With new pressures coming from AI, CDAOs must be agile in implementing and enabling business innovation. But, with quick adaptation, inevitably comes stress on traditional D&A delivery processes and practices. Join this interactive session to lean how to: clarify strategies to support business innovation, design adaptable and scalable delivery models and collaborate with business units to ensure value of D&A capabilities and services.

This very popular workshop shares the latest toolkit which can be used to diagnostically connect data, analytics, governance and their impact on business processes, decisions and outcomes.

Adoption and diffusion of enterprise agentic AI systems that reliably generate business value, will be inextricably linked with the ability to provide contextually relevant governed data and metadata to those systems. This session will demonstrate how the Ab Initio Data Platform’s unique approach to context and governed metadata, combined with state of art AI capabilities including MCP, agentic planning and multi-agent workflows, accelerates the application of trusted, traceable, and well governed AI capabilities to high value use cases for the data driven enterprise.

Join us to explore how leading companies like Xero are harnessing the power of Generative AI to deliver hyper-personalized, intelligent experiences that drive real results. From cutting case volumes by 20% to improving search precision and accelerating self-service, you’ll see how these innovators are using relevance-augmented GenAI to meet people in the moment—with the right answer.

Join award-winning broadcaster and national comedy champion, Adam Spencer to learn how technologies like AI, Cyber Security and ChatGPT are disrupting business and how you can win in this world. In this thought-provoking and funny presentation, Adam will share:
• How Artificial Intelligence will impact every industry and how to harness its potential
• The crucial role every worker plays in your cyber security
• The business potential of holding a supercomputer in your hands
• How to keep up if the pace of digital disruption feels overwhelming

Join us for a networking reception on the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with your peers, Gartner experts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be served along with snacks and canapes during the reception. Please click here to see the full menu.
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Reclaiming focus is crucial, necessitating a re-evaluation of digital habits and the cultivation of digital well-being practices. This keynote addresses the impact of digital labor intensification and the psychological effects of doom scrolling on focus, deep work, and mental health. Rahaf explores strategies for individuals and organizations to mitigate these challenges, promoting a balanced digital engagement. She offers actionable insights, including policies to reduce digital overload, encourage detoxes, and foster environments for focused work. Practical solutions for managing distractions, promoting mental health, and fostering a mindful digital culture are shared for both organizations and personal lives.

Implement your target AI governance operating model by mapping governance pillars to key AI components and differentiating AI capabilities. This model should connect with other governance bodies and extend existing governance models to AI-specific considerations of trust, transparency and diversity.

Traditional approaches and thinking around data quality are out of date and not sufficient in the era of AI. Data, analytics and AI leaders will need to reconsider their approach to data quality going beyond the traditional six data quality dimensions. This session will help data leaders learn to think about data quality in a holistic way that support making data AI-ready.

D&A value is not possible without data storytelling that offers a better way to engage communication findings than just BI reporting or data science notebooks. Join this session to know about the fundamentals of data storytelling and how to fill the gap between data science speakers and decision makers. It further discusses how to tell the best data storytelling and how to upscale data storytelling for future in landscape of GenAI.

Government organizations are signaling broader adoption of AI capabilities and increasing investments. Various national and regional governments have published directives that provide guardrails to ensure safe, secure and trustworthy implementation of AI. This session addresses the necessary ingredients through example use cases for deploying and scaling AI capabilities in government.

Successful data and analytics strategies today are business-centric, focused on achieving tangible and measurable business outcomes. This session will discuss the anatomy of an effective data and analytics strategy that enables organizations to thrive in today’s highly challenging and dynamic business environments.

Join our empowering peer meetup for women in tech to connect, discuss challenges, exchange insights, and develop solutions in a supportive environment. Network with fellow professionals and make meaningful connections. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers without Gartner facilitation. Please try to attend your peer meetup, as other attendees look forward to meeting with you.

Engage with industry peers to explore the pivotal role individuals play in enhancing D&A governance. As organizations increasingly depend on data-driven decision-making, establishing strong governance frameworks becomes vital. Discuss how success is influenced not only by technology and processes but also by empowering those who handle and use data effectively.

Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your peer meetup, as other attendees look forward to meeting with you.

