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Rita Sallam
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Agentic Analytics and AI
- Trends and Futures
- Opening Keynote Unpacked
- 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, 11 May, 2026 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM BST
From the Edge: Data, Analytics and AI Innovations in the Spotlight
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Dive into a dynamic session spotlighting the latest innovations transforming data, analytics, and AI. Explore how emerging solutions are driving perceptive analytics and enabling increasingly autonomous business—without the hype. Watch curated vendor showcases, engage in interactive polls, and gain fresh insights into the technologies shaping the future of intelligent data and analytics.
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Tuesday, 12 May, 2026 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM BST
Signature Series: Top Data and Analytics Predictions for 2026
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session of Gartner’s top D&A predictions for 2026 will guide data and analytics leaders as they plan for the impact of AI across 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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Wednesday, 13 May, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST
Signature Series: Get Ready For Data and Analytics 2030
Rita Sallam,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
D&A leaders play a central role in their organization's AI success by providing the critical accelerants needed to realize value from AI. Based on your organization's data, analytics, and AI ambition and where you are today, this session will unfold the vision for data and analytics in 2030. It will describe how your capabilities, operating model and practices need to evolve to realize that ambition.
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