We held our most recent Data Procurement Leaders Roundtable this week. The conversation covered a lot of ground, but it kept circling back to one theme: governance, and specifically the gap between what AI and MCP promise and what they actually cost to deliver....

We held the first meeting of our AI Leaders in Information & Research Providers Network today, bringing together AI leaders from major financial terminal providers, global data and ratings agencies, boutique research businesses and premium economics publishers....

We had our first AI Governance Leaders Network meeting this morning. Good mix of people: law firms, investment banks, a couple of the Big Four, global and regional consultancies. Different sectors, different risk appetites, but more common ground than expected....

Attendees: Knowledge management leaders from leading European and American consulting firms, top law firms, and professional services businesses across the UK and Europe Headline Figure New benchmark data from CB Resourcing and KIMRA (47 knowledge services leaders,...

This blog is a write up of our latest KIMRA Conversations podcast with Ludovic and Simon. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music. The blog expands on a podcast conversation between Ludovic Leforestier / Starsight and with Simon Burton / KIMRA. We...

We chaired our latest Research Leadership Network roundtable this week, where we were joined by leaders of research teams from global consultancies, law firms, professional services groups, and global software giants. It was very clear to all that research teams are...

Attending the KIMRA Conference was one of the most valuable professional development opportunities I have experienced in my career thus far. KIMRA was particularly useful as it brought together an important mix of professionals across a range of industries. This...

On 3 June, I attended the KIMRA Conference and came away with plenty to think about. KIMRA is quickly becoming a key gathering for corporate intelligence and knowledge professionals in the UK, and is gaining global relevance too. What struck me most was how much the...

Simon Burton recently had a discussion with the Terminalist The financial data industry powers trillions in capital markets yet remains remarkably opaque and undocumented. The Terminalist Substack digs deep into the ecosystem, moats, competitors and positioning to...

KIMRA 2026 brought together leaders from across the knowledge, research and information community to grapple with the defining question of the moment: how do you build AI adoption that's genuinely trusted, not just technically possible? A clear thread ran through the...