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Erick Brethenoux
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- AI Engineering
- New to Role CDAO
- Skills and Literacy
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Erick Brethenoux is Gartner's Artificial Intelligence Chief of Research. He specializes artificial intelligence techniques, methods and strategy, decision intelligence and applied cognitive computing. Mr. Brethenoux guides organizations on the strategic, organizational and technology aspects of using artificial intelligence as a driving force of their growth and differentiation. In particular, his research focuses on the operationalization of artificial intelligence techniques and practices, AI Engineering and next-generation decision intelligence systems.
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Sessions
Monday, 11 May, 2026 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM BST
From AI Agents to Multiagent Systems: Get Value through Decision Intelligence
Erick Brethenoux,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI agents are permeating applications and systems across organizations. Their flexibility is valuable in unpredictable environments where real-time monitoring and control aren’t practical. However, their adaptive strength comes with nondeterministic weaknesses. Increased autonomy and complexities in multiagent systems, compounded by GenAI models, dangerously raise uncertainty, prompting the question: are multiagent systems worth it?
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Tuesday, 12 May, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM BST
CDAO Circle Leadership Exchange: The Evolving CDAO — Archetypes, AI Ambitions and Growth Paths
Sarah James,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Ian Bertram,
Managing Vice President, Gartner
Erick Brethenoux,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Nate Novosel,
VP Analyst, Gartner
As the CDAO role continues to evolve in the AI era, organizations face critical decisions about the direction and impact of their data leadership. This session explores the future of the CDAO through three distinct archetypes: Expert, Collaborator and Pioneer. Attendees will learn how to assess and choose the archetype that best aligns with their organization’s AI ambition and strategic goals. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to define their CDAO journey and position themselves and their organizations for success in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
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