IDC Directions 2024 - Boston | International Data Corporation (IDC) | 14 March 2024 | Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, USA

DC believes that the next phase of the market transition towards AI Everywhere will focus on delivering quantifiable business impact from ongoing AI investments. Attended by executives from ICT companies, technology professionals, and members of the investment community, including those in: Executive management, IT, marketing/business development, product management, strategy and planning, financial services, and more.

This will play out across three broad categories:
• Productivity gains, as AI breathes new life into automation initiatives across ITOps, software development and business processes.
• Compelling experiences to enable employees, customers, partners and suppliers to interact with AI-infused applications in completely new ways.
• Generate new revenue streams, as AI-enabled business models accelerate potential for growth.

Join us at this event as we explore these themes, answer the emerging questions and showcase the Digital Business Impact of AI Everywhere!

Who Attends

Directions is attended by executives from ICT companies, technology professionals, and members of the investment community, including those in: Executive management, IT, marketing/business development, product management, strategy and planning, financial services, and more.

2024 Speakers

Crawford Del Prete
President, IDC

Rick Villars
Group Vice President, Worldwide Research, IDC

Philip Carter
Group Vice President, Worldwide Thought Leadership Research, IDC

Tony Olvet
Group Vice President, Worldwide C-Suite and Digital Business Research, IDC

Ritu Jyoti
Group Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Research, Global AI Research Lead, IDC

Matthew Eastwood
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud, Developers and Alliances, IDC

Mickey North Rizza
Group Vice President, Enterprise Software, IDC

Bjoern Stengel
Global Sustainability Research and Practice Lead, Sustainable Strategies and Technologies

Gina Smith, PhD
Research Director – IT Skills for Digital Business, IDC

Holly Muscolino
Group VP, Content Strategies and the Future of Work, IDC

Kevin Permenter
Research Director, Financial Applications, IDC

Lynne Dunbrack
Group Vice President, Public Sector, IDC

Mary Johnston Turner
Research Vice President, Future of Digital Infrastructure, IDC

Neil Ward-Dutton
Vice President, AI and Intelligent Process Automation European Practices, IDC

Frank Dickson
Group Vice President, Security & Trust, IDC

Amy Loomis
Research Vice President, Future of Work, IDC

Jennifer Hamel
Research Director, Enterprise Intelligence Services, IDC

Vijay Bhagavath
Research Vice President, Cloud and Datacenter Networks, IDC

Arnal Dayaratna
Research Vice President, Software Development, IDC

Ryan O'Leary
Research Director, Privacy and Legal Technology, IDC

Marci Maddox
Research Vice President, Digital Experience Strategies, IDC

Leslie Rosenberg
Research Vice President, Network Life-Cycle Services and Infrastructure Services, IDC

Tom Mainelli
Group Vice President, Devices & Consumer Research, IDC

Kathy Lange
Research Director, AI Software, IDC

Michelle Abraham
Research Director, Security and Trust, IDC

Elaina Stergiades
Research Director, Software and Hardware Support Services, IDC

Gard Little
Vice President, Global Services Markets and Trends, IDC

Christopher Campbell
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions