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Alys Woodward
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Decision Intelligence
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Operating Model
- D&A Value and Metrics
- Roles and Organizational Structure
Speaker Bio
Alys Woodward is a Senior Director in the CIO research group advising midsize enterprise CIOs on data and analytics. Prior to this she worked in the Emerging Technologies and Trends group within Technology and Service Provider Research and Advisory at Gartner. Ms. Woodward's key areas of focus are AI, synthetic data, augmented analytics, analytic platforms, decision intelligence, data fabric, AI maturity and AI software market forecasting. Prior to becoming an analyst, Ms. Woodward was a consultant in data and analytics building data and analytics systems for healthcare, retail, manufacturing and telecommunications organizations.
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Sessions
Monday, 12 May, 2025 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM BST
Emerging Practices for Decision Intelligence: The Next Leap for Data, Analytics and AI
Alys Woodward,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Decision intelligence is quickly gaining traction as the discipline that aims to connect analytics and decision making. But how to make decision intelligence a reality? Where to start, which approach to follow, how to go about the reengineering and modeling of decisions and which decision intelligence platforms are available? This session will address these and other emerging practices to improve your business impact.
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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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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM BST
Ask the Expert: Operationalizing Your D&A and AI Strategy: Seizing Opportunities
Alys Woodward,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Organizations can face many challenges in operationalizing D&A and AI strategies. In this session, we will discuss how to capitalize on value-based opportunities, engage with stakeholders and get to what matters.
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Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM BST
Decision Intelligence: How to Create More Impact With D&A and AI
Alys Woodward,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Decision intelligence combines data, analytics and AI, and is focused on the support, augmentation or automation of business decisions. This decision-centric approach aims to close the gap that often still exists between D&A and AI on one hand, and business on the other hand. In this session we will focus on the people, practices and tools to apply decision intelligence in practice.
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