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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

      04:30 PM - 05:15 PM GST

      Guest Keynote: Everyday Future — Ignoring the Fluff and Making Things Happen
      Magnus Lindkvist, Futurologist, Magnus Lindkvist AB.
      Whenever "The Future" is mentioned as a title or theme, it conjures images of shiny gadgets, burning planets, and big words. Useful in books and movies. Less so for leaders and managers. In a real-time world, the future must be transformed from a tirade of clichés into a management tool. Futurologist Magnus Lindkvist spent the pandemic years crafting actionable insights from how companies, entrepreneurs, and leaders made "future" an activity, not just a theory. Why is success toxic? What is exaptation and how can it spawn innovation? Why should we follow aliens? And what can we all learn from the Bee Gee's? Get answers to these questions and many more during Lindkvist's keynote session. ... Show More Show Less
      Tuesday, 07 October, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GST

      Guest Keynote Panel: Walking Your Golden Path — Navigating AI Readiness, Human Readiness, and Transcending Limits
      Ed Gabrys, Managing Vice President, Gartner
      Mohamed Tolba, SVP Global Solutions, Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF)
      Leyla Delic, Chief Information Officer & Digital Officer, Abdul Latif Jameel
      CIOs and IT leaders are at a defining moment. They must balance AI’s rapid technical readiness with the slower pace of human and organizational change. This panel will explore what it takes to walk your own golden path—cutting through the hype, making deliberate choices, and preparing your enterprise for a future where what got you here won’t get you there. ... Show More Show Less
      Wednesday, 08 October, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GST

      Guest Keynote: Embracing an Opportunity Mindset Science-backed Leadership Strategies to Thrive during Change
      Shade Zahrai, Director, Influenceo Global Inc
      During times of change, the default human response is often to experience overwhelm and to enter crisis mode'. Yet the most successful, most productive and most fulfilled professionals are those who understand how to master their mindset and focus on the plethora of opportunities that change and challenges present.
      Shade Zahrai will guide you through the neuroscience research behind how to embrace an opportunity mindset, how to feel more empowered and focused, and how to more effectively influence others. She will reveal some of the latest evidence-based practices to transform your performance, supercharge your impact, and optimise team engagement.       ... 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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