In this premiere episode from the new "End Data Disparity" video series, host Ryan Green chats with Benoit Dageville, Snowflake Co-founder and President of Product, about the challenge of addressing the problem of global data inequalities. The discussion kicks off with information about the cross-sector advisory board Snowflake is establishing to drive the development of collaborative solutions. They also discuss such topics as the role AI will play in improving ESG data quality, which promises to positively impact ESG monitoring and reporting.

Alok Bhargave of Ernst & Young outlines a strategy for building out multiple AI agents for documentation management and insight extraction.#Snowflake.

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See how Spreadsheet Server transforms financial reporting by connecting live ERP data directly to Excel. Designed specifically for finance professionals, it eliminates manual copy-paste cycles while providing AI-powered insights, operational reporting beyond the General Ledger, and automated report distribution. Create sophisticated, refreshable financial reports using the Excel skills you already have.

Learn how PayPal optimized customer experience and exceeded SLAs at scale by modernizing its data infrastructure and analytics. In this session recorded at Summit 2025, you'll discover how the company consolidated disparate data sources into Snowflake, leveraging Iceberg for future platform flexibility, and centralized back-office analytics and ETL processes for efficiency. See how it delivers near real-time insights and reconciliation to clients, architects applications for global scalability, and explores future developments, such as ML for business outcome prediction and generative AI for dynamic network adaptation.