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Conference Topics at a Glance

The 2026 agenda delivers the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights most critical to CIOs and their teams.

Agentic AI

Agentic AI is redefining automation and digital work with autonomous, learning agents. CIOs must pilot risk-appropriate use cases, build staged autonomy roadmaps, embed governance-by-design and upskill teams to ensure safe, measurable adoption with robust controls, observability and oversight.

AI Technology and Infrastructure

AI technology demands resilient data foundations, composable architectures and security-centric design. CIOs must balance buy/build decisions, invest in talent, and integrate observability and TRiSM to scale AI safely across platforms and domains.

Cybersecurity and Enterprise Resilience

Prepare for the next era of CIO and executive leadership. Harness AI to lead more strategically and manage less. Gain practical insights from case studies, balance change with continuity and secure a lasting seat at the C-suite table by driving rapid, impactful results.

Emerging Technologies

Anticipating disruption means evaluating the impact of emerging technologies on your organization. CIOs must identify adoption timelines, assess business value and integrate technology trend insights into strategic planning to maintain a competitive edge.

Operating Models

IT operating models are the engine of digital transformation. CIOs must align models to enterprise ambition, balance governance with agility and AI, and empower cross-functional teams to ensure IT delivers measurable business outcomes, adapts continuously and drives growth.

Strategic Planning and Execution

Strategic planning and execution means more than setting direction. CIOs must unite IT and business, integrate AI for measurable outcomes, address change fatigue with structured management and orchestrate agile plans, governance and talent to deliver sustained business value.

Look back at 2025 conference sessions

Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. While we work to develop this year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.

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Monday, October 20, 2025

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT

Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

Andre Bridges, Director, Advisory, Gartner
Take a walk through the Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms. This presentation will unravel the latest trends, key players and groundbreaking technologies transforming how businesses harness observability platforms for strategic advantage. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Future of Cloud in 2030

Dennis Smith, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
By 2030, cloud computing will be a platform to launch a new wave of disruption driven by artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to unlock business value at scale. This will provide organizations a means to foster innovation, create market disruptions and enhance customer retention in order to gain a competitive edge. ... Show More Show Less

01:15 PM - 01:35 PM EDT

Axonius: Welcome to the Actionability Era

Teju Shyamsundar, PRODUCT MARKETING, Axonius
IT and Security are moving beyond basic visibility towards proactive operations, smarter automation, and the practical application of AI. But, to act on the data you have, you need truthful context and smart insights into your asset landscape. In this session, we’ll cover how Axonius is evolving to build a unified model for asset intelligence that transforms fragmented data inputs into consistent action outputs - all in the name of actionability. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM EDT

AWS: The New Speed of Enterprise Modernization

Ryan Peterson, WW Tech Leader, Modernization, AWS
Learn how agentic AI is revolutionizing enterprise modernization, dramatically accelerating workload migration and transformation. Through case studies, see how AI tools reduce modernization timelines from years to months while ensuring security and compliance. Get practical insights for CIOs and IT leaders on using AI to speed up digital transformation and create robust foundations for innovation. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM EDT

Cisco: Redefining Operations and Innovation With Agentic AI

Alex Foster, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY, Cisco Systems
AI is fundamentally changing the dynamics of networking. With explosive growth in traffic, new AI agents, and a complex threat landscape, IT teams are struggling to keep up with today’s performance, security, and operational demands. In this session, learn how AI-driven enterprises are modernizing their network architectures for the AI era, and how Cisco empowers enterprises to harness AI responsibly and at scale. ... Show More Show Less

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT

Atlassian: How Ford's Use of AI Has Transformed its People, Processes, and Practice

Mark Cruth, PRINCIPAL MODERN WORK COACH, Atlassian
Brandon De Vito, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATLASSIAN, Ford Motor Company
Too often, AI initiatives focus on the technical challenge, not transformation. Atlassian shares why lasting value comes from preparing people, redesigning processes, and reshaping culture. With Ford as a real-world example, discover how CIOs can align teams across the enterprise, scale adoption, and achieve tangible business results in productivity, efficiency, and resilience beyond the pilot stage. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM EDT

AWS: Top Trending Generative AI Use Cases on AWS

Abhishek Srivastav, PRINCIPAL SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, AWS
As Generative AI adoption accelerates, leaders face challenges implementing use cases that deliver real business value. Explore proven AI deployments enhancing customer experiences, productivity, and innovation. We'll cover: Strategic Use Case Evaluation to identify high-impact opportunities, Technical Implementation Frameworks using AWS Generative AI services, and AWS's End-to-End ecosystem providing tools and expertise for complete AI transformation. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM EDT

IBM: From Insight to Action: Agentic AI in Enterprise IT

Jacob Yackenovich, Program Director Product Management - Instana, IBM Corporation
Generative and agentic AI is beginning to power business-critical applications. For IT leaders, this shift raises a critical question: How do we ensure these new capabilities remain reliable, transparent, and trustworthy in production at scale? Explore the evolving expectations for observability in the GenAI era. Understand the use cases that drive the most value, overcome the challenges of monitoring AI-driven applications and gain visibility into AI behaviors (anomaly detection and performance insights) to ensure business success and continued customer engagement. ... Show More Show Less

06:20 PM - 06:40 PM EDT

Harness: From Toil to Triumph: Real-World Journeys to Platform-Driven Software Delivery

Martin Reynolds, FIELD CTO, Harness
Discover how leading enterprises overcame DevOps complexity & toil by adopting a Software Delivery Platform. Through real-world stories you’ll learn how teams scaled platform engineering, implemented automation, & achieved governance without slowing innovation. Attendees will learn actionable strategies to:
•Eliminate DevOps toil & accelerate release cycles
•Adopt platform engineering for repeatable, resilient software delivery
•Integrate automated governance & AI-powered security into the delivery workflow
•Optimize engineering processes for agility & sustainable cloud cost management
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