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George Spafford
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Platform and Infrastructure Platform Engineering
- Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI
- DevOps, Agile and Product
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
- Opening Keynote Aligned
Speaker Bio
George Spafford is a Vice President Analyst for Gartner, covering DevOps / DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), I&O organization, I&O strategy, I&O metrics. His publications include hundreds of articles and numerous books on IT management, as well as co-authorship of "The Phoenix Project," "The Visible Ops Handbook" and "Visible Ops Security."
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Sessions
Monday, 16 November, 2026 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM GMT
Agentic AI Governance Framework for I&O
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This strategic framework addresses the critical need for operationalized governance as organizations transition from passive generative models to autonomous agentic AI within an IT infrastructure. Attend this session to learn more.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM GMT
Create an Agile AI-First Org Model for I&O
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Organizations are planning to implement agents and pursing diamond-shaped organizational structures. To effectively and efficiently introduce agentic AI agents, the agent owner role is critical and that role must be supported by other key stakeholders. Attend this session to learn more.
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM GMT
Senior Leadership Circle Roundtable: Implementing Product and Agile Mindsets in I&O
George Spafford,
VP Analyst, Gartner
John Gillam,
Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Heads of I&O are pressured to optimize costs and increase innovation, yet traditional delivery methods leave I&O as a bottleneck. Without shifting to agile and product mindsets, I&O platforms will fail by delivering siloed technical outputs rather than the strategic solutions customers need. How are you solving these problems or approaching them?
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