What is an Industry Analyst? A TL;DR for the Perplexed

Track: Tech Leadership
Abstract
Industry analyst Kate Holterhoff, Ph.D., demystifies the often misunderstood role of industry analysts and explains how and why folks in tech, from developers to entrepreneurs, should engage with them. This session not only outlines what analysts do, but also offers practical advice for interacting with analysts from RedMonk, Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, such as best practices for participating in briefings and creatin pitch decks.
Kate Holterhoff
Kate Holterhoff, an industry analyst with RedMonk, has a background in frontend engineering, academic research, and technical communication. Kate comes to RedMonk from the digital marketing sector and brings with her expertise in frontend engineering, QA, accessibility, and scrum best practices. Before pursuing a career in the tech industry Kate taught writing and communication courses at several East Coast universities. She earned a PhD from Carnegie Mellon in 2016 and was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship (2016-2018) at Georgia Tech, where she is currently an affiliated researcher.