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George Spafford
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
George Spafford is a Vice President Analyst for Gartner, covering DevOps / DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), I&O organization, I&O strategy, I&O metrics. His publications include hundreds of articles and numerous books on IT management, as well as co-authorship of "The Phoenix Project," "The Visible Ops Handbook" and "Visible Ops Security."
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Sessions
Monday, 17 November, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM GMT
Senior Leadership Circle Lunch: Why Everything You Know About Leadership Is About To Expire
Mike Soutar,
Entrepreneur, Advisor & Portfolio Director,
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
For decades, leadership principles remained unchanged. Today, the rules can change in a matter of months.
This speech isn’t just about hybrid work or digital transformation. It’s about the fundamental rewiring of leadership in an era where:
• Your biggest competitor might not be another company, but an algorithm.
• Your workforce may include more AI agents than humans.
• Your next big decision could define your career — or your company’s survival.
The next generation of business leaders won’t just do things differently — they’ll think differently. This session will show you how to be one of them. ... Show More Show Less
This speech isn’t just about hybrid work or digital transformation. It’s about the fundamental rewiring of leadership in an era where:
• Your biggest competitor might not be another company, but an algorithm.
• Your workforce may include more AI agents than humans.
• Your next big decision could define your career — or your company’s survival.
The next generation of business leaders won’t just do things differently — they’ll think differently. This session will show you how to be one of them. ... Show More Show Less
Monday, 17 November, 2025 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM GMT
Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: Operating Model
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
I&O leaders are under pressure to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations. This means changes to processes, talent, organizational model, and more, all aimed at supporting the goals of the organization. Join this roundtable to share with your peers what you are doing to improve your I&O operating model.
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Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM GMT
Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: Changing Cultures
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
I&O leaders are faced with cultures they need to evolve including being more customer focused, supporting AI adoption and more. Change is not only continual but stacked. At the same time, the willingness of staff to change is at an all-time low. Join this roundtable to share with your peers lessons learned from your organization's culture changing practices, successes and challenges.
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