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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 conference dives deep into key topics for CIOs around AI, cybersecurity, executive leadership, and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Agents of Change: Leading Through Intelligence

In today’s volatile world, CIOs and tech leaders face crucial choices. Now is the time to harness AI for successful digital transformation. As the lead change agent, you need:

  • Adaptive leadership to navigate complex challenges
  • Smart tech decisions on AI-ready data, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty and cost optimization
  • Innovation and resilience to foster a change-ready culture
  • Actionable insights for prioritized strategies
  • A future-ready workforce for tomorrow

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Monday, 17 November, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IST

Gartner Opening Keynote: Walking The Golden Path to Value
Arun Chandrasekaran, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Galliopi Demetriou, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI isn't everything, but it's touching everything. To achieve the next level of value, you must navigate the blinding hype surrounding AI readiness and the lagging progress of human readiness. Join Gartner’s Opening Keynote to discover how CIOs, AI leaders and IT leaders can chart their own "golden path" – navigating vendor choices, reimagining the workforce and redefining organizational identities – to be agents of change. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST

Leadership Greatest Hits – 2025 Edition: A Playlist of Actions for CIOs to Lead Better
Matt Hancocks, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are under pressure to lead through extreme change at a time when norms are being shattered. In this session, CIOs will discover a set of leadership tactics shaping executive success in 2025. These targeted actions will help CIOs adapt their leadership approach enabling them to lead better up to the CEO and Board, across the C-Suite, outside their organization, down into their organization, and, most crucially, help them lead better from within. Ideal for CIOs aiming to stay ahead, this session offers practical tools to elevate your leadership game. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST

Preparing Your Data for AI
Ehtisham Zaidi, VP Analyst, Gartner
Every CIO is tasked with AI use cases that they have to deliver to support their mission critical priorities — but it's crucial that their data is ready to support that AI use cases. We have witnessed that data to support AI is often the crucial missing component to AI use case success. This session will help CIOs understand how they can enable a strong data foundation to support AI. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST

How to Increase Board Confidence in Cybersecurity
Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Boards lack confidence in their own cybersecurity oversight abilities and those of their CEO. Lack of board confidence spells trouble for CIOs because it can amplify pressure for unrealistic results, lower investment appetite and ultimately reduce business resilience. This session will show CIOs how to empower a confident, cyber resilient board. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM IST

Ask the Expert: Maximizing the Value of Your Quick Wins
Kevin Smith, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
New-to-role executives and experienced leaders sponsoring change often look to quick wins to make their mark early and build credibility. However, achieving truly valuable quick wins has become more complicated and requires a new understanding of what constitutes a high-value quick win. Join this session for insight into Gartner's findings for redefining quick wins for today's strategic leader. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM IST

Ask the Expert: How to Operationalize Your AI Initiative?
Arup Roy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As AI becomes integral to enterprise strategy, CIOs must scale AI effectively. Get answers to your questions on how to operationalize AI initiatives in this interactive, Q&A-style discussion. Questions might include: What should the AI CoE org structure look like? What skills are required in AI? What are the ways to discover and prioritize AI use cases? Which AI technique fits the best? ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM IST

Emerging Tech Impact Radar for India
Anushree Verma, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The impact radar for India identifies emerging technologies in five key areas: generative AI, data and analytics, security, enterprise software, and cloud. IT leaders can learn about the key techniques and technologies powering one of the most transformative technology trends of this decade developed in India. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST

Future of Automation — Will AI Agents Replace My Bots?
Saikat Ray, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs, are you curious if AI agents will truly disrupt your RPA bots or if it’s all just hype? Join us as we cut through the buzz to reveal where AI agents can outperform traditional bots, where RPA still reigns supreme, and what lies ahead. Discover how a smart blend of RPA and AI could shape the future of automation and drive next-level efficiency. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 01:00 PM IST

CIO Circle Workshop: Develop and Refine Your Practical AI Strategic Plan
Madhwesh Kulkarni, Executive Partner, Gartner
AI is a powerful and transformative tool for businesses when harnessed effectively. This workshop will explore the current landscape considerations in this evolving space and steps you can take as a CIO in developing, refining and adapting your approach for maximum business impact. ... Show More Show Less

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