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Lydia Clougherty Jones
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Data Integration
- Agentic Analytics and AI
- Trends and Futures
- Data Ecosystems
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Lydia Clougherty Jones is a VP Analyst in the Analytics and AI team within Data & Analytics ITRB Roles Based Products. Ms. Jones' research and coverage areas include D&A and AI strategy; AI use cases, value and risk assessment; geopolitical sovereign AI; global AI regulations and public policy; responsible AI; D&A and AI monetization; and data sharing. Ms. Jones regularly discusses emerging D&A and AI geopolitical, sovereign AI and legal trends with media outlets. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Boston University and Vanderbilt University.
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Sessions
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM BRT
How to Calculate the Value and Cost of AI Agents
Lydia Clougherty Jones,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Leaders responsible for AI must evaluate the potential benefits and costs of new agentic AI use cases. This insight offers a framework, model and specific numbers for building and simulating total cost and key value drivers at scale for AI agent use cases.
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Tuesday, 28 April, 2026 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM BRT
Exclusive Invitational Program: Preparing for the Future of Analytics
Lydia Clougherty Jones,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Carlos Rosa,
Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
In this limited access session, discover how AI-driven interfaces and workflows are transforming analytics. Hear Gartner experts discuss the future of dashboards, strategies for assessing team maturity and data readiness, and how Gartner can help you to prepare your business for next-gen investments. Gain exclusive insights and guidance to advance your data and analytics initiatives.
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Wednesday, 29 April, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BRT
How Will the National Sovereign AI Race Impact Your Enterprise?
Lydia Clougherty Jones,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Sovereign AI reflects a nation-state’s ambition to control its own AI, reducing reliance on foreign innovation, talent and vendors. Maturity and impact vary globally, creating commercial opportunity and nonobvious threat. This session explores what sovereign AI is, how your competitors are leveraging it, and what vendors are involved. Attendees will leave with a blueprint to identify value creation strategies while confronting geopolitical uncertainties.
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Wednesday, 29 April, 2026 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM BRT
Generative AI’s Invisible Undercurrents: 10 Blind Spots CDAOs Aren’t Watching but Should
Lydia Clougherty Jones,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Overlooked risks and unintended consequences of GenAI can disrupt operations, ethics, security and value realization. CDAOs should understand the second- and third-order effects of GenAI adoption and proactively address hidden challenges to safeguard their organizations’ competitiveness and resilience.
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