Symposium Agenda

Re-imagine IT: Leading from the front

It's time to pose new questions — and find new answers — that will help CIOs and senior IT executives make the leap into an IT future built around performance, growth and agility. New and notable for this year's Symposium:

  • Strategic and emerging disruptive vendor strategy track: Gartner will unveil a new Special Report and a new approach to analyzing vendor strategy
  • Maverick content from Gartner's research incubator: This year, we will unveil 12 new investigations with the highest potential impact on our clients and the industry
  • Insights from the 'futures' session favorites: These high-demand sessions will address current issues and anticipate future ones — delivering strategic strength for the coming year
  • The conference program integrates 4 major trends that are shaping the IT landscape from Mobile, Context, Cloud and Social
Don't miss out on an expanded program filled with 450-plus sessions, workshops, short-form sessions, clinics and more.

Mark McDonald, GVP, Gartner Executive Programs shares insights on what will be covered during the CIO Program at Gartner Symposium

CIO Program

What the CIO Needs to Know

The CIO program at Symposium concentrates on the issues, decisions, and actions required to enhance IT performance. By defining new sources of IT-led innovation and competitive advantage you will gain the knowledge to make you a more effective leader.

  • Sessions
  • Workshops
  • Net IT Outs
  • Town Halls
  • CIO Keynotes

Tracks Organized by IT Role

Your Priorities. Your Symposium

Each track is designed to address the key priorities and challenges you face. The Symposium/ITxpo role experience includes the targeted sessions and networking opportunities you need to transform your organization's IT strategies.

Industry Perspectives

Achieve greater business agility

When it comes to understanding the rapidly evolving world of IT, CIOs and IT-savvy business executives must align horizontal and an industry-specific perspectives:

Industry content kicks off Sunday with an intensive afternoon of sessions and an industry-focused keynote. Additional industry content is available throughout the week in specific analyst-user roundtables and workshops.

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