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Rita Sallam
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Generative AI
- D&A Value and Metrics
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Rita Sallam is a Distinguished VP analyst and Gartner Fellow in the Data and Analytics team. Mrs. Sallam's focus includes tracking market trends, vendor assessment and selection, and identifying best practices for realizing business value from data, analytics and AI investments. Of particular interest is how leaders can leverage disruptions in AI to create sustainable competitive advantage. She is also focused on building frameworks for selecting and valuing data and analytics portfolios including AI investments, including Generative AI.
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Sessions
Monday, 12 May, 2025 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM BST
The Peculiarly Challenging Business Case for GenAI
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
GenAI may excelling in some areas but fail in others, complicating the business case. CIOs often underestimate costs, which can scale by 500%-1000%. Productivity is a key benefit but hard to prove to CFOs. Should you invest in chat-style GenAI for 100K employees or near-custom AI for 50 R&D staff? Join our session to master cost scaling, value harvesting beyond productivity, and creating a portfolio of GenAI investment options.
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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST
Top Trends in Data and Analytics 2025
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI is having a huge impact, but is not the only thing with societal, technological, and organizational implications driving change in data and analytics. We examine trends in areas such as complexity, trust, and empowerment facing leaders and teams as they make decisions in all aspects of their bet-the-business D&A strategy.
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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM BST
Roundtable: Creative Ways to Demonstrate the Value of the D&A Program
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
There are many ways to show the value of the D&A program. This roundtable session is meant for participants to bring creative examples of how they were able to show the value of their program so D&A leaders can learn from each other's experiences.
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Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST
Top Data and Analytics Predictions, 2025
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This presentation of Gartner's top D&A predictions for 2024 guides data and analytics leaders as they plan for the impact of AI on all aspects of data and analytics, including leadership, governance, talent, market, and the need for AI-ready data and a FinAI competency for value realization.
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