Data Tech 2026

Audio is one of the most valuable data sources your team isn't using. Not because the signal isn't there. Because getting it into a usable form has always been hard. Now we have better tooling and models.

This talk covers the full pipeline: raw audio capture, preprocessing, transcription, and pulling structured insight out the other end. Decisions, action items, questions, intent. Stuff you can actually query and act on.

Transcription and voice control are having a moment right now. Every meeting, support call, and customer interview has signal in it that most teams never see. If you work in healthcare, fintech, or enterprise software, audio data is closer to production-ready than you think. This talk shows you what the path actually looks like.