with cohost Tony Baer.

Christina Salmi

Managing Director at Analytics8

With over 18 years of experience advising companies on data strategy, data management, data warehousing, analytics and building intuitive reports and dashboards, Christina is dedicated to making her customers successful by harnessing the insights within their own data and helping them become more data driven.

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