Monday, 18 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM JST
Registration Desk
Registration and information hours for the day
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM JST
Palais Royal D
Enjoy some light coffee and refreshments before the conference.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM JST
CDAO Circle Lounge
This is a lounge for CDAO Circle Members only.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 8:00 AM - 5:45 PM JST
Registration Desk
Registration and information hours for the day
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM JST
Fantaisie
Join us for breakfast to connect with fellow attendees to find out how to get the most out of your conference experience. Please take this opportunity to share/exchange your insights with other peers. *Refreshments will be served. *This program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM JST
Palais Royal A&B
AI is accelerating new possibilities for data and analytics everywhere. Success isn’t always about being the fastest, but about finding your own path to value, while managing risk and cost. Join our Gartner’s Opening Keynote to discover how a thoughtful approach to speed and direction helps you prepare for what’s next, no matter where you are today.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 5:45 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers and exhibitors. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 4:45 PM JST
Gartner Showcase
Discover cutting-edge tools and insights at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our insights platform and learn how Gartner's unique tools like Accelerators, IT Score for Infrastructure and Operations and Gartner Heads of Infrastructure & IT Operations Effectiveness Diagnostic can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM JST
Palais Royal A&B
We are in an era where generative AI provides the “optimal solution” to every challenge. Decision making based solely on logic, data and science no longer creates differentiation. In a world where everyone can reach the correct answer, what retains value to the end? What matters is the “aesthetic sense” that lies beyond efficiency and convenience, and the power of “questions” arising from within oneself. Focusing on “Art Thinking” advocated by Shu Yamaguchi, this session presents a new compass for business and life to avoid being buried in the AI era.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM JST
Exhibitor Breakroom
Lunch for booth staff and exhibitor speakers
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Palais Royal C
As interest in AI agents grows, Hamamatsu Photonics shows that AI success depends less on models and more on robust data infrastructure. By enabling fast, accurate use of extensive technical and operational data, generative AI addresses productivity gaps, labor shortages, and siloed expertise. Working with DX teams, each division implements tailored use cases with governance and impact measurement. Integrated with Uchida Yoko’s “Mμgen,” this approach accelerates agile transformation, driving revenue growth and competitive advantage.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Chatelet
Many enterprises invest in AI experimentation, yet most initiatives never reach production. The rise of autonomous AI agents adds further complexity, introducing governance challenges that make it harder to turn AI into real business value. In this session, we explore Dataiku's approach to moving AI from experimentation to value creation, unifying diverse LLMs and data infrastructure across the full cycle from data preparation to agent development and operational monitoring within a single platform. Join us for a live end-to-end demo showcasing Dataiku's formula for AI success in action.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Etoile
How will 'agentic' data platforms, where AI autonomously explores and analyzes data, transform business decisions and processes? This session covers Agentic Data Cloud's core theories, its differences from traditional platforms, and implementation cases. Addressing misconceptions about 'data democratization,' we present practical approaches for AI agents to drive direct actions beyond visualization, highlighting next-gen data strategies.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 11:35 AM - 12:30 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for a bento box lunch. After lunch, enjoy beverages on Exhibit Showcase while you engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Data, analytics and AI are essential for corporate competitiveness and growth, yet many organizations have not fully adopted data-driven decision-making. Technology alone cannot build a data-driven culture. CDAOs and D&A leaders must promote data use across the organization. This session introduces practical ways to embed a data culture and improve business outcomes.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal B
The role of the artificial intelligence leader has rapidly emerged as essential for enterprise survival. Gartner's AI leaders survey shows that 91% of high-maturity organizations report having dedicated AI leaders, and it is crucial for AI-driven transformation. This session discusses the essentials of the AI leader role and how it fulfills its purpose of creating an AI-first enterprise.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal C
There are seven key reasons organizations struggle with effective data governance. This session examines what consistently goes wrong and offers practical solutions to help make data governance work for your organization.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Chatelet
While many companies have adopted DWH and BI to leverage data in decision-making, few have achieved meaningful impact on management decisions—especially in Japan, where structural issues persist. As AI advances, traditional BI is no longer enough. This session highlights the urgent need for Decision Intelligence and offers practical approaches for success.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM JST
