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2026 Applications Conference Speakers
Get the latest insights from Gartner analysts and global applications and software engineering thought leaders at Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit in Las Vegas.
Keynote Speakers
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Brad Cain
Chief Architect
CVS Health
Venkatesan Santhirahasan
Global SVP, Digital Platforms, Software & Product Engineering
PepsiCo
Jason Sharples
Senior Vice President and Unit CIO, Global Merchant and Network Services
American Express
Tim Cooper
Director of Software Innovation
Revvity
Norm Lord
Vice President of Digital Products
Revvity, Inc.
Venkata Pinnamaneni
EVP, Business & Market Insights (BMI)
Mastercard
Andrew Fenhoff
Department Manager, Enterprise Software Engineering
Nucor Corporation
Naomi Bagdonas
Executive advisor, bestselling author, and leading expert in the intersection of humor and business
Featured Gartner Analysts
Meet a selection of Gartner analysts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Joachim Herschmann
VP Analyst
Gartner
Annie Hodgkins
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Greg Leiter
VP Analyst
Gartner
Kevin Matheny
VP Analyst
Gartner
Dave Micko
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Denis Torii
VP Analyst
Gartner
Tad Travis
VP Analyst
Gartner
Andrew Gianni
Director Analyst
Gartner
Lucas Kobat
Director Analyst
Gartner
Gartner Analysts
Get industry-leading insights straight from Gartner analysts.
Fatima Ahmed
Sr Principal Analyst
Melanie Alexander
VP Analyst
Robert Anderson
VP Analyst
Manjunath Bhat
Distinguished VP Analyst
Ron Blankenship
Executive Partner, Domains
Bill Blosen
VP Analyst
James Boyle
VP Analyst
Saul Brand
VP Analyst
Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst
James Cameron
Director Analyst
Alex Coqueiro
Sr Director Analyst
Brad Dayley
VP Analyst
Steve Deng
VP Analyst
Christopher Dixon
Director Analyst
Howard Dodd
VP Analyst
Jim Elliott
Executive Partner, Domains
Jeff Fitzgerald
Executive Partner, Domains
Fred Ganter
VP Analyst
Andrew Gianni
Director Analyst
Max Goss
Sr Director Analyst
Rimma Gurevich
Sr Principal Analyst
Keith Guttridge
VP Analyst
Ilona Hansen
VP Analyst
Aaron Harrison
Director Analyst
Joachim Herschmann
VP Analyst
Christian Hestermann
Sr Director Analyst
Annie Hodgkins
Sr Director Analyst
Keith Holloway
Sr Director Analyst
Andrew Humphreys
VP Analyst
Tristan Iles
Sr Director Analyst
Bart Kaplan
VP, Executive Partner
Paige Kirk
Principal Analyst
Lucas Kobat
Director Analyst
Greg Leiter
VP Analyst
Aaron Lord
Sr Director Analyst
Kevin Matheny
VP Analyst
Dave Micko
Sr Director Analyst
Brian Minning
Sr Director Analyst
Frank O'Connor
Sr Director Analyst
Mark O'Neill
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gary Olliffe
Distinguished VP Analyst
Luke Parker
Sr Principal Analyst
Shameen Pillai
Sr Director Analyst
Saikat Ray
Distinguished VP Analyst
Mukul Saha
Sr Director Analyst
George Sellner
Sr Director Analyst
Deepak Seth
Sr Director Analyst
Brent Stewart
VP Analyst
Darin Stewart
VP Analyst
C.A. Swan
Sr Director Analyst
Birgi Tamersoy
Sr Director Analyst
Denis Torii
VP Analyst
Tad Travis
VP Analyst
Arthur Villa
Sr Director Analyst
Philip Walsh
Sr Director Analyst
Edward Weinstein
Sr Director Analyst
Allan Wilkins
VP Analyst
Ryan Wilson
Executive Partner, Domains
Jason Wong
Distinguished VP Analyst
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