Experience Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ conference 2025

Attendees explore big ideas and trends shaping the future of IT and business — with insight from Gartner experts and peers.

How Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo drives value

Gain a competitive edge

Be the first to access exclusive blockbuster Gartner research.

Get fresh, unique perspectives

Hear inspiring keynotes delivered by visionary guests and tech innovators.

Problem-solve with peers

Collaborate with fellow industry leaders to solve shared challenges, vet strategies and make informed decisions.

Turn ideas into action

Tackle your biggest tech challenges with seasoned solution providers in the interactive IT Xpo.

Why attend? Hear from your peers:

  • “It’s not just about the concept, but about how we can put it into action from tomorrow. I feel like I’ve been given a chance to connect it to action.”

    Kenichi Kumada
    Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd., General Manager, Digital Innovation Department

  • “Come to this in-person conference. Listen, watch, be inspired and experience things for yourself. Reorganize your thoughts. Try expressing your opinions, and then try to delve deeper into your own ideas.”

    Akio Toyoda
    General Manager, Information Strategy Department, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Executive Officer in Charge of Information Systems, Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.

  • “I’ve also received a lot of inspiration, and there are many things that I can get energy from, from the people who are here.”

    Chisato Asaki
    Japanese Consumers’ Cooperative Union Manager, IT Planning Department, Business Planning and Digital Transfomation Division
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Explore learning and networking opportunities

Tailor your experience with experts, peers and service providers.

Learn from Gartner experts and thought leaders in IT and more

Widen your view and focus your plans with objective insight, guidance and content built around your key issues.

Track Sessions and Signature Series

Learn about top trends, predictions and survey results from Gartner experts, and get advice on what to do now and in years ahead.

Receive the undivided attention of a Gartner expert during a private, 30-minute consultation to discuss your strategy, next steps and technology decisions.

Let the experience of visionaries, innovators and renowned thought leaders inspire you — and reframe your thinking about business and leadership.

Pose tough questions to a single Gartner expert in an intimate, topic-driven session.

Connect with your peers

Network with top technology leaders across regions and industries to build new relationships, broaden your perspectives and uncover new ways to solve problems.

Roundtables

Exchange insights and best practices with your peers in this Gartner-facilitated, small-group discussion around a specific issue.

Use these hands-on sessions to explore proven solutions to real-life challenges with peers — all under the guidance of Gartner experts.

Accelerate your initiatives by sitting down with peers to hear their leadership stories, real-world challenges, success factors and lessons.

Unwind, learn from peer experiences and grow your network during planned Peer Meetups, receptions and special events.

Consult experienced solution providers

Test-drive solutions and tackle immediate and long-term issues with the help of leading tech providers.

IT Xpo

Use this interactive environment to explore new products or services, gain insights from subject matter experts, and engage in peer-to-peer exchanges.

Explore three ways to expand your perspective: strategic roadmap presentations, user case studies with practical actions, in-depth technical insights into product capabilities.

Get a snapshot of the current solution landscape. Exhibitors reveal products and Gartner experts present findings based on Gartner Magic Quadrant™ research and the Gartner Hype Cycle™ methodology.

Gartner Conferences: Curated Expertise. Exclusive Content.

Interact face-to-face with experts and leaders in their fields, specialized to help executives achieve their business and organizational goals. View all sessions.

Get to Know Gartner Experts

Discover the unique qualities, extensive industry experience and thorough research that goes into being a Gartner expert.

Gartner Opening Keynote: Bridging the Value Divide

There’s a growing value divide in organizations' AI efforts: 60% of CIOs see...

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Signature Series: Top Strategic Predictions for 2026 and Beyond

This session covers ten predictions of the future that represent opportunities...

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Signature Series: Emerging Technology Vision 2026

Last year we introduced the concept of "hypermachinity," the worldview of taking...

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Signature Series: CEO Agenda 2026

CEOs are enacting new post-crisis strategies to deal with geopolitical risks...

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Bring your team

Attend Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ conference in Yokohama, Japan as a team to gain new perspectives, strengthen partnerships and find new ways to work. Together, align on your organization’s mission-critical priorities and focus on what drives results.

Dive into some of our past favorite moments

Explore the sessions, take-aways and insights that defined an unforgettable Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2024.
Keynote

Gartner Opening Keynote: Pacing Yourself in the AI Races

In this opening keynote, Gartner experts Koji Motoyoshi and Galliopi Demetriou shared Gartner’s unique view on how CIOs and IT executives can set their own pace in the AI innovation races.

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Signature Series: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2025

Gartner top strategic technology trends are the star map you can use to keep your organization heading safely into the future. This session highlights 10 technologies CIOs must know about to prepare for an uncertain future.

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Signature Series: CIO and Technology Executive Agenda for 2025

This session reveals what should be on the CIO’s agenda for the coming 18 months — including the CIO’s expectations of their leadership role and the mandates for their IT organization.

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