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All 2025 Conference Sessions
Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2025 dove deep into key topics for enterprise application and software engineering leaders around AI agents, intelligent applications, managing cultural change and more.
Session Take-Aways
Day 1 Take-Aways
The Key Components of a Successful Enterprise Applications Strategy
Speakers:
- Tad Travis, VP Analyst
Key take-aways
- Next generation of enterprise applications will feature embedded intelligence, an adaptive user experience and autonomous orchestration.
- Organizations should look for incremental improvements in process automation and knowledge sharing.
- Application strategy should be primarily top-down from the business objectives but use bottom-up for crucial modernization needs.
Day 2 Take-Aways
Move Over Traditional and Generative AI: Agentic AI Is the Next Big Hype in Enterprise Applications
Speakers:
- Greg Leiter, VP Analyst
Key take-aways
- Three viewpoints on AI Agent capabilities: Aspiration, Demos and Reality.
- Understanding Agentic AI Use Cases Promoted by Vendors.
- Key issues to consider about Agentic AI including Agent Washing and AI Sprawl.
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Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit. 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, 08 September, 2025
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM BST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Forging the Foundations for an AI-Native Era
Danny Brian,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Max Goss,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
The foundations of successful enterprise applications — technology, skills, and culture — are emphasized as we enter an “AI-native era,” and as technical debt hinders our progress. In this session, we'll provide Gartner's unique view on how application leaders can reestablish foundations by fostering adaptability, aligning skills with innovation, and managing risk to drive growth and transformation in a rapidly evolving landscape.
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10:30 AM - 10:50 AM BST
Axway: Controlling AI Sprawl for Secure Innovation
Jeroen Delbarre,
PRODUCT MANAGER-TURNING AI INTO BUSINESS, Axway
As organizations move beyond experimentation and accelerate AI projects, a new form of sprawl is emerging. These projects often involve sensitive data, increasing the risk of data leakage, unauthorized system access and spiraling costs. It is therefore critical to centrally manage AI assets to mitigate these risks without inhibiting innovation. Join this session to discover how to take control of AI sprawl while enabling secure & scalable growth.
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10:30 AM - 10:50 AM BST
Bizzdesign: Successful Practices to Elevate Business Value with Architecture
Simon Bobbitt,
GLOBAL PRESALES/PARTNER DIRECTOR, Bizzdesign
Is your Enterprise Architecture (EA) program perceived as noisy, useful, trusted, or influential? Great EA delivers business value and earns its place at the table by delivering results, sparking confidence, and building strong connections with IT/ business leaders. Join this session to learn how leaders build credibility and influence with best practices, key learnings from case studies and insights on the evolving EA landscape.
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11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BST
Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms
Oleksandr Matvitskyy,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Why these vendors and not the others? Are there one or two low-code application platforms that outperform all? How can you navigate the world of low code with the help of Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities? This session will help answer these and other questions about the current state of the low-code application platform market.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST
Ask the Expert: To Build or Buy GenAI Assistants and Agents: That Is the Question
Kyle Davis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations have evaluated and piloted vendor-provided generative AI assistants but remain uncertain if this is the right path for them. Although promising, many do not deliver the expected benefits. Is leveraging modern options like low-code, the optimal choice to build what you want? This session will highlight the benefits and risks in yet another “build vs. buy” discussion.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST
The Key Components of a Successful Enterprise Application Strategy
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This presentation will outline the key components of a successful enterprise application strategy. Join this session to learn how to create an overarching strategy for my enterprise application portfolios, ensure alignment between the application strategy and business stakeholder priorities, and understand and measure business stakeholder priorities.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST
Ask the Expert: When to Replace Commercial With Open-Source Solutions to Optimize Costs
Nitish Tyagi,
Principal Analyst, Gartner
Amid economic uncertainty and limited budget growth, application and software engineering leaders are exploring open-source software (OSS) alternatives.
Questions might include:
Is open source software (OSS) completely cost-free, what are the hidden costs associated with using OSS ?
How enterprise application and software engineering leaders can effectively decide when to replace commercial solutions with OSS?
How to compare OSS with their commercial counterparts in databases, low-code and generative AI?
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Questions might include:
Is open source software (OSS) completely cost-free, what are the hidden costs associated with using OSS ?
How enterprise application and software engineering leaders can effectively decide when to replace commercial solutions with OSS?
How to compare OSS with their commercial counterparts in databases, low-code and generative AI?
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST
Roundtable: Transitioning Into Enterprise Applications Leadership
David Penny,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This interactive roundtable session is designed for professionals newly appointed to the leadership role in enterprise applications. It aims to provide a collaborative platform for new-to-role leaders to share experiences, discuss challenges and explore strategies for success.
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM BST
Workshop: Designing Exceptional Human-AI Interfaces and Experiences
Nabeeha Ahmed,
Director Analyst, Gartner
As organizations increasingly integrate AI into their offerings, designing intuitive human-AI interactions is paramount. This discussion highlights essential design considerations and best practices for crafting AI-driven systems that enhance user experience and foster trust. By focusing on key design elements, application and software engineering leaders can develop AI solutions that effectively address challenges while providing meaningful and productive user interactions.
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