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      This year’s theme is Accelerate Value. Deliver Intelligently. It is a rallying call for IT leaders to ignite transformation: Dive into tracks that illuminate data-driven intelligence, strategic AI and resilient solutions. Shape tomorrow — empower your teams and technology to thrive.

      A: Evolving Leadership

      This track is dedicated to supporting I&O leaders as they communicate with their leaders, design, transform and manage their functions, ensuring they have the right talent and skills in place to meet both current and future organizational needs.

      B: Navigating Innovations and Disruptions

      This track examines how I&O leaders can empower their teams to drive organizational success by embracing innovation and disruption.

      C: Transforming Cloud Platforms

      This track guides cloud leaders in developing and executing transformative strategies that harness the full potential of cloud platforms, ensuring they become powerful enablers of organizational goals and sustained competitive advantage.
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      Tuesday, December 09, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PST

      Gartner Opening Keynote: Navigating the Hype: Strategic Roadmap to I&O Success
      Autumn Stanish, Director Analyst, Gartner
      Paul Delory, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Agentic AI is a fundamental shift for I&O, demanding new operational paradigms like cloud once did. This keynote will explore concrete agentic AI application for I&O, emphasizing the needs for resilient infrastructure, automation and governance to navigate this shift. A focus on Continuous Operations will show how adopting mature techniques from tech leaders can ensue relentless innovation and operational stability. Get equipped with a roadmap to a new I&O operating model, highlighting effective patterns for behavior and operating practices to lead in the next era of I&O. ... Show More Show Less

      05:15 PM - 06:00 PM PST

      Guest Keynote: The Uncertainty Principle: How to Lead in the Never Normal

      Peter Hinssen, Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Author, Nexxworks
      In a world where disruption has become the default setting, uncertainty isn’t the exception — it’s the new operating system. The role of the I&O leader has never been more critical, nor more complex.
      In this keynote, Peter Hinssen explores how I&O leaders can thrive in the Never Normal — an era defined by relentless change and exponential opportunity. Drawing on his latest book, The Uncertainty Principle, he shows how IT leaders can turn volatility into a source of innovation, build organizations that adapt at the speed of technology, and shape a future where AI augments leadership, foresight, and creativity. The question isn’t how to survive the storm — but how to lead when the storm becomes the climate.       ... Show More Show Less
      Wednesday, December 10, 2025

      09:00 AM - 09:45 AM PST

      Guest Keynote: Re-Wiring For The Future: Thriving in a Tech Driven World
      Dr. Michelle Dickinson, Co-founder, Nanotechnologist, Materials Engineer
      Technology is rapidly effecting the way that almost all industries do business. With these changes, many human centered functions are also changing, and in some cases being replaced by technology. How can we prepare for the future and what skills can we work on today to ensure that our knowledge is re-wired and ready for the jobs of the future? ... Show More Show Less
      Thursday, December 11, 2025

      09:00 AM - 09:45 AM PST

      Gartner Keynote: Lighthouse Leaders Cultivate Human Success
      Tori Paulman, VP Analyst, Gartner
      In an era of relentless change and uncertainty, your greatest leadership asset isn’t technology — it’s your ability to be a clear, steady signal that cultivates human potential. This keynote will show you how to lead like a lighthouse: not by controlling the storm, but by empowering your teams to navigate it with confidence, curiosity, and resilience. ... Show More Show Less

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