Vodafone Data Governance journey
In this session, we explore Vodafone Germany's ambitious data governance transformation in one of the most complex and highly regulated industries—telecommunications. With thousands of interconnected business processes and Germany's unique regulatory environment, this initiative showcases how a top-down data strategy can enable scalable, compliant, and business-aligned governance.
Vodafone Germany approached data governance as a strategic, enterprise-wide program—anchored in strong leadership commitment, cross-functional collaboration, and privacy-by-design principles. The presentation will outline the two key pillars of this journey:
- Strategy & Design – Led by Mohamed Bazi, this segment will dive into how Vodafone Germany defined a centralized data strategy aligned with organizational priorities, use-case-driven rollouts, and robust privacy and compliance frameworks.
- Execution & Enablement – Presented by Yaprak Has, this section will detail the practical implementation of data governance, focusing on how Vodafone operationalized Collibra as the core data cataloging platform. Yaprak will share insights into onboarding business units, scaling stewardship, and navigating multi-faceted challenges across technology, processes, and adoption.
Attendees will gain practical takeaways on designing and implementing a full-spectrum data governance program in a federated, compliance-heavy environment.
Target Audience: CIO, CDO, Head of BI, Data Governance, Privacy and Protection, Data Stewards, Data Owner
Prerequisites: Understanding of generic data and the value of data
Level: Advanced
Mohamed Bazi is Head of Data Governance at Vodafone Germany, where he drives the strategic evolution of data management in a rapidly transforming digital landscape. With a strong track record across various leadership roles at Vodafone, Mohamed brings deep expertise in data governance, analytics strategy, and regulatory alignment.
He leads a cross-functional team focused on enabling trusted, high-quality data as a foundation for advanced analytics, AI readiness, and data-driven decision-making. His work bridges the gap between compliance and innovation—ensuring that data is not only secure and well-governed, but also a catalyst for business growth.
Mohamed is passionate about identifying opportunities to elevate data maturity, fostering a culture of data ownership, and accelerating the adoption of modern data platforms and capabilities across the organization.
Yaprak Has is the Data Governance Lead for the DACH region at Billigence, specializing in data management, quality, and governance across complex enterprise environments. She brings cross-industry experience spanning automotive, FMCG, telecom, life sciences, and M&A.
At Billigence she supports customers build their own Data Strategy and bring it to life together with the team.
Yaprak holds postgraduate credentials from Texas McCombs School of Business in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Business and Generative AI for NLP, strengthening her focus on the intersection of data governance and emerging technologies such as AI.
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