The CIO Circle Program

Designed specifically for Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and Chief Digital Officers, the CIO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible IT executives attending Gartner CIO & IT Executive to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.  

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CIO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including thought leader lunches, workshops, roundtables and research discussions tailored to the most important topics for CIOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CIO only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CIO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CIOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other technology leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. 
  • Workshops
  • Roundtables

Workshops

  • CIO Circle Workshop: Elevate Your Leadership Impact With Executive Influence, Engagement and Execution
  • CIO Circle Workshop: New-to- Role CIO: Accelerate Your Speed to Value and Navigate the Toughest Transition Scenarios

*Agenda as of July 2026

Roundtables

  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Strategic Leadership — Managing Culture and High-Performance Teams
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: New to Role CIO First Steps to Impact in Your New Challenge
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Strategic Communication — How IT Can Demonstrate Value to the Board

*Agenda as of July 2026

“Gartner Conferences is a fundamental event for CIOs to stay updated on a wide range of technology-related topics, as well as for sharing knowledge in an incredible networking environment.”

Alexandre Porto Debeluck

CIO, TCE-RS

Apply to join the program

The CIO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CIOs attending Gartner CIO & IT Executive. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprise-wide Chief Information Officer (CIO), or
  2. Business unit/ region/ government division Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsible for:
    1. Private sector: R$1+ billion in revenue
    2. Public sector: 1,000+ employees

CIOs from a marketing vendor or consultancy are not eligible to participate.

You can apply to participate in the CIO Circle Program when you register for Gartner CIO & IT Executive. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the CIO or do you serve in the CIO role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.