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Nathan Harris
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- IAM Program Management
- Access Management (AM)
- Business Enablement
Speaker Bio
Nathan is a Research Senior Director Analyst for Identity & Access Management in Gartner for IT Leaders. He provides actionable research and practical advice for Gartner clients related to multiple capabilities in the Identity & Access Management domain.
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Sessions
Monday, December 07, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST
Workshop: Selecting, Designing and Implementing Access Controls
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This workshop will walk participants through the practical, fit-for-purpose uses of various access control approaches, including RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, PBAC, and intent-based access and admin/design-time controls versus runtime controls. Get insight on selecting and applying these approaches in each organization's context through practical exercises, along with clear next best actions.
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Monday, December 07, 2026 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM PST
Market Insight for Workforce Access Management
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI adoption and the need for AI access control are changing the relatively mature market for workforce access management tools. Simultaneously, broader set of risk signals and authentication methods and strong user experience are driving demand for continuous adaptive trust and orchestration for workforce access management. This session will cover the latest market trends for a direct and extended human workforce, including partner IAM, and rapidly expanding machine workforce.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM PST
Roundtable: What Is Working for Your IAM Controls for AI?
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The entire industry is working through the "must should may" of IAM controls for AI, and implementing organization experience is accelerating. Join this session to share what is working, what is not and ways to design, update and implement IAM controls for AI. We discuss AI identity governance and registration, AI discovery, relationship to broader IAM controls, runtime access control for AI, authorization, and least privilege controls.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST
Top Practices for IAM Data Management in the AI Age
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Growing AI usage does not solve data issues but magnifies them, as AI is dependent on high quality data input. In this session, we will discuss top data management practices that are critical to improving IAM related data, and provide practical steps for IAM data management. The emerging IVIP market includes vendors and tools that can add value for IAM data management. We will explore good IAM data management and the emerging IVIP market.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2026 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM PST
Ask the Analyst: Top Practices for Improving IAM Data
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Rapid AI adoption magnifies the impact of IAM data issues, instead of reducing it. Bring your most critical IAM data management questions and gain Gartner insight on effective approaches for improving IAM data for value delivery. We discuss data integration practices with authoritative sources, ways to augment/supplement data inside IAM processes/tooling, how to deal with poor quality data, where and how IVIP can help, and how to uplift data design/architecture within IAM programs.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Architecting Your IAM Program: Beyond IAM Technology Architecture
Nathan Harris,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Leading EA practice hasn't been tech-focused, yet most IAM programs use architecture almost entirely for IAM tech selection and design. In the AI era, operating model, process and data design often have a high impact. This session provides a practical path to expand design thinking to the entire IAM program, including operating model, org, technology and data design. We also outline how to apply leading architecture practices to deliver workforce and customer use cases.
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