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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 conference dives deep into key topics for CIOs around AI, cybersecurity, executive leadership and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Agents of Change: Leading Through Intelligence

In today’s volatile world, CIOs and tech leaders face crucial choices. Now is the time to harness AI for successful digital transformation. As the lead change agent, you need:

  • Adaptive leadership to navigate complex challenges

  • Smart tech decisions on AI-ready data, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty and cost optimization

  • Innovation and resilience to foster a change-ready culture

  • Actionable insights for prioritized strategies

  • A future-ready workforce for tomorrow

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Monday, 10 November, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CET

Gartner Opening Keynote: Walking The Golden Path to Value
Gabriela Vogel, VP Analyst, Gartner
Rob O'Donohue, VP Analyst, 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

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CET

Roundtable: Practical IT Cost Optimization in Uncertain Times
Simon Myers, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Klaus Kroell, Executive Partner, Gartner
IT has an outdated reputation as a cost center. So, when times are tough, technology leaders are often asked to dramatically and quickly cut costs. How are you being proactive, rather than reactive, about your IT cost-cutting? Where are you succeeding in demonstrating the value of IT investment, and where are you struggling? Come prepared to participate in a group discussion around this topic. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CET

Contract Negotiation Clinic: Software as a Service
Mike Tucciarone, VP Analyst, Gartner
As enterprises increasingly rely on SaaS, due to sustained double-digit growth in SaaS spend. Join our interactive session to uncover the latest SaaS contracting trends, identify hidden risky terms that could inflate costs, and master negotiation strategies to secure balanced and advantageous deal(s). ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CET

Roundtable: Building the Talent Pipeline for the Next Generation
Wassim Azzi, Executive Partner, Gartner
Pawel Bialka, Executive Partner, Gartner
IT leaders must focus on maximizing future talent to stay competitive and champion change. This means not only growing your reach, but also considering how you are promoting and developing those already within your internal talent pipeline. Join this roundtable to share bright spots and challenges in identifying and developing IT talent and leaders in your organization. Come prepared to participate in a group discussion around this topic. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CET

The Minimalist CIO: Streamlining IT to Save Cost and Carbon
Sarah Watt, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
CIOs face bidirectional pressure. CEOs expect rapid technology deployment to drive growth. However, CIOs must deliver this growth while also demonstrating fiscal discipline with IT spend. Embracing minimalist principles empowers CIOs to reduce complexity and enhance agility to deliver both financial and sustainability performance. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CET

Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Oracle
Victoria Rowan, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Oracle’s complex licensing rules (for both software and cloud services) make it challenging for IT sourcing, procurement and vendor-management leaders to negotiate initial contracts and renewals. In this interactive clinic, discover the strategies to employ and the pitfalls to employ in order to maximize the value and reduce the risk of any Oracle contract you negotiate. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CET

Government Peer Meetup: How are you prioritizing digital sovereignty?
Rapid geopolitical changes are requiring IT leaders to think about alternative offerings in their portfolios for more resilient sovereign technology stacks. How are you communicating anticipated needs and value with stakeholders? How are you planning for greater digital soverignty in your origanization? Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation; Please make every effort to attend as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CET

New to Role CIOs Peer Meetup: Making an Impact
Being new to the CIO role is often both exciting and intimidating- the future is full of possibility for transformation and improvement, but there's bound to be barriers along the way to success. Join this Peer Meetup to connect with other New CIOs and share your priorities, aspirations, and challenges as you step into your new leadership role. Peer Meetups are networking sessions that allow you to connect and share with a small group of your peers, without Gartner facilitation; Please make every effort to attend as other attendees will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM CET

Hype Cycle for Intelligent Health
Michael Shanler, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
For the first time, the future of medicine will be built by technology — not human intelligence and scientific progress. This Hype Cycle explores the technologies advancing the next generation of medicine. Attend this session to discover the most promising innovations in healthcare and life science. ... Show More Show Less

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Senior Consultant Thought Leadership, Siemens AG

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