Value at AI Velocity: Navigating the Now and Next
This year’s conference empowers data and analytics leaders to deliver value at AI speed — driving impact, scaling high-value initiatives and balancing risk. Learn to unlock data’s potential for today’s wins and future success.
Conference Topics at a Glance
The 2026 conference agenda will help you navigate disruption, drive innovation, and lead through change. Explore practical strategies for delivering value, advancing AI, and building resilient, future-ready organizations.
2026 Conference Theme
AI, GenAI and AI Agents
Get practical guidance for building and scaling AI, generative AI, and AI agents. Learn to optimize costs, manage risk and deliver business value from your AI investments.
Data, Analytics and AI Governance
Explore frameworks and best practices for data, analytics, and AI governance. Sessions cover risk, privacy, ethics and building a culture of trust and accountability.
Articulating the Business Value of Data and Analytics
Learn how to communicate and prove the value of data and analytics. Discover ways to build business cases, measure ROI, and show D&A’s impact on business goals.
Look back at 2025 conference sessions
Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2025. While we work to develop the 2026 agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.
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Monday, 12 May, 2025
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM BST
Executive Story: Making AI Work: How Al-Futtaim Turns Vision to Value
Moza Al Futtaim,
Chief AI Officer, Al-Futtaim Group
How is Al-Futtaim evolving into an AI-powered enterprise? This session explores how AI is being embedded across its diverse business units to unlock operational efficiency, enhance customer experience, and empower employees with AI-driven tools — all with the goal of creating long-term value.
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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST
Executive Story: Data Governance To Set Us Free
James Benford,
Chief Data Officer, Bank of England
Data governance is essential for every organisation—ensuring appropriate use of data and maximising its value. Done right, it doesn’t hold us back—it helps tackle collective challenges, especially within large, complex institutions.
James Benford will explore the contribution of data governance across three dimensions: aligning around a cohesive strategy, guiding data and information management, and enabling innovation through AI.
James will share learnings from the Bank of England’s evolving approach. A key lesson: viewing governance as the lever through which we shape our collective future—supported by culture, guided by humility, and built on trust. ... Show More Show Less
James Benford will explore the contribution of data governance across three dimensions: aligning around a cohesive strategy, guiding data and information management, and enabling innovation through AI.
James will share learnings from the Bank of England’s evolving approach. A key lesson: viewing governance as the lever through which we shape our collective future—supported by culture, guided by humility, and built on trust. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM BST
Executive Story: Crafting the Perfect Data Mesh Organization: Lessons from Cooking the Perfect Risotto
Haime Croeze,
Domain Architect Data, ABN AMRO Mortgages Group
Marianne Pot,
Business Lead IT, ABN AMRO Mortgages Group
Unlock the secret to sustainable growth in data mesh organizations from our journey so far, with a unique approach inspired by the art of cooking risotto. This session will explore how careful team selection, incremental, sustainable scaling, and real-time adjustments can create a flexible, efficient, and high-performing data mesh organization. Drawing from Eckart Wintzen’s "cell philosophy" and Heidi Helfand’s “Dynamic Reteaming”, learn practical strategies for fostering agility, enhancing collaboration, and achieving scalable success —just like crafting a perfectly balanced risotto.
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