Join industry peers to explore the crucial role of Data & Analytics and AI in driving innovation in banking and financial services. Discuss best practices for integrating advanced analytics into banking operations in today's rapidly evolving landscape. Connect and share insights in this networking session. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your peer meetup, as other attendees look forward to meeting with you.

Discuss common hurdles faced by government organizations when implementing data analytics and AI strategies and share solutions to overcome them. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers without Gartner facilitation. Please make every effort to attend your peer meetup, as other attendees look forward to meeting with you.

The roundtable will explore the benefits and challenges of both the approaches and aim to find a middle ground that combines the strengths of both adaptive and control governance. Participants will discuss how to strike a balance between agility and stability, innovation and risk management, and empowerment and accountability.

When an organization’s thoughts turn to AI, the CDAO’s name should be one of the first they think of. The CDAO must have a leading voice in their organization’s AI conversation. This session discusses techniques for the CDAO to take this position including real-world examples of success.

In our recent study, an overwhelming majority—80% of respondents—reported using AI in their day-to-day workflows. This marks a significant increase from just a year ago, when only 30% were doing so.
But what about data quality? Can you trust your data?
In this session, we’ll discuss how dbt can help organizations increase trust in their data, improve performance and governance, and control costs more effectively.
dbt is widely regarded as the industry standard for AI on structured data. Its Fusion engine, with deep SQL comprehension, powers the next generation of dbt use cases.

Oh, AI, It’s everywhere! In some cases can lead you to asking more questions than you ask it. Join us as we provide actionable and pragmatic insights helping your organisation navigate the journey AI adoption. Focusing on navigating hype, calibrating your Activities aligned to Organisational Maturity & Value, building & adopting a Scalable AI Ecosystem, integrating AI into your value Chain through Agent’s, Tools & Microservices. We aim provide food for thought of a balanced perspective on engraining AI into your organisation. Tracking towards enabling long term sustainable value.

Stephen Brobst, CTO at Ab Initio and top-rated speaker from last year returns. The fourth industrial revolution is fueled by AI and data. This talk will describe how to create and consume data products that use Generative AI, including the anatomy of data as a product in support of corporate AI initiatives. Empowering knowledge worker access to data is an essential capability of a modern enterprise. Robust metadata and a framework for Minimum Viable Governance (MVG) is at the heart of trusted AI. The use of natural language interfaces for interrogating data products will also be discussed.

Embark on a transformative AI journey with our session focused on deploying AI agents that deliver immediate ROI while ensuring robust data security. We’ll delve into advanced AI orchestration techniques that not only enhance system efficiency but also improve employee productivity. By incorporating TRiSM principles, you’ll learn how to develop AI applications that are both trustworthy and risk-managed. Whether you are just beginning your AI journey or seeking to expand your existing framework, this session offers practical insights to transform AI potential into meaningful business outcomes.

Hear how Mercy Corps leveraged Cloudera’s AI to transform data into actionable insights, enabling agile responses in crisis situations. The session will provide some principles on how to setup a scalable AI capability in your organisation and explore the Mercy Corps connection between data systems and organisational goals, which has allowed them to convert complex data into immediate, actionable insights. This approach can offer valuable guidance for other industries looking to expand their decision-making capabilities through AI.

Gain expert insights on building GenAI applications with GraphRAG and Knowledge Graphs. Dan McGrath, VP of Product at Neo4j, will share the power of these technologies, illustrated by the real-world success of Jin Foo, Head of Data & Analytics at Prospa. Hear directly from Prospa on how they use Knowledge Graphs to surface complex entity relationships across structured and unstructured data to achieve faster yet safer loan approvals and significant efficiency gains, including an 80% reduction in manual verification work, while establishing a foundation for future Agentic AI capabilities.

In an increasingly complex landscape, strategic advantage hinges on intelligent decision making. This briefing examines how Google Cloud's advanced AI capabilities offer Australian State and Federal Government leaders unprecedented opportunities to extract actionable insights from vast datasets, predict emerging trends, and proactively address societal challenges. Learn how AI can enhance policy development, streamline operations, and bolster national resilience, ensuring Australia remains at the forefront of innovation and effective governance.