Speaker Bio
I am a Director Analyst with the Analytics & AI team, lead by Mark Cortner, specializing in analytics and business intelligence (ABI). I cover ABI tool selection, tool rationalization and migration, analytics architectures, semantic layers, data literacy, self-service enablement and governance, etc.
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Sessions
Monday, March 09, 2026
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Gartner Opening Keynote: Navigate AI on Your Data & Analytics Journey to Value
Adam Ronthal,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Georgia O'Callaghan,
Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is accelerating new possibilities for data and analytics everywhere. Success isn’t always about being the fastest, but about finding your own path to value, while managing risk and cost. Join our Gartner’s Opening Keynote to discover how a thoughtful approach to speed and direction helps you prepare for what’s next, no matter where you are today.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Are Dashboards Dead? Where and How to Modernize and Evolve Analytics.
Georgia O'Callaghan,
Director Analyst, Gartner
The buzz: “Dashboards are dead.” Yet, they remain the backbone of enterprise analytics for operational oversight. GenAI is revolutionizing the space, promising to streamline migration and inject intelligence, but only 8% of new reports use it today. Explore the “death of dashboards” narrative, along with the opportunities and pitfalls of migrating to next-gen analytics.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT
Ask the Expert: Should We Move to Microsoft Fabric for Analytics?
Georgia O'Callaghan,
Director Analyst, Gartner
As Microsoft continues to promote and enhance their Microsoft Fabric offering, many clients are asking: How does Microsoft Fabric impact my current Power BI estate? What are some strategies for successful deployment of Microsoft Fabric? How do we scale analytics in Microsoft Fabric and leverage its native AI functionality? This session provides expert insights on Power BI to Microsoft Fabric migrations.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
How to Govern Self-Service Analytics
Georgia O'Callaghan,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Despite advancements in GenAI, self-service analytics continues to fail at delivering its expected impact to organizations due to governance, trust, accuracy, scalability and adoption challenges. This presentation provides CDAOs with strategies to derive more value from analytics investments.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM EDT
Ask the Expert: Should We Move to Microsoft Fabric for Analytics? (Repeat)
Georgia O'Callaghan,
Director Analyst, Gartner
As Microsoft continues to promote and enhance their Microsoft Fabric offering, many clients are asking: How does Microsoft Fabric impact my current Power BI estate? What are some strategies for successful deployment of Microsoft Fabric? How do we scale analytics in Microsoft Fabric and leverage its native AI functionality? This session provides expert insights on Power BI to Microsoft Fabric migrations.
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