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Autumn Stanish
Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI
- Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
Autumn Stanish is a Director Analyst with Gartner in the Cloud Platforms and AI Data Centers team. Her research addresses AI data center trends, including energy dynamics, modular data centers, regulatory shifts, and DCIM tools. She also specializes in IT sustainability, including measuring the environmental impact of AI, the IT refurbished economy, and AI data center resource efficiency.
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Sessions
Tuesday, December 08, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
Stop Scaling AI in IO Without a People-First Strategy
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Heads of I&O risk stalled AI value when people’s impacts are managed less deliberately than technology priorities. This session will help you treat AI as intentional organizational change to avoid resistance, attrition and unmet ROI of your function’s AI investments.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST
Which IT Infrastructure and Operations Roles Will Be Redesigned by AI in 2030
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
By 2030, less than 20% of I&O roles will be completely phased out, but over half will be fundamentally restructured to emphasize platforms, automation and AI governance, up from less than 5% in 2026. This session will help heads of I&O plan ahead and decide which roles to defend (upskill and keep), extend (reshape around AI/platforms) and upend (plan exits or redeployment), tied to a clear AI and platform engineering roadmap.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2026 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM PST
Senior Leadership Circle Roundtable: Sourcing Through Disruption: Lessons Learned From (Yet Another) Supply Crisis
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Sourcing IT infrastructure in 2026 was an expensive nightmare for most IT sourcing leaders, and the challenges aren't over yet. This roundtable is a space for IT leaders to get together and discuss learnings from the memory supply crisis of 2026 (ongoing), how it differed from the COVID supply crisis in 2021-2022, and how they can better navigate any further disruptions that the future may bring.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM PST
Debate: What Will the Future of AI in IO Be?
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Joe Antelmi,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This session will host a debate around the future of AI in I&O. Will we emerge into a future of continuous innovation with AI agents? Or will we be stifled by externalities that inhibit AI acceleration? Join the discussion and help us decide what you think the future of AI in I&O will be.
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