When MDM Meets Ontology: A New Architecture for Enterprise Data Intelligence w/ Roz King

In this session from the Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026, Roz King, Chief Architect at LakeFusion, explores how Master Data Management and ontology come together to power a new architecture for enterprise data intelligence. As organizations push to unify fragmented data and make it AI-ready, traditional MDM approaches alone aren't enough. Roz breaks down how pairing MDM with graph-based ontology creates a more flexible, intelligent foundation one built natively on Databricks — for connecting, contextualizing, and activating enterprise data at scale. 🔹 Topics covered: Why ontology is the missing layer in traditional MDM Building a Databricks-native architecture for data intelligence How graph relationships enhance master data quality and context Practical implications for enterprise data teams 📍 Recorded live at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026, San Francisco Learn more about LakeFusion: https://www.lakefusion.ai/ Follow LakeFusion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lake-fusion