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 - 11:30 AM BST
D&A Governance vs. Data Management Debate
Anurag Raj,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Andrew White,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Is D&A governance another data management initiative or is it more? Join us in this two-speaker debate session that clarifies the differences and synergies between the two practices, and why D&A leaders should care about making that differentiation. You will learn the best practices to complement D&A governance with data management practice.
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12:45 PM - 01:15 PM BST
Unlocking Intelligent Health Through Safe and Responsible Data Sharing
Laura Craft,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Responsible data sharing is the key to intelligent health, enabling seamless insights across healthcare. Industry leaders face challenges in balancing new data demands, data sharing and AI innovation while complying with tough privacy regulations and overcoming cultural resistance. This session will explore opportunities and best practices for securely and ethically sharing data to drive innovation, improve patient outcomes and enhance collaboration across the ecosystem.
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02:15 PM - 03:45 PM BST
Workshop: How to Gain Enterprise Support for Data Governance
Amy Bickel,
Director Analyst, Gartner
This primary goal of this workshop is to equip participants with strategies and practical techniques to secure enterprisewide support for data governance initiatives. The workshop focuses on building a compelling business case, engaging key stakeholders and demonstrating the value of data governance to the organization.
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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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02:15 PM - 02:45 PM BST
5 Things That Keep Heads of Governance Up at Night
Sue Waite,
Director Analyst, Gartner
We will discuss the latest burning issues that heads of data governance must address, and also provide recommendations to manage and exploit emerging opportunities. With an understanding of the influencing drivers and trends, leaders will be equipped to optimize their data governance strategy.
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04:15 PM - 04:45 PM BST
Foundational Concepts and Future Innovations of MDM
Thornton Craig,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
A heightened need for trust in our data, its lineage, and use, has propelled governance of master data, in particular, from a nice-to-have to a critical foundational pillar of D&A and AI initiatives. This session covers key considerations across people, process and technology in running a successful MDM program that delivers tangible business value and sustainable governance.
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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 - 09:30 AM BST
Drive D&A Governance Engagement through Stewardship
Andrew White,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
D&A leaders face challenges in identifying and engaging with data stewards to advance D&A governance efforts. This session will provide actions that leaders can take back to their organizations and begin to implement.
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09:00 AM - 09:45 AM BST
Ask the Expert: Sustaining Data Governance and Stewardship Programs
Amy Bickel,
Director Analyst, Gartner
The most difficult part of establishing a data governance program is making it stick. This session will discuss challenges with identifying, motivating, and supporting data governance, ownership, and stewardship roles and tactics to build momentum for the program.
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