This year’s conference theme is Leadership in Motion. Leaders who approach the intersection of technology and business with agility, direction and humanity will drive growth and resilience that propels them into the future.
Explore this year’s topics
View topics for CIOs and dive into last year’s sessions while we work on the full 2026 agenda.
Conference Topics at a Glance
Scaling AI
As teams race to drive greater innovation, growth and efficiencies with their GenAI initiatives, the challenges of scaling these emerging technologies loom large. Learn how to think about these complexities and hurdles, from training and talent to cost and implementation.
Articulating the Business Value of IT
There’s an art and science to identifying and measuring the value of IT. Learn how you can craft a more impactful business value narrative and support it with metrics that your business leadership will care about.
Cybersecurity and Risk Management
Reframe cybersecurity as a business issue and manage risks in response to the disruption created by rapid changes in the digital world and a volatile geopolitical landscape.
Look back at 2025 Conference Sessions
Conference sessions were presented across two days at the 2025 Gartner CIO Leadership Forum. While we work to develop this year's agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.
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Tuesday, 11 March, 2025
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM GMT
Gartner Opening Keynote: Build an AI-Ready Enterprise Workforce to Amplify Your Business Impact
Graham Waller,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The top barriers to AI-enabled productivity are lack of training and change resistance. In this opening keynote, CIOs will learn how to build AI literacy to boost IT performance and how to partner to build an AI-ready enterprise workforce that amplifies their business impact.
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05:15 PM - 06:00 PM GMT
Guest Keynote: How To Make The World Add Up
Tim Harford,
Economist, Broadcaster and Senior Columnist, Financial Times, Financial Times
Drawing on his number one business bestseller, Tim argues that statistics are a powerful tool, and that most of us should have more confidence that we can make sense of the numbers. He offers simple rules for thinking clearly about data and the world.
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Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM GMT
Guest Keynote: How to Fail
Elizabeth Day,
Author and Broadcaster and Founder, Daylight Productions
Join award-winning author and broadcaster, Elizabeth Day as she shares key learnings and techniques from her Seven Principles of Failure. She’ll share strategies for using failures as valuable feedback to iterate more effectively and highlight the role failure in fostering personal growth, resilience, and innovation in individuals and organisations.
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04:00 PM - 04:45 PM GMT
Gartner Closing Keynote: What Comes After Digital Business?
Don Scheibenreif,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Digital transformation is an ongoing journey for many firms. However, AI is disrupting even these transformations. AI and automation will further impact the nature of competition and value, what a customer is, what a product is, operating models, and even leadership. Gartner’s 2025 CEO survey offers insight into how you can help your organization stay competitive amidst this disruption.
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