Etoile
Don’t miss this exclusive, limited-access session where you’ll gain firsthand insights into how AI sovereignty is reshaping the global technology landscape. Access is limited — secure your spot to stay ahead of regulatory changes and avoid the existential risks of falling behind.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM JST
Palais Royal A
This session demonstrates CTC’s approach to solving complex corporate issues through high-level AI technology. We will also present a strategic roadmap for the future of business, developed in partnership with our clients.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM JST
Palais Royal B
— How the Intelligence Grid Turns AI Ambition into Enterprise Value — 97% of enterprises are investing in agentic AI. Yet 95% are still failing to generate measurable business value from it. The gap isn't a technology problem — it's an architecture problem. In this session, we will presents the D.A.R.E. Intelligence Grid — a technical and organizational framework that moves organizations beyond the endless oscillation between centralization and decentralization, toward true orchestration of Data, Agents, Roles, and Execution.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal A
The AI agent ecosystem is rapidly advancing, characterized by considerable hype and overwhelming choices. In this session, we provide an overview of the AI agent ecosystem, highlight key players and outline evolving deployment models to help IT leaders drive business value.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal B
Unlocking the full value of AI requires more than just technology — it demands a fundamental shift in how organizations are structured and how teams collaborate. This session equips D&A leaders and CDAOs with proven strategies to navigate the complexities.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal C
Many organizations pursue data products; however, sustaining their success seems challenging. This breakout session is a compilation of several case studies and best practice recommendations for D&A leaders who seek guidance in executing their data product strategy.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Vendome
This session will explore the contractual risks associated with AI and GenAI software, as well as SaaS deals, including agentic AI. We will identify contract examples and negotiation strategies, examining contract terms from these vendors, LLM providers and IT services providers.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM JST
Chatelet
Data, analytics and AI are essential for corporate competitiveness and growth, yet many organizations have not fully adopted data-driven decision-making. Technology alone cannot build a data-driven culture. CDAOs and D&A leaders must promote data use across the organization. In this session, will discuss how can we drive the transformation to a data-driven enterprise and achieve business.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for dedicated time to engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Take the time to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward while enjoying some light refreshments and snacks.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM JST
Fantaisie
Build new relationships and learn in a fun, fast-paced networking session. Connect peer-to-peer in focused conversations sharing your professional journeys, current goals, or challenges.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM JST
Theater
As organizations increase investments in AI, many still struggle to achieve measurable business outcomes and ROI. The challenge often lies not in the AI models themselves, but in the readiness of the underlying data. In this session, we share insights from our proprietary research on enterprise AI readiness and highlight the common characteristics of data strategies and platforms that successfully drive AI outcomes. Attendees will gain practical perspectives on building AI-ready data foundations that turn AI initiatives into measurable business value and ROI.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM JST
Theater
The rapid rise of generative AI is redefining data science. As automation handles coding and analysis, traditional "worker" roles face declining ROI. This presentation explores key trends like AI agents, context engineering, and harness engineering, introducing the "AI Utilization Architect"—a new role focused on system-wide design and control. We also propose "supportive collaboration," an approach integrating technology and talent development to maximize the return on investment in data science expertise.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Interest in AI agents is growing as organizations explore the next stage of automation. However, real value requires more than automating tasks. It requires Agentic AI—systems that can interpret context, make decisions, and act autonomously. This session explores how to define ROI and balance autonomy and governance when implementing AI agents. It also discusses how IT and DX teams can work with business units to deliver measurable value while managing risk.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Palais Royal B
To realize business value from AI, organizations must shift to agent-driven operations and make AI a core foundation rather than isolated tools. Yet many still use AI in siloed applications, leaving a gap between individual and organizational productivity. This session presents practical data integration strategies for AI preparation and consolidation, along with real-world examples. It also emphasizes preventing AI sprawl and strengthening governance across models, costs, and processes for effective enterprise AI management.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM JST
Chatelet
