May 22, 2026

Why do data pipelines keep breaking even when the technology is solid?

At Data Management Marathon 9.0, Sergio Couto Catoira, Staff Data Engineer at Adevinta Spain, will explore this in his session:

Shifting Governance to the Left: Building Trust with Data Contracts and GenAI For years, many data platforms followed an “ingest everything and sort it out later” approach leading to fragile pipelines, costs and constant downstream fixes.

Sergio will show how shifting governance into the design phase changes this.

At Adevinta, this meant moving toward a controlled model using data contracts and Generative AI - introducing ownership, schema definition, versioning and early data quality checks directly into ingestion. The result:

  • More reliable, trustable data
  • Automated workflows with early error detection
  • Less time fixing pipelines and more time delivering value

He will also share how this transition was implemented with speed while minimizing disruption for users. Join us at Marathon 9.0 to see how governance by design builds trust from the start.

JUNE 10-11 - FULLY VIRTUAL 

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