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Mandi Bishop
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Culture and Change Management
- Talent and Skills
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Executive Leadership
- AI Strategy and Business Alignment
Speaker Bio
Mandi Bishop is a Distinguished VP Analyst on the CIO Industries research team. She is a thought leader on digital business and innovation, helping senior executives understand, communicate, and navigate the intersection of industry, society, and technology. Her specialty is health insurance industry (healthcare payer) transformation, including topics such as regulatory impacts, AI strategy, and the future of interoperability.
She has received Gartner's Analyst of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards and was honored as one of 25 "Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT" in 2017 and 2016.
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She has received Gartner's Analyst of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards and was honored as one of 25 "Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT" in 2017 and 2016.
Sessions
Monday, 21 September, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT
Signature Series: 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda
Mandi Bishop,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session outlines the next 18-month agenda for CIOs and senior technology executives, identifying job obstacles & strategies to overcome them. It examines the budgets and resource plans required to achieve critical business outcomes, ensuring a clear understanding of priorities. Through a survey of 2000+ CIOs and senior technology executives, Gartner experts will identify the 4 critical attributes that distinguish the most successful leaders: governance, resilience, innovation and teamwork (GRIT).
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Monday, 21 September, 2026 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM BRT
Beyond AI: Workforce Transformation Will Define Healthcare and Life Sciences 2030
Mandi Bishop,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
By 2030, AI will be ubiquitous rather than differentiating across healthcare and life sciences. As adoption expands, roles fracture, decision density rises, human decisions become fewer but more consequential - while accountability blurs. CIOs must actively engage in helping redesign how work gets done. Attendees will learn how to reduce risk and drive advantage through workforce transformation.
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Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM BRT
What Human Skills Are Needed in the AI Era? What to Protect, Pivot and Purge
Mandi Bishop,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As AI takes on more tasks, CIOs face a critical question: What work should my human employees do? The answer isn’t just upskilling — it’s building a new skill stack for AI-impacted jobs. Based on an analysis of 20 IT roles, this session will provide a framework and action plan to identify the human foundations you must hire for, the skills your people must let go of, and how to pioneer new and emerging skills.
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