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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

      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 - 11:30 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

      01:45 PM - 02:15 PM GST

      AI Agents: Are You Ready to Set Your AI Free?
      Erick Brethenoux, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      AI agents are emerging as an critical AI trend. This is because they enable levels of business adaptability, flexibility and agility that can’t be achieved with traditional AI systems trained for a specific task. Their flexibility is valuable when operating environments are unpredictable, and real-time monitoring and control aren’t practical. Autonomous behaviors have significant societal, legal and ethical implications, but are the answer to the increasing complexity paralyzing our enterprise systems. ... Show More Show Less

      01:45 PM - 02:15 PM GST

      Creating an IT Strategy in Times of Disruption; Pitfalls and Best Practices
      Tomas Nielsen, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Creating and executing an IT Strategy is a key task for CIOs. 60% of CIOs see this as a top priority. In times of disruption, a clear strategy can make the difference between success and failure. To enable CIOs to create their IT Strategies with their own team, this session will present Gartner's templates & best practices for IT strategy, as well as share tactics to avoid typical pitfalls. ... Show More Show Less

      01:45 PM - 02:15 PM GST

      Top Technology Trends in 2025 That Will Impact Your CRM and Customer Experience Strategy
      Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      2025 marks the year of the turning point for your organization's CRM and customer experience strategy. CRM and CX leaders are reprioritizing their spendings to get business strategy, technology, data, industry value chain and governance foundations in place for deploying AI at scale. Join this session as we discuss the top technology trends in CRM and CX that should be the top of the mind of CIOs, CX and senior applications leaders. ... Show More Show Less

      03:15 PM - 03:45 PM GST

      AI Will Be the Foundation of Next Generation IT Operations
      Cameron Haight, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Artificial intelligence in most, if not all, of its forms will be a key underpinning for IT operations organizations going forward. Its role will be a critical element in contributing to what has been sometimes described as the "adjacent possible." In this session, we will explore what some of these future AI-based technology evolutions might look like, their ramifications and how organizations can begin preparing now for this eventuality. ... Show More Show Less

      03:15 PM - 03:45 PM GST

      Catalysts for Change: Future Impact of Emerging Technologies on Industries
      Laurie Shotton, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIOs will explore the transformative potential of emerging technologies and the key drivers behind these changes. This session will share insights from Gartner's framework for evaluating these emerging technologies, emphasizing their unique impacts across sectors. Understanding these dynamics will help CIOs prioritize investments and identify industries to monitor for technological advancements. ... 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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