This year’s conference theme is Leadership in Motion. As AI moves from hype to enterprise-scale reality, CIOs stand at the forefront of business reinvention. 2026 brings new urgency for realizing value, responsible AI adoption, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity resilience. Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.
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Sunday, March 29, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
07:00 AM - 07:45 AM EDT
Sunrise Yoga
Start your day with sunrise yoga! This class is designed to renew your mind and body before the conference begins. Make sure to register in advance as space is limited.
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09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Gartner Opening Keynote: AI After the Hype: Tune Out the Noise, Turn Up the Volume
Tori Paulman,
VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are in the hot seat: AI hype hasn’t hit the P&L, but executives have seen enough real wins to know value is there. What they want now is simple: a technology leader who can cut through the noise and tell them what works most of the time, and what doesn’t. This keynote gives CIOs license to stop naming specific initiatives that almost never pay off – and where to double-down. You’ll walk away with a tool to score your own portfolio, decide where to pivot, persist or pull the plug, instead of betting on hype.
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10:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Workshop: Develop and Refine Your Practical AI Strategic Plan
Dan Stoneman,
Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
C.J. Lombardo,
Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Walter Harmon,
Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
AI is a powerful and transformative tool for businesses when harnessed effectively. This workshop will focus on key elements and steps you can take as a CIO in developing, refining and adapting your approach for maximum business impact.
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Roundtable: Fostering Enthusiastic AI Adoption
Organizations often assume that enthusiasm for AI solutions will be automatic and universal. Conversely, they are often met with apathy or skepticism, particularly for roles that don't understand the use case or feel threatened or disrupted. How have you overcome passive or active resistance to AI adoption? Come prepared to contribute your experiences in a group discussion.
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10:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Workshop: Mastering Culture Change
We're in an age of continuous and pervasive technology change and managing the human element is critical for IT and business leaders to get right. The session will equip you with a pragmatic framework and actionable tools to communicate a narrative with stakeholders, overcome resistance, and sustain momentum throughout your culture change journey.
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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Measuring What Matters in AI Learning Programs
Madelin Santana,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
How do you know if your AI learning programs are paying off? AI training is only as valuable as the business outcomes it delivers. Discover strategies to align AI upskilling initiatives with your organizational goals, using data-driven insights to measure effectiveness at every stage, from learner engagement to business transformation. Moving beyond learner completion rates is the only way to capture the true ROI of learning programs to effectively build a workforce equipped for the AI era.
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10:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Workshop: Lead Resilience From Definition to Implementation in Uncertain Times
Murry Carter,
Executive Partner, Gartner
Janice Wurz,
Executive Partner, Gartner
Bill Zielinski,
Executive Partner, 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.
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
High Tech Peer Meetup: How Are You Navigating Geopolitical Changes?
How are uncertain regulations, tariffs, supply chain volatitlity, and cyber hurdles affecting your IT strategy? Connect with your peers on key considerations of geopolitical changes that can impact enterprise IT strategy and operations. Peer Meetups are self-directed sessions, enabling you to connect and share with a small group of your CIO peers.
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