A major part of Symposium/ITxpo's value is its rich session choices designed to make your total experience stimulating, relevant, and profitable. Here are some of the highlights from 2007:
Event Overview
The uncertainty principleAny way you look at it, these are interesting times. Economic uncertainty meets disruption and innovation.
There are many ways to respond. You can focus on cost containment; invest now to take advantage; get your operations and governance in order; or press ahead into new markets and new opportunities.
Only two things are certain: standing still is not one of your options. And IT will play a critical role in whichever road you take. That’s where this year’s Gartner Symposium/ITxpo comes in. It’s a fresh new program with all the breadth and depth of insight to help you drive your strategy and sharpen your tactics. Of the eight super-tracks, there’s a new track on IT in the Business – all the ways IT can contribute to business outcomes. Plus a new focus on benchmarking and case studies as tools for improvement.
* On the innovation front, you'll dive into the brave new worlds of cloud computing, enterprise social software, green information technology and the latest on SOA.
* On the management side, you’ll learn about new cost control levers, the latest security strategies, airtight governance and intelligent consolidation.
Your budgets may or may not be tightening but there’s one event all year that you don't want to miss. See you in Cannes!
Event Experience Highlights
Agenda & Sessions
Gartner Analyst SessionsOver 80 analysts will present more than 150 sessions covering the latest and greatest Gartner Research in all focus areas. These hour long sessions are not only a chance to hear insight and actionable advice direct from the experts onsite with Q&A, but you will also have online access to all the presentations you miss - representing thousands of euros worth of Research!
CIO Interviews & End-User Case Studies
Following attendee demand for even more real-life examples and case studies, this year we will introduce a series of CIO interviews and case studies from Europe's leading organisations. Watch here for more information!
Monday Kick-Off sessions & Interactive Workshops
Jump-start your Symposium/ITxpo experience on Monday. Designed to introduce you to our Symposium Communities, these sessions and workshops will focus on key issues for different roles in the IT organisation. Workshops will be practical, interactive sessions led by Gartner analysts to foster best practice sharing and encourage networking.
Networking Programs:
Symposium CommunitiesSymposium Communities are networking groups specifically aligned to the role you play in your organization. We've designed Symposium Communities to deliver you the most relevant content and most meaningful interactions possible at Symposium/ITxpo, by providing you a community of peers with and from whom you'll learn all weeklong.
Gartner Analyst One-on-Ones
A key advantage of Symposium/ITxpo: Meeting face-to-face with Gartner analysts. Bring your issues. Talk one-on-one or as a small group with an unbiased Gartner expert. Get the highly qualified advice you need to take back to your enterprise. You can reserve half-hour sessions with up to three analysts.
Gartner Analyst/User Roundtables
All end-user attendees at Symposium/ITxpo are invited to register for Analyst/User Roundtables. These 60-minute discussions, moderated by a Gartner analyst, are topically focused around Symposium Communities. These stimulating roundtables offer valuable peer-to-peer exchange on issues integral to your business.
The ITxpo Experience:
ITxpo ShowcaseArranged in to easy to navigate Marketplaces aligned to our agenda content, the ITxpo showcase is the ideal place to talk direct to senior level representatives from relevant solution providers after receiving advice from the agenda sessions.
Solution Provider Sessions
Empowered with advice and tools on what to do, the next step is getting down to doing it. Our sponsoring solution providers draw on the successes of their own customers to demonstrate the success possible, and also the obstacles along the way.
ITxpo Marketplace Theaters
Join Gartner analysts and our Premier Sponsors in ITxpo Marketplace Theaters for fast-paced presentations on key technology directions aligned with each Marketplace.. Each Premier Sponsor will host special Theater sessions with product announcements, case studies, road maps, and product visions. In addition Gartner analysts will cover key Magic quadrants in each Marketplace area.
