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Looking back at 2026’s conference speakers
Gartner analysts and global CIOs and IT executives thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026.
Keynote Speakers
Serena Williams
23-time Grand Slam Champion, Entrepreneur, and Investor
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Eurasia Group
James Clear
Author of the #1 NYT Bestseller Atomic Habits and Co-Founder of Authors Equity
Will Guidara
Restaurateur, Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World, New York Times Bestselling Author
Unreasonable Hospitality
Soledad O'Brien
Award-Winning Journalist and Documentarian, Entrepreneur and Host of the Weekly Syndicated Political Show Matter of Fact
Kristin Moyer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Daryl Plummer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
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Sinead Bovell
Futurist, Global AI Advisor, Podcast Host, and Founder
WAYE
Felipe Gomez
Keynote Pianist
Evy Poumpouras
Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC News Analyst
Scott Arnold
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Robert Duke
Chief Operating Officer
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Chris Given
CIO
State of CA
Frank Iannella
CIO Heineken USA
Heineken
John Tziortzis
Associate Vice President, Strategy, Innovation, and Assurance & Chief Information Security Officer
Centennial College
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Adam Aaseby
VP, Team Manager
Allison Adams
Director Analyst
Maria Alarcon
Sr Executive Partner
Melanie Alexander
VP Analyst
Dwayne Allen
Sr Executive Partner
Gene Alvarez
Distinguished VP Analyst
Kathy Ameche
VP, Executive Partner
Fariba Anderson
Sr Executive Partner
Whit Andrews
Distinguished VP Analyst
Dave Aron
Distinguished VP Analyst
Auria Asadsangabi
Sr Principal Analyst
Reenie Askew
Executive Partner
Brian Baker
Sr Executive Partner
John Baker
VP, Executive Partner
Hank Barnes
VP, Team Manager
Mark Bartram
VP, Executive Partner
Sarah Baumunk
Principal Analyst
Gwen Becknell
Executive Partner, Domains
Maria Cristina Bello
Sr Executive Partner
Howard Berger
Executive Partner, Domains
Jeff Bergeron
VP, Executive Partner
Jon Bergersen
Executive Partner, Domains
Michael Berkholtz
Sr Director Analyst
Mark Beyer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Mandi Bishop
Distinguished VP Analyst
Bill Blosen
VP Analyst
Steve Bozzo
Sr Executive Partner
Anthony Bradley
Senior Vice President
Erick Brethenoux
Distinguished VP Analyst
Andre Bridges
Director Analyst
Grant Bridgewater
VP, Executive Partner
Karen Brown
Director Analyst
Marlena Brown
VP Analyst
Robert Brown
VP Analyst
Darin Brumby
GVP
Steve Buckridge
VP, Executive Partner
Andrew Burhans
VP, Team Manager
Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst
Scott Campagna
Executive Partner
Jaime Capella
Distinguished VP Analyst
Michael Carraway
Sr Executive Partner
Mark Carroll
VP Analyst
Jennifer Carter
Sr Principal Analyst
Murry Carter
Executive Partner
Danielle Casey
Sr Director Analyst
Ross Castillo
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Sunitha Chamarti
Executive Partner
Arun Chandrasekaran
Distinguished VP Analyst
Greg Chi
Executive Partner
Michael Chilton
VP, Executive Partner
Peter Chin
Executive Partner
Debra Christmas
VP, Executive Partner
Mike Cisek
VP Analyst
Danielle Clapp
Sr Executive Partner
Trae Clevenger
Executive Partner, Domains
Jo-Ann Clynch
Sr Director Analyst
Matthew Colletti
Director Analyst
Cara Corcoran
Sr Program Manager
Ian Cox
VP Analyst
Laura Craft
VP Analyst
Kristi Cunningham
VP, Team Manager
Simon Cushing
Sr Director Analyst
