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.

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Monday, 09 November, 2026

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM CET

Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Platforms
Benjamin Bloom, VP Analyst, Gartner
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for CDPs highlights their evolution into "Agentic Customer Context Engines." This session explores the strategic choice between platformization and agentification — integrated suites vs. warehouse-native agility. Learn how vendors are adopting zero-copy architectures and autonomous AI to cut integration debt and discover the governance and interoperability essentials needed to anchor your 3-5-year enterprise AI roadmap. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM CET

Magic Quadrant for Integration Platform as a Service
Andrew Humphreys, VP Analyst, Gartner
Integration platform as a service is a cloud-based integration technology used to connect on-premises, cloud-based, and mobile applications and data. In this session, we will discuss how the provider landscape is evolving and how you can determine the best type of iPaaS for your needs. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CET

Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2026 HY2
Joachim Herschmann, VP Analyst, Gartner
Thriving in times of intense economic and social volatility requires organizations to find new ways to empower their software engineering teams to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness. This session will provide Gartner’s latest and best guidance on the actionable trends that software engineering leaders and their teams should be tracking in 2026 and beyond. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM CET

How to Build Reliable AI Agents Out of Unreliable AI Parts?
Leinar Ramos, VP Analyst, Gartner
Reliability is the core challenge for AI agents. AI agents are systems whose components, such as LLMs, can be unreliable. This presentation will introduce CIOs to a set of principles and best practices to design AI agents with reliability as a key principle. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:20 PM CET

Magic Quadrant for Enterprise AI Assistants
Max Goss, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Enterprise AI assistants (like M365 Copilot, Gemini Enterprise & ChatGPT Enterprise) are rapidly becoming a foundational layer of the modern workplace, but the market is crowded, fast‑moving and difficult to navigate. CIOs should join this session to hear directly from the authors of Gartner's inaugural Magic Quadrant for enterprise AI assistants offering a clear, structured view of the vendors shaping this emerging market and how they compare in terms of both ability to execute & completeness of vision. ... Show More Show Less

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM CET

Hype Cycle for Agentic AI, 2026 (Inaugural Edition)
This session will introduce the innovation in AI agents and agentic AI using the inaugural Hype Cycle for Agentic AI. Show Less
Tuesday, 10 November, 2026

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM CET

AI Disrupts Manufacturing Hype Cycles But No Scaled AI Without a Data Backbone
Christian Hestermann, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI Disrupts Manufacturing Hype Cycles – But No Scaled AI Without a Data Backbone
AI in manufacturing is moving faster than organizations can invest, meaning CIOs are risk betting on the wrong capabilities at the wrong time. In this presentation, we’ll introduce Gartner’s new Hype Cycle for AI in manufacturing and detail what to deploy now, what to explore and what to avoid. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM CET

Healthcare: Engineering Trust With an AI-Enabled Infrastructure
Laura Craft, VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will focus on the health data management platform and the AI governance platform as two must-have components to successfully deliver AI. Show Less
Wednesday, 11 November, 2026

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM CET

Microsoft 365 vs. Google Workspace: Reducing Cost and Improving Leverage and the GenAI Effect
Michael Silver, VP Analyst, Gartner
Microsoft 365 has dominated the desktop for over 30 years, but Microsoft is pushing costs ever higher and GenAI is changing the way people work, potentially upending the status quo. This session will explore the costs and benefits of revisiting one of the most expensive areas of the IT budget. ... Show More Show Less

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