As agentic AI shifts from pilots to production, organizations must convert fragmented data to trusted actions amid data quality issues, surging compute costs, and insight-action gaps. Join us to explore strategies: trusted data foundations, efficient full-context analytics, agentic frameworks unifying data/agents/assistants/platforms for scalable outcomes. Discuss how to empower both AI consumers and AI experience builders.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Japan has enacted its AI Utilization Promotion Act in September 2025. Meanwhile, countries worldwide are rapidly advancing regulations surrounding AI governance and data sovereignty. This session compares government initiatives on AI sovereignty in Japan and globally, outlining key risks and opportunities for businesses. Furthermore, it explores strategic perspectives for transforming regulatory compliance into competitive advantage.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal B
Almost every GenAI use case requires organizations to extract, qualify and govern significant volumes of unstructured data. Data management leaders must deliver workflows that orchestrate entity extraction, vector data embeddings and semantic data enrichment with structured data pipelines to deliver GenAI-ready data. Join this session to learn more.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal C
BI has a bad rap as last century’s analytics and static reporting, while AI is the cool kid on the block. Yet most AI projects focus on tech over business impact. With real-time analytics and actionable insights, BI is now focused on driving measurable value across operations, strategy and customer engagement.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM JST
Vendome
The AI agent ecosystem is rapidly advancing, characterized by considerable hype and overwhelming choices, making it difficult to know which type of AI agent solution to choose. This Q&A session will help IT leaders make the right choice.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 / 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us for a exhibitor reception at Exhibit Showcase. Enjoy delicious food and beverages while interacting with other attendees, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. You'll also find cutting-edge technology solutions and case studies.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM JST
Palais Royal D
Enjoy some light coffee and refreshments before the conference.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 6:15 PM JST
CDAO Circle Lounge
This is a lounge for CDAO Circle Members only.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 6:15 PM JST
Registration Desk
Registration and information hours for the day
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM JST
Fantaisie
Join us for breakfast to connect with fellow attendees to find out how to get the most out of your conference experience. Please take this opportunity to share/exchange your insights with other peers. *Refreshments will be served. *This program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM JST
Palais Royal A&B
Digital transformation in Japan has often stalled, yielding limited results. As competitiveness shifts to data and AI, this session explores why DX initiatives faltered and outlines strategies for meaningful transformation through data-driven decisions and AI innovation. It also covers leadership, governance and organizational change to unlock new growth opportunities.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 5:45 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers and exhibitors. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 6:15 PM JST
Gartner Showcase
Discover cutting-edge tools and insights at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our insights platform and learn how Gartner's unique tools like Accelerators, IT Score for Infrastructure and Operations and Gartner Heads of Infrastructure & IT Operations Effectiveness Diagnostic can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM JST
Palais Royal A&B
Since the First Industrial Revolution, design has served as a bridge between technology and society. Today, its role goes beyond aesthetics and usability, contributing to innovation, branding, and even management. As we enter an era where AI is becoming widespread, design skills are emerging as essential qualities for change leaders who drive transformation in organizations and society. In this session, we will introduce cutting-edge examples of design in practice, explore the future vision of change leaders in the age of AI, and discuss the possibilities for talent development.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM JST
Exhibitor Breakroom
Lunch for booth staff and exhibitor speakers
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Palais Royal C
This session covers key data management strategies for the AI era through Informatica’s latest case studies. A core focus is creating a "Trusted Context" that allows AI to fully understand business backgrounds and take error-free actions. We explore how to integrate scattered enterprise data under strong governance and continuously supply it to AI. To solve the problem of "data exists but AI cannot utilize it," we provide concrete solutions combining data engineering with business logic to dramatically improve AI agent accuracy, based on enterprise architecture and advanced technologies.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Chatelet
AI has accelerated business transformation, making "AI-Ready Data" the foundation for sustainable growth. Confluent’s Data Streaming Platform (DSP) delivers the essential 3R+C framework—Reliable, Reusable, Real-time, and Context-aware—to help organizations: - Deploy agentic AI for autonomous workflows - Drive real-time actions at scale - Integrate seamlessly with existing data sources - Maximize data reusability across the enterprise This session explores why a managed DSP is critical for the AI-driven landscape, illustrated through real-world implementation approaches and use cases.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Etoile
Many data and analytics leaders and IT executives push to accelerate AI-driven outcomes, but hidden data risks often stall progress. In hybrid and multi-cloud environments, sensitive and regulated data remains difficult to track, classify, and control, increasing exposure across privacy, security, and compliance. This session explores how to build a trusted data foundation with deep data visibility, automated risk mitigation, and scalable governance frameworks so organizations can confidently scale AI initiatives, reduce friction, and drive faster, measurable business value.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Vendome
While everyone talks about “AI-ready data”, few organisations actually put it into practice. This session will present methods for CDOs, CDAOs, CIOs and AI leaders to transform incomplete and fragmented data into rapid, reliable outcomes. By building a practical, trustworthy data foundation through quality, transparency and governance, it will provide the confidence that everyone can make sound decisions using AI.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 11:35 AM - 12:30 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for a bento box lunch. After lunch, enjoy beverages on Exhibit Showcase while you engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal A
AI agent is a transformative technology that can dramatically advance data & analytics for many enterprises. However, security risks associated with AI agents are very complicated and very difficult to control. In this session, we will provide an overview of the security risks that organizations should be aware of when leveraging AI agents for data utilization, along with recommended best practices for addressing these risks.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal C
D&A leaders are navigating unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, driven by shifting business expectations regarding the capabilities, cost, and value of D&A functions. Results from Gartner's 11th annual CDAO agenda survey show that the most successful D&A leaders manage resources for productivity, build scalable technology, and imbue their own internal processes with AI. For many D&A functions, this amounts to a full-stack transformation and a hard break from preexisting operating models focused on service delivery. This session describes the challenging path ahead and how to set the right pace of change.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM JST
Palais Royal B
No data? No AI! No metadata? No data! Gartner codified AI-ready data concepts and crafted the language in mid-2022. Practices have evolved for the four AI-ready data modes and 30 expected data evaluation and preparation steps. In this session, we recap the approach combined with how organizations are using AI data readiness as a foundation to evolve toward standardizing data for production AI.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM JST
Palais Royal A
As AI adoption accelerates, privacy concerns and skyrocketing cloud costs have become major barriers. The traditional belief that data must be centralized for AI is now a risk under strict regulations. This session introduces the "AI Anywhere" strategy: bringing AI to the data—from on-premises to multi-cloud—rather than moving data to the AI. We will explore how an integrated Data Fabric enables enterprise-wide control and high governance. Discover a roadmap to maximize ROI and accelerate value creation through the latest global case studies.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM JST
Palais Royal B
Most AI initiatives stall not because of the model, but because of what’s missing beneath it. Without a governed, shared understanding of metrics, business logic, and context, AI and analytics outputs become inconsistent and difficult to trust. This session explores why semantic architecture is the critical foundation for successful enterprise AI. Learn how a unified semantic layer aligns data with business meaning, enabling trusted analytics, scalable AI, and a single source of truth.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM JST
Etoile
Agentic AI is rapidly evolving beyond generative models, enabling process automation and advanced decision‑making. Yet many organizations still face common questions: where to start, how to scale, and how to ensure adoption. This boardroom will focus on identifying high‑value use cases, building collaboration across IT, business, and leadership, establishing practical governance and risk management, and moving beyond PoC toward enterprise‑wide deployment. Participants will share experiences and gain insights they can apply immediately.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal C
This session discusses whether AI will replace business intelligence (BI) or simply transform it. As BI interfaces become gateways to AI analytics, trust and precision are crucial — users won’t tolerate AI errors. Join this session to explore if AI will deepen insights and automate action, or will BI adapt and survive in a changing landscape.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Data and analytics leaders are at the forefront of AI-led innovation, shaping strategy, building capabilities, and ensuring ethical, impactful adoption. Their leadership is essential for unlocking AI's full potential and driving sustainable business transformation. This session explores the critical role that data and analytics leaders play in driving AI-led innovation within organizations, and how to execute their role.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM JST
Palais Royal B
AI agents are permeating applications and systems across organizations. Their flexibility is valuable in unpredictable environments where real-time monitoring and control aren’t practical. However, their adaptive strength comes with nondeterministic weaknesses. Increased autonomy and complexities in multiagent systems, compounded by GenAI models, dangerously raise uncertainty, prompting the question: are multiagent systems worth it?
