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

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

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM GST

HCL Software: Xperience, Data, & Operations- A Pragmatic Blueprint for Self Managing Enterprises
In today's complex landscape, success hinges on seamlessly connecting customer experience (X), data insights (D), and efficient operations (O). HCLSoftware’s holistic X-D-O approach enables you to do just that, crafting unified customer journeys where data-driven operations anticipate needs and deliver outstanding, tailored engagement at every touchpoint.

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Tuesday, 07 October, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GST

Roundtable: Alignment and Integration Opportunities in IT/OT
This discussion will focus on the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) and the opportunities for integration to improve operational efficiency. IT and OT leaders should attend this session to learn about best practices for aligning these domains and leveraging synergies for enhanced performance. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM GST

Top 10 FinOps Practices for Optimizing Generative AI Costs
Arun Chandrasekaran, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Generative AI costs can rapidly escalate due to poor architectural decisions, lack of operational know-how and inadequate governance. In this session, we outline the top 10 FinOps practices that IT leaders can adopt for optimizing costs, enabling them to achieve quicker business value and operational efficiency. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM GST

Axonius: Is Your Source of Truth *Really* the Truth?
Prateek Aggarwal, SENIOR SALES ENGINEER, Axonius
You’re tasked with eliminating tool sprawl - identifying inefficiencies, underutilized apps, inactive devices and orphaned accounts. Technology that was once thought to be a “must have” has likely been demoted to a “nice to have,” or isn’t required at all. The key question is, are the tools you’ve invested in for cyber asset management working as hard as you are to accurately provide you with timely, actionable insights across your environment? ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:15 PM GST

Ask the Expert: Mastering Cloud Financial Management/FinOps
Douglas Toombs, VP Analyst, Gartner
Cloud computing bills often skyrocket, and catch IT leaders by surprise and scrambling through how to get costs back under control. Join this session where Gartner analyst Doug Toombs will answer your questions on how organizations are dealing with their cloud financial management challenges. ... Show More Show Less

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM GST

Canonical: Automate Your Infrastructure and Build a Cloud-Ready Enterprise - Open-Source Leadway
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is leading the way in infrastructure automation.
Discover how Canonical’s open-source approach enables to automate every layer of your IT environment: from bare-metal provisioning, to virtualization, to fully orchestrated K8s clusters.
Learn how to create a consistent, repeatable, and secure automation framework that accelerates deployments and reduces operational overhead. ... Show More Show Less

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM GST

Cloud Repatriation — The Reality and the Myth
Dennis Smith, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Media entities report that cloud repatriation, the shift of applications from cloud providers back to on-premises, is a major trend today. This session will provide insights into the actual extent of this movement and the reasons behind repatriating certain applications. Additionally, it will offer recommendations for leveraging the trend of "optimal infrastructure." ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 08 October, 2025

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM GST

Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
Dennis Smith, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session provides insights into the public cloud IT transformation services market. Learn who the leaders are in the market and what to look for when selecting a provider. Show Less

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