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2026 Finance Conference Speakers
Get the latest insights from Gartner analysts and global finance thought leaders at Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2026 conference, in National Harbor, MD.
Keynote Speakers
Sekou Andrews
Award-winning Human Resonance Expert, Speaking Category Creator, Grammy-Nominated Artist
SekouWorld, Inc.
Colonel Chris Hadfield
Astronaut, Business Leader, Hi-Tech Entrepreneur, 5-Time Bestselling Author
Peter Hinssen
Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Author
Nexxworks
Clement Christensen
VP Analyst
Gartner
Tamara Shipley
VP Analyst
Gartner
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Mark Peterson
Executive Vice President – Advocacy
AICPA
Jason Pikoos
Director, Modern Finance
Meta
Tali Sharot
Author and Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience
University College London and MIT
Tiho Nedkov
Director Finance
Uber
Sean Dougan
Senior Vice President, Finance Transformation
Dell Technologies
Matthew Luhn
Award Winning Filmmaker, Director, Former Lead Storyteller and Animator at Pixar Studios
Tom Hood
Executive Vice President, Business Growth and Engagement
AICPA-CIMA
Featured Gartner Analysts
Meet a selection of Gartner analysts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Gartner Analysts
Get industry-leading guidance straight from the analysts behind Gartner insights.
Nauman Abbasi
Sr Director Analyst
Jan Ambergen
Sr Director Analyst
Vaughan Archer
Sr Director Analyst
Nisha Bhandare
Distinguished VP Analyst
Ethan Budgar
Sr Principal Analyst
Nadia Bulkin
Director, Team Manager
Mallory Bulman
Sr Director Analyst
Michelle Carlsen
Director Analyst
Jennifer Carter
Sr Principal Analyst
Clement Christensen
VP Analyst
David Condon
Director Analyst
Emily Connelly
Sr Director Analyst
Regina Crowder
Sr Director Analyst
Marco D'Ascoli
Director Analyst
Vijay Dakshinamoorthy
Director Analyst
Valeria Di Maso
Sr Director Analyst
Nick Duffy
Sr Director Analyst
Janel Everly
Sr Director Analyst
Jeffrin Francis
Director Analyst
Dennis Gannon
VP Analyst
Zachary Ginsburg
Sr Director Analyst
Hakan Gunaydin
Sr Director Analyst
Rob Habura
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Mike Helsel
Sr Director Analyst
Markus Hofbauer
Sr Director, Team Manager BTI
Matt Hoyles
Director Analyst
Rajesh Kandaswamy
Distinguished VP Analyst
Matthew Kiel
Mike Lashinsky
Director Analyst
Greg Leiter
VP Analyst
Alex Levine
Director Analyst
Cesar Lozada
Sr Director Analyst
Jackie Lyons
VP, Executive Partner
Marcus Marion
Sr Director Analyst
Ash Mehta
Sr Director Analyst
Irmina Melarkode
Director Analyst
Matt Monopoli
Director Analyst
Matthew Mowrey
VP Analyst
Grant Nelson
VP, Team Manager
Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
Miles Onafowora
Director Analyst
Silvia Pontini
Sr Principal Analyst
Paul Quinn
Sr Director Analyst
Hilary Richards
VP Analyst
Emily Riley
VP Analyst
Lavinia Ritchie Sasse
Director Analyst
Johanna Robinson
Practice Vice President
Robert Rodgers
VP Service Delivery
Judy Romano
VP, Executive Partner
Jo Ann Rosenberger
Distinguished VP Analyst
Twisha Sharma
Sr Principal Analyst
Tamara Shipley
VP Analyst
James Sloan
Executive Partner, Bus Services
David Squires
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Marco Steecker
Sr Director Analyst
Nate Suda
VP Analyst
Farrah Watson
Sr Director Analyst
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