All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for digital workplace around AI and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Elevating Human Potential in an AI-Native Workplace

Generative and agentic AI are shifting from pilots to widespread adoption. To seize these opportunities, organizations must evolve. Digital workplace leaders who foster growth, governance, data quality, and AI skills will empower their teams and drive success in the AI era.

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Monday, March 23, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

How to Overcome Stakeholder Biases That Hinder Technology Adoption
Cynthia Phillips, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
If the success of your digital workplace strategy hinges on stakeholder buy-in, it's time to supercharge your engagement skills. That means honing your ability to forecast thinking patterns and effectively counter biases. Learn how to get ahead of the common patterns that distort stakeholder thinking, resolve them when they surface during meetings and promote more rationale thinking for sustained adoption. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

Don’t Ask "Can AI Do This Job?"
Helen Poitevin, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Should you ask "can AI do this job?" or should you ask "can AI solve my client's problem?" In this session, we will walk through what this means for the work people do in the AI era, for employee engagement and for professional purpose. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

Unleashing Workforce Ambition: A Playbook for Driving Transformational AI Value
Tori Paulman, VP Analyst, Gartner
No organization has ever trained their way to transformation. Facing mounting pressure to deliver measurable ROI on AI investments and accelerate innovation, digital workplace leaders are discovering the hard way that innovation is sparked, not taught. This session reveals how leading organizations are unlocking breakthrough business value from AI by eliminating ambivalence, building boldness and democratizing access to AI. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM PDT

Ask the Expert: How Are Meeting Practices and Technologies Evolving?
Adam Preset, VP Analyst, Gartner
Hybrid work has amplified meeting overload in many organizations. How can leaders design hybrid meetings and office spaces that ensure everyone feels included? What are the best practices and technologies to support this? Join a Gartner expert to gain insights, and exchange ideas and best practices to get the best outcomes and greater engagement in your meetings. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

Workshop: How to Improve Digital Workplace Maturity With a Worker Survey
Craig Roth, VP Analyst, Gartner
Planning to survey your workforce to learn how amenable they are to new digital workplace technology? Don’t miss this workshop! It describes the User Tech Adoption Readiness Index, a user survey that reveals attitudes toward new ways of working. Attendees will see a real-life example, a worldwide benchmark and learn tips for successful tech user surveys. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM PDT

Ask the Expert: Everything You Want to Know About GenAI Adoption
Joe Mariano, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Struggling to get your teams to use GenAI? Join this “Ask the Expert” session to get real-time answers to your biggest adoption challenges. Whether it’s about applying the right training principles or navigating organizational resistance, our experts are ready to provide actionable advice. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

The EX Factor: HR & Digital Workplace Unite for Employee-Centric Solutions
Nicole Paripurana, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Employee listening via voice of the employee (VoE) provides data to improve employee experience for enterprise impact and fusion team alignment beyond the HR realm. EX is a collective effort across functions — one impacted greatly by the technology and digital landscape created for the workforce. Digital workplace leaders can learn how to use VoE data to work within fusion teams to support enterprise channel strategies, digitally embed new and efficient ways of working, and enhance the EVP. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Workshop: Digital Workplace Leadership Power Skills: How to Influence Key Stakeholders
Cynthia Phillips, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Mastering influencing skills has become indispensable for digital workplace leaders. As a core competency, it is essential for building cross-functional coalitions and achieving the strategic alignment needed to advance digital workplace maturity and deliver measurable business value. Join this session to strengthen your ability to influence key stakeholders and enhance your leadership effectiveness. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PDT

Gartner's Top Data Points to Accelerate AI Adoption
Joe Mariano, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join us to uncover the 5 key data points blocking your AI adoption. In this session will deliver 5 real-world case studies with clear, actionable recommendations to accelerate your organization's AI adoption immediately. ... Show More Show Less

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Director, Enterprise Collaboration, Flex

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