In this episode, co-hosts Emma McGrattan and Ole Olesen-Bagneux sit down with Frédéric Robert, Innovation and Data Advisory Director at Apgar, to unpack one of the most intriguing questions circulating in the data community: what happens to the data marketplace now that MCP (Model Context Protocol) is here?

Drawing on nearly two decades across master data, governance, and AI programs, Frédéric shares a practitioner’s view on how organizations actually access, curate, and operationalize data — and why the rise of AI products is reshaping the entire value chain.

Together, they explore:

• What a data marketplace really is (and why so many companies misunderstand it).

• Why AI and analytical products are becoming as important as data products.

• How MCP could automate large parts of data access, and where humans will still matter.

• Why metadata remains the foundation for any scalable AI initiative.

• The innovations he’s most excited about, from predictive data failure to new data‑driven business models.

🎧 Tune in for a grounded conversation about the future of data access — beyond hype, fear, and the marketplace as we knew it.

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