EK is offering an array of thought leadership sessions to share KM approaches and methodologies. Several of EK’s sessions include presentations with clients, where presenters jointly deliver advanced case studies on knowledge graphs, enterprise learning solutions, and AI.  

 On November 17, EK-led events will include:

• Taxonomy Principles to Support Knowledge Management at a Not-for-Profit, featuring Bonnie Griffin, co-presenting with Miriam Heard of YMCA – Learn how Heard and Griffin applied taxonomy design to tame tags, align content types, and simplify conventions, transforming the YMCA’s intranet so staff can find people faster, retrieve information reliably, and share updates with the right audiences.
• Utilizing Taxonomies to Meet UN SDG Obligations, featuring Benjamin Kass, co-presenting with Mike Cannon of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Discover how ASHA, a UN SDG Publishers Compact signatory, piloted automatic tagging to surface SDG-relevant articles, using taxonomies for robust metadata, analytics, and high-quality content collections.
• Driving Knowledge Management With Taxonomy and Ontology, featuring Bonnie Griffin, co-presenting with Alexander Zichettello of Honda Development & Manufacturing of America – Explore how Zichettello and Griffin designed taxonomies and ontologies for a major automaker, unifying siloed content and terminology. Presenters will share a repeatable, standards-based process and the best practices for scalable, sustainable knowledge management with attendees.

On November 18, EK-led events will include:

• Taxonomy From 2006 to 2045: Are We Ready for the Future?, moderated by Zach Wahl, EK’s CEO and co-founder – Celebrate 20 years of Taxonomy Boot Camp with a look back at 2006 abstracts, crowd-voted predictions for the next two decades (AI included), lively debate, and a cake-cutting send-off.

On November 19, EK-led events will include:

• Transforming Content Operations in the Age of AI, featuring Rebecca Wyatt and Elliott Risch – Learn how Wyatt and Risch partnered to leverage an AI proof of concept to prioritize and accelerate content remediation and improve content and search experiences on a flagship Intel KM platform.
• Tracing the Thread: Decoding the Decision-Making Process With GraphRAG, featuring Urmi Majumder and Kaleb Schultz – Learn about GraphRAG, how pairing generative AI with a standards-based knowledge graph can unify data to tackle complex questions, curb hallucinations, and deliver traceable answers.
• The Cost of Missing Critical Connections in Data: Suspicious Behavior Detection Using Link Analysis (A Case Study), featuring Urmi Majumder and Kyle Garcia – See how graph-powered link analysis and NLP can uncover hidden connections in messy data, powering fraud detection and risk mitigation, with practical modeling choices and a real-world, enterprise-ready case study.
• Generating Structured Outputs From Unstructured Content Using LLMs, featuring Kyle Garcia and Joseph Hilger, EK’s COO and co-founder – Discover how LLMs guided by content models break long, unstructured documents into reusable, knowledge graph–ready components, reducing hallucinations while improving search, personalization, and cross-platform reuse.

On November 20, EK-led events will include:

• Enterprises, KM, & Agentic AI, featuring Jess DeMay, co-presenting with Rachel Teague of Emory Consulting Services – This interactive discussion looks at organizational trends as well as new technologies and processes to enhance knowledge sharing, communication, collaboration, and innovation in the enterprises of the future.
• Making Search Less Taxing: Leveraging Semantics and Keywords in Hybrid Search, featuring Chris Marino, co-presenting with Jaime Martin of Tax Analysts – Explore how Tax Analysts, the nonpartisan nonprofit behind Tax Notes, scaled an advanced search overhaul that lets subscribers rapidly find what they need while surfacing relevant content they didn’t know to look for.
• The Future of Enterprise Search & Discovery, a panel including EK’s COO and co-founder Joseph Hilger – Get a glimpse of what’s next in enterprise search and discovery as this panel unpacks agentic AI and emerging trends, offering near and long-term predictions for how tools, workflows, and roles will evolve. 

Come to KMWorld 2025, November 17–20 in Washington D.C., to hear from EK experts and learn more about the growing field of knowledge management. Register here.

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Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Sierra Woods, Public Servant in the Canadian Government.

In this conversation, Zach and Sierra discuss how to facilitate and “design” KM conversations to ask the right questions and reach the “a-ha” moment, developing durable skills in a hybrid work environment, what KM can do to help organizations thrive during periods of turbulent change, and what Sierra is looking forward to at Knowledge Summit Dublin.

For more information on Knowledge Summit Dublin, check it out here!

If you would like to be a guest on Knowledge Cast, contact Enterprise Knowledge for more information.

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Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Gianni Giacomelli, Head of Design Innovation for the Collective Intelligence Design Lab at MIT and founder of Supermind.Design.

In this conversation, Zach and Gianni discuss how KM goes beyond simple document management or SharePoint, how powering AI with a knowledge graph naturally mirrors how human brains work, Gianni’s work in the innovation space as a practitioner and an industry advisor for organizations like Goldman Sachs and BCG, and his keynote presentation at the upcoming Knowledge Summit Dublin conference in June.