Carolyn Damon
VP, Executive Partner
Julia Davis
Executive Partner
Hannah Decker
Director Analyst
Jeff Deitenbeck
Executive Partner, Domains
Sylvie Delaney
Executive Partner
Brian Demski
Sr Executive Partner
Vinay Dhawan
Sr Executive Partner
Linda Dietrich
Sr Executive Partner
Christopher Dixon
Director Analyst
Izella Dornell
VP, Executive Partner
Steve Du Plooy
Sr Executive Partner
Mohini Dukes
Sr Director Analyst
Dan Dunkers
Executive Partner
Annette Dunn
Sr Executive Partner
Michael Elisco
Sr Executive Partner
Christian Farland
Executive Partner
Grace Farrell
Sr Principal Analyst
Carol Fawcett
Executive Partner
Jim Finwick
Sr Executive Partner
Craig Fischberg
Sr Executive Partner
Jeff Fitzgerald
Executive Partner, Domains
Lizzy Foo Kune
Distinguished VP Analyst
Paul Friedman
Sr Executive Partner
Tsuneo Fujiwara
Distinguished VP Analyst
David Furlonger
Distinguished VP Analyst
Paul Furtado
Distinguished VP Analyst
Brian Gabbard
Executive Partner
Alessandro Galimberti
VP Analyst
Fred Ganter
VP Analyst
Paul Garner
Sr Executive Partner
Brandon Germer
VP Analyst
Chet Geschickter
VP Analyst
Miles Gibson
VP Analyst
Sachin Goel
Sr Executive Partner
David Goldberg
VP, Executive Partner
Steve Goldberg
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Angel Goldsborough
Executive Partner, Domains
Rebecca Gonzales
Executive Partner
Daryl Goods
VP Program Director
Seth Gottlieb
Executive Partner, Domains
Shanna Grafeld
Sr Principal Analyst
Sara Gravesande
Director Analyst
Mi Sou Gray
Executive Partner
Mark Gregory
Sr Executive Partner
Eric Grenier
Sr Director Analyst
DeWayne Griffin
Executive Partner, Domains
Erin Griffin
VP, Executive Partner
Steve Griffin
VP, Executive Partner
Gunjan Gupta
Sr Director Analyst
Robert Handler
Distinguished VP Analyst
Michael Harmelink
MVP, Service Delivery
Walter Harmon
Sr Executive Partner
Kimberly Harris-Ferrante
Distinguished VP Analyst
Bryan Hayes
VP Analyst
Robert Hetu
Distinguished VP Analyst
Elaine Hicks
Sr Executive Partner
Steve High
VP, Executive Partner
Jim Hocker
VP, Team Manager
Michael Hoeck
VP Analyst
Rick Holgate
VP, Executive Partner
Rupert Hollin
GVP
Meghan Hollis
Sr Principal Analyst
Mark Horvath
VP Analyst
Olive Huang
VP Analyst
Dawn Hubbard
VP, Team Manager
Jennifer Jackson
Sr Director Analyst
Janet Joyce
VP Service Delivery
Rajesh Kandaswamy
Distinguished VP Analyst
Bart Kaplan
VP, Executive Partner
Madina Kassengaliyeva
Executive Partner, Domains
David Kelley
Sr Executive Partner
Cindy Kelly
VP, Executive Partner
Mark Kenneth
VP, Executive Partner
Marc Kerremans
VP Analyst
Mitchell Kilgo
Executive Partner
Scot Kim
VP Analyst
Beleah Kollue
Principal Analyst
Vanessa Lapins
VP, Executive Partner
Grant Larsen
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Janet Lee
Sr Executive Partner
Greg Leiter
VP Analyst
Brigitte Levy
Sr Executive Partner
Kevin Lindsay
Sr Director Analyst
Thomas Lintemuth
VP Analyst
C.J. Lombardo
Sr Executive Partner
Patrick Long
Sr Principal Analyst
Cyndy Loomis
VP Service Delivery
Jorge Lopez
Distinguished VP Analyst
John Lovelock
Distinguished VP Analyst
Doug Lynn
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Renee Macklin
Sr Executive Partner
Tara MacNair
VP Service Delivery
Shiraz Mahyera
VP, Executive Partner
Robert Maloney
VP Service Delivery
Steve Mate
Sr Director Analyst
William Maurer
VP Analyst
Randy McCausland
MVP, Service Delivery
Kathryn McClellan
Executive Partner
Denise McCurdy
Sr Executive Partner
Matt McGovern
Executive Partner
Leigh McMullen
Distinguished VP Analyst
Emily Rose McRae
Sr Director Analyst
Mary Mesaglio
Distinguished VP Analyst
Trevor Miller
Sr Executive Partner
Christopher Mixter
VP Analyst
Lily Mok
