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Kelly
O'Dwyer Manuel
Head of Global Industry Analyst Relations
NXP Semiconductors
Kelly O'Dwyer-Manuel has a proven track record of scaling high-growth marketing programs for companies including Axiomatics, Titus (now Fortra) and Quest Software through strategic positioning, market intelligence, and targeted content-driven campaigns. With more than 15 years of experience in marketing and communications, Kelly excels at developing strong, measurable messaging that boosts brand awareness and establishes market leadership. In her current role leading the Global Industry Analyst Relations (IAR) program at NXP Semiconductors, Kelly drives the strategy and execution of analyst engagement across the company’s core markets—Automotive, Industrial & IoT, Mobile, and Communications Infrastructure. She serves as the primary liaison between NXP and the analyst community, shaping the company’s analyst-facing narrative and ensuring alignment across executive spokespeople, product leaders, and marketing teams. Kelly is recognized for her ability to build and extend AR programs, establish trusted relationships with influential analysts, deliver compelling corporate narratives, and integrate analyst insights into product strategy and marketing. Her leadership has made AR a foundational element of NXP’s global communications strategy, helping position the company as a leader in semiconductor innovation.
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20 August 2026 12:30 - 13:00
The new gatekeepers: What AI means for analyst relations and category influence
By the time an analyst takes your inquiry call, the buyer has already built a shortlist — and an AI assistant helped them build it. Join Kelly as she unpacks what actually changes when the first round of vendor evaluation happens inside ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity rather than a Magic Quadrant, and why analyst coverage has quietly become one of the most valuable inputs to the models shaping those recommendations. Key takeaways: - How to audit what AI assistants currently say about your category, and whether your analyst coverage is showing up in those answers at all - Why the annual briefing cycle is breaking down, and what a continuous, problem-led engagement model looks like in practice - Which AR metrics stop working as AI-mediated research delivery erodes report views and inquiry data — and what to measure instead - How to make the internal case for AR's value when your buyers no longer start with analysts