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

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 DIRECTOR - 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

Roundtable: At What Pace Are You Adopting AI in Your Org - Use Cases in Action
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 - 11:45 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 - 11:30 AM GST

How to Create an Optimal Data & Analytics Organizational Model
Afraz Jaffri, Sr Director 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

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM GST

Humans at The Heart: How Middle East CIOs Can Navigate Human Risk in The Age of AI, moderated by Mimecast
Khetan Gajjar, EMEA Field CTO, Mimecast
As cyberattacks accelerate and AI presents both opportunities and threats, our employees remain our greatest cybersecurity risk. A mere 8% of employees are responsible for 80% of security incidents, highlighting the urgency for a human-centric approach. In this facilitated peer discussion, discover how to redefine human risk strategies, empower users, and deploy intelligent controls to protect people without stifling collaboration or innovation. ... 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 - 02:30 PM GST

Roundtable: Assessing AI's Impact on the Government Sector After 2 Years
This roundtable will review the transformative effects of AI on government operations and public services over the past two years. Public sector technology leaders should attend this session to share experiences and insights on AI implementation and discuss strategies to maximize the benefits of AI in government. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM GST

Hype Cycle for Generative AI, 2025
Arun Chandrasekaran, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Generative AI continues to be a top priority for the C-suite and there has been an accelerated innovation in new AI models and products to enable it. In this session, IT leaders can learn about the key techniques and technologies powering one of the most transformative technology trends of this decade. ... Show More Show Less

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