For more information on Knowledge Summit Dublin, check it out here!

If you would like to be a guest on Knowledge Cast, contact Enterprise Knowledge for more information.

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Enterprise Knowledge’s Lulit Tesfaye, Partner and Vice President of Knowledge and Data Services, and Jess DeMay, Knowledge Management Consultant, will co-present a session titled “The Evolution of Knowledge Management & Organizational Roles: Integrating KM, Data Management, and Enterprise AI through a Semantic Layer” at the Knowledge Summit Dublin 2025 conference on June 23rd.

The session will explore how advancements in enterprise technology are transforming Knowledge Management (KM) practices, blurring the lines between knowledge, information, and data management. Tesfaye and DeMay will highlight how the semantic layer and knowledge intelligence are reshaping KM operating models, team structures, and the role of AI in the enterprise.

Through case studies and real-world examples, the presenters will demonstrate how organizations leverage metadata, ontologies, and automation to enable explainable AI, improve collaboration between KM and data teams, and embed knowledge directly into workflows. This interactive session will conclude with a collaborative breakout, where attendees will discuss challenges and co-create actionable strategies to return to their organizations.

Key topics include semantic layer architecture, AI-driven knowledge discovery, in-flow knowledge delivery, and the convergence of knowledge and data disciplines.

EK CEO Zach Wahl will also be leading a panel discussion at 1:30pm GMT on June 23rd as a follow-up to Gianni Giacomelli’s keynote presentation on the relationship between AI-augmented collective intelligence and knowledge management.

For more information on the conference, to view the complete agenda, and to register, visit: https://www.knowledgesummitdublin.com/ 

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Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl again speaks with Barry Byrne, Global Head of Knowledge Management at Novartis and founder and organizer of the Knowledge Summit Dublin conference.

In this conversation, Zach and Barry discuss Barry’s growing knowledge management team at Novartis, how to measure KM success, and best practices for conducting (and scaling!) knowledge capture before valuable team members leave an organization. They also share what they’re most excited about at Knowledge Summit Dublin this year, especially the “salmon of knowledge.”

For more information on Knowledge Summit Dublin, check it out here!

Click ⁠here⁠ to listen to Barry’s first Knowledge Cast episode.

If you would like to be a guest on Knowledge Cast, contact Enterprise Knowledge for more information.

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Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Liam Fahey, Partner and Co-Founder at Leadership Forum LLC.

In this conversation, Zach and Liam discuss Liam’s claim to fame as co-host of the first Knowledge Management conference in 1994, the importance of nomenclature and terminology in securing buy-in for KM initiatives, and why having a KM charter is critical to long-term sustainment. The two also talked about the intersection of KM and intelligence work and how to become a good facilitator. Liam will be speaking at the upcoming Knowledge Summit Dublin in June 2025.

If you would like to be a guest on Knowledge Cast, contact Enterprise Knowledge for more information.

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In this session, Hughes will focus on Multimodal GraphRAG (mmGraphRAG), a transformative step forward in bridging multimodal data through innovative search and analytics frameworks, and demonstrate how integrating the semantic richness of images and text with the contextual reasoning power of graphs provides a comprehensive, explainable, and actionable approach to solving complex data challenges.

Register here to join the conference!

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We’re thrilled to announce that the agenda for the highly anticipated Semantic Layer Symposium is now finalized! This event will bring together top minds in data management and industry leaders to explore the evolving role of Semantic Layers in organizations.

With just five weeks to go, excitement is building as we prepare to gather in Munich on October 17th, at the iconic Bayerischer Hof Hotel.

With the agenda now finalized, we invite you to secure your spot and be a part of this fantastic event. Tickets are limited, so don’t wait—register now, and join us for a day of learning, innovation, and networking. 

Register here, and download our agenda here!

Why Attend?

This one-of-a-kind symposium offers attendees actionable insights on how to leverage Semantic Layers to connect and optimize organizational data and knowledge, enhancing decision-making, operational efficiency, and insight generation. 

Join us to:

• Learn practical strategies for creating a more intelligent enterprise through better data integration;
• Gain firsthand knowledge from expert speakers on how to implement semantic standards and improve data interoperability; and
• Hear about real-world case studies showcasing the transformative potential of Semantic Layers across various industries.

Highlights of the Day

• Expert Panels, Sessions, & Keynotes: Hear from data leaders like Malcolm Hawker, Tiankai Feng, Daniel Canter, Lulit Tesfaye, Andreas Blumauer, Atanas Kiryakov, David Clarke, and Peter Hopfgartner who will share their experiences and best practices.
• Networking Reception: End the day with a relaxed networking session at the Bayerischer Hof rooftop bar, overlooking Munich’s skyline.

Get to Know our Speakers!  

