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      Conference Topics at a Glance

      This year's conference theme is Deliver the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act. Empowering applications and software engineering leaders to turn AI vision into action. Learn to innovate, lead, and deliver strategies for real impact.

      Explore our topics, all developed with this theme in mind.

      Cost Optimization

      Plan, deliver, and measure IT value to balance cost and growth.

      AI Strategy & Implementation

      Implement AI strategically to bridge expectations and reality, driving enterprise-wide transformation. 

      Modernizing Software Eng Teams

      Understand the evolving role of the software engineer, developers, and AI agents.
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      Look Back at 2025 Conference Sessions
      Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2025. While we work to develop 2026’s agenda, filter to see last year’s sessions that align with your role and interests.

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      Tuesday, June 03, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

      Gartner Opening Keynote: Forging the Foundations for an AI-Native Era
      Danny Brian, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Annie Hodgkins, Director Analyst, Gartner
      Patrick Connaughton, VP Analyst, Gartner
      The foundations of successful enterprise applications — technology, skills, and culture — are emphasized as we enter an “AI-native era,” and as technical debt hinders our progress. In this session, we'll provide Gartner's unique view on how application leaders can reestablish foundations by fostering adaptability, aligning skills with innovation, and managing risk to drive growth and transformation in a rapidly evolving landscape. ... Show More Show Less

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT

      DevGrid: How FIS developed an EngOps practice to drive Digital Banking Transformation
      Duncan Mapes, CEO, DevGrid
      Corey Terrell, Head of Architecture & Shared Services, FIS-US-FL
      Ever wonder what providing technology solutions to thousands of financial institutions looks like from an operational standpoint? Discover how FIS’s Digital EngOps practice leveraged DevGrid's platform to proactively manage enterprise compliance and governance, while empowering app teams to deliver quickly and reliably. Gain practical insights into how to balance efficiency and governance by leveraging rich inventory tools and aggregations, unlocking speed to market while reducing risks. ... Show More Show Less

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT

      AgilePoint: The ROI Shift: Rapidly Transform Structured Automation into Real-Time Agentic Systems
      Jesse Shiah, CO-FOUNDER, AgilePoint, Inc.
      Structured process automations that utilize AI agents as standalone 'bolt-ons' pose challenges for AI adoption and limit ROI. Real-time agentic systems, the next big thing in AI, employ multi-vendor agents for complex end-to-end workflows, ensuring cross-platform governance and minimizing hallucinations.

      In this session, we will:
      1) Discuss why a holistic abstraction and codeless, platform-agnostic composability are the key to enabling trusted real-time agentic systems.
      2) Showcase practical use cases, including insurance claims, warranty fraud detection, multi-channel customer service, etc.
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      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      AI Governance Playbook: The What, Why and How
      Svetlana Sicular, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Developers should not make decisions about AI alone. The criticality, scalability and democratization of AI require governance to balance the AI’s value with the new risks it poses. AI encompasses a continually evolving technological landscape in which there are trade-offs between scale, performance, explainability, accessibility, speed, skills and cost. Join this session to know more. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      3 Steps to Build a Culture of Value-Based Decision Making
      James Boyle, VP, Advisory, Gartner
      The pace and volatility of digital transformation have changed the face of our organizations. However, many organizations are playing catch-up when it comes to a value-led culture. Are you and your leadership working to evolve your teams to focus on business outcomes? Join this session to explore building a culture of value-based decision making. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      Getting Started With Multimodal Generative AI
      Bern Elliot, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Generative AI is moving beyond text to incorporate multiple forms of content. This multimodal approach opens up vast new possibilities for AI in the enterprise but requires new methods of development and content management. This session introduces how to evolve generative AI to the next level. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

      Workshop: Enterprise Applications Strategic Plan on a Page
      Stephen Emmott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      This workshop will take attendees through Gartner's strategic plan on a page format and help them develop a plan for their enterprise application portfolio. Attendees will leave the session understanding the format, its use and a draft plan for their return to the office. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      How Will Generative AI Affect Your API Strategy?
      Shameen Pillai, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Generative AI has impacted all things technology. APIs are no exception. Clients looking to embrace Generative AI as part of their API strategy need to be apprised of the quick wins and pitfalls associated with this decision. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

      Workshop: Modernize Your Integration Strategy
      Andrew Humphreys, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Integration capabilities have typically been implemented piecemeal or with a single tool, leading to inefficient and inflexible architectures. In this workshop, you'll learn how to use Gartner's integration capabilities framework to identify the required and existing integration technologies, and where you have gaps in order to determine the strategic integration technologies you require. ... Show More Show Less

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