All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 dives deep into key topics for CIOs and senior IT executives 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. The opportunity for CIOs is to take the artificial out of intelligence, harnessing both human ingenuity with AI to unlock real value, drive agility and survive continuous disruption. As your organization moves from experimentation to agentic AI and the intelligent enterprise, a human-centered approach will allow you to drive the next era of success in your enterprise.

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Wednesday, November 04, 2026

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM JST

CIO Circle Workshop: Designing CIO's Right Hand: Defining the Vision and Scope of the Office of CIO to Drive Strategy and Transformation

Eiichiro Kodama, Executive Partner, Gartner
Taiji Abe, Executive Partner, Gartner
The modern CIO role has become too complex for one person to manage alone. The office of the CIO (OCIO) serves as a support structure to complement the CIO, enabling a focus on strategy and transformation. In this workshop, participants will take the first step in (re)establishing an OCIO by drafting a "CIO office charter," including a leadership profile vision. We will identify the OCIO's true role within your organization and develop an initial action plan to drive short- and long-term results. ... Show More Show Less

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM JST

CIOs: Elevate the AI Value Conversation by Getting the C-Suite to Use It Themselves

Jennifer Carter, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Executives want to see AI’s true business impact. As AI evolves, CIOs can move beyond traditional ROI by letting the C-suite experience AI directly. When leaders use AI in daily workflows, they better grasp its strategic value and drive broader adoption. This session explores how executives use AI today, their concerns, and offers CIO actions to boost engagement, deepen familiarity and build enterprisewide confidence in AI’s business outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

05:45 PM - 06:30 PM JST

CIO Circle Roundtable: Overcoming Organizational Barriers in Manufacturing DX Through CIO Leadership

Toshiki Yabuuchi, Executive Partner, Gartner
Nori Yamada, Executive Partner, Gartner
Digital transformation in manufacturing faces barriers across frontline operations, organizational structures and executive leadership. In this roundtable, participants will discuss obstacles in promoting DX, their causes and context. This session includes an exchange of CIO approaches and initiatives to overcome these barriers, with examples from other organizations and future strategies. Explore challenges in manufacturing DX, examine how CIOs can lead effectively and drive breakthrough outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

05:45 PM - 06:15 PM JST

Mitigate Middle Manager Meltdown From AI Initiatives

Christie Struckman, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
CEOs intend to delayer management role. Organizations are hoping for productivity improvements to reduce manager footprint. Middle managers feel ignored, if not eviscerated by messaging their work can be replaced by AI. But they have an important role to play in chasing AI value, and need to be supported. ... Show More Show Less
Thursday, November 05, 2026

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM JST

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

Jennifer Carter, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
The biggest shift in technology leadership isn’t happening in IT — it’s happening in the minds of the executives who think they own it. Join us for a debrief on the latest Gartner Executive Survey that uncovers how the C-suite views the future of technology leadership and provides CIOs with actionable insights to strengthen their influence, align executive expectations and elevate the strategic role of IT across the enterprise. ... Show More Show Less

01:15 PM - 02:00 PM JST

CIO Circle Roundtable: Power Skill Enhancement

Naoki Nakada, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Taiji Abe, Executive Partner, Gartner
Gartner redefines the interpersonal skills essential for excellent leadership as a CIO as power skills that amplify influence and deliver results. The aim of this program is to encourage self-assessment and analysis of these power skills, discuss ways to improve them and foster insights and inspiration for future self-improvement. ... Show More Show Less

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM JST

CIO Circle Workshop 2026: Transform CIO

Yoshifumi Ozawa, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Iwane Kato, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This workshop focuses not on the organization or strategy, but on the CIO's personal growth. It revisits past successes and examines how such experiences have shaped current leadership approaches.
Technology
continues to evolve rapidly and the ability to make decisions under uncertainty is more critical now than ever. This session encourages awareness of individual thinking and behavioral patterns, and articulates actions toward transformation. Join us to broaden perspectives and identify what to change. ... Show More Show Less

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM JST

CIO Circle Roundtable: Organizational Transformation in the AI Era: Redefining Middle Management from ‘Frozen Middle’ to the ‘Core of Transformation’

Iwane Kato, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Takenori Namai, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Reductions in management layers to improve productivity and reduce costs induces anxiety in middle managers about their roles being replaced by AI and being undervalued in their organization. Since transformation is inevitable, AI investments cannot be bypassed. In this session, we reframe middle managers not as a frozen middle but as the core driving transformation. Explore the concrete support measures to help middle managers evolve from supervisors of technology into leaders in the AI age. ... Show More Show Less

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM JST

CIO Circle Roundtable: Organizational Transformation in the AI Era: Redefining Middle Management From ‘Frozen Middle’ to the ‘Core of Transformation’ (Repeat)

Takenori Namai, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Iwane Kato, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Reductions in management layers to improve productivity and reduce costs induces anxiety in middle managers about their roles being replaced by AI and being undervalued in their organization. Since transformation is inevitable, AI investments cannot be bypassed. In this session, we reframe middle managers not as a frozen middle but as the core driving transformation. Explore the concrete support measures to help middle managers evolve from supervisors of technology into leaders in the AI age. ... Show More Show Less

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