VP Analyst
Kristin Moyer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Alicia Mullery
VP Analyst
Shawn Murphy
Sr Director Analyst
Robert Naegle
VP Analyst
Monique Nolk
Executive Partner
Nate Novosel
VP Analyst
Tina Nunno
Distinguished VP Analyst
Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
Mark O'Neill
Distinguished VP Analyst
Jesse Oman
Executive Partner
Beth Overhuls
Sr Executive Partner
Julia Palmer
VP Analyst
Aditi Pant
Director Analyst
Max Panther Hammond
VP Analyst
Raymond Paquet
Distinguished VP Analyst
Sudip Pattanayak
VP Analyst
Tori Paulman
VP Analyst
Jay Phipps
Sr Director Analyst
Shameen Pillai
Sr Director Analyst
Chris Plescia
VP Program Director
Daryl Plummer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Charlan Poirson
VP, Team Manager
Helen Poitevin
Distinguished VP Analyst
Craig Prall
Sr Executive Partner
Adam Preset
VP Analyst
Celestine Pressley
Executive Partner
Paul Proctor
Distinguished VP Analyst
Joseph Provenza
VP Analyst
Tom Rad kiewicz
VP, Executive Partner
Don Ragas
Executive Partner
Mike Ramsey
VP, Team Manager
Guru Rao
Sr Executive Partner
Eric Ratts
Sr Director Analyst
Saikat Ray
Distinguished VP Analyst
Nick Reddall
VP, Executive Partner
Lisa Reginaldi
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Marty Resnick
VP Analyst
Kristin Root
Sr Executive Partner
Karl Rosander
Sr Director Analyst
Jo Ann Rosenberger
Distinguished VP Analyst
Annemarie Roussel
Sr Director Analyst
Rita Sallam
Distinguished VP Analyst
Daniel Sanchez Reina
VP Analyst
Madelin Santana
Sr Director Analyst
Kurt Schlegel
VP Analyst
Dave Scott
VP, Executive Partner
Donna Scott
Distinguished VP Analyst
Leslie Scott
Executive Partner
Steve Scott
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Benjamin Seesel
VP Analyst
Brook Selassie
Distinguished VP Analyst
Deepak Seth
Sr Director Analyst
Viren Shah
Executive Partner
Michael Shanler
Distinguished VP Analyst
Mike Shevlin
Sr Director Analyst
Laurie Shotton
VP Analyst
Svetlana Sicular
VP Analyst
Marko Sillanpaa
Sr Director Analyst
Michael Silver
VP Analyst
Joe Sims
Sr Executive Partner
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu
VP Analyst
Monika Sinha
VP Analyst
Tamara Skye
VP Program Director
David Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
William Snyder
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Edward So
Sr Executive Partner
Rishi Sood
Distinguished VP Analyst
Brett Sparks
VP Analyst
Val Sribar
Distinguished VP Analyst
Kristian Steenstrup
Distinguished VP Analyst
Austin Steinmetz
Sr Principal Analyst
Ed Sterba
VP, Executive Partner
Dan Stoneman
Sr Executive Partner
Christie Struckman
Distinguished VP Analyst
Nate Suda
VP Analyst
Daniel Sun
VP Analyst
Vivek Swaminathan
Managing Vice President
C.A. Swan
Sr Director Analyst
Steve Tedder
Executive Partner
DiAnna Thimjon
Sr Executive Partner
Alan Thompson
Executive Partner
Mark Thostenson
VP, Executive Partner
Renee Tolliver
Sr Executive Partner
Douglas Toombs
VP Analyst
Tad Travis
VP Analyst
Joe Trejo
Sr Director Analyst
Bob Trotter
Sr Executive Partner
Mike Tucciarone
VP Analyst
Rick Varner
VP, Executive Partner
Kabeh Vaziri
Managing Vice President
Karen Viggiano
Sr Executive Partner, Domains
Arthur Villa
Sr Director Analyst
Gabriela Vogel
VP Analyst
Philip Walsh
Sr Director Analyst
Mark Whitehouse
Director Analyst
Dan Wilson
VP Analyst
Kristie Wilson
VP, Team Manager
Don Wogaman
Sr Executive Partner
Jason Wong
Distinguished VP Analyst
Janice Wurz
Executive Partner
Robert Yanckello
VP Analyst
Fabrizio Zanardo
Executive Partner
Sabine Zimmerhansl
VP Analyst
Carie Zoellner
Executive Partner
Jeff Zon
VP, Team Manager
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