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You are navigating an era where AI is reshaping digital boundaries and redefining business value. Join us at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ conference, where you'll discover practical strategies for establishing AI sovereignty, optimizing operating models, and leveraging agentic AI.

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Your Critical AI Questions

AI is top of mind for IT leaders - and you're not alone in your questions. 

As organizations explore how to harness the power of artificial intelligence, there are critical questions that need to be answered, including:

  • How can we demonstrate real, measurable value from AI to our stakeholders (CFO, CEO, board)?
  • How do we align our AI strategy and investments with overall enterprise goals and KPIs?
  • How do we avoid 'model lock-in' and maintain the architectural flexibility to swap out underlying LLMs as the technology evolves every few months?
  • How do we scale our compute requirements to meet AI demand without compromising our corporate sustainability (ESG) targets and budget predictability?
  • How do we provide a secure AI environment fast enough to stop employees from leaking proprietary data into unvetted consumer AI tools?
  • What specific defenses do we have in place against AI-native threats, such as prompt injection, data poisoning, and hyper-realistic synthetic phishing?
  • What is our plan for long-term model maintenance (MLOps)—how do we monitor for 'model drift' and ensure AI accuracy doesn't degrade over time?
  • What governance structures and decision rights are needed to ensure AI supports business outcomes and manages risk?
  • How do we establish AI and data sovereignty while managing the costs and complexity of compliance?
  • What boundaries and controls must we set before deploying agentic (autonomous) AI at scale?

At Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, our expert-led sessions will tackle these questions head-on to equip you with practical solutions that will accelerate your organization.

The conference includes AI-focused sessions designed to address your top priorities. The 2026 agenda is now live.  Here are some of the AI sessions being covered:

  • Signature Series: Emerging Trends Vision 2027: Human-AI Relationships Will Reshape the World
  • 4 AI Scenarios: Superpromising, Superintelligent, Superdisappointing or a Superdisaster?
  • Introducing the Platform for the Future: Autonomous Business Platform
  • Don't Ask If AI Can Do This Job
  • The Ripple Effects of AI on Work and Talent
  • Evaluating AI in CRM: What Vendors Really Offer
  • Win the AI Race: Navigating Core Modernization in the Age of Agentic AI
  • How to Unlock the Value of Unstructured Data for AI: Start With Governing It First
  • How to Build Reliable AI Agents Out of Unreliable AI Parts?
  • Decision Intelligence: Getting Value From AI Agents and Multiagent Systems
  • Is Your Organization Wired to Resist AI? Overcoming Entrenchment to Accelerate SDLC Productivity
  • How Agentic AI Rewrites Leadership
  • What Human Skills Are Needed in the AI Era? What to Protect, Pivot and Purge
  • (Re)building Employee Trust in the Wake of AI Fear
  • From Reactive to Predictive: The CIO's Guide to AI-Driven Observability
  • Governing the AI Portfolio: Balancing Innovation, Risk, and Business Value
  • AI-Infused Strategy Execution: Unlocking Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  • Bubble Trouble: Dot-Com Era Lessons for the AI Boom
  • 5 Steps CIOs Must Take for Agent Assurance
  • What Does an AI Program Really Cost in 2026?
  • How CIOs Are Cutting Costs With AI in 2026
  • Guardians of the Future: How CIOs Can Leverage Guardian Agents for Trustworthy and Secure AI
  • Agentic AI Governance: Stop, Start, Continue
  • Magic Quadrant Power Session: Agentic Coding and AI-Augmented Software Testing Tools
  • The Technology of Strategy: How CIOs Use AI to Rewrite Strategic Planning
  • Biocomputing Platforms Are the Hybrid Future of AI and Human Augmentation
  • IT 2030: The AI Future of Work and Tech

View the full agenda.

Key AI topic areas at the 2026 conference include:

Agentic AI
Agentic AI is transforming automation through autonomous, learning agents. CIOs must pilot risk-appropriate use cases, develop staged autonomy roadmaps, and embed governance to ensure safe, measurable adoption.

AI Operationalization and Governance
Operationalizing AI at scale requires phased, risk-based rollouts and strong governance. CIOs should embed explainability, privacy, and compliance, and scale controls for trusted, accountable AI adoption.

AI Strategy and Business Alignment
A successful AI strategy is tightly aligned with enterprise objectives and measured by real outcomes. CIOs must co-create adaptive roadmaps, empower fusion teams, and shift from siloed pilots to integrated AI initiatives.

AI Technology and Infrastructure
AI technology needs resilient data foundations, composable architectures, and security-centric design. CIOs must balance build/buy decisions, invest in talent, and integrate risk controls to scale AI safely.

AI Value and Cost Management
CIOs must link AI investments to outcome-driven metrics and ensure cost transparency. Prioritizing production deployments and governing inference costs are key to achieving scalable, sustainable AI ROI.

View 2026 Topics

Get fresh perspectives and collaborate with leading CIOs, industry leaders, and topic experts as you access exclusive Gartner insights, solve shared challenges, and engage in unique experiences.

  • Join the Gartner CIO Circle Program—designed for Chief Information Officers, offering exclusive sessions tailored to your priorities to explore new strategies, share ideas, and grow your peer community.
  • Discover critical insights for the year ahead in Gartner Signature Series sessions, including Top Strategic Technology Trends, Top Strategic Predictions, and the CIO and Technology Executive Agenda.
  • Participate in roundtables to connect with peers from leading organizations, inspired by the latest insights and hosted by a Gartner analyst.
  • Attend industry-specific sessions tailored specifically to your sector.
  • Meet one-on-one with a Gartner analyst to address your key initiatives and challenges with actionable outcomes.
  • Engage in peer networking events for natural conversations during meals, receptions, and special events.
  • Access the IT Xpo to connect with leading technology providers, explore innovative, cost-effective solutions.

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