Gartner’s Data & Analytics Summit is a significant event for IT leaders to learn about major trends in data and analytics. The summit highlights graph technology as a critical area of focus, with numerous sessions dedicated to the topic. As the CMO of a graph database company, Neo4j, sponsoring the summit was an obvious choice due to the surge in inquiries about graphs from various industries. Graph techniques and thinking are becoming increasingly important for businesses to inform strategy, drive smart decisions, and execute with precision. The summit will cover topics such as accelerating operationalization of AI, forming a strong data fabric, driving smart decisions, using graph technology to improve explainability in AI and machine learning, and deepening the impact of data analytics as a core business function. Key sessions include those led by experts on graph 101, intelligence in context, building knowledge graphs, and the future of data science and machine learning, among others. The event aims to help IT leaders navigate the pace of change and formulate an analytics strategy that addresses today's challenges while preparing for future-proofing in an uncertain world.