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Luke Ellery
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Network Security
- Vision, Strategy and Operating Model
- Endpoint Security
- Managing Cyber Risk
- Cloud Security
- Cybersecurity Management, Governance and Policy
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Speaker Bio
Luke Ellery is a VP Analyst in Gartner's Procurement, Asset and Vendor Management team, helping clients with IT procurement strategy, transformation, operations and IT vendor risk management. Mr. Ellery is focused on research that addresses IT procurement organizational design and strategy, IT risk management including AI and Gen AI cost and risk optimization, vendor management and contract negotiation.
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Sessions
Monday, 16 March, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM AEDT
Cybersecurity Vendor Risk: Ensuring Operational Resilience in a Connected World
Luke Ellery,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Cybersecurity threats are not the only risk to operations. Growing dependence on single-vendor cybersecurity infrastructure providers for identity, network and endpoint increases risk to operational resilience. This session will guide security leaders on how to build resilience against cybersecurity as well as operational disruption from critical infrastructure vendors.
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Monday, 16 March, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM AEDT
Roundtable: Beyond Risk Assessments: Building Win-Win Partnerships With Your Third Parties
Luke Ellery,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The most effective cybersecurity leaders don’t spy on their third parties! Instead, they consistently partner with them. But what does this partnership look like? How do they select which third parties to collaborate with and how do they scale these partnerships? How do you measure success? Come to this session to learn from your peers on how to treat your third parties as allies.
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Tuesday, 17 March, 2026 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM AEDT
Contract Negotiation Clinic: Address GenAI Risk in your SaaS & Cloud Contracts
Luke Ellery,
VP Analyst, Gartner
GenAI is being presents new security threats and risk that are seldom addressed in cloud and SaaS contracts. This session covers the evolving legal and regulatory trends that represent a significant change in the approach contracting with GenAI enabled vendors. Learn the clauses you need to negotiate to protect your organization’s data, intellectual property and integrity.
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