2026 Conference Speakers

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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

Our keynotes are the foundation of every Gartner conference. Meet visionaries and tech innovators who'll inspire moments of clarity and address your mission-critical priorities.
Featured Speaker

Serena Williams

23-time Grand Slam Champion, Entrepreneur, and Founder of Serena Ventures
Guest Keynote Speaker
Featured Speaker

Ian Bremmer

President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Eurasia Group
Featured Speaker

James Clear

Author of the #1 NYT Bestseller Atomic Habits and Co-Founder of Authors Equity
Featured Speaker

Will Guidara

Restaurateur, Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World, New York Times Bestselling Author
Unreasonable Hospitality
Featured Speaker

Soledad O'Brien

Award-Winning Journalist and Documentarian, Entrepreneur and Host of the Weekly Syndicated Political Show Matter of Fact
Featured Speaker

Kristin Moyer

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Daryl Plummer

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner

Guest Speakers and Executive Stories

Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Featured Speaker

Sinead Bovell

Futurist, Global AI Advisor, Podcast Host, and Founder
WAYE
Featured Speaker

Felipe Gomez

Keynote Pianist
Featured Speaker

Evy Poumpouras

Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC News Analyst
Featured Speaker

Scott Arnold

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Featured Speaker

Robert Duke

Chief Operating Officer
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Featured Speaker

Chris Given

CIO
State of CA
Featured Speaker

Frank Iannella

CIO Heineken USA
Heineken
Featured Speaker

John Tziortzis

Associate Vice President, Strategy, Innovation, and Assurance & Chief Information Security Officer
Centennial College
Featured Speaker

Rafael Mena

Chief Information Officer
Orange County Government
Featured Speaker

Michael Cato

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bowdoin College
Featured Speaker

Elyse Rosenberg

CIO
City of Portland, OR

Featured Gartner Analysts

Meet a selection of Gartner analysts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Featured Speaker

Alicia Mullery

VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Gabriela Vogel

VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Tori Paulman

VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Jennifer Carter

Sr Principal Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

Gene Alvarez

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Featured Speaker

David Furlonger

Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner

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