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Vendome
The complexity of Microsoft's licensing scheme and the number of contractual options often make it difficult for IT leaders to negotiate contracts and renewals. This interactive clinic describes strategies for IT leaders to successfully negotiate such contracts, which encourage risk reduction and value maximization.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM JST
Chatelet
As Japan becomes the first country globally to advance AI-related legislation, strong leadership from AI and data officers is urgently needed. This session will discuss the actions AI and data officers should take regarding AI, data and cloud sovereignty.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for dedicated time to engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Take the time to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward while enjoying some light refreshments and snacks.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM JST
Theater
More information is coming soon.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM JST
Theater
2025 is often described as the “year of AI agents,” with adoption accelerating. However, many organizations still lack clarity on how far AI should be embedded into business processes or how to move forward, leading to stalled initiatives. Failing to act now may result in missed opportunities and widening competitive gaps. In this session, Daiwa Institute of Research will outline the current state of AI adoption and share how to move forward in practice. We will cover a goal-oriented approach, key elements of AI governance, and a co-creation model that connects business and AI implementation.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Chatelet
This program is designed for networking and exchanging information among participants in the Finacial industry. This will be a great opportunity to connect and talk openly with your peers beyond company boundaries. *Peer Meetups are networking programs that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your Peer Meetup as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. *Refreshments will be served. *This program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Since 2018, NEC has pioneered data-driven management. Now, they are tackling the next frontier: AI-driven transformation. The leader who built NEC’s data organization from scratch shares a candid roadmap, covering real-world obstacles and startup complexities. NEC’s latest innovation is the Next-Gen Management Cockpit. Powered by Denodo, AI integrates data to analyze and propose strategic actions. Discover how AI-led strategy enables leaders to make rapid, high-confidence decisions. Join us to see why Denodo is the critical infrastructure for the Trusted Agentic Enterprise.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Palais Royal B
AI is commoditizing Processor capabilities—reasoning and judgment once requiring deep expertise are now off-the-shelf tools for any organization. This raises a critical question for manufacturers: when Processor capabilities become uniform, what drives differentiation? The answer is Input quality. Manufacturing Input—engineering drawings, specifications, veteran engineers' tacit knowledge—is unstructured yet dense with value. In the age of AI commoditization, this becomes a manufacturer's most strategic asset. This session examines why manufacturing's AI strategy must diverge from others.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM JST
Etoile
For businesses, the utilization of AI has become an "essential technology" crucial for business continuity, growth, and transformation. However, many domestic companies are currently facing challenges, such as struggling to identify concrete starting points or getting stuck at the PoC (Proof of Concept) stage without ever reaching full implementation. In this session, we will share the barriers to AI adoption and their solutions with participants from across various industries. Through lively discussion, we aim to explore insights on how to make the societal implementation of AI a reality.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal B
This session covers practical steps, common mistakes to avoid, and key factors for launching data and maintaining a data catalog. Discover how to assess your organization’s metadata requirements, define clear goals, and apply best practices for a smooth implementation and ongoing success.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal C
Have you ever struggled to secure buy-in to a no-brainer MDM strategy? MDM programs exist to support business outcomes, yet business cases often focus on the “how” not the “why,” leaving stakeholders disengaged. In this session, we will explore what constitutes a strong MDM value proposition that will engage stakeholders from the business case, through execution and stewardship.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM JST
Vendome
Databricks has achieved rapid growth globally, including Japan, due to its cloud-neutral approach and comprehensive capabilities in data management, analytics and AI. However, Japanese users face challenges like cost management and integration with existing platforms. This session covers key considerations for vendor selection, including Databricks. D&A leaders should understand how to estimate future needs and mitigate risks when engaging with this vendor, especially compared to competitors.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Cosmo Energy Holdings has advanced DX 1.0 as an enterprise-wide initiative, strengthening its value-creation ecosystem through robust data foundations, systematic talent development, and frontline-led use cases. Building on these achievements, the company is now transitioning to AX (AI Transformation) 2.0, with AI positioned at the core of its strategy. This session examines how to redesign business, organizational, and IT operating models around generative AI and decision intelligence, enabling AI to be embedded into everyday decision-making. Participants will gain insights into how to realize discontinuous value leaps through AI-driven innovation, while sustaining a continuous evolution of data, governance, and culture that ensures scalability, trust, and long-term impact.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM JST
Palais Royal B
Data silos, complex ETL pipelines, inconsistent quality—the problem of “unusable data” hindering AI projects often stems from the architecture itself. This session will technically deconstruct these challenges and explain how InterSystems IRIS's multi-model integration (SQL, NoSQL, vector search) reduces architectural complexity and enables a data foundation ready for AI. Regarding integration with Dify and the AI Agent Framework, we will introduce the “philosophy of open connection design”—which avoids dependency on specific tools—and its significance.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM JST
Palais Royal A
This session explains next-generation data architecture theory for maximizing business outcomes—covering how to elevate siloed data assets into an integrated knowledge layer, and extending to the design philosophy of AI-native data products that fuse structured and unstructured data. This is a practical architectural theory for realizing the future AI & knowledge foundation—one that ensures AI agents don't end as mere PoCs.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM JST
Palais Royal A
An AI-driven industrial revolution is currently underway. This session will organize and clarify this trend and provide recommendations on what enterprises should do in response.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM JST
Palais Royal B
The buzz: “Dashboards are dead.” Yet, they remain the backbone of enterprise analytics for operational oversight. GenAI is revolutionizing the space, promising to streamline migration and inject intelligence, but only 8% of new reports use it today. Explore the “death of dashboards” narrative, along with the opportunities and pitfalls of migrating to next-gen analytics.
