All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 conference 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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Tuesday, 17 November, 2026

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM IST

From Proving to Owning Value: How CIOs Transfer Technology Value to the Business P&L
Galliopi Demetriou, VP Analyst, Gartner
Most IT value conversations fall apart because the business never owns the outcomes. This session shows CIOs how to shift from proving value to enforcing ownership — using financial structures, decision rights and renewal‑gate accountability to make leaders sign up for results. With AI and consumption‑based economics breaking traditional ROI, learn how to apply decision‑time guardrails, portfolio‑level value measures, and reinvestment logic to make value realization consistent, scalable and real. ... Show More Show Less

04:15 PM - 05:00 PM IST

Ask the Analyst: Making IT Chargeback Work: Practical Steps to Design, Implement and Sustain Chargeback
Galliopi Demetriou, VP Analyst, Gartner
The interactive session will cover designing, implementing and sustaining an effective IT chargeback model for cost transparency, accountability and better business decisions. We’ll focus on practical steps CIOs can use to introduce/refine chargeback, avoid pitfalls and gain business buy-in. Key questions: How do we create a fair, simple, and accepted chargeback model? What cost drivers and allocation methods ensure transparency and accuracy? How do we address resistance and drive behavioral change? ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, 18 November, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST

Build C-Suite AI Accountability: Name. Prove. Own.
Lori Blickensderfer, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Most AI value gaps are not technology gaps. They are conversion gaps: IT delivers the capacity — call it Blue Money, the operational efficiency and productivity AI generates, but IT fails to ensure the enterprise is ready to convert it into Green Money, the measurable P&L impact that boards measure. The structural changes required to make that conversion: reengineering roles, renegotiating contracts, redesigning workflows, are uncomfortable, and formal accountability for making them happen is lacking. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST

The AI‑Shaped Organization: How CIOs Scale Value
Lily Mok, VP Analyst, Gartner
The AI‑shaped organization is a model built on a new, original dataset capturing which AI practices truly drive CEO‑recognized value. This session reframes three critical leadership challenges: how AI value scales, why agents succeed only when decision rights are deliberately delegated, and how AI delivers its greatest returns by expanding workforce capability rather than increasing productivity. Attendees will leave with a practical framework to transform boundaries, compound value and gain durable outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

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