All 2025 Conference Sessions

Gartner Opening Keynote: Build an AI-Ready Enterprise Workforce to Amplify Your Business Impact

Speaker:

• Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst

Key take-aways

• Realize value from your AI investments by building a case and coalition around the need for an AI-ready workforce.
• Connect learning and earning to pinpoint where AI literacy is most needed.
• Embed literacy skills development in the flow of delivering value guided by the AI-era learning manifesto.

Navigating the Evolving Role of the CIO

Speaker:

• Christie Struckman, VP Analyst

Key take-aways

• Identify your primary role as CIO within your organization.
• Pioneer: Enable innovation for business and functional IT.
• Diplomat: Coach and remove barriers within your organization.
• Connoisseur: Guide and direct your eneterprise on best-fit technology solutions.

Leading Up: CIO Strategies for Impactful One-on-One Conversations With Your Boss

Speaker:

• Madelin Santana, Senior Director Analyst

Key takeaways

• Schedule regular, structured one-on-ones and tune in to the right frequency for relationship building.
• Ask better questions by approaching each meeting with a clear, value-driven agenda.
• Prepare with purpose by continuously aligning your contributions with your boss top priorities.

Gartner Closing Keynote: What Comes After Digital Business?

Speaker:

• David Furlonger, Distinguished VP Analyst

Key takeaways

• Create a three-year roadmap that identifies key operational processes to be reengineered to function autonomously.
• Identify touchpoints where machines are most likely to interact, and assess if you can support those interactions.
• Assess the use and scale of embedding AI into products or citizen services.