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Tsuneo Fujiwara
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Executive Leadership
- Innovation
Speaker Bio
Tsuneo Fujiwara is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst, Gartner Fellow with Innovation & Emerging Technology Leadership team. His research focuses on interconnecting digital business transformation to emerging technology innovation including applied AI innovation, business model innovation, innovation leadership, capability and literacy, culture and mindset change, digital sovereignty and ecosystems. He is currently researching the impact of recent geopolitical changes, agentic AI, intelligent simulation and other emerging technologies to global enterprises.
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Sessions
Wednesday, November 04, 2026 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM JST
Digital Sovereignty: CIO Actions to Achieve Technological Resilience and Business Outcome
Tsuneo Fujiwara,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Digital sovereignty has shifted from a concern on a subset of data to a holistic requirement for business continuity, including control over data, operations, and technology in the face of rising geopolitical tensions. Enterprises must move beyond regulatory compliance to assess their entire technology stack, selecting from a spectrum of solutions that range from global public cloud controls through local/regional cloud providers to fully isolated or air-gapped environments running local software on domestic hardware. CIOs must develop and execute tailored sovereignty strategies that address data governance, operational control, and technological independence, targeting business outcomes.
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Thursday, November 05, 2026 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM JST
AI-Led Innovation: Disruptive Trends & Techniques Used by High-Performing Innovators to Create Value & Drive Growth
Tsuneo Fujiwara,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Innovation has now become AI-led, providing more value and growth to create transformative outcomes for high-performing CIOs and innovation leaders. AI-enabled innovation management platforms and techniques help generate, evaluate and implement more and better ideas, faster, supporting the execution and scaling of AI-led innovations to generate higher financial impacts. This session discusses recent cases, techniques and insights from mature innovators on how to achieve the desired business outcomes from innovation.
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Friday, November 06, 2026 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM JST
Ask the Analyst: How Does AI-Led Innovation Impact the Organization?
Tsuneo Fujiwara,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI-led innovation is an essential priority for organizations seeking to optimize operational efficiency and growth. Join this session to know how to accelerate innovation and increase the chances of achieving the desired business outcomes. Explore how AI-led innovation changes human-AI collaboration, how it is different from traditional innovation and some case examples of AI-led innovation.
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Friday, November 06, 2026 04:30 PM - 05:15 PM JST
Gartner Closing Keynote: Ignite Intelligence
Tsuneo Fujiwara,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Hiroyuki Katayama,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Wataru Katsurashima,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Takeshi Ikeda,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will summarize the key messages and recommendations from the three days of the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. It will provide the essence of this conference as an assist to your future practice.
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