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Gary Olliffe
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agents
- APIs, Microservices and Containers
- Platform Engineering
- Integration and Automation
- Automation, RPA and Process Management
- Application and Solution Architecture
Speaker Bio
Gary Olliffe is a Distinguished VP Analyst in the software engineering practice supporting Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). Gary's research covers a range of software architecture topics, including application architecture, platform engineering, AI agents, applications of AI in software delivery, microservice and event-driven architectures, APIs design and management and application integration. Gary also leads Gartner's Application Architecture and Platforms research community and Event-Driven special interest group.
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Sessions
Monday, 08 September, 2025 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM BST
Fireside Chat: Team Topologies as the ‘Infrastructure For Agency’ With Humans and AI
Matthew Skelton,
Co-Author of Team Topologies, Team Topologies Ltd
Gary Olliffe,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As organizations race to adopt Agentic AI, many overlook the foundational structures essential for autonomous decision-making. Drawing from real-world successes—and failures—this session explores how principles from Team Topologies can provide the boundaries, interfaces, and culture needed for effective agency in both humans and AI. Join Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, and Gary Olliffe, Distinguished VP Analyst, for a fireside chat featuring new case studies from the soon-to-be-released second edition of Team Topologies. Discover how to empower autonomous knowledge work and ensure sustainable success with Agentic AI.
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Monday, 08 September, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM BST
Counterintelligence — Assessing AI Agents, Their Use Cases, Platforms and Risks
Gary Olliffe,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI agents have become one of the most hyped, and most abused, terms in the technology market. Like any good counterintelligence officer, you need to be able to spot agents and assess their impact, risk and value. This session cuts through the hype to the insights you need and a framework for assessing AI agent use cases, tools and risk to help AI agents deliver value for your organization.
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Monday, 08 September, 2025 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM BST
Ask the Expert: Identifying & Assessing AI Agents, Agentic AI Platforms, Use Cases and Risks
Gary Olliffe,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The concept of AI agents is often hyped and misused in the technology market. It’s crucial to identify agents, and assess their impact, risk and value. In this “Ask the Expert” session, bring your questions about AI agent use cases, tools and risks to learn how to deliver AI agents that add value to your organization.
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Tuesday, 09 September, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST
Battle of the APIs: Who's Winning in the GenAI Era — REST, GraphQL, MCP or A2A?
Gary Olliffe,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Every organization is using APIs or building them. REST has dominated the landscape for a decade, but is that dominance safe in the face of new challengers, like MCP and A2A emerging for use cases like AI agents and AI automation? In this session, we'll assess the current landscape and how to decide when and where to use the right API style, and what to invest in to protect and manage them.
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