• Malcolm Hawker – Malcolm Hawker is a thought leader in the fields of Data Strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), and Data Governance. As a former Gartner analyst, Malcolm has authored industry-defining research and has consulted some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise data and analytics strategies. Having served as a Chief Product Officer, Head of IT, and strategic business consultant, Malcolm is an industry leader with over 25 years’ experience at the forefront of data-enabled business transformations. Malcolm is a frequent public speaker on data and analytics best practices, and he cherishes the opportunity to share practical and actionable insights on how companies can achieve their strategic imperatives by improving their approach to data management.
  

• Daniel Canter – ​​Daniel Canter is the ASML Learning and Knowledge Management Center of Expertise Knowledge Management Lead with 25 years’ experience in research, market intelligence, strategy and knowledge management. Daniel has an in depth understand of the data, information and knowledge inside organizations and how it is applied to drive business decisions. He has spent much of his career applying knowledge management for the improvement and development of organizations and people. During his career Daniel has been successful in developing enterprise taxonomies, content libraries, knowledge management systems, engaged communities of practice and many other of the tools of knowledge management. Daniel has worked mostly for Global companies, many of which are household names, and now heads up the central ASML knowledge management team.
  
• Dr. Norbert Gergely – Dr. Norbert Gergely is the Head of Data Architecture and Lifecycle at Zeiss Group. He has advanced data management and architecture experience across roles at MAN Truck & Bus, Vodafone, and Sky Germany. His expertise spans over server-less architectures, cloud migrations, and governance, significantly impacting data strategy and operations. Inside Zeiss, his team is responsible for developing data oriented self-service capabilities integrated in inward customer facing applications, thus supporting the adoption in the area of data lifecycle and product management, metadata management, and semantics.

• Tiankai Feng – Tiankai Feng is the Data Strategy & Data Governance Lead at Thoughtworks Europe. With 10+ years experience in Data Analytics, Data Governance and Data Strategy, he found a passion for the human aspect of data: how to collaborate, communicate and be creative around data. He is the author of “Humanizing Data Strategy”, and is passionate about making data more understood, approachable and fun through unconventional methods like music and memes.
  

• Lulit Tesfaye – Lulit Tesfaye is a Partner and the VP for Knowledge & Data Services at Enterprise Knowledge, LLC., the largest global consultancy dedicated to Knowledge and Information management. Lulit brings over 15 years of experience leading diverse information and data management initiatives, specializing in technologies and integrations. Lulit is most recently focused on employing advanced Enterprise AI and semantic capabilities for optimizing enterprise data and information assets.
• Industry-leading technical panelists, including: 
  • Andreas Blumauer – CEO & Founder – Semantic Web Company 
  • Atanas Kiryakov – CEO & Founder – Ontotext 
  • David Clarke – Executive Vice President Semantic Graph Technology – Squirro 
  • Peter Hopfgartner – CEO – Ontopic

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Lulit Tesfaye, Partner and VP for Knowledge & Data Services at Enterprise Knowledge, will present the opening keynote “Realizing the Semantic Layer: Building the Foundation for the Future.” Interest is growing in the semantic layer, which is emerging as a pivotal force transcending traditional data structures and fostering a new era of comprehension and connectivity that can also enable organizations to realize the full promise of AI. Tesfaye will share real world experience to explore the realm of semantic solutions, new trends, and what she envisions for the future.

Heather Hedden, Senior Consultant (Taxonomy/Ontology) at Enterprise Knowledge, will present “Taxonomies to Ontologies: How, When, and Why to Connect or Extend.” Semantic Web standards and technologies enable the combination of taxonomies and ontologies, which brings added benefits of both to an organization’s information and knowledge strategy, including serving as core components of a semantic layer. This session addresses the conceptual issues of the different approaches of connecting taxonomies and ontologies and of extending a taxonomy to include ontology features.  

“Semantic Data” is a one-day conference organized by Henry Stewart Events (HSE) and is co-located at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel with the long-running HSE DAM (Digital Asset Management) conference; the two events will share a vendor exhibition. The inaugural Semantic Data conference was successfully held this June in London, at which Tesfaye was also the invited keynote speaker. 

See the full program here and register today for early bird rates.

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Enterprise Knowledge will be hosting the inaugural Semantic Layer Symposium, where industry thought leaders and world-class data experts will convene to discuss and explore the transformative potential of Semantic Layers. These data architectures allow seamless integration of an organization’s knowledge assets with context, enabling better decision-making, enhanced efficiency, and targeted knowledge delivery.

The Semantic Layer Symposium will be held October 17th, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the prestigious Bayerischer Hof hotel in the historic center of beautiful Munich, Germany. Following the symposium, a networking reception will take place at the rooftop bar from 5:00-8:00 pm, providing attendees with the opportunity to connect and enjoy panoramic views of Munich.

Extremely limited tickets are available for purchase here.

Attendees Will:

• Learn strategies for achieving Enterprise Intelligence through Semantic Layers, with insights from data experts and industry leaders.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the structured framework for organizing and interpreting data, alongside implementation recommendations and real-world case studies.
• Stay ahead of the curve with insights into the latest trends in Data and Infrastructure.

Agenda:

For more details, check out the event page.

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