2026 Applications Conference Sessions

The 2026 agenda dives deep into key topics for enterprise application and software engineering leaders around AI, leadership, modernization, cost optimization and more to help address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Applications Conference Theme

Deliver the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act.

Applications and software engineering leaders are at a turning point where foresight must meet execution and business disruption is forcing dramatic changes. The 2026 conference empowers you to go beyond admiring the AI-enabled promising future — it's about actively building and delivering it. Learn how modern technology, visionary leadership and decisive action can transform your organization’s aspirations into reality. 

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind. Join us to grow the skills and insights needed to deliver an adaptive and autonomous transformation journey.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Your Future-Proof Enterprise Application Strategy Depends Upon Application Platforms
Tad Travis, VP Analyst, Gartner
Application platforms are necessary to future-proofing your enterprise applications, particularly for delivering differentiating and innovative capabilities, and for determining when to build or buy AI application capabilities. Join this session to learn about the newest practices and recommendations for mananing your enterprise applications. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

Application Leaders: Are You Ready to Deliver AI-Ready Data?
Tomas Kienast, Director Analyst, Gartner
You want to harness AI but your data is a mess? Application readiness starts with trusted data. AI-ready data enables AI-driven applications to provide better insights, automate task and improve decision making across business functions. This session will discuss how to assess the current state, improve data quality and measure outcomes to maximize your chances for success. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM PDT

Contract Negotiation Clinic: 4 Steps to Combat Price Hikes on Software and SaaS Deals
Christopher Dixon, Director Analyst, Gartner
This session will provide enterprise application leaders with a four-step approach for complex vendor renewals and new technology deals that appear excessive and cause budget overruns. Attendees will learn how to use vendor and internal stakeholder checklists, economic indexes and a vendor-based negotiation playbook to develop easy-to-use cost models for bargaining power during negotiations. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM PDT

How to Make Application Rationalization Initiatives a Success
Aaron Harrison, Director Analyst, Gartner
Reducing the operating cost of your application portfolio is a constant challenge for all leaders, and IT rationalization initiatives rarely produce the desired results. Instead, learn the best practices for preparing and executing application rationalization initiatives, how to sidestep the common pitfalls, and how to showcase the benefits. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM PDT

Top Technology Trends in 2026 for Enterprise Applications
Tristan Iles, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In a heavily hyped market, Heads of Enterprise Applications must ensure that their strategic investments in AI embedded within business applications turn promise into profits by delivering measurable business value. Leaders must also evaluate which platforms are truly equipped to support future business needs so they can make informed decisions about where to invest for long-term success.
In this session, hear Gartner's insight into the future of the market, and learn how to ensure that current modernization efforts are compatible with future AI Agent investments, avoiding the waste of scarce resources on systems that will quickly become outdated. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM PDT

Magic Quadrant Power Session: Cloud ERP for Service-Centric and Product-Centric Enterprises
Tomas Kienast, Director Analyst, Gartner
This session will provide an update on how Gartner rates ERP vendors in our two Magic Quadrants for Cloud ERP, one for service-centric enterprises and one for product-centric enterprises. Gartner views the markets for these solutions quite differently. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM PDT

Your CRM Has Gone Wild - And How To Fix It
Ilona Hansen, VP Analyst, Gartner
CRM don't grow wild because of bad technology - it fails when demand outpaces vision. This session explores why CRM portfolios grow wild and how to restore focus by getting closer to customers, removing employee barriers, owning a clear CRM vision, and rigorously linking business targets to CRM capabilities—turning complexity into control and measurable value. ... Show More Show Less

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

How to Kickstart Savings With an Innovative Sprint Framework
Christopher Dixon, Director Analyst, Gartner
Applications and software engineering leaders must think creatively about cost optimization and savings programs. This session will show how to energize savings initiatives by framing them around a fun, sprint-based approach. Learn how an organization launched and implemented a "Celebrate Savings" 5-week sprint that inspired the IT workforce to participate and discover innovative and unconventional ways to achieve both short- and long-term savings. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PDT

Contract Negotiation Clinic: 4 Steps to Combat Price Hikes on Software and SaaS Deals (Repeat)
Christopher Dixon, Director Analyst, Gartner
This session will provide enterprise application leaders with a four-step approach for complex vendor renewals and new technology deals that appear excessive and cause budget overruns. Attendees will learn how to use vendor and internal stakeholder checklists, economic indexes and a vendor-based negotiation playbook to develop easy-to-use cost models for bargaining power during negotiations. ... Show More Show Less

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“Very informative and insightful sessions with the current trends and where the industry is headed. The team was professional, attentive and truly cared about delivering the best possible experience for me. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for attending industry trends conferences.”

Aneez Zakaria
Product Manager, Blue Shield of California

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