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Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for applications and software engineering leaders and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

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Deliver the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act

Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2026 empowers application and software engineering leaders to turn AI-driven vision into action. Discover how to innovate, lead and deliver adaptive strategies that transform ambition into impact — building the future, today.

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Wednesday, 17 June, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM JST

Gartner Opening Keynote: Unlock the Human-AI Multiplier to Go From Pilot to Payoff
Jason Wong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Brent Stewart, VP Analyst, Gartner
In the race to operationalize AI across applications, workflows, and development tools, most technology leaders struggle to scale deployments, drive adoption, and show ROI. The goal is to get tangible value without creating “AI slop,” accelerating tech debt, or undermining user trust. We’ll provide insights and examples for practical transformation that emphasize human-AI partnership as a force multiplier for delivering AI solutions that get results. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM JST

Guest Keynote: Why Do Smart People Think Before They Speak? —Designing Thought and Language for Effective Communication and Results—
Yuya Adachi, CEO, Work Wonders Inc. / Tinect Inc
In the workplace, it is not the speed or quantity of words that determines success, but rather the ability to design “what” and “how” to communicate in advance. Smart people already have a “map” for communication before they even start speaking.
Organizing information, choosing words that align with the listener’s thinking, and achieving maximum understanding with minimal words—these are not innate talents, but skills in designing thought and language.
In this session, bestselling author Yuya Adachi will clearly explain the essence and practical methods of “thinking before you speak.”
Let’s acquire communication habits that you can start using from tomorrow together. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST

[Luncheon] AVANT: Next Generation Management with AI
Shinsuke Umeda, Division Manager, AVANT Corporation
The use of AI is rapidly expanding across many companies, primarily for improving operational efficiency
On the other hand, the use of AI has not yet gained traction in areas such as budget management and performance management.In this session, we will introduce a concrete image of AI utilization in the field of business management and approaches to implementation.We will also explain—with demonstrations—how traditional reporting tasks are evolving into advanced analysis, forecasting, and decision support. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST

[Luncheon] ElevenLabs: AI Agents 2.0 — From Automation to Experience
Jack Teramura, Head of Marketing (Japan & Korea), ElevenLabs Japan G.K.
AI agents are becoming a commodity: many can answer questions and automate tasks. In practice, enterprise adoption is won or lost on experience. This session introduces a simple framework—Voice, Action, and Trust—to move from “answering” to “acting”: resolving issues in real time, executing workflows across systems, and operating safely at scale. Using current market signals and real-world patterns from support, scheduling, and commerce, we’ll show how to define “production-ready” requirements and a pragmatic rollout path from pilot to scale. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM JST

Magic Quadrant for AI-Augmented Software Testing Tools
Joachim Herschmann, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI-augmented software engineering tools are context-aware, data-driven and increasingly autonomous tools, enabling the faster delivery of higher quality products. We discuss findings from Gartner's Magic Quadrants for AI coding assistants and AI-augmented software testing tools. We address questions around how Gartner defines these markets, the mandatory and common product features, the best vendors for your organization, the main use cases, and how complementary these solutions are. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Emerging Technologies Adoption Radar, 2026
Rimma Gurevich, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Emerging technology radars are visualization tools that support the enterprise technology portfolio and guide IT leaders in planning for disruptive technologies in 2026. The four themes include the AI-powered enterprise, security by design, efficiency first, and foundational and frontier technologies. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Insourcing Strategy for Thriving in an Era of Constant Change
Ryuji Yokoyama, Director Analyst, Gartner
Japanese IT capabilities have historically developed around an outsourcing model. However, as the business speed becomes critical, this model is revealing its limits in terms of cost and responsiveness. Therefore, many companies are moving toward insourcing. Insourcing is essential because it acquires the most strategic control. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Pitfalls of the Fit-to-Standard Approach and Countermeasures
Koji Motoyoshi, VP Analyst, Gartner
As cloud ERP continues to advance, the number of ERP projects adopting the fit-to-standard approach is increasing. However, there are also notable drawbacks, such as superficial implementation or forcing the approach without proper alignment. This session will provide an overview of key considerations and recommended actions for the fit-to-standard approach, drawing on leading domestic case studies. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Software Engineering Leaders’ Blueprint to Developing Future-Ready AI Engineering Talent
Akriti Kapoor, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is revolutionizing software engineering — redefining skills, reshaping roles and reinventing team structures. To stay ahead in this AI-native era, software engineering leaders must fundamentally rethink their talent strategies. This session reveals the new blueprint for building future-ready software engineering talent: the rise of tiny talent-dense teams, creativity and domain expertise as the ultimate differentiators, and “AI-shoring” as the new outsourcing. ... Show More Show Less

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