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM JST
Palais Royal C
Data lakehouses continue to be hyped, but do they replace or complement data lakes and data warehouses? Where do we stand from an architectural perspective? What is hype, and what is real? What should be expected in the coming years?
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 / 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM JST
Vendome
As AI agents drive transformative change across the enterprise, they also bring us a new paradigm of security challenges. Data & analytics leaders must proactively collaborate with executive, business leaders and security team to handle the risk. This session will explore the critical security considerations that D&A leaders need to recognize when integrating AI agents into business processes.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM JST
Palais Royal D
Enjoy some light coffee and refreshments before the conference.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM JST
CDAO Circle Lounge
This is a lounge for CDAO Circle Members only.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM JST
Registration Desk
Registration and information hours for the day
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM JST
Fantaisie
Join us for breakfast to connect with fellow attendees to find out how to get the most out of your conference experience. Please take this opportunity to share/exchange your insights with other peers. *Refreshments will be served. *This program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM JST
Palais Royal A
This session explores proven leadership techniques to change your organization into an AI-fitted and data-driven culture. Building a data-driven culture requires strategic leadership, executive buy-in, and organization wide motivation. By applying these techniques, leaders can overcome resistance and drive meaningful change, positioning their organization for future success in a human-AI collaborative, data-centric world.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM JST
Palais Royal B
AI is moving faster than ever. AI techniques should bring adaptability to an uncertain world in constant flux. However, despite its extraordinary power and early promises, AI has not been leveraged to its full potential. What is missing? Where did we go wrong? Join us as we discuss our ambition for the future of AI and AI should do for us to deliver the value that we are expecting.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM JST
Palais Royal C
Data management tools provide significant capabilities to ensure good data for your data and AI initiatives. For example, metadata tools help discover and inventory your data assets. Data quality tools help business users manage their data at sources by setting rules and policies. Data observability tools give organizations integrated visibility over the health of data, data pipeline and data landscape. Together the tools help organizations lay good foundation in data management for data and AI initiatives.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers and exhibitors. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM JST
Gartner Showcase
Discover cutting-edge tools and insights at the Gartner Showcase. Enhance your data readiness with the Data & Analytics Maturity Score, assess your leadership effectiveness with the CDAO Effectiveness Diagnostic and explore AI-ready resources to boost business value. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our insights platform and learn how we can partner on your mission-critical priorities.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM JST
Etoile
This program is designed for networking and exchanging information among participants in the manufacturing industry. This will be a great opportunity to connect and talk openly with your peers beyond company boundaries. *Peer Meetups are networking programs that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your Peer Meetup as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. *Refreshments will be served. *This program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM JST
Palais Royal A
More information is coming soon.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM JST
Palais Royal B
While AI adoption gains momentum, many companies face three challenges: focusing on data platforms without a clear AI-ready enterprise architecture; lacking an end-to-end view of AI-ready data foundations, which makes legacy migration unclear; and struggling to introduce AI agents because the approach differs from traditional system development. In this session, using the transformation scenarios of Nippon Steel Solutions’ offering brand “Corepeak,” we share practical solution approaches with real examples, showing how to move from vision to execution.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM JST
Vendome
Why do data platforms end up not being used? Often, it is because business teams and IT do not share common definitions of metrics and business meaning. This session clarifies the structural issues that block data utilization and discusses how to resolve them through standardization, enabled by an independent semantic layer that provides enterprise-wide metrics, definitions, and governance. By building an organization-wide foundation, you can dramatically improve the quality and speed of decision-making and move from visualization-centric BI to true Decision Intelligence.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM JST
Palais Royal B
AI agents are fundamentally transforming traditional D&A operating models. D&A leaders must recognize this shift and adapt their operating models to integrate AI agents, ensuring AI-ready operations, enhanced value delivery and improved decision making. In this session, we will share three real client cases from Mastercard, Danone and Inspur that demonstrate how organizations have successfully made this transition.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM JST
