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

      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. ... Show More Show Less

      05:15 PM - 06:00 PM BST

      Guest Keynote: Re-Wiring for The Future
      Dr. Michelle Dickinson, Co-founder, Nanotechnologist, Materials Engineer,
      Technology is rapidly impacting the way that almost all industries do business. With these changes, many human centred functions are also changing, and in some cases being replaced by technology. How can we prepare for the future and what skills can we work on today to ensure that our knowledge is re-wired and ready for the jobs of the future. ... Show More Show Less
      Tuesday, 09 September, 2025

      09:00 AM - 09:45 AM BST

      Gartner Keynote: The Future of Computing — By Gartner Futures Lab
      Frank Buytendijk, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      The future of computing is mostly not about new computing, storage or communication technologies. It is about new and innovative use cases. Computing is going to be more expensive, so we need more ambitious use cases. And advances in computing make new use cases possible. This provocative story takes you on a tour across three horizons, all the way to a deeper analysis of what really drives the future of computing: hypermachinity and hyperhumanity. ... 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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