Sumit Sachdeva

The Augmented Analyst: How AI is Changing Decision Making and the Future of Work.

Brief Profile - Sumit Sachdeva is a Business Intelligence Architect, Technical Leader and AI/Data Engineering Researcher with over 17 years of experience transforming enterprise data into high-value strategic assets. Currently serving as Technical Manager for Predictive Analytics and BI at The Scotts Company LLC, Sumit specializes in architecting modern cloud ecosystems using Databricks, SAP Datasphere, AWS and SAP BW/4HANA to drive operational efficiency and measurable revenue growth. An active leader in the scientific community, he is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), a Distinguished Fellow of the Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS) and a Senior Member of IEEE. Sumit is also the published author of "The Agentic Data Warehouse: Architecting Autonomous ETL, Self-Healing Governance, and Actionable Embedded Analytics" alongside numerous scholarly research papers. He holds an MBA in Business Analytics from the University of Delaware and frequently serves as a peer reviewer and industry judge across top-tier technical journals and global awards.

Abstract - Artificial intelligence is not replacing business analysts it's redefining what it means to be analytical. As AI handles routine data preparation, dashboarding and basic report generation, the core role of human professionals shifts toward strategic interpretation, creative problem-solving and storytelling with data.
This keynote investigates the rise of the Augmented Workforce, where human intuition and machine intelligence work side by side. It analyzes how conversational tools and automated insights are democratizing analytics, allowing non-technical business professionals to ask complex questions directly to their enterprise data. Through industry case studies, you will learn how to redesign team structures, upskill existing workforces and foster a collaborative environment where humans and AI agents complement each other's strengths to make faster, smarter business decisions.