2026 Applications Conference Sessions

The 2026 agenda dives deep into key topics for enterprise application and software engineering leaders around AI, leadership, modernization, cost optimization and more to help address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Applications Conference Theme

Deliver the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act.

Applications and software engineering leaders are at a turning point where foresight must meet execution and business disruption is forcing dramatic changes. The 2026 conference empowers you to go beyond admiring the AI-enabled promising future — it's about actively building and delivering it. Learn how modern technology, visionary leadership and decisive action can transform your organization’s aspirations into reality. 

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind. Join us to grow the skills and insights needed to deliver an adaptive and autonomous transformation journey.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Unlock the Human-AI Multiplier to Go From Pilot to Payoff
Jason Wong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Brent Stewart, VP Analyst, Gartner
In the race to operationalize AI across applications, workflows, and development tools, most technology leaders struggle to scale deployments, drive adoption, and show ROI. The goal is to get tangible value without creating “AI slop,” accelerating tech debt, or undermining user trust. We’ll provide insights and examples for practical transformation that emphasize human-AI partnership as a force multiplier for delivering AI solutions that get results. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Heads of EA Must Rewire EA for AI
Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of enterprise architecture (EA) who don’t proactively use AI to optimize EA activities will become a roadblock to increasing demand from business and IT stakeholders. This session provides a roadmap for heads of EA to reimagine their operating model and serve as exemplars in harnessing AI. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

Roundtable: How to Plan for Escalating AI Token Costs
Luke Parker, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
With the rise of agentic coding, AI token costs are spiraling, with $100+/month or even $1000+/month per developer. Should you tightly control spend or encourage experimentation? Which vendors support transparency? And will AI costs start to rival salary costs? Join this roundtable discussion to share challenges, learn best practices and hear how peers are planning for these increases. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Secure AI Before AI Breaks Everything
Aaron Lord, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI systems are being deployed without due consideration for the threats that could impact them. Without understanding these threats, organizations will be exposed to excessive risk. This session will explore how to use threat modeling and adversarial thinking on AI systems before they wreak havoc. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

Senior Leadership Circle Workshop: Advance Your AI Strategy for Success in an Era of Constant Change
Dave Micko, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The enormous potential business value of AI will not materialize spontaneously. IT leaders should guide their organizations toward an era in which AI is not only creating tangible business value but goes beyond to become a critical competitive differentiator and industry disruptor. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

AI Agents Shift Workforce Skills and Roles: Guidance for Adaptation
Deepak Seth, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI agents’ deployment improves task-level automation by embedding GenAI-based reasoning frameworks and adaptive decision logic. However, the oversimplified narrative of AI agents as a direct substitute for human employees, fueled by marketing hype and early successes in limited tasks, often leads organizations to prematurely explore “hiring” AI agents for full-fledged roles. This rapid adoption trend is driving a fundamental shift in skill requirements and team structures. Join this session to learn more. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

Application Leaders: Are You Ready to Deliver AI-Ready Data?
Robert Anderson, VP Analyst, Gartner
You want to harness AI but your data is a mess? Application readiness starts with trusted data. AI-ready data enables AI-driven applications to provide better insights, automate task and improve decision making across business functions. This session will discuss how to assess the current state, improve data quality and measure outcomes to maximize your chances for success. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

Who Do You Trust to Orchestrate Your AI Agents for Automation?
Saikat Ray, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Are you wondering who should orchestrate your growing network of AI agents? Explore options between your enterprise application platform vendors' orchestrators, BOAT, AI Agent management platforms, and other orchestration platforms. Learn to create the decision criteria to select your platforms based on capabilities, modularity, use cases, enterprise application proximity, and more. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM PDT

HELP! My End Users Are Not Ready for Intelligent Applications
Denis Torii, VP Analyst, Gartner
The rapid pace of change with artificial intelligence is leading to gaps with the ability of end users to engage and embrace the new era of intelligent applications. This session will provide practical guidance and a framework for organizations to effectively adopt and adapt to this new era. ... Show More Show Less

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Aneez Zakaria
Product Manager, Blue Shield of California

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