Agents in the Enterprise: Context, Control, and Reality
As enterprises move from AI experimentation to production-ready agentic systems, a critical challenge emerges: How can organizations give AI agents the context, autonomy, and capabilities they need while maintaining governance, security, and operational control? In this panel discussion, "Agents in the Enterprise: Context, Control, and Reality," from COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2026, data and AI leaders from Honeywell, Synchrony, Capital One, EXP, and TelevisaUnivision examine the practical considerations surrounding enterprise agentic AI adoption. AI agents introduce new possibilities for automating complex workflows, accessing enterprise knowledge, and supporting business decisions. However, deploying autonomous systems within large organizations requires more than advanced language models. Enterprises must address context management, data accessibility, system integration, privacy, security, and accountability. For data and AI executives, the challenge is balancing innovation with the operational realities of enterprise environments. This discussion offers an opportunity to explore how organizations can approach AI agent deployment while maintaining visibility, human oversight, and responsible governance. 🎯 Key Topics to Explore: Enterprise Agentic AI: Opportunities and challenges associated with deploying autonomous AI agents across business functions. Context Engineering and Data Access: Why relevant enterprise knowledge, reliable data, and contextual understanding matter for agent performance. AI Governance and Control: How organizations can approach oversight, policy enforcement, and accountability for increasingly autonomous systems. Security, Privacy, and Risk: Key considerations for managing sensitive information and protecting enterprise environments as AI agents interact with data and tools. From AI Pilots to Production: The architectural, organizational, and operational requirements involved in scaling agentic AI responsibly. 🎤 Featured Panelists Debashis Acharya Sr. Director, Data Management, Governance & AI Strategy | Honeywell Muralidharan Lakshmanan VP, Solution Architect | Synchrony Keyur Vyas Sr. Director, Software Engineering | Capital One April Halm Senior Director, Data Privacy | EXP Sergey Fogelson SVP of Data Science & Data Engineering | TelevisaUnivision About COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2026 Organized by Data Science Connect, COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2026 took place on October 1, 2026, at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference brought together enterprise decision-makers, data and AI executives, technology practitioners, and leading AI solution providers to explore the evolving data and AI landscape, scale AI responsibly, and exchange practical insights with industry peers. Learn more about COLLIDE: https://datasciconnect.com/events/collide/ ▶️ Watch More from COLLIDE 2026 Watch the full panel discussion to explore the challenges of bringing AI agents into enterprise environments while balancing context, control, and operational reality. Subscribe to the Data Science Connect YouTube channel for more executive panels, technical presentations, and industry discussions from COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2026 covering agentic AI, AI governance, enterprise architecture, and AI transformation.