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Erin Pierre
Sr Principal Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Skills, Training and Workforce Development
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
Erin Pierre is a Principal Advisor focusing on PC Procurement and Digital Workplace I&O strategy. The topics she specifically covers are PCaaS, PC Vendors and Resellers, PC Proposals, IT sustainability, DEI in I&O, and Digital Workplace I&O talent.
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Sessions
Monday, 16 November, 2026 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GMT
Gartner Opening Keynote: Scaling Agentic AI to Enable Your Autonomous IT Operations Future
Joe Rogus,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Erin Pierre,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
The superpower of Infrastructure & Operations has always been to turn possibility into reality. Demand has shifted to scaling agentic AI beyond experiments, representing your most significant opportunity to successfully deliver your autonomous IT operations future. This keynote will guide you on the changes your people, teams and operating model will absorb, explore the governance and technology decisions that need to be implemented and sustained to deliver on the promise of Agentic AI, and help shape your journey.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM GMT
Ask the Analyst: Bridging the IT Gender Divide: Attracting and Retaining Female I&O Talent
Erin Pierre,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
In the typical IT organization, women make up only 26% of roles with less than 2% being women of color. This disparity is even wider in IT leadership and executive positions. The session will focus on how I&O leaders can help attract and retain female talent through creative and outside-the-box recruiting strategies, employee engagement tactics, and diversity initiatives.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM GMT
Roundtable: How to Craft the I&O Value Story for AI Transformation
Erin Pierre,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Most heads of I&O report that their AI investments are meeting or exceeding almost all of their expectations, yet one of their top three struggles is to demonstrate the business value of AI in I&O to executives. This roundtable will be a place for I&O leaders to discuss success stories and lessons learned from their initiatives to capture and communicate AI value effectively.
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