Palais Royal C
Organizations often struggle to collaborate across analytic silos. By treating metrics as data products as part of a franchise delivery model, data leaders can improve the quality and consistency of analytic content across the organization.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM JST
Palais Royal A
“Where People and Technology Co Evolve, and Data Resonates to Create Value” JAF’s DX initiatives go beyond digitalization—they aim to maximize member value and contribute to a sustainable future. This session introduces the JAF 2030 Digital Vision, built on talent development through the Digital Skill Standard, co evolution with Generative AI, and data driven resonance among members and staff. A key focus is redesigning member centric service models to create new value through data driven strategies. Discover practical approaches to embrace change and co evolve toward the future.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM JST
Exhibitor Breakroom
Lunch for booth staff and exhibitor speakers
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM JST
Chatelet
As generative AI drives business innovation, managing its risks is now a top priority for senior leaders. In this session, we propose the "5 Principles of AI Governance" every corporate leader must understand. These principles are grounded in Citadel AI's real-world cases, supporting leading Japanese enterprises and global organizations like BSI, an EU AI Act Notified Body. How can you continuously ensure AI trust with our governance tool, Citadel Lens? Why do top global enterprises choose it? We will answer this and present a practical roadmap for a robust internal AI infrastructure.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM JST
Etoile
While AI-native infra interest grows, business results remain limited. We identify two failures: data context misunderstanding (Architecture) and "build and forget" projects (Execution). This session reveals "Context Lake," Plaid’s design for automated context understanding, and a hybrid project design (Agile+Waterfall) using real examples. Learn how to build AI infrastructure that remains a continuously utilized asset through practical product and project strategies.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM JST
Palais Royal C
As generative AI advances, AI-driven development and data use are expanding, making quality a challenge. Domain knowledge—often implicit—cannot be handled by AI and remains a human responsibility, shifting developers' roles to defining boundaries, rules, and meaning. This session introduces domain-distributed data management as a foundation for quality. By managing code and data within domains, organizations maintain accountability and clarity. We address consistency challenges across domains and present Scalar as a platform that unifies data while preserving autonomy, enabling systems.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for a bento box lunch. After lunch, enjoy beverages on Exhibit Showcase while you engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM JST
Theater
With the rapid adoption of AI agents, RAG, and LLMs, demand for data is growing exponentially. Enterprises seek the flexibility of multi-cloud and multi-DWH architectures for advanced data and AI use cases — yet dependence on specific vendors risks loss of data sovereignty and escalating costs, becoming a critical barrier in the era of AI acceleration. This session introduces "Open Data Infrastructure" — a design philosophy to mitigate these risks — and provides practical insights for building a sustainable AI-Ready data foundation.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM JST
Palais Royal A
Many enterprises are introducing everyday AI such as Copilot and ChatGPT. While some positive results have been observed, many organizations are now struggling with the question of what to do next. In this session, we will outline and propose the mindset enterprises should adopt to effectively and strategically drive AI initiatives — including generative AI and AI agents.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM JST
Palais Royal B
This session details how Agentic AI will impact existing data management architecture and technologies, which new use cases it enables in data management and engineering, and which skills will be needed or become obsolete. We’ll also cover how to prepare budgets, teams, and operating models for these changes. These are now valid, frequently debated questions as Agentic AI evolves.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM JST
Palais Royal C
This session will provide a blueprint for the comprehensive data, analytics, and AI capabilities and services that leaders need to build to enable their organization's AI ambition. It will explore the implications of your AI ambition archetype on your buying, deployment, and organization strategies.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM JST
Etoile
Human resources are being reskilled around the world to add value and lead in the AI age. This session will discuss the actions AI and data officers should take to cultivate human resources that function globally, not just in Japan.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM JST
Palais Royal A
In a GenAI market shaped by capital intensity, the true battleground is organizational readiness, not vendor choice. Competitive advantage lies in the structural freedom to pivot; success depends on being ready for the next AI. Prioritize consolidation over expansion. Data readiness is institutional, not technical. The context and logic within data belong to business experts, not just engineers. It is stewardship made operational. MDM underpinned ERP; today, it determines if GenAI creates leverage or fragility. We examine MDM as a structural edge and a path to durable data strategy.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM JST
