Agenda

Agenda

Thursday, December 3, 2026

All times are listed in Central Standard Time.

AI & Data Summit Dallas

Thu, Dec 3

8:30AM

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

10:00AM

Welcome Remarks & Ice Breaker

10:15AM

IDC Keynote: Agentic AI at Scale: Accelerating Innovation While Managing Risk

Agentic AI is unlocking new levels of enterprise innovation by enabling autonomous decision-making and adaptive workflows at scale. Balancing this potential with robust risk management is essential for ensuring trust, compliance, and sustainable value as organizations operationalize agentic systems across critical functions.

Shari Lava

Shari Lava

Group Vice-President, AI, Data, and Automation, IDC

10:45AM

Keynote: Unlocking AI Value Through Intelligent Integration

AI success depends on more than models: it requires seamless access to trusted data, applications, and processes across the enterprise. This session explores how organizations are using intelligent integration, automation, and API management to connect disparate systems, eliminate silos, and create the foundation for scalable AI and data-driven innovation.

11:10AM

Networking Break

11:50AM

Panel: The Intelligence Layer: How Modern Analytics Powers Enterprise AI

AI is becoming the new interface for enterprise data. This session examines how organizations are creating an intelligence layer that connects data, analytics, and AI to deliver trusted insights, accelerate decisions, and unlock new business value.

Megha Kumar

Megha Kumar

Research Vice President, Analytics & AI, IDC

12:30PM

Fireside Chat: Data as a Strategic Asset

Data is emerging as a core driver of enterprise strategy, fueling innovation, operational excellence, and competitive differentiation. Organizations that treat data as a strategic asset are positioned to unlock new value, enable intelligent decision-making, and build resilient, future-ready business models.

Rob Tiffany

Rob Tiffany

Research Director, Cloud and Infrastructure Services, IDC

12:50PM

Discussion Tables

Sovereign AI: Enabling the Token Economy

AI-Skilled IT Teams

Scaling AI in the Enterprise

1:30PM

Networking Lunch

2:30PM

Discussion Tables

From Pilots to Production: What Separates Enterprises That Scale AI from Those Stuck in Experimentation?

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Shari Lava

Shari Lava

Group Vice-President, AI, Data, and Automation, IDC

Going Beyond Models and Building Out Context

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Megha Kumar

Megha Kumar

Research Vice President, Analytics & AI, IDC

Governing the Agentic Era: Can One Unified Platform Manage Traditional, Generative, and Agentic AI Responsibly at Scale?

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Kathy Lange

Kathy Lange

Research Director, AI, Data, and Automation Software, IDC

Is the CDP Still the Heart of Customer Experience in an AI-First World, or Does Agentic AI Change What the Customer Data Foundation Needs to Be?

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Tapan Patel

Tapan Patel

Research Director, Customer Data Platform, Intelligence and Analytics, IDC

Trust Under Attack: How Do Organizations Defend Against AI-Powered Fraud and Deepfakes Without Frustrating Legitimate Users?

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Aaron Press

Aaron Press

Research Director, Worldwide Payment Strategies, IDC

What Are Cloud Buyers Really Saying? Repatriation, AI Workloads, and the Changing Economics of Where Workloads Live

2:30PM – 3:10PM

Rob Tiffany

Rob Tiffany

Research Director, Cloud and Infrastructure Services, IDC

3:10PM

Lightning Insights: Closing the AI Delivery Gap: From Idea to Production

3:15PM

Lightning Insights: Modern Infrastructure for an AI-Driven World

3:25PM

Keynote: Responsible Technology in Practice: Operationalizing Fairness, Accountability, and Governance

As AI adoption accelerates, ethical and regulatory pressures are increasing. This session explores embedding responsible AI frameworks into development pipelines, operationalizing model review boards, leveraging platforms for compliance and risk management, setting up ethical guardrails, and preparing for evolving regulations.

Eric Poon

Eric Poon

Chief Information and Technology Officer, Resolute Grid

3:45PM

Networking Break

4:25PM

Fireside Chat: Trustworthy AI – Ethics, Bias & Transparency in Practice

Building trustworthy AI requires embedding ethics, bias mitigation, and transparency into every stage of the AI lifecycle. Organizations that operationalize these principles not only strengthen compliance and stakeholder trust but also position themselves for responsible innovation and long-term success.

Kathy Lange

Kathy Lange

Research Director, AI, Data, and Automation Software, IDC

4:40PM

Panel: AI & Data in 2030 – What Leaders Must Prepare For​

AI and data will fundamentally redefine competitive dynamics, business models, and workforce expectations. Leaders must anticipate disruptive technological shifts, invest in adaptive strategies, and cultivate organizational resilience to harness the full potential of an AI-driven future.

Megha Kumar

Megha Kumar

Research Vice President, Analytics & AI, IDC

Shari Lava

Shari Lava

Group Vice-President, AI, Data, and Automation, IDC

Kathy Lange

Kathy Lange

Research Director, AI, Data, and Automation Software, IDC

Tapan Patel

Tapan Patel

Research Director, Customer Data Platform, Intelligence and Analytics, IDC

Aaron Press

Aaron Press

Research Director, Worldwide Payment Strategies, IDC

Rob Tiffany

Rob Tiffany

Research Director, Cloud and Infrastructure Services, IDC

5:10PM

Raffle Winner Announcements & Closing Remarks

5:20PM

Networking Cocktail Reception

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