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.

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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.

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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      Monday, 08 September, 2025

      11:45 AM - 12:15 PM BST

      Fireside Chat: Team Topologies as the ‘Infrastructure For Agency’ With Humans and AI
      Matthew Skelton, Co-Author of Team Topologies, Team Topologies Ltd
      Gary Olliffe, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      As organizations race to adopt Agentic AI, many overlook the foundational structures essential for autonomous decision-making. Drawing from real-world successes—and failures—this session explores how principles from Team Topologies can provide the boundaries, interfaces, and culture needed for effective agency in both humans and AI. Join Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, and Gary Olliffe, Distinguished VP Analyst, for a fireside chat featuring new case studies from the soon-to-be-released second edition of Team Topologies. Discover how to empower autonomous knowledge work and ensure sustainable success with Agentic AI. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 03:00 PM BST

      Executive Story: Evolving Developer Effectiveness In a Complex Organisation — Lessons From the Frontline 

      Adrian Spender, Technology Director, Engineering Effectiveness, Tesco
      This session explores the evolution of software engineering practices at Tesco over the past decade. It highlights the shift from a focus on high growth with high empowerment to a more sustainable and cost-effective approach. We will share lessons learned, practices that worked, those that didn’t, and insights into the future direction of software engineering at Tesco. ... Show More Show Less
      Tuesday, 09 September, 2025

      12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST

      Executive Story: Driving Standards - How Ford Is Consolidating Its Tech Stack In Europe
      Chris Hurley, Director - EU Enterprise Technology, Ford-Werke GmbH
      This session will focus on why Ford has started a journey to a single tech stack spanning SaaS platforms and internally built products to support its business in Europe. We will cover the case for change, how we determined the vision and the challenges faced in adoption. Overview of EU Tech Stack: The EU Tech Stack aims to streamline technology across the region, reducing tech debt and eliminating redundant applications Governance: A governance process ensures alignment with the EU Tech Stack principles and strategy, requiring approval for significant changes and making trade-offs where needed Future State: The future state envisions a unified tech stack powering both our Ford Pro and Retail experiences by leveraging global platforms & standards. ... Show More Show Less

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      “The discussion around AI agents and their practical applications was particularly engaging, providing a solid foundation for understanding how these technologies can be integrated into existing IT architectures. The session also did a great job of highlighting real-world use cases and anticipating future industry shifts, which made the material even more impactful.”

      Federica Cavazzini 
      Solution Architect, Barilla      

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