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Deacon D.K Wan
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Future-State Enterprise Architecture
- Software Engineering and Application Development
- Legacy Modernization
- Developer Experience
Speaker Bio
Deacon D.K Wan is the Senior Director Analyst at Gartner Software Engineering Practices, Strategies and Leadership. Deacon also serves as the lead of Gartner Greater China Research Community, Conference Shadow Chair of Application Innovation & Business Solution Summit Japan, and a Leaders-as-Teachers Faculty member.
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Sessions
Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST
Accelerate Application Code Modernization With GenAI
Deacon D.K Wan,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The initial excitement around generative AI for software development focused on its ability to suggest code for new applications. However, for many organizations, dealing with large amounts of legacy application code is a more significant problem than writing new code. This session will examine where and how GenAI can help with modernizing everything, from 50-year-old COBOL to 5-year-old Java application code, and how much benefit you can expect to see.
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Thursday, 19 June, 2025 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM JST
The Future of Enterprise Applications Begins With AI-Driven Intelligent Composition
Deacon D.K Wan,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Deciding between buying or building is not the primary concern. The real question is how to generate business value from the solution, whether built or purchased. Generative AI is transforming the way applications are assembled, shifting from static compositions of underlying components to dynamic, intelligent, on-demand composition. Join this session to learn more.
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