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
Data Shapes AI, AI Shapes Data: Foundations of Intelligent Systems
Soyeb Barot,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Dive into the symbiotic relationship between data and Artificial Intelligence in this comprehensive session. Explore how robust data foundations are critical for developing effective AI systems and how AI, in turn, refines and enhances data quality. Gain actionable insights into transforming raw data into intelligent solutions and leveraging AI to drive business innovation.
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12:45 PM - 01:15 PM BST
AI Agents: Are You Ready to Set Your AI Free?
Birgi Tamersoy,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI agents are emerging as an important trend since they enable levels of business adaptability, flexibility and agility that traditional AI systems can’t achieve. This flexibility is valuable in unpredictable environments where real-time monitoring and control aren’t practical. Autonomous behaviors, despite significant societal, legal and ethical implications, are the answer to the increasing complexity in our enterprise systems.
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02:15 PM - 03:00 PM BST
Ask the Expert: Improve Your Retrieval-Augmented Generation Solution
Sumit Agarwal,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Despite the popularity of retrieval-augmented generation, organizations are struggling to optimize large language model applications based on RAG. Attend this session to get suggestions and recommendations on improving your RAG solution, LLMOps for RAG systems and scaling considerations.
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02:15 PM - 02:45 PM BST
Read Between the Lines — Ready Yourself for AI Laws Like the EU's AI Act
Bart Willemsen,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Organizations have limited time to meet requirements with the coming of European AI Act. This may likely have more impact than the GDPR did. It is critical to take action now. The US, China and others have their own strategies. Join us to know how D&A leaders can plan and execute strategy in this fragmented landscape, and how ethics, governance and practical strategy help achieve durable AI value.
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04:15 PM - 04:45 PM BST
Technical Insights: The First 5 Components You Need to Start Your GenAI Implementation
Cuneyd Kaya,
Director Analyst, Gartner
CDAOs and AI leaders often struggle to get started with GenAI. Attend this session to understand the first critical components you need to build or buy: Data, AI Engineering tools, a search and retrieval system, the application, and the right types of models. With these building blocks, you can build several working GenAI prototypes to help you prove the value and justify further investments.
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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 - 04:45 PM BST
AI Governance: Design an Effective AI Governance Operating Model
Svetlana Sicular,
VP Analyst, Gartner
KIL Proposal:
Implement your target AI governance operating model by mapping governance pillars to key AI components and differentiating AI capabilities. This model should connect with other governance bodies and extend existing governance models to AI-specific considerations of trust, transparency and diversity. ... Show More Show Less
Implement your target AI governance operating model by mapping governance pillars to key AI components and differentiating AI capabilities. This model should connect with other governance bodies and extend existing governance models to AI-specific considerations of trust, transparency and diversity. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM BST
Workshop: Learn About AI Maturity to Achieve Your Goals
Svetlana Sicular,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this session to get oriented about where you are on the AI maturity curve and develop the next steps to achieve your goals. Explore AI maturity by addressing its building blocks such as use case selection, technology operationalization and AI adoption.
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09:00 AM - 09:30 AM BST
Scale AI from Pilot to Production with AI Engineering
Afraz Jaffri,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Moving AI projects from pilot to production requires substantial effort for most enterprises. AI Engineering provides the foundation for enterprise delivery of AI and generative AI solutions at scale unifying DataOps, MLOps and DevOps practices. This session will highlight AI engineering best practices across these dimensions covering people, processes and technology.
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