All 2025 Conference Topics

Explore the current and future state of AI and its transformative potential. Learn to build a successful AI strategy, extract value, navigate global regulations, and select high-impact use cases. Manage AI governance, address risks, and leverage new developments like AI agents to enhance business adaptability and innovation.

Stay ahead of cybersecurity threats by exploring trends and developing a comprehensive playbook. Address deepfake identity attacks, measure GenAI risk management efficacy, and benchmark cybersecurity. Equip yourself with strategies to navigate the evolving landscape.

Understand the latest trends, technologies, best practices, and what others are doing to drive value from digital investments. Get a first look at the next wave of digital and business transformation.

Prepare for the future by aligning strategic planning with execution. Whether focusing on IT strategy in a VUCA world, AI strategy, or M&A integration, we cover it all. Learn to create and execute strategies that withstand disruption and deliver measurable outcomes.

Explore emerging technologies and their impact on your organization. Evaluate technologies, identify adoption timelines, and incorporate trend insights into strategic planning.

Optimize technology buying by adopting best practices and mitigating software vendor cost increases. Address geopolitical impacts on contract negotiations and develop strategies for effective sourcing and supplier management.

Optimize your cloud strategy in the age of AI by avoiding pitfalls and aligning with business objectives. Discover strategies for cloud repatriation, managing cloud economics, and preparing for the future of cloud computing. Learn to navigate data residency challenges and replace foundational technologies.

Discover strategies for the evolving CIO role and leverage executive transitions for impactful leadership. Explore AI's transformative influence to lead more and manage less. Gain insights to enhance executive impact and secure a strategic C-suite position. Learn tactics for balancing change with continuity in uncertain environments.

Learn best practices for transitioning to a product-centric IT model, elevating your Office of the CIO, and optimizing organizational design. Discover the best enterprise structure for IT—centralized, decentralized, or federated—using Gartner’s decision framework. Enhance operational flexibility and adapt to shifting market and customer dynamics.

Explore governance and risk management strategies that keep pace with AI advancements and geopolitical impacts. Address top technology risks, mitigate misinformation, and enhance cybersecurity readiness. Equip yourself with frameworks to navigate AI regulation and ensure responsible AI implementation.

Navigate IT transformations as a new CIO and avoid pitfalls for smoother transitions. Use storytelling to drive change and communicate complex initiatives. Foster digital dexterity and overcome resistance to tech adoption. Gain insights into effective executive communication.

Strengthen your influence in the boardroom by linking IT priorities to revenue, cost, and risk. Master board presentations to boost confidence in technology investments and cybersecurity posture. Learn to prepare for board presentations, respond to survey findings, and increase board confidence in cybersecurity.

Harness data and analytics to drive informed decision-making and innovation. Prepare your data for AI and explore top trends in data and analytics. Transform analytics delivery with GenAI and align your data strategy with future business needs.

Address sustainability risks in AI by identifying opportunities to mitigate impact. Balance cloud costs with environmental sustainability through GreenOps and develop strategies for sustainable IT operations.

Communicate IT's business value using outcome-driven metrics, KPIs, and storytelling. Reframe cost optimization as a business discipline requiring IT and business partnership. Manage technology investments strategically and align them with enterprise value realization.

Transform your digital workplace into a cohesive environment that boosts productivity and innovation. Navigate ERP implementations, manage technical debt, structure enterprise architecture practices, and make informed decisions on buying, building, insourcing, or outsourcing to align with business objectives and drive outcomes.

Accelerate innovation campaign effectiveness by fostering environments that encourage creativity and risk-taking with psychological safety. Drive disruptive innovation in change-resistant cultures with practical approaches. Equip yourself with strategies to nurture CxO AI expertise for improved co-leadership in AI transformation.

Future-proof the technology workforce with skills-based talent management and a culture of continuous learning. Upskill talent faster, enhance CxO AI literacy, and develop a resilient tech workforce that drives business success.

Cultivate high-performance teams that are innovative, adaptable, and accountable. Create a culture of psychological safety to foster team trust, even amid return-to-office mandates and a polarized world. Shape your organization's culture through micro-actions and align it with strategic goals. Build your team's reputation as a strategic partner driving business value.

Enhance customer experience by aligning technology with business goals and exploring top CRM and CX trends. Influence customer experience, navigate digital transformation, and drive impactful results through strategic planning and execution.