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Alan D. Duncan
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Building Data and Analytics Skills
- Data, Analytics and AI Literacy
- Roles and Organization Structure
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Alan Duncan is Distinguished Vice President for Data and Analytics Strategy and Chief Data & Analytics Officers (CDAO).
Major areas of interest include:
- Data-driven business transformation, data literacy and culture. Influencing the organizational, cultural and behavioral change impacts arising from an evidence-based/analytic approach to digital business.
- Data and analytics strategies and operating models (including specific considerations for midsized enterprises)
- Business value of data and analytics, identifying, communicating and realizing business outcomes and value (including treating information as an asset and data monetization)
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Major areas of interest include:
- Data-driven business transformation, data literacy and culture. Influencing the organizational, cultural and behavioral change impacts arising from an evidence-based/analytic approach to digital business.
- Data and analytics strategies and operating models (including specific considerations for midsized enterprises)
- Business value of data and analytics, identifying, communicating and realizing business outcomes and value (including treating information as an asset and data monetization)
Sessions
Tuesday, 17 June, 2025 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM AEST
CDAO Circle Leadership Exchange: State of D&A in 2025
Alan D. Duncan,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Jorg Heizenberg,
VP Analyst, Gartner
D&A leaders and teams are at an AI-driven inflection point. They are crucial to enable business value through AI-readiness but must evolve their strategy and operating model to meet their organization’s AI ambitions. Reporting from the Gartner 2025 CDAO Agenda Survey, this session reveals actions successful D&A leaders have taken to deliver business outcomes from AI, data, and analytics, and what they need to do next year.
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Tuesday, 17 June, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM AEST
CDAO Circle Leadership Exchange: Influence and Storytelling for High-Impact Investments
Alan D. Duncan,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Andrew White,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
CDAOs are making investments daily. Perhaps you're looking to grow your team, or maybe making a technology investment to support GenAI, or another investment where you need to build buy-in and gain funding. This workshop will help you develop personal influence skills while also building a strong story for investment.
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Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEST
Embrace the Inevitable: Lead Change with D&A and AI
Alan D. Duncan,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Chief data and analytics officers play a critical role in driving and overseeing major business changes to deliver enterprise value. Clear and actionable change-management plans are essential for both proactive and reactive data-driven change.
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