Preview the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 Agenda

First look at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ agenda

Every year at IT Symposium, we unveil the latest blockbuster Gartner resarch. This year, we'll be covering the most pressing topics for CIOs and IT executives, such as artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, cybersecurity and more. 

We're working to finalize the full agenda. In the meantime, below is a sample of sessions for you.

Option 1

2026 preliminary agenda sessions

Our powerful lineup of keynote speakers helps you expand your thinking and discover new approaches to make smarter business decisions.

Gartner Opening Keynote, presented by:

  • Daryl C. Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
  • Alicia Mullery, VP Analyst, Gartner

Our insight addresses a wide range of topics across technology innovation, executive leadership and business strategy. Get a mix of the foundational and the future with tangible next steps.

  • Gartner Opening Keynote
  • Signature Series: CEO Watch 2026
  • Signature Series: Emerging Trends Vision 2027: Human‑AI Relationships Will Reshape the World
  • Signature Series: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027
  • Signature Series: Top Strategic Predictions for 2027 and Beyond
  • Signature Series: 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda
  • Tapestry 2026: 7 Macrotrends to Drive Your Strategy Today
  • 7 Disruptions You Might Not See Coming: 2026–2031
  • IT 2030: The AI Future of Work and Tech
  • AI‑Infused Strategy Execution: Unlocking Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  • From Proving to Owning Value: How CIOs Transfer Technology Value to the Business P&L
  • Five Approaches CIOs Can Use to Build Winning Cases for AI Investment
  • What Does an AI Program Really Cost in 2026?
  • How CIOs Are Cutting Costs With AI in 2026
  • Bubble Trouble: Dot‑Com Era Lessons for the AI Boom
  • Introducing the Platform for the Future: Autonomous Business Platform
  • How to Build Reliable AI Agents Out of Unreliable AI Parts?
  • Decision Intelligence: Getting Value From AI Agents and Multiagent Systems
  • Win the AI Race: Navigating Core Modernization in the Age of Agentic AI
  • Guardians of the Future: How CIOs Can Leverage Guardian Agents for Trustworthy and Secure AI
  • 5 Steps CIOs Must Take for Agent Assurance
  • Agentic AI Governance: Stop, Start, Continue
  • Biocomputing Platforms Are the Hybrid Future of AI and Human Augmentation
  • Governing the AI Portfolio: Balancing Innovation, Risk, and Business Value
  • How to Increase Board Confidence in Cybersecurity
  • The CIO 2027 Cybersecurity Radar
  • How to Unlock the Value of Unstructured Data for AI: Start With Governing It First
  • How Agentic AI Rewrites Leadership
  • Vibe Coding Your Board of Directors: How CIOs Can Adapt to Rapidly Changing Board Dynamics
  • The Organizational Politics of AI for CIOs
  • CIOs: Build a Change COE to Hardwire Change Capacity
  • C‑Suite Treaties to Close the Value Gap
  • 2026 Gartner Executive Survey: What the C‑Suite Really Thinks About Technology Leadership
  • The Ripple Effects of AI on Work and Talent
  • What Human Skills Are Needed in the AI Era? What to Protect, Pivot and Purge
  • (Re)building Employee Trust in the Wake of AI Fear
  • Don’t Ask If AI Can Do This Job
  • 3 Essential Steps to Evolve Your Operating Model in the Age of AI and Volatility
  • Strategic Operating Model Transformation: Mapping the Multiyear ITOM Journey
  • When EA Fails the CIO: Focus on What Matters, Move Faster and Prove Real Value
  • 5 Practices for Building a High Performing IT Strategic Planning Capability
  • The Technology of Strategy: How CIOs Use AI to Rewrite Strategic Planning
  • Is Your Organization Wired to Resist AI? Overcoming Entrenchment to Accelerate SDLC Productivity
  • Avoid the Antipatterns of Product Management
  • Magic Quadrant Power Session: Agentic Coding and AI‑Augmented Software Testing Tools
  • Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2026
  • Evaluating AI in CRM: What Vendors Really Offer
  • From Reactive to Predictive: The CIO’s Guide to AI‑Driven Observability
  • Microsoft 365 vs. Google Workspace: Reducing Cost and Improving Leverage and the GenAI Effect
  • Negotiating for Outcomes, Not Access: Vendor Management in the AI Era
  • Is Open Source the Answer for Sovereign Cloud and VMware Alternatives? The Hype, Hope, and Reality

Sessions subject to change.

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