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      2026 Conference Topics at a Glance

      Due to popular demand, Gartner CIO Leadership Forum is expanding in 2027, offering two opportunities to attend the conference, both in London, and in the new location of Vienna. While we finalize the 2027 agenda, take a look at the topics from the 2026 conference in London.

      AI

      As teams race to drive greater innovation and business growth with their AI initiatives, the challenges of scaling and governing these expanding portfolios loom large. Learn how to think about these with strategy and vision, taking every complexity and hurdle in stride.

      Articulating the Business Value of IT and AI

      There’s an art and science to identifying and measuring the value of IT and your AI initiatives. Learn how you can craft a more impactful business value narrative and support it with metrics that your business leadership will care about.

      Culture and Change

      Create a culture that embraces continuous exploration and the quest for game-changing business practices and capabilities. Learn how to manage ongoing change and keep employees motivated and engaged.

      Look back at 2026 conference sessions

      Many conference sessions were presented each day at Gartner CIO Leadership Forum 2026 in London. While we work to develop the 2027 agenda, filter to see the 2026 sessions that align with your role and interests.

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      Monday, 23 March, 2026

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

      Get Started on Your Autonomous Business Journey
      Don Scheibenreif, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Autonomous business is the next business era, driven by AI and building on the foundations of digital business. But where do you start and how autonomous do you want your organization to be? In this session, we will share new research on autonomous business and discuss what organizations are doing to meet this challenge head-on. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

      IT 2030: How CIOs Should Reinvent IT for the AI Age
      Hung LeHong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      The IT organization will be augmented and autonomously operated by AI. But will some parts of IT disappear? Will new capabilities or teams be needed? The organization could be radically different—for better or worse. It’s up to CIOs to choose and lead IT’s reinvention by 2030. The journey starts today. Join this session to learn more. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

      Increase Executive Influence Using Business and Human Value Stories
      Gabriela Vogel, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIOs continue to struggle to influence business executives, delaying budgets and derailing progress on business outcomes. Greater success comes from mastering two types of value stories: business value stories and human value stories. Both should be used to focus on each key stakeholder. This session will provide structures and best practices for creating these stories, including GenAI prompts for inspiration. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GMT

      The State of AI Regulation: How to Build a Unified Strategy
      Whit Andrews, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      AI regulations are now coming in just as fast as AI new products. Some say they will stifle innovation while others argue that they are late. Either way, CIOs will have to deal with a global regulatory wave that risks sinking their AI strategy. This session will provide a global overview of AI regulation, what to expect over the coming 12 months and how to prepare for a seemingly fragmented set of requirements. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM GMT

      How to Put a $ Value on the Business Value of IT
      Bryan Hayes, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIOs must forge a clear and measurable connection between IT initiatives and strategic business outcomes. Yet, one of the most persistent challenges they face is quantifying the value of IT in financial terms; how to put a $ value on IT's contribution to business outcomes? This session will equip CIOs with practical and actionable frameworks to bridge that gap, enabling them to articulate IT’s contribution in terms that drive strategic alignment and executive confidence. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM GMT

      Master 6 Cybersecurity Board Conversations to Survive and Thrive
      Paul Proctor, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      There are times when the CIO has to have a cybersecurity conversation with the board that are critical, decisive and transformative. Six of them are “we just got hacked,” “a budget cut,” “ransomware readiness,” “AI is risky,” “technology debt,” and “cyber risk in M&A.” These are times when your influence can rise to the occasion with lasting effect or an opportunity to brush up your resume. Learn to master these conversations. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM GMT

      New-to-Role CIOs: Master Culture for Early Impact
      Rob O'Donohue, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Culture does not have to eat strategy for lunch. By mastering culture change, new-to-role CIOs can cultivate high-performing cultures as they engage peers and employees in their early initiatives.
      By balancing a focus on planning and execution with engagement and collaboration, CIOs can execute strategy with a performance culture as an output. Attend this session to increase your culture mastery.       ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM GMT

      Soft Skills Are the Essential Upskill Imperative in the Age of AI
      Matt Hancocks, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      As AI advances, technical skills like data science and engineering are increasingly radically augmented and automated. Success now hinges on soft skills — business domain expertise, communications — to collaborate with models and unlock value from generative and agentic AI. This session explores why these skills are emergent competitive differentiators and how to identify upskilling opportunities. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 03:00 PM GMT

      Dynamic Technology Risk Governance: Beyond Traditional Lines of Defense
      Galliopi Demetriou, VP Analyst, Gartner
      While traditional governance models, such as the three lines of defense models (or four or five lines for that matter) work just fine for slow-moving risks, they fall short on multiple fronts for today’s technology risk landscape. CIOs should orchestrate dynamic risk governance, an agile and customizable framework. ... Show More Show Less

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