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.

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Monday, 16 November, 2026

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM IST

Veeam Software: "See It. Govern It. Recover It.” - The Data Foundation for Enterprise AI
Saurabh Singh, System engineer, Veeam software india Pvt. Ltd
Enterprise AI depends on data most organizations cannot fully see, govern, or recover. That gap is where AI programs stall. Veeam closes it on all three fronts: discovering sensitive data across On-prem/Cloud/SaaS estates, governing what AI is permitted to access, and evidencing compliance, while keeping that same data recoverable under attack. Join us to see how leaders build a single governed, resilient data foundation for AI at scale. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST

AWS: The Data AI Continuum - Leading the Shift to the Agentic Enterprise
Agentic AI has left the lab, and adoption is accelerating faster than anyone predicted. These aren't passive tools. They're agents that reason, decide, and act as genuine members of the workforce, already delivering real business impact. This session shows you how to speed up adoption and scale from a single pilot to an agentic workforce. You'll leave with the best practices and architectural excellence that define the path to lasting success. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST

IBM: Winning in the Agentic Era: The AI Operating Model
Sriram Raghavan, GM, IBM Software, India and Software Innovation Lab, IBM
The agentic enterprise needs real-time data, real-time execution, and the flexibility to deploy across environments while preserving sovereignty and autonomy. Explore how AI-ready data platforms unify enterprise data, turn insights into action faster, and enable AI deployment across environments with a sovereign core that supports governance, compliance, and operational resilience. ... Show More Show Less

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST

Zscaler: Securely Accelerate Your Business in the Age of AI

Riyaz Tambe, Senior Director, Solutions Consulting, India & SAARC, Zscaler, Zscaler
As cloud, distributed branches, and AI reshape enterprise security, this session explores how organizations can move from legacy network-centric defenses to a Zero Trust platform that secures users, workloads, data, and AI interactions everywhere. Learn how to reduce the attack surface, prevent lateral movement, protect sensitive data, and simplify operations. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM IST

Roundtable: Scaling AI Agents with Trust, Control, and Compliance​, moderated by IBM
As AI agents move into core business operations, they introduce other enterprise risks—from accountability and decision rights to security, compliance, resilience & financial exposure. For Risk Officers & CTOs, scaling AI is about more than innovation—it requires the right guardrails, controls and governance. Explore how leading organisations balance innovation with risk appetite, regulatory expectations and measurable business value & ROI. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM IST

ServiceNow: From Pilots to Production - Governed, Autonomous AI​
Sridhar Durairajan, Area Vice President - Business Units, ServiceNow
India's CIOs are moving AI from pilots into governed production, where spend flows to data, security and control. ServiceNow Autonomous IT operationalizes Agentic AI inside bounded workflows — incident, change, resolution — while the AI Control Tower delivers the guardrails and auditability sovereignty-conscious buyers demand. Together they prove who controls the model, keys and decisions, turning ambition into production-grade outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM IST

Varonis: Show Me the Money. Show Me the Proof. The CIO's AI Playbook
Maheswaran Shanmugasundaram, Vice President, Sales - S.Asia, Varonis
Your CFO is demanding AI returns. Your CSO is demanding evidence it's secure. You're accountable for both. In this live CFO vs CSO debate, watch a real AI business case swing from +66% ROI to -63% and back to +34%, depending on the assumptions behind it. Leave with six rules for evaluating AI initiatives, a board-ready scorecard, and a practical 90-day plan. No hype. No product pitch. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 17 November, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST

Sovereignty by Design: Building Optionality in a Fractured World
David Furlonger, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
De‑globalization, technology sovereignty and fracturing standards are no longer tail risks; they’re design constraints for strategy, capital allocation and operating models. CEO will protect growth by building optionality, the ability to shift volumes, data and compute across jurisdictions without re‑platforming the enterprise. This session will show CIOs that sovereignty is not a “project”, but a design principle for strategy, technology and operations. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM IST

Commvault: Resilience Powers Intelligence - Why AI Success Depends on Trusted, Recoverable Data
Balaji Rao, AREA VICE PRESIDENT - INDIA & SAARC, Commvault
AI innovation depends on data that is trusted, governed and recoverable. Learn how a resilience-first approach unifies protection and recovery across hybrid workloads, applies ResOps to reduce operational complexity, and optimises infrastructure costs. Discover how secure, governed access to enterprise data can accelerate AI adoption - while strengthening cyber resilience and enabling the business to recover rapidly when disruption strikes. ... Show More Show Less

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