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.
All 2026 Conference Sessions
Gartner CIO Leadership Forum dives deep into key topics for CIOs around technology leadership, executive partnership and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.
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Monday, March 30, 2026
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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04:45 PM - 05:30 PM EDT
Guest Keynote: Resiliency, Innovation, and Problem Solving in Times of Change
Mike Massimino,
Former NASA Astronaut; Columbia University Engineering Professor; Bestselling Author; Media & TV Personality
Mike will discuss his path to becoming an astronaut (which included overcoming 3 rejections and a medical disqualification), how he and his NASA colleagues used innovation and teamwork to solve challenging problems, how to know when it is time to pivot to a new idea or program, and….just how cool it is to fly in space!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM EDT
Guest Keynote: The Trust Formula: 4 Elements to Expedite Trust-Building
Alison Wood Brooks,
Harvard Business School Behavioral Science Professor
More productivity, better teamwork, and stronger relationships at work and in life all start with building trust with our friends, coworkers, and teams. Alison Wood Brooks can show you how to do so better—and faster. A Harvard Business School professor and the author of TALK, Alison has spent her career researching how to build and sustain trust. Every relationship, whether individual or group, unfolds in a series of conversations over time, and the microdecisions we make in each of those interactions can either build, sustain, or deteriorate trust. In this keynote, Alison will take you through the TALK framework that she’s used to help groups like the Boston Celtics expedite trust-building through topic management, question-asking, levity, and kindness so you can improve your relationships and get the best out of your teams.
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04:15 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Gartner Keynote: The Future of Executive Technology Leadership
Jaime Capella,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Join us for an exclusive sneak preview of the insights, strategies and predictions Gartner is betting on for 2026 — before they’re published. We'll share a peek around the corner at what's coming and help you focus your CIO priorities for the coming weeks. Get a head start on your next steps and stay ahead of the pack.
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