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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 - 12:00 PM CET

C-Suite Dynamics 2026: How CIOs Can Gain and Maintain a Seat at the Table
Tina Nunno, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Gartner's annual C-Suite Dynamics Survey reveals the processes, tools, and personalities that separate C-suites of high growth companies from the rest. In this session, we'll share the latest survey findings and provide CIOs with proven strategies to gain and maintain their seat at the executive table. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CET

How Do You Know If You Have a Good EA Practice?
Philip Allega, VP, Advisory, Gartner
CIOs increasingly look to enterprise architects for insight and direction across the entire IT landscape. Architects are costly resources, so CIOs need to know that EAs are adding expected value for IT and business stakeholders. This session explores how CIOs can objectively measure and evaluate the effectiveness of architects and identify ways to close gaps between expected and actual outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

02:45 PM - 04:45 PM CET

Research Discussion: Who Runs Tech? Navigating the Evolution of Tech Leadership for CIOs and Tech Execs
Jaime Capella, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
In the race to harness AI to boost business performance in uncertain times, tech has become more critical and distributed. This is prompting a reexamination of tech exec leadership roles and structures. This interactive session explores how enterprises divide exec leadership of tech across Enterprise IT, OT, CX, R&D, and product development. Discover essential design elements of cutting-edge tech leadership models, including strategic alignment, reporting, org design, and their benefits and limitations. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM CET

Roundtable: Leading CIOs Through Uncertainty (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprise Program)
Bianca Granetto, Executive Partner, Gartner
VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) has significantly impacted business operations, and increased the frequency of changes in strategy and strategic planning. This strains CIOs’ already lean teams. Join this session to share your pain points and discuss tools, methods and actions for resolution with peers. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM CET

CIO Circle Workshop: Lead Resilience From Definition to Implementation in Uncertain Times
Johnnie Sorrell, Executive Partner, Gartner
PILAR DE MIGUEL, Executive Partner, Gartner
Eduardo Mastranza, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
In today's unstable and volatile environment, CIOs can be key partners in enhancing operational and business resilience by leading from the IT perspective. In this workshop, we'll guide your through assessing your current IT organizational resilience and tolerance for potential threats. Explore both proactive practices to build resilience and reactive strategies to bolster your reliable, recoverable and adaptable IT organization in the face of disaster. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM CET

CIO Circle Workshop: New-to-Role CIO — A Structured Approach to Accelerate Your Speed to Value
David Redpath, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Karena Freeman, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Rudolf Van Der Woude, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
New to role CIOs must balance near-term performance objectives while building for the future. Whether you are a first-time CIO, new to the company/industry or a seasoned high-performer, this session will help you drive success in your role through a structured and practical approach to accelerate value. ... Show More Show Less

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM CET

Retail & Consumer Goods: How to Become a Strategic Influencer For Competitive Differentiation
Max Panther Hammond, VP Analyst, Gartner
The CIO role is evolving from being transactional to one that is a strategic influencer. Performance in this new state must include transformational capabilities, which can be evaluated using new "hard" metrics that focus on what are considered to be 'soft skills' of collaboration, innovation, and providing an enhanced employee experience. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 11 November, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CET

Ask the Expert: Navigating Challenges for New-to-Role Midsize Enterprise CIOs (Exclusive to Midsize Enterprise Program)
Roger Caleya, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As a newly appointed MSE CIO, whether in your current organization or a new one, you will face opportunities, challenges and risks. Join this session to ask questions and share best practices on overcoming challenges, understanding your role, the talent and culture you’ve inherited, and your industry. The sooner you address these issues, the quicker you can achieve value for IT. ... Show More Show Less

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Senior Consultant Thought Leadership, Siemens AG

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