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Gartner CIO and IT Executive Conference dives deep into key topics for CIOs and IT executives around AI, cybersecurity, cloud and more.

Track A: Strategic Leadership, Culture and Executive Influence

Effective leadership strategies for CIOs and IT executives, focusing on inspiring teams, driving innovation, leading digital transformation within organization and evolving new operating models for an emerging future.

Track B: Agentic AI, Emerging Tech and Operationalization

Emerging technologies and trends, such as AI, new frontiers of computing and human-machine synergy, are shaping and disrupting the future of business. Learn how these innovations can be leveraged to create value and competitive advantage.

Track C: Cybersecurity, Risk Management and Resilience

Explore the latest cybersecurity threats and defense strategies to protect your organization. Learn how to build resilient security frameworks and respond effectively to evolving cyber risks.

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      Monday, 06 October, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GST

      Gartner Opening Keynote: Walking The Golden Path to Value
      Jennifer Carter, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
      Ed Gabrys, Managing Vice President, Gartner
      AI isn't everything, but it's touching everything. To achieve the next level of value, you must navigate the blinding hype surrounding AI readiness and the lagging progress of human readiness. Join Gartner’s Opening Keynote to discover how CIOs, AI leaders and IT leaders can chart their own "golden path" – navigating vendor choices, reimagining the workforce and redefining organizational identities – to be agents of change. ... Show More Show Less

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM GST

      FileOrbis: Turn Chaos Into Control - Secure, Federated, Compliant, AI-Enabler Document Management
      Hammam Abunaser, REGIONAL SALES MANAGER - MEA, FileOrbis
      Traditional security tools overlook the documents where your most valuable data lives. FileOrbis closes this gap by enforcing document-level security, governance, and compliance across Filer Servers, Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. This session explores how to protect unstructured data with persistent access control, auditing, and classification—without disrupting productivity. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GST

      Ask the Expert: How to Build an Enterprise AI Literacy Program
      Erick Brethenoux, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      In this session, we will discuss why AI literacy is now essential as AI grows more accessible and regulations emerge. We’ll explore the key elements of an effective AI literacy program, from defining a basic curriculum to making the program engaging and implementing it for different organizational personas. Learn how to move from AI awareness to true AI literacy, foster an AI-first culture and prepare your organization for a future where AI becomes part of its fabric. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 12:00 PM GST

      Contract Negotiation Clinic: Reduce Contract Risks in AI and GenAI Deals
      Melanie Alexander, VP Analyst, Gartner
      This session will identify the contractual risks associated with AI and GenAI software, as well as SaaS deals, including agentic AI. We will identify contract examples and negotiation strategies, examining contract terms from these vendors, LLM providers and IT services providers. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

      How to Create an Optimal Data & Analytics Organizational Model
      Afraz Jaffri, VP Analyst, Gartner
      D&A leaders must optimize their organizational model to position their teams as essential for fulfilling cross-functional use cases. The ideal model balances enterprisewide capabilities focused on enablement with decentralized needs focused on outcomes. This session will cover the design principles of the right D&A organizational model and how to balance a centralized team (focused on enablement) with decentralized needs (focused on outcomes). ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

      Mastering Cloud Financial Management: Strategic Approaches for CIOs to Align Cost With Value
      Douglas Toombs, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIO’s are facing enormous pressures to navigate the complexities of dynamic, real-time cloud spending within traditional IT funding models. This session explores proven strategies and practical insights from Gartner's comprehensive cloud financial management framework, empowering CIOs to link cloud costs to unit economics, foster a culture of cost accountability and ensure alignment with organizational goals. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GST

      Roundtable: At What Pace Are You Adopting AI in Your Org - Use Cases in Action
      Camille Gebran, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
      This session will provide a forum for organizations to share their experiences and use cases in deploying AI at varying speeds and scales. Technology leaders working with AI should attend this session to gain insights into successful AI implementations and benchmark their AI adoption strategies. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

      The Secrets of High-Performing Executive Leaders
      Eyad Tachwali, VP, Advisory, Gartner
      The behaviors, practices, and habits of executive leaders in high-performing organizations are different. The approaches and strategies they used to partner, learn, make decisions, prioritize, trust, influence, take risks, and build culture are what sets them apart from their peers in lower performing organizations. Findings from our executive leadership dynamics study illustrate this. In this session we reveal the secrets to their success. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

      Top Trends for Cybersecurity 2025
      Christopher Mixter, VP Analyst, Gartner
      This session highlights the most prominent cybersecurity risk management focus for security leaders when responding to persistent forces, often outside of their control, that are impacting their security programs. Key trends in 2025 are focused on enabling secure transformation and embedding resilience into the organization and the cybersecurity function. ... Show More Show Less

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      “An excellent conference, featuring distinguished and relevant content, as well as insights and trends that prompt us to rethink the future and our IT strategy within our organization.”

      Khaldun S.A. Al Khaldi
      VP, Head of Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Dubai Islamic Bank

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