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Dennis Gannon
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- CFO Role and Leadership Effectiveness
- Enterprise Growth Strategy
Speaker Bio
As a Vice President of Research at Gartner, Dennis Gannon spends his days working with Gartner research teams to address the shared challenges of finance leaders and bringing that research to life in one-on-one and group interactions with Gartner clients. Dennis is a regular presenter and keynote speaker at Gartner conferences and facilitates dozens of executive roundtables with CFOs and other finance leaders every year.
Since joining Gartner in 2004, Dennis has become sought after by finance leaders for his ability to connect the dots across developments in finance and bring a grounded, long-term perspective to executive challenges. His areas of expertise include capital allocation, cost optimization, finance business partnership, and CFO personal effectiveness.
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Since joining Gartner in 2004, Dennis has become sought after by finance leaders for his ability to connect the dots across developments in finance and bring a grounded, long-term perspective to executive challenges. His areas of expertise include capital allocation, cost optimization, finance business partnership, and CFO personal effectiveness.
Sessions
Wednesday, 10 September, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST
Building Leadership Competencies for the Future of Finance
Dennis Gannon,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Less than half of finance employees are satisfied with people management at their company and one in four are looking for a new job. Many finance leaders struggle to deliver on digital business transformations. The best finance leaders not only wear many hats, but also find the ones that fit. Join us to look at how to build your effectiveness through a focus on key leadership competencies.
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Wednesday, 10 September, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM BST
CFO Circle Roundtable: Driving a Growth Mindset as a CFO
Dennis Gannon,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive discussion with your CFO peers, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on how to drive a growth mindset among business leaders to ensure profitability.
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Thursday, 11 September, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST
Succeeding as a New CFO
Dennis Gannon,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Taking on a CFO role is an exciting and rewarding career milestone, but the skills that help you succeed as a CFO aren't always the same ones that helped you achieve the role. This session will look at success factors that accelerate a new CFO's time to impact and best practices in ensuring a successful first few years as a CFO.
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Thursday, 11 September, 2025 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM BST
Driving Efficient Growth During Uncertainty
Dennis Gannon,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Outperforming peers and breaking away from competitors is difficult in a steady-state economy, but disruption creates the opportunity to reorder industry leaderboards. This session will explore the financial strategies that CFOs at high-performing companies employ to drive top and bottom-line growth during periods of uncertainty.
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