All 2025 Conference Sessions

Gartner Keynote: Scale Data and Analytics on Your AI Journeys

Speakers:

• Jorg Heizenberg, VP Analyst, Gartner
• Aura Popa, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner

Key take-aways

• Trust = value
  • Esablish trust models.
  • Monetize productivity improvements.
  • Communicate value of data and analytics .
• Adaptibility = scale
  • Create a modular and open architecture.
  • Make data AI-ready and resuable.
  • Explore AI agents.
• People = transform
  • Establish repeatable habits.
  • Embrace new roles and skills.
  • Collaborate with other teams.

So You Want to Be a Great CDAO and Leader?

Speakers:

• Alan Duncan, Distinguished VP Analyst 

Key take-aways

• Assess the match between your data-driven ambition and that of the organization; the level of skill required and empowerment afforded in achieving their ambition.
• CDAOs who display the behaviors/traits of a seasoned executive are more successful than those who still think of themselves as just a team/project/program leader.
• CDAOs who base their D&A strategies on corporate strategies and visions are more successful than those CDAOs who are disconnected from corporate strategy.

Use Trust Models to Drive Data & Analytics Governance Success

Speakers:

• Saul Judah, VP Analyst 

Key take-aways

• Transform your D&A governance program by adopting a trust model for intelligent governance decision making.
• Evaluate how governance roles and organizational behaviors need to change to effectively apply trust models in your enterprise.
• Analyze your key business processes and underlying D&A workflows and engineer trust models as part of supporting governance processes.