How to enhance our role as knowledge stewards 

June 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET/4 p.m. U.K.Orange rectangular button with “Register Now” written in all caps and white text.

Insight Management Academy’s circular logo. A light grey circle outlines a white circle. Inside the white circle is a red apostrophe to the right of that is the word “Transforming” in red cursive. Below, transforming “Insight” is written in gray. Below are the letters “I,” “M” and “A” in gray.As AI accelerates the creation and distribution of information, insight professionals will play an increasingly critical role in managing, interpreting and applying knowledge effectively. To perform this role, researchers must shift their focus upstream and focus on accumulated knowledge, not just the next project.

In this session, James Wycherley will introduce the role of the knowledge steward and review four ways researchers can successfully perform this role.

Presenter:

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James Wycherley, CEO, Insights Management Academy (IMA)

James Wycherley is the author of "Transforming Insight" (2020) and "The Insight Leader’s Playbook" (2025) and his "Transforming Insight" podcast has been downloaded over 22,000 times. He was Barclays' first insight director before joining the Insight Management Academy in 2015 as CEO. He is an expert on insight team transformation, leadership, strategy, commercialization, positioning, influence and knowledge development. James has spent over 24 hours of his life presenting at Quirk’s events, in London, New York and Chicago, holding the global record, with 59 speaker sessions so far!