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2026 Conference Speakers
Get the latest insights from Gartner analysts and global infrastructure, operations, and cloud thought leaders at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2026 in Las Vegas.
Editor Note:
Speakers should be listed in the following order:
Keynote Speakers
- Any paid guest keynotes should receive top billing in alpha order.
- Gartner keynote speakers in alpha order
Guest Speakers
- Any paid guest speakers should receive top billing in alpha order.
- Any executive stories should then be placed in alpha order following the paid guest speakers.
Keynote Speakers
Peyton Manning
2x Super Bowl Champion, 5x NFL MVP, and Member of the Pro Football HOF
Naomi Bagdonas
Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; Bestselling Author; Executive Advisor
Zack Kass
Global AI Advisor and Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
Formerly with OpenAI
Erin Pierre
Sr Principal Analyst
Gartner
Joe Rogus
Director Analyst
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Roger Williams
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
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Melanie Alexander
VP Analyst
Joe Antelmi
Sr Director Analyst
Daniel Betts
VP Analyst
Ron Blair
VP Analyst
Daniel Bowers
Sr Director Analyst
James Boyle
VP Analyst
Andre Bridges
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Matthew Brisse
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Mike Cisek
VP Analyst
Stanton Cole
Sr Director Analyst
D.B. Cummings
Sr Director Analyst
Hannah Decker
Director Analyst
Paul Delory
VP Analyst
Christopher Dixon
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Jason Donham
Sr Director Analyst
Stuart Downes
VP Analyst
Mohini Dukes
Sr Director Analyst
Hassan Ennaciri
Sr Director Analyst
Jonathan Forest
VP Analyst
Melanie Freeze
Director Analyst
Paul Furtado
Distinguished VP Analyst
Sara Gravesande
Director Analyst
Eric Grenier
Sr Director Analyst
Cameron Haight
VP Analyst
Yolanda Harris
Director Analyst
Michael Hoeck
VP Analyst
Tony Iams
VP Analyst
Mark Jaggers
Sr Director Analyst
Sunil Kumar
Sr Director Analyst
Todd Larivee
Director Analyst
Chris Laske
Sr Director Analyst
Mike Leibovitz
Sr Director Analyst
Lydia Leong
Distinguished VP Analyst
Andrew Lerner
Distinguished VP Analyst
Jen Lichucki
Sr Director Analyst
Cesar Lozada
Sr Director Analyst
Mark Margevicius
VP Analyst
Joe Mariano
Sr Director Analyst
Owen Marino
Principal Analyst
Marco Meinardi
VP Analyst
Alex Michaels
Director Analyst
Robin Milton-Schonemann
Director Analyst
Chandra Mukhyala
Sr Director Analyst
Tina Nunno
Distinguished VP Analyst
Julia Palmer
VP Analyst
Erin Pierre
Sr Principal Analyst
Joe Rogus
Director Analyst
Ken Rothenberger
Sr Director Analyst
Samantha Ruiz
Sr Principal Analyst
Bill Ryan
VP Analyst
Chris Saunderson
VP Analyst
Marissa Schmidt
Sr Director Analyst
Ryan Shows
Sr Director Analyst
David Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
Dennis Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
George Spafford
VP Analyst
Autumn Stanish
Director Analyst
Stuart Strome
Sr Director Analyst
Douglas Toombs
VP Analyst
Jeff Vogel
VP Analyst
Jess Walker
Sr Principal Analyst
Paul Wang
Sr Principal Analyst
Steve White
VP Analyst
Mark Whitehouse
Director Analyst
Roger Williams
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Dan Wilson
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Charlie Winckless
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Neil Young
Sr Director Analyst
Sabine Zimmerhansl
VP Analyst
Tim Zimmerman
VP Analyst
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