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Gareth Herschel
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Value and Metrics
- Decision Intelligence
- Opening Keynote Unpacked
- Skills and Literacy
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Gareth Herschel is VP analyst at Gartner with too many years of industry experience. He is fascinated by the role of analytics and psychology in decision making, and passionate about helping organizations intentionally design the way decisions are improved. His current research focuses on the alignment of data and analytics strategy with organizational culture and decision making.
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Sessions
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
CDAO Circle Leadership Exchange: The Evolving CDAO — Archetypes, AI Ambitions and Growth Paths
Jamie O'Brien,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
JC Martel, PhD,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As the CDAO role continues to evolve in the AI era, organizations face critical decisions about the direction and impact of their data leadership. This session explores the future of the CDAO through three distinct archetypes: Expert, Collaborator and Pioneer. Attendees will learn how to assess and choose the archetype that best aligns with their organization’s AI ambition and strategic goals. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to define their CDAO journey and position themselves and their organizations for success in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Improve Your Data and AI Literacy to Boost Business Performance
Gareth Herschel,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Prioritizing data and AI literacy programs directly impacts the core measures of a firm’s financial performance. Investing in data and AI literacy is the fastest way for D&A leaders to achieve payback in their D&A maturity journey, especially in early stages of maturity.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Roundtable: How Do You Demonstrate the Value of the D&A Program?
Gareth Herschel,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this interactive session to engage with your peers and explore proven methods for demonstrating the value of data and analytics programs. Gain new insights and ideas from the experiences of other leaders to effectively communicate positive impacts and tangible results within your organization.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Emerging Solutions for Decision Intelligence
Gareth Herschel,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The ability to influence decisions is the fundamental objective of data, analytics, and AI initiatives but historically D&A capabilities did not reach that far on the Data to Decision to Impact value chain. With the emergence of Decision Intelligence Platforms and Agentic AI, this is changing, and changing rapidly. This session will cover the options organizations have to enable better decision making including the new MQ for Decision Intelligence Platforms.
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