All 2025 Conference Sessions

Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference 2025 dives deep into key topics for CIOs and IT business leaders around AI, executive leadership, the business value of IT and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Drive Change. Build a Tech-Driven Future.

Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference is dedicated to empowering leaders with the tools, strategies and actionable insight needed to drive growth in an uncertain environment. Join us as we delve into the critical role of innovation in shaping the future outcomes of business in a tech-driven world.

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Monday, 06 October, 2025

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
Tuesday, 07 October, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

Signature Series: Top Strategic Predictions for 2026 and Beyond
David Furlonger, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session covers ten predictions of the future that represent opportunities — or threats. CIOs, tech providers and business leaders will need to decide which while acting swiftly. Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM GST

Seven Disruptions You Might Not See Coming: 2025-2030
Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs must deal with both expected and unexpected Disruptions. The seven disruptions highlights critical disruptions that may be closer to happening that most CIOs believe. In this way, it helps CIOs see around corners and plan for what changes will fundamentally shift current thinking and timing on a topic. It is used as a foundation for how to recognize, prioritize and respond to disruption. ... Show More Show Less

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM GST

Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2025
Nitish Tyagi, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Thriving in times of intense economic and social volatility requires organizations to find new ways to empower their software engineering organization to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness. This session will provide Gartner's latest and best guidance on the trend's software engineering leaders and their teams should be tracking and taking action upon in 2025 and beyond. ... Show More Show Less

03:50 PM - 04:10 PM GST

Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2025
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Today's technology is shaping tomorrow's society. Technology innovation leaders must prepare for autonomous business driven by hypermachinity, while balancing the evolution to hyperhumanity itself and counter the techno-societal fragility of their organizations. ... Show More Show Less

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM GST

Learning From Other Industries: Delivering Business Value From Technologies and Trends
Laurie Shotton, VP Analyst, Gartner
When technologies are operationalized in various industry environments, they often yield different outcomes and business value. CIOs can learn valuable lessons by examining how peers in other sectors deploy emerging technologies. In this session, Gartner will leverage its Industries practice to offer insights and actionable advice for CIOs across industries, learning from cross-industry peers who have utilized diverse emerging technologies. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 08 October, 2025

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM GST

Signature Series: Gartner's Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2026
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Become a CIO superhero ready to conquer today’s toughest challenges! This must-attend session reveals Gartner’s top strategic technology trends for 2026 and beyond. Learn what the trends are, why they matter, and what to watch for or do—so you can turn disruption, uncertainty, and change into opportunity, growth, and competitive advantage. ... Show More Show Less

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM GST

Maverick Research: The Far Future According to Maverick
Marty Resnick, VP Analyst, Gartner
An IT Symposium classic and must-see session. Explore Gartner's most Maverick predictions. The initial response might be, "That's weird, wild and outlandish," while the second response could be, "Hmmmmm, there might be something to it." This high-energy session challenges conventional wisdom, ensuring you can't lose: you either gain a new perspective or dismiss the ideas and continue on your current path with renewed conviction. ... Show More Show Less

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