The CIO Circle Program

Designed specifically for Chief Information Officers, the CIO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible CIOs attending Gartner  CIO & IT Executive to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CIO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including <thought leader lunches, workshops, roundtables and research discussions> tailored to the most important topics for CIOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CIO only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CIO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CIOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other technology leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. See examples below.
  • Workshops
  • Roundtables

Workshops

  • CIO Circle Workshop: Lead Resilience From Definition to Implementation in Uncertain Times
  • CIO Circle Workshop: New-to-Role CIO - A Structured Approach to Accelerate Your Speed to Value
  • CIO Circle Workshop: Assess and Transform Your IT Operating Model

*Agenda as of June 2025

Roundtables

  • CIO Circle Roundtable: How to Communicate Cybersecurity in Terms of Business?
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: How to Demonstrate and Prove Technology Business Value in the Organization
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: AI Steady or AI Accelerated? Lesson Learned From Your AI Use

*Agenda as of June 2025

“Gartner Conferences is a fundamental event for CIOs to stay updated on a wide range of technology-related topics, as well as for sharing knowledge in an incredible networking environment.”

Alexandre Porto Debeluck

CIO, TCE-RS

Apply to join the program

The CIO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CIOs attending Gartner CIO & IT Executive. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprise-wide Chief Information Officer (CIO), or
  2. Business unit/ region/ government division Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsible for:
    1. Private sector: R$1+ billion in revenue
    2. Public sector: 1,000+ employees

CIOs from a marketing vendor or consultancy are not eligible to participate.

You can apply to participate in the CIO Circle Program when you register for Gartner CIO & IT Executive. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the CIO or do you serve in the CIO role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.