Preview the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 Agenda

First look at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ agenda

Every year at IT Symposium, we unveil the latest blockbuster Gartner resarch. This year, we'll be covering the most pressing topics for CIOs and IT executives, such as artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, cybersecurity and more. 

The full agenda is now available.  You can view it here.

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2026 preliminary agenda sessions

Our powerful lineup of keynote speakers helps you expand your thinking and discover new approaches to make smarter business decisions.

Gartner Opening Keynote, presented by:

  • Daryl C. Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
  • Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner

Our insight addresses a wide range of topics across technology innovation, executive leadership and business strategy. Get a mix of the foundational and the future with tangible next steps.

  • Gartner Opening Keynote
  • Signature Series: Emerging Trends Vision 2027: Human-AI Relationships Will Reshape the World

  • Signature Series: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027

  • Signature Series: CEO Watch 2026

  • Signature Series: Top Strategic Predictions for 2027 and Beyond

  • Signature Series: 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda

  • Tapestry 2026: 7 Macrotrends to Drive Your Strategy Today

  • 7 Disruptions You Might Not See Coming: 2026-2031

  • C-Suite Treaties to Close the Value Gap

  • 2026 Gartner Executive Survey: What the C‑Suite Really Thinks About Technology Leadership

  • CIO Role Evolution From Now to 2030

  • Vibe Coding Your Board of Directors: How CIOs Can Adapt to Rapidly Changing Board Dynamics

  • Deliberately Position Yourself in the AI Era: Craft Brand, Earn Reputation

  • Motivational Magic: How CIOs Conjure High Performance From Inside Out

  • 4 AI Scenarios: Superpromising, Superintelligent, Superdisappointing or a Superdisaster?

  • 5 Game-Changing AI and Innovation Trends From China for Global CIOs

  • Biocomputing Platforms Are the Hybrid Future of AI and Human Augmentation

  • Bubble Trouble: Dot-Com Era Lessons for the AI Boom

  • AI-Infused Strategy Execution: Unlocking Sustainable Competitive Advantage

  • From Proving to Owning Value: How CIOs Transfer Technology Value to the Business P&L

  • Five Approaches CIOs Can Use to Build Winning Cases for AI Investment

  • What Does an AI Program Really Cost in 2026?

  • How CIOs Are Cutting Costs With AI in 2026

  • GenAI's “Free” Speed Creates More Work, Here’s What to Do About It

  • Introducing the Platform for the Future: Autonomous Business Platform

  • Navigating the New Frontier of Agentic Commerce

  • How to Build Reliable AI Agents Out of Unreliable AI Parts?

  • Decision Intelligence: Getting Value From AI Agents and Multiagent Systems

  • Navigating the AI Agent Landscape: A Strategic Guide for IT Leaders

  • Governing the AI Portfolio: Balancing Innovation, Risk and Business Value

  • Agentic AI Governance: Stop, Start, Continue

  • 5 Steps CIOs Must Take for Agent Assurance

  • Guardians of the Future: How CIOs Can Leverage Guardian Agents for Trustworthy and Secure AI

  • The Organizational Politics of AI for CIOs

  • Don’t Ask If AI Can Do This Job

  • The Ripple Effects of AI on Work and Talent

  • What Human Skills Are Needed in the AI Era? What to Protect, Pivot and Purge

  • (Re)building Employee Trust in the Wake of AI Fear

  • How Agentic AI Rewrites Leadership

  • IT 2030: The AI Future of Work and Tech

  • How AI Is Redefining Industrial Asset Management

  • Evaluating AI in CRM: What Vendors Really Offer

  • Top Business and Technology Trends in Banking for CIOs to Prioritize

  • The Future of Data and Analytics Governance

  • From Reactive to Predictive: The CIO's Guide to AI-Driven Observability

  • 7 Practical Things You Can Do to Improve Data Governance Today

  • 3 Essential Steps to Evolve Your Operating Model in the Age of AI and Volatility

  • Strategic Operating Model Transformation: Mapping the Multiyear ITOM Journey

  • When EA Fails the CIO: Focus on What Matters, Move Faster and Prove Real Value

  • The Hard Truth: Your Architects Aren't Working Together — Here’s How to Fix It

  • CIOs: Build a Change COE to Hardwire Change Capacity

  • Is Your Organization Wired to Resist AI? Overcoming Entrenchment to Accelerate SDLC Productivity

  • Magic Quadrant Power Session: Agentic Coding and AI-Augmented Software Testing Tools

  • Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2026

  • Avoid the Antipatterns of Product Management

  • Stop Expecting Innovation Everywhere: Design for Exploration and Execution

  • The CIO Playbook for Mastering Cloud FinOps: Pivoting Toward Business Value

  • Microsoft 365 vs. Google Workspace: Reducing Cost and Improving Leverage and the GenAI Effect

  • Is Open Source the Answer for Sovereign Cloud and VMware Alternatives? The Hype, Hope, and Reality

  • How to Increase Board Confidence in Cybersecurity

  • The CIO 2027 Cybersecurity Radar

  • Negotiating for Outcomes, Not Access: Vendor Management in the AI Era

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate with ServiceNow

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Salesforce

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle)

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Microsoft

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: Reduce Contract Risks in AI and GenAI Deals

  • Contract Negotiation Clinic: Lock in AI Value Within Your IT Services Contracts

Sessions subject to change.

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