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
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST
Roundtable: How CDAOs Can Be Less Busy and More Productive
Being a CDAO means having many responsibilities. Clients tell us that they feel overwhelmed between meetings, managing their teams, creating strategies, influencing their stakeholders. The list goes on. In this session you will learn how to protect your time and energy to carry out your role effectively. It doesn't involve 12-hour days or working weekends. This session will be analyst led & enhanced with tips from your peers.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST
Roundtable: What to Do if Your Executive Team Is Falling for AI Hype?
Mary Mesaglio,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Communicating the reality of what can be achieved with AI against what people think can be achieved can be challenging, and risky, especially when it's your boss. Join this session to learn effective communication techniques and methods for navigating internal politics to help reset expectations and chart a realistic course for using AI in your organization.
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01:00 PM - 01:45 PM BST
Roundtable: How Can D&A Leaders Mitigate the Risk of Operating in an Uncertain Geopolitical Landscape
Adam Ronthal,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Data and analytics leaders must operate within the realities of the geopolitical impacts that we now face. These include an increased focus on contingency planning for diverse vendor selection, avoid reliance on products or technologies that may be subject to trade policies or other restrictions and confronting increased costs.
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02:15 PM - 03:00 PM BST
Roundtable: Reaching a Compromise Between Adaptive and Control Governance
Guido De Simoni,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The roundtable will explore the benefits and challenges of both the approaches and aim to find a middle ground that combines the strengths of both adaptive and control governance. Participants will discuss how to strike a balance between agility and stability, innovation and risk management, and empowerment and accountability.
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04:15 PM - 05:00 PM BST
Roundtable: Mastering AI Agents: From Simple to Autonomous Systems
Daryl Plummer,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Agentic systems have become a reality. However, many IT leaders are uncertain about how they will evolve or how they can be used to gain advantage. Join this session to explore the evolution of AI agents, from simple agents to autonomous multi-agent systems.
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04:15 PM - 05:00 PM BST
Roundtable: Overcoming AI Governance Challenges in the Public Sector (Multi-group).
Ludovic Veale,
Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Implementing AI governance can be challenging, navigating this in the public sector is particularly so with risk focus often overshadowing value and benefits. This roundtable will explore practices in overcoming challenges to achieve success in AI Governance with specific focus on public sector aspects including data, regulations and workforce.
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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM BST
Roundtable: Women in IT Leadership—What Does it Take?
Alys Woodward,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this roundtable of trailblazers and thought leaders for peer discussions and lively exchanges on advancing women in IT leadership today. Women attendees are invited to explore visible opportunities and challenges, and to uncover and share best practices for successfully navigating the path to IT leadership.
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM BST
Roundtable: Black and Brown Leaders in Technology: AI and Diversity — Exploring the High Quality of Underrepresented Talent
Daryl Plummer,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Akif Khan,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Join us for this roundtable, tailored for Black and Brown technology leaders and open to all attendees, to explore the impact of GenAI on the workforce and underrepresented talent. As AI continues to shape the future of work, the high quality of diverse thought and talent holds both the promise of inclusivity and the hope of overcoming perpetuating biases. Together we’ll discuss how AI can be a double-edged sword — potentially amplifying existing inequalities and amplifying how diverse talent is highly qualified talent overall
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02:00 PM - 02:45 PM BST
Roundtable: Overcoming Internal Resistance to Data Products
Lydia Ferguson,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This roundtable will facilitate an interactive discussion on common challenges and strategies for overcoming internal resistance to data products. Participants will share experiences and solutions.
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