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Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference 2025 dives deep into key topics for CIOs, IT and business leaders around AI, executive leadership, business value of IT and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

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Drive Change. Build a Tech-Driven Future

Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference is dedicated to empowering leaders with the tools, strategies and actionable insights. 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, 22 September, 2025

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM BRT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Walking The Golden Path to Value
Dixie John, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Gabriela Vogel, 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

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT

6 Measures That Will Enhance Your IT Business Value Story
Robert Naegle, VP Analyst, Gartner
Communicating IT’s business value can be challenging. What makes a good business value story? What metrics should CIOs use to communicate IT's value to business leaders and board members? This session will propose six universal value measures, explain how to build value metrics and when to use them in your business value narratives. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT

Seven Disruptions You Might Not See Coming: 2025-2030
David Furlonger, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs must deal with both expected and unexpected Disruptions. The seven disruptions highlights critical disruptions that may be closer to happening that most CIOs believe. In this way, it helps CIOs see around corners and plan for what changes will fundamentally shift current thinking and timing on a topic. It is used as a foundation for how to recognize, prioritize and respond to disruption. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT

Aligning Enterprise Applications — IT’s Role in Funding Innovation
Tad Travis, VP Analyst, Gartner
Applications are evolving from systems that merely support processes into intelligent systems that optimize processes. Gartner research reveals that IT has direct or shared responsibility for 86% of all application funding, which means that IT plays a critical role in shaping the future of enterprise applications. Join this session to learn about current practices for application strategies, funding and innovation priorities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM BRT

Workshop: Anticipate Disruption Using Scenario Planning
Claudio Chauke, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Aurelio Bastos, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
Effective scenario planning is your secret weapon in remaining agile in uncertain times. In this workshop, we will leverage your scenario-planning toolkit to guide you through predicting, responding and learning from hypothetical futures so your business can be better prepared for future challenges and opportunities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT

Avoiding the Top Mistakes in Your Cloud Strategy
Dennis Smith, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations think they have a working cloud strategy or lack one altogether. They often consider IT's needs without input from other parts of the organization. Likewise, they often operate under the false assumption that a cloud strategy is the same as a cloud implementation plan or a data center strategy. Here are the top 10 mistakes Gartner saw most often while reviewing hundreds of cloud strategy documents. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT

Measuring the Efficacy of Your Generative AI Risk Management Efforts
Paul Proctor, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Whether you like it or not, your organization is likely using generative AI. So, how do you contribute to ensuring the business is not exposed to unnecessary risks due to immature GenAI implementation and risk management processes? Join the session to see how an outcome-driven approach can help your business stakeholders make optimized cybersecurity risk management decisions and maximize their investments. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BRT

Contract Negotiation Clinic: Gartner’s Top 10 Tips, Tactics and Tricks for Negotiation Success
Melanie Alexander, VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this interactive session to explore ten powerful negotiation tips, tactics and tricks that are an integral part of the negotiation planning process. These can serve as your negotiation playbook for all major technology negotiations for cost optimization and risk mitigation. Attendees will receive ready-to-use templates and checklists to implement these tips, tactics and tricks within their organizations. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BRT

Hype Cycle for Generative AI in Banking
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu, VP Analyst, Gartner
This Hype Cycle presents the most significant generative AI innovations that will change banking. CIOs can use this Hype Cycle to make practical business decisions and prioritize strategic investments. ... Show More Show Less

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“The conference is creating a series of insights that I will take into my day-to-day work, through lectures with excellent content and fantastic networking with the participants.”

Clelson Pereira 
Executive Manager, Banco do Brasil

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