Join conference chairs to get live updates from IT Symposium. What are they hearing from clients, experts and exhibitors at IT Sym this year? What is top of mind? What emerging topics do they want to hear about? What are their thoughts on the future of conferences like IT Symposium?
In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, host Marty Resnick sits down with IT Synposium current conference chair Rita Sallam and future conference chair Kristin Moyer. During this live recording of the Gartner Futures Lab podcast, we take out our crystal ball to prepare you for future trends, predictions and disruptions and explore new ways for you to create your own tomorrow. This podcast will feature news about this year’s IT Symposium’s focus on Life in 2045, the future directions stage special events, and where future IT symposia may take us.
Rita Sallam is a Distinguished VP analyst and Gartner Fellow in the Data and Analytics team. Mrs. Sallam's focus includes tracking market trends, vendor assessment and selection, and identifying best practices for realizing business value from data, analytics and AI investments. Of particular interest is how leaders can leverage disruptions in AI to create sustainable competitive advantage. She is also focused on building frameworks for selecting and valuing data and analytics portfolios including AI investments, including Generative AI.
Kristin Moyer is a Distinguished VP, Analyst in Gartner's Global Enterprise Executive Research, which is part of Gartner's CIO & Industries practice. Ms. Moyer helps CEOs, boards, sustainability leaders and digital leaders find new technology-enabled paradigms. She brings practical ideas and advice to help executives improve their personal leadership, accelerate transformation programs, create emerging business models and pursue new missions. Her enthusiasm, encouragement and research acumen help executives persuade others, execute plans and achieve impact. Ms. Moyer's research focuses on sustainability, CEOs, boards of directors, AI augmented leadership, digital business and platform business. She is invited to speak around the world as part of both client and Gartner Conferences. Ms. Moyer loves the thrill of the stage. But she also runs engaging executive roundtables and workshops. Her most recent keynotes have included the AI Digital Gold Rush, CEO Concerns and How to Embed Sustainability into IT Strategy.