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      This year’s conference theme is Human-Led, AI-Enabled. The future will be shaped by leaders who turn AI ambition into business impact. Applications and software engineering leaders must combine human judgment with AI-powered execution to accelerate innovation, optimize investments, govern responsibly and deliver measurable outcomes at scale.​

      Explore our 2026 tracks.

      Leadership

      Enterprise application and software engineering leaders as communicators, influencers and value creators. This track explores the leadership insights and strategies needed to deliver business value in an age of unprecedented technological change.

      Modern Software Engineering

      Transform your software organization from AI experimentation to AI-native execution. This track shows you how to build AI-ready foundations, accelerate SDLC productivity and integrate intelligent applications. 

      Spotlight Track: Scaling AI Adoption

      This spotlight track is designed to enable leaders to take their small-scale AI approaches to a new level. Moving from isolated pilot AI initiatives into multi-agent strategies that enable an autonomous business.
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      Tuesday, June 02, 2026

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      Heads of Enterprise Architecture Must Rewire EA for AI
      Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Heads of enterprise architecture (EA) who don’t proactively use AI to optimize EA activities will become a roadblock to increasing demand from business and IT stakeholders. This session provides a roadmap for heads of EA to reimagine their operating model and serve as exemplars in harnessing AI. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:15 PM PDT

      Enterprise Architecture Roundtable: Starting & Restarting an EA Practice
      Jeff Fitzgerald, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
      Gartner survey data consistently shows that roughly two-thirds of EA leaders have recently rechartered, are in the process of recharting, or plan to recharter their EA function. In this Roundtable, you’ll hear from peers about best practices and lessons learned when undergoing an EA makeover. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

      Enterprise Architecture Leaders Workshop: How to Build a Business Capability Model
      James Cameron, Director Analyst, Gartner
      This workshop is designed for heads of EA to construct a future-state enterprise business capability model. The objective is to create an enterprise anchor model to help heads of EA help business leaders make technology investment decisions. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 02:50 PM PDT

      Insights from the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools
      Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Over the past year, the enterprise architecture tools market has undergone significant transformation, characterized by a series of strategic mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and the entry of new vendors. This dynamic shift has attracted heightened attention from EA practitioners, private equity firms and IT software vendors, all keen to capitalize on the evolving landscape. Join this session to know more. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

      Workshop: Build a Consumable Reference Architecture
      Andrew Gianni, Director Analyst, Gartner
      A reference architecture is a key component of the enterprise architecture practice. It is the primary means to influence implementation decisions to align them with the future-state architecture. This workshop will provide you with a framework and templates to get started in defining a reference architecture for your organization that is consumable by your delivery organization. ... Show More Show Less

      04:00 PM - 04:30 PM PDT

      Emerging Technologies Adoption Radar, 2026
      Rimma Gurevich, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
      Emerging technology radars are visualization tools that support the enterprise technology portfolio and guide IT leaders in planning for disruptive technologies in 2026. The four themes include the AI-powered enterprise, security by design, efficiency first, and foundational and frontier technologies. This session will cover what themes and emerging technology Heads of EA should be aware of. ... Show More Show Less
      Wednesday, June 03, 2026

      09:00 AM - 09:30 AM PDT

      EA Venture Capitalism: Mastering Cost Wins and Strategic Tech Bets
      Saul Brand, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Heads of EA must identify and evaluate high-potential, opportunistic technology investments as part of their efforts to design an IT investment portfolio that balances cost, value and risk. This presentation guides Heads of EA to proactively steer IT investments for growth, cost optimization, productivity and risk while identifying technology investment opportunities that boost long-term enterprise value with a venture capitalist mindset in 2026 and beyond. ... Show More Show Less

      01:45 PM - 02:15 PM PDT

      Heads of Enterprise Architecture Must Drive AI Direction
      Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Now is the time for Enterprise Architecture to lead. The era of fragmented AI pilots is over. Regulatory pressure, escalating costs, poor return on investment and board-level scrutiny demand a unified enterprise AI direction. Heads of EA are uniquely positioned to lead by holistically connecting strategy, planning and execution, ensuring AI can deliver measurable business outcomes while managing risk and cost. By using these practical techniques, heads of EA can ensure AI becomes a repeatable, trusted capability rather than a fragmented liability. ... Show More Show Less

      03:30 PM - 04:15 