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Chris Howard | Distinguished VP Analyst, Chief of Research

Chris Howard is Gartner's Chief of Research. In that role, Mr. Howard ensures that Gartner research meets the general and industry-specific needs of senior executives, with emphasis on both technical and business leadership. Mr. Howard leads the Senior Content Leadership Board at Gartner where he is responsible for the development of integrated topics that cross all of Gartner's research. In that capacity, he regularly interacts with and advises CEOs, board members and other senior executives at the world's largest enterprises. He is the recipient of several Gartner thought leadership awards.

Soyeb Barot | Distinguished VP Analyst

Soyeb Barot is a Technology Leader with over 20+ years of experience in the field of AI, ML, Business Analytics, and Data Management domains. As a CoR (Chief of Research) for GTP, he is responsible for steering the research portfolio assisting Technical Domain Architects part of the Chief Data and Analytics Officers (CDAOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Software Engineering Leaders (SWELs), Heads of Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) and Enterprise Application Leaders, teams. He is responsible for building a portfolio of research that support the design, implementation, and operationalization of Enterprise Technical Architectures on topics - GenAI, MLOps, Data Fabric, Cyber Security and IT/OT.

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