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Top Reasons to attend Gartner Applications Summit

Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit brings together enterprise applications, software engineering and enterprise architecture leaders at a pivotal moment. As AI accelerates change across delivery models, platforms and portfolios, this conference is where leaders move beyond hype to get practical guidance, sharper perspectives and peer insight they can act on.

Explore the top reasons why 1,700+ of your peers are coming together this September and why you should join them.

Here’s why you should join us

Move beyond experimentation and operationalize agentic AI at scale. Learn how software engineering teams are re‑architecting the SDLC for AI. Dive into AI‑native engineering practices — from integrating agents into development and testing to improving productivity, managing AI‑specific technical debt and adapting team models as GenAI scales into everyday delivery.

Hear directly from Gartner analysts on the most impactful trends software engineering leaders should track in 2026 and beyond. Gain actionable guidance on how teams are increasing productivity, efficiency and effectiveness — especially in times of economic and organizational volatility — and how these trends should shape your engineering priorities, skills and delivery models.

Legacy systems slow delivery and inflate costs. Learn how software engineering leaders are using AI‑augmented low‑code platforms to modernize high‑impact use cases, accelerate delivery timelines and reduce transformation costs — while clearly demonstrating value to business stakeholders.

Gartner provides many networking opportunities, where you can exchange ideas with people who are in the same role or facing similar challenges.

Connect with enterprise application and software engineering solution providers. Take advantage of the opportunity to evaluate the latest technologies and services.

Below are some of the recommended and highly popular sessions from the 2026 agenda:

  • Magic Quadrant for AI Application Development Platforms
  • Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2026
  • Creativity Is the New Productivity: A Software Leader's Playbook to Build Intrapreneurial Software Teams
  • The System Engineering Renaissance: How System Design, Context and Documentation Unlock Real AI Impact

Join us 14 – 15 September, in London, U.K.

Register now to join your peers at the premier Gartner conference designed specifically to equip leaders like you with the objective insights, expert guidance, practical tools and must-see frameworks that you need to achieve your mission-critical priorities. 

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