All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 dives deep into key topics for CIOs and IT leaders around AI, executive leadership, cybersecurity, operating models and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Ignite Intelligence

AI is no longer a differentiator — it’s now part of the foundation. CIOs must take the artificial out of intelligence, combining human ingenuity with AI to unlock value, drive agility and navigate disruption. A human-centered approach is key to leading the intelligent enterprise. 

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Monday, October 19, 2026

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Shaping Momentum: Compounding Value and Risk for the Next Success Horizon
Daryl Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI continues to be embedded in everything the enterprise does. AI value is growing but AI risk is compounding. In Gartner's Opening Keynote, discover how CIOs and IT leaders can build a flywheel of good AI momentum and balance value against compounding risk using good drag that mitigates it. In the end, continuous positive returns can be found to compound your success. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Insurance Roundtable: Impact of Vibe Coding and Citizen Development on the Technology Operating Model
Julia Davis, Executive Partner, Gartner
Mark Gregory, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Vibe coding and citizen development decentralize application creation, shifting the operating model toward distributed development with AI-augmented capabilities that accelerate delivery but introduce new security, compliance, and technical debt risks. How are you adjusting the IT operating model from sole delivery provider to platform architect and governance orchestrator? How are you enabling scaled innovation into distributed solutions while maintaining enterprise standards, security compliance, and visibility? ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Make an Agile AI Strategy for a Radical Future
Whit Andrews, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
AI is driving the future of business through technology. But disruptions in the geopolitical and technological spheres make uncertainty the only sure thing. Organizations can establish deliberate approaches to critical aspects of their AI maturity to deliver meaningful outcomes no matter what happens. This session will include a look at the future, a one-page strategy template, and a plan for how to make maturity work. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Roundtable: Enterprise AI Agents: Is Your Organization Ready for the Next Wave? (Multi-group)
Brian Baker, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Jon Bergersen, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Steve Bozzo, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Seth Gottlieb, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Tamara Skye, VP Program Director, Gartner
AI agents are rapidly moving from pilot projects to enterprise-scale deployment, but is your organization ready to harness their potential? In this roundtable, we’ll share experiences and dive into both the technology and organizational readiness required for successful adoption of enterprise AI agents. We’ll explore moving from experimentation to scale, challenges of change management, and the new skills and governance models needed. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

State and Local Government Roundtable: Controlling AI Token Costs: Strategies for State CIOs (Multi-group)
Christian Farland, Executive Partner, Gartner
Carie Zoellner, Executive Partner, Gartner
Mi Sou Gray, Executive Partner, Gartner
Steve Tedder, Executive Partner, Gartner
As generative AI adoption accelerates across state agencies, managing token-based pricing models is becoming a critical concern for both IT and finance leaders. Join your peers to share lessons learned and best practices in this evolving area of public sector technology management. We'll discuss practical strategies state CIOs can deploy to forecast usage, set guardrails, collaborate with CFOs on budget planning, negotiate vendor contracts—and ultimately prevent unexpected budget variances driven by unchecked AI consumption. ... Show More Show Less

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

Google: AI Agents: Delivering Results 24/7 in a Collaborative And Safe Way
Vladimir Petrosyan, Head of Security Product Marketing, Google Workspace
Today, we want AI agents to deliver results, not just answer questions. To do that, agents must work autonomously around the clock, understand your business, and work where the work already happens together with your teammates, partners and customers. And do it in a safe and cost-effective way. Join this session to see how agents in Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace can help everyone multiply their impact. ... Show More Show Less

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

Infor: Beyond FDE with PING — The Rise of the Forward Deployed Enterprise by 2035
Rick Rider, Svp, Product Management, Infor
By 2035, FDE is no longer just a vendor role — it's a capability every enterprise builds for itself. Agentic AI collapses the path from business idea to production software, and IT's role shifts from builder to architect of the builders. PING Golf shares early evidence from their own experience as Infor offers a 10-year view of how the vendor-customer boundary dissolves and who owns enterprise software creation in an agentic world. ... Show More Show Less

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

Island: Responsible AI Enablement - Balancing Innovation, Governance, and Control
Matthew Pour, DIRECTOR, SALES ENGINEERING, Island
CIOs are under pressure to unlock generative AI's value while safeguarding governance, visibility, and compliance. As browser-based AI tools spread unchecked across the workforce, Shadow AI creates real risk of direct data leakage and compliance exposure. This session equips CIOs with practical strategies to govern AI use, protect sensitive data, and set policies that balance productivity with control, without sacrificing security or compliance. ... Show More Show Less

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM EDT

WalkMe: The People Part of AI Transformation
Ofir Bloch, Vp, Corporate Marketing, WalkMe
Joe Poyma, SR SALES ENGINEER, WalkMe
To build a scalable agentic enterprise, employees need guidance, guardrails, and confidence to execute AI workflows, while IT leaders need telemetry to manage deployment and costs. This session shows how the human layer determines the success of your AI operating model, including a live demo. Learn how to foster human-AI collaboration across applications, govern workflows at the point of work, and move enterprise AI from pilot to production. ... Show More Show Less

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