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Conference Topics at a Glance

The 2026 agenda delivers the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights most critical to CIOs and their teams.

Agentic AI

Agentic AI is redefining automation and digital work with autonomous, learning agents. CIOs must pilot risk-appropriate use cases, build staged autonomy roadmaps, embed governance-by-design and upskill teams to ensure safe, measurable adoption with robust controls, observability and oversight.

AI Technology and Infrastructure

AI technology demands resilient data foundations, composable architectures and security-centric design. CIOs must balance buy/build decisions, invest in talent, and integrate observability and TRiSM to scale AI safely across platforms and domains.

Cybersecurity and Enterprise Resilience

Prepare for the next era of CIO and executive leadership. Harness AI to lead more strategically and manage less. Gain practical insights from case studies, balance change with continuity and secure a lasting seat at the C-suite table by driving rapid, impactful results.

Emerging Technologies

Anticipating disruption means evaluating the impact of emerging technologies on your organization. CIOs must identify adoption timelines, assess business value and integrate technology trend insights into strategic planning to maintain a competitive edge.

Operating Models

IT operating models are the engine of digital transformation. CIOs must align models to enterprise ambition, balance governance with agility and AI, and empower cross-functional teams to ensure IT delivers measurable business outcomes, adapts continuously and drives growth.

Strategic Planning and Execution

Strategic planning and execution means more than setting direction. CIOs must unite IT and business, integrate AI for measurable outcomes, address change fatigue with structured management and orchestrate agile plans, governance and talent to deliver sustained business value.

Look back at 2025 conference sessions

Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. While we work to develop this year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.

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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

05:00 PM - 05:45 PM IST

Guest Keynote: "Straight From the Heart" - A Fireside Chat with Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev,
Deven Pandey, MVP, Service Delivery, Gartner
Join legendary cricketer Kapil Dev in an exclusive fireside chat, where he shares invaluable leadership insights from his illustrious career. Discover how strategies from the cricket field can inspire innovation, teamwork, and resilience in today’s fast-paced IT landscape. This engaging keynote interview will empower IT leaders to drive transformation, foster winning teams, and navigate challenges with confidence—drawing parallels between world-class sportsmanship and successful technology leadership. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM IST

Guest Keynote: The Challenge of Change

Shankar Vedantam, Creator & Host of Hidden Brain, Journalist, and Author, Hidden Brain Media
Humans owe their success on the planet to one skill above all others: No, it’s not intelligence (although that helps.) It’s our ability to adapt. Uniquely, humans have learned to thrive at altitude, in frozen wastelands, even underwater and in outer space. So why is it so hard to get your organization to adapt to a new IT system? Or to pivot to a new business opportunity? Why do institutions ranging from schools to Fortune 500 companies find that as they get big, they also get stuck doing things the same old way? In this presentation, Shankar Vedantam explains how the “hidden brain” shapes our capacity for change, and how to overcome common mistakes leaders and managers make as they implement their vision. ... Show More Show Less

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM IST

Guest Keynote: The Corporate Athlete

Paddy Upton, Speaker and High Performance Coach
In this engaging and transformative talk, elite performance coach Paddy Upton draws on his experience coaching world champion athletes to help business professionals unlock their full potential. ‘The Corporate Athlete’ explores how high performers in sport and business share similar mental, emotional, and physical demands and how lessons from the sports arena can be applied in the boardroom. Blending storytelling with science-backed strategies, Paddy challenges traditional approaches to leadership, resilience, and productivity, offering a fresh blueprint for sustainable high performance in the corporate world. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM IST

Signature Series: CIOs and Technology Executive Agenda

Daniel Sanchez Reina, VP Analyst, Gartner
This session outlines the CIO's next 18-months agenda, identifying job obstacles and strategies to overcome them. It details their ambitions, the path to achieve them, and the technologies involved. Additionally, it examines the budgets required to achieve critical business outcomes, ensuring a clear understanding of priorities and resource allocation. ... Show More Show Less

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