All 2026 Conference Sessions

Day 1: Gartner Opening Keynote: Navigate AI On Your Data & Analytics Journey to Value

Speakers:

• Adam Ronthal, VP Analyst Gartner
• Georgia O'Callaghan, Director Analyst Gartner

Key takeaways:

• Success with AI in Data & Analytics requires a clear vision, strong foundational capabilities, and empowering your workforce—not just rapid implementation.
• Sustainable value comes from aligning ambition, governance, and talent around a unified AI strategy, including clear goal-setting, modernized governance, and skill investment.
• The organizations that thrive will be those that blend human expertise with machine intelligence to drive impactful outcomes.

AI Governance: How to Design an Effective AI Governance Operating Model

Speakers:

• Svetlana Sicular

Key takeaways:

• Focus governance on your AI portfolio
• Define levels of use-case criticality to focus AI governance on what matters the most
• Pace AI governance with your AI speed 

Signature Series: State of D&A 2026

Speakers:

• Michael Gabbard, Sr Director Analyst 

Key takeaways:

• Most D&A teams aren’t fully equipped for current and future AI demand, but scaling impact is still possible.
• Reallocate resources to top enterprise priorities to maximize AI-driven value.
• AI can overhaul your operating model, improving solution delivery, data management, and code generation.