Palais Royal B
As organizations move beyond early generative AI adoption, the focus is shifting from “which use cases to apply AI to” to embedding AI agents into decision-making. Yet many struggle to scale AI due to poor data quality and inconsistent interpretation. This session explores how analytics must evolve as the foundation for decision-making in the AI era. We will highlight the role of a semantic layer that enables AI to understand business context, governance models that support confident action, and the new skills required of users. Discover Tableau’s vision for trusted, data-driven decisions.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Palais Royal A
In this session, you’ll explore a reference architecture that serves as a blueprint for future-proofing your data and analytics environment. Through practical, step-by-step guidance, you’ll learn how to align your technology stack with business objectives — whether you're modernizing an existing architecture or building one from the ground up.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Palais Royal C
We are at the start of a massive, AI-driven feedback loop. A loop between a universal language, Python, a universal engine, Spark, and universal storage, Open Table Formats, that will accelerate us from simple automation to fully agentic, automated data management. This session helps D&A leaders assess their strategy for navigating this disruptive transition and its opportunities and risks.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Palais Royal B
As AI shapes business decisions, making unstructured data AI-ready is a key governance priority. The quality, accessibility and security of unstructured data directly determine the performance of AI applications, particularly for GenAI. To unlock its value for AI initiatives, data and business leaders should evolve their governance strategies to effectively manage, protect and utilize unstructured data, ensuring it is AI-ready while meeting compliance and security requirements.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM JST
Vendome
Many enterprises have adopted generative AI, but they are struggling to determine how to create meaningful impact—not only with generative AI, but also with other forms of AI. In this session, an analyst will answer questions from participants and discuss the initiatives and strategies enterprises can use to drive impact while advancing the adoption of generative AI and other AI technologies.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM JST
Exhibit Showcase
Join us on Exhibit Showcase for dedicated time to engage with your peers, Gartner Analysts, and exhibitors. Take the time to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward while enjoying some light refreshments and snacks.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM JST
Etoile
The purpose of this session is to help shape the future of the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit. This is a closed and informal environment wherein participants will have an opportunity to network and exchange ideas in a small group, facilitated by the Gartner Strategy team. As Gartner is always looking to improve the conference, your input is valuable to us. [Potential Topics] - Key value-drivers of Gartner conferences - Pre-conference: attendance decision-making - Post-conference: improving 'takeaway' value *The content of the discussions will be kept strictly confidential. *Refreshments will be served. *This is not an analyst-led session. *The program will be conducted only in Japanese.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM JST
Theater
As AI transforms business, our customers tell us they are struggling to move forward with data utilization and AI adoption. In this session, we will explain how integrating enterprise‑wide data and AI on a single platform can accelerate data engineering, BI, and generative AI/LLM development and operations, thereby speeding up the cycle of decision‑making and revenue generation in the enterprise, illustrated with the latest case studies from Japan and abroad. We will also share key considerations for building the next‑generation, AI‑ready analytics foundation you should aim for going forward.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM JST
Palais Royal A&B
""Something feels wrong, but I can't pinpoint the problem""—this unspoken sense of discomfort often lingers within organizations. If left unaddressed, it can lead to the departure of talented employees and stagnation within teams. In this session, organizational development expert Mai Teshigahara will draw on her extensive field experience to unravel the true nature of such discomfort. She will share perspectives and concrete examples to help leaders distinguish what needs to change and what does not.
Thursday, 21 May, 2026 / 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM JST
Palais Royal A&B
As AI agents reshape the business landscape, what truly determines corporate competitiveness? This session argues that neither AI nor D&A (Data & Analytics) is a direct driver of competitiveness — rather, they strengthen a company's earning power, which in turn becomes an indirect source of competitive advantage. Drawing on this framework, the session covers the principles of use-case-driven AI adoption, the critical role of executive ownership, how to ask the right questions about investment value, and the risks of over-dependence on Generative AI, including BCP considerations. The goal is not to avoid AI, nor to rely on it blindly, but to build organizations that master AI and make full use of it.