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Andy Rowsell-Jones
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Culture and Change
- Executive Influence
- New to Role CIO
- Evolution of Technology Leadership
Speaker Bio
Andy Rowsell-Jones is a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in Gartner's CIO & Executive Leadership Research team, with interests in M&A, business and technology strategy, management, organization, and profit and cost improvement. His recent work has focused on successful Mergers and Acquisitions, defining the management agendas for CIOs, and defining IT performance metrics.
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Sessions
Tuesday, 05 May, 2026 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEST
Strategic 1:1s With Your Boss: Building Trust, Navigating Misalignment and Accelerating Decisions
Andy Rowsell-Jones,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Adopt an "offense strategy" to equip CIOs with proactive approaches for leading high-impact one-on-one meetings with their boss. Participants will learn actionable techniques for building trust, navigating misalignment and accelerating decision making by taking initiative, anticipating challenges and steering conversations toward strategic organizational goals.
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Tuesday, 05 May, 2026 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM AEST
New-to-Role CIOs: Master Culture for Early Impact
Andy Rowsell-Jones,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Culture does not have to eat strategy for lunch. By mastering culture change, new-to-role CIOs can cultivate high-performing cultures as they engage peers and employees in their early initiatives.
By balancing a focus on planning and execution with engagement and collaboration, CIOs can execute strategy with a performance culture as an output. Attend this session to increase your culture mastery. ... Show More Show Less
By balancing a focus on planning and execution with engagement and collaboration, CIOs can execute strategy with a performance culture as an output. Attend this session to increase your culture mastery. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 06 May, 2026 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEST
C-Suite Dynamics 2026: CIOs Must Build Executive Endurance to Thrive in Volatility
Andy Rowsell-Jones,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The latest Gartner C-Suite Dynamics Survey reveals the relationships, skill sets and best practices that top CIOs use to lead their C-suite through continued volatility. This session will cover these findings and provide CIOs with actions to build their executive endurance and drive the C-suite forward.
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