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Autumn Stanish
Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI
- Skills, Training and Workforce Development
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
Autumn Stanish is a Director Analyst with Gartner in the Cloud Platforms and AI Data Centers team. Her research addresses AI data center trends, including energy dynamics, modular data centers, regulatory shifts, and DCIM tools. She also specializes in IT sustainability, including measuring the environmental impact of AI, the IT refurbished economy, and AI data center resource efficiency.
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Sessions
Monday, 16 November, 2026 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM GMT
Stop Scaling AI in IO Without a People-First Strategy
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Heads of I&O risk stalled AI value when people’s impacts are managed less deliberately than technology priorities. This session will help you treat AI as intentional organizational change to avoid resistance, attrition and unmet ROI of your function’s AI investments.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM GMT
Which IT Infrastructure and Operations Roles Will Be Redesigned by AI in 2030
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
By 2030, less than 20% of I&O roles will be completely phased out, but over half will be fundamentally restructured to emphasize platforms, automation and AI governance, up from less than 5% in 2026. This session will help heads of I&O plan ahead and decide which roles to defend (upskill and keep), extend (reshape around AI/platforms) and upend (plan exits or redeployment), tied to a clear AI and platform engineering roadmap.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM GMT
A Workforce Planning Guide for Multigenerational IO
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Poorly managed talent shortages and generational gaps threaten the stability and performance of the I&O team. Heads of I&O can leverage AI and targeted strategies to build, engage and future-proof their multigenerational workforce for lasting success. This session provides I&O leaders with an A.C.T.I.O.N. framework for assessing multigenerational workforce maturity and key action items for improvement.
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