Gain an objective, strategic digital finance perspective

Explore the critical challenges faced by IT leaders in the banking sector. From tackling cybersecurity threats and navigating complex regulatory landscapes to driving digital transformation, the focus is on enhancing customer experience and managing data effectively. Discover strategies for integrating emerging technologies, balancing costs, upgrading legacy systems, retaining top talent, and ensuring operational resilience

Program Highlights: 

We'll explore the strategic and practical decisions of industry CIOs from the near term of engaging with fintechs and applying technology to create smarter banking products, to multi-year investments that align to the most important drivers of future prosperity. 

Connect with finance technology experts and peers

  • Industry Networking
  • Highlights
  • Meet a Gartner Expert
  • Explore Sessions
Industry Networking

Join industry interactive sessions

Interactive sessions allow you to engage with a small group of your industry peers - facilitated by Gartner - on specific topics and issues*

Networking activities

From breakfasts and lunches to breaks and evening receptions, Gartner provides plenty of opportunities to organically meet peers and make connections. 

Find your industry peers

Download the Conference Navigator mobile app and opt-in to Attendee Networking. Search for peers by role, org size, industry sector and region. 

*Pre-registration is required. These sessions are available to end users only; space is limited.
Highlights
  • A one-on-one meeting with a Gartner expert to directly address your key initiatives and challenges, tailored to the expert answers you need
  • Roundtable sessions to connect with peers from leading organizations to discuss relevant topics, inspired by the latest research and hosted by a Gartner expert
  • Peer networking events designed to provide natural conversations away from a screen
  • Access to our IT Xpo including the leading technology solution providers innovating essential business capabilities
Meet a Gartner Expert

Take the opportunity to meet with a Gartner expert who specializes in banking, finance, and insurance while attending Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™. Each conference ticket includes two one-on-one meetings with a Gartner expert to explore any topic of your choosing.
Program Sessions

Hear directly from Gartner experts specializing in finance and connect with peers in your industry through key sessions, including:

  • Banking: The Autonomous Business of Banking and Money
  • Ask the Expert: Strategies to Boost AI Value in Banking
  • Banking: Maximize Value of AI in Banking

Explore the full agenda

Top-trending sessions include: 

  • Gartner Opening Keynote: Playing the Game of Value in an AI Era
  • Signature Series: Gartner's Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2026
  • Guest Keynote: Navigating the Multi-Generational Workplace
  • Seven Disruptions You Might Not See Coming: 2025-2030
  • Agentic AI Will Mean the End of UX as We Know It
  • The AI Future of Leadership and Management

“No shortage of excellent speakers, lots of practical and valuable insights. Keynote addresses each day were highly insightful.”

Barnaby Rands
Manager, Planning and Performance, Reserve Bank of Australia