--- title: "How VMO2 and Atlan are partnering on AI-powered data discovery" url: "https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/vmo2-ai-powered-discovery/" description: "Mauro Flores, EVP at VMO2, explains why AI-powered search isn't just for data teams — it's the key to unlocking self-service analytics for 16,000 employees." keywords: "atlan, data governance, regovern 2025, regovern watch center" --- > Atlan is hosting Context Conference, bringing together the leaders and builders at the frontier of giving AI the context it needs to understand their business. It runs online on October 28, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET. Atlan co-founder Prukalpa Sankar opens and closes the day. Leaders from AstraZeneca, BNY and Verizon share why they invest in context and what they get from it. Registrants get early access to The AI Context Gap, a new study from MIT Technology Review Insights. Register: https://atlan.com/context-conference/ Re:Govern 2025 highlight from Atlan's [Re:Govern watch center](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/): **How VMO2 and Atlan are Partnering on AI-powered Data Discovery**. Mauro Flores, EVP at VMO2, explains why AI-powered search isn't just for data teams — it's the key to unlocking self-service analytics for 16,000 employees. Speakers: Mauro Flores (EVP, Data Democratisation, Virgin Media O2). Watch: the recording plays on the page, and continuing past the preview requires an email — [watch at https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/vmo2-ai-powered-discovery/](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/vmo2-ai-powered-discovery/). ## Speakers - **Mauro Flores**, EVP, Data Democratisation, Virgin Media O2. Mauro leads Virgin Media O2's mission to turn one of the UK's largest connectivity providers into an AI-ready, data-driven enterprise. Previously, he led global data strategies at Salesforce and Mulesoft, helping some of the world's largest companies scale governed, self-service analytics. ## Companies - **Virgin Media O2**: Virgin Media O2 is not only one of the Europe's most recognized telecom brands, but also one of its most ambitious data and AI enterprises — powering national infrastructure, customer experience, and innovation through governed, context-rich data from one of the richest data platforms in Europe with 45M+ connections. ## What's inside VMO2's transformation goal isn't serving data teams — it's serving 16,000 employees across the entire telco. AI-powered discovery lowers the barrier to self-service by making it easy for anyone to find what they need, eliminating the heavy UX investment and customer engagement design that used to be required for adoption at scale. Key takeaways: - AI-powered discovery isn't just for technical users — it unlocks self-service for entire organizations - Lowering the barrier to entry accelerates adoption across non-technical teams and domains - Traditional approaches required massive UX investment to maximize platform value and engagement - AI search eliminates the need to design complex discovery experiences for every user persona - When 16,000 employees can find what they need easily, the entire data ecosystem unlocks faster ## More from Re:Govern 2025 - [Virgin Media O2: Context for All](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/virgin-media-o2-context-for-all/) (session recording) - [DigiKey: Context Readiness](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/digikey-context-readiness/) (session recording) - [CME Group: Context at Speed](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/cme-group-context-at-speed/) (session recording) - [Mastercard: Context by Design](https://atlan.com/regovern-watch-center/mastercard-context-by-design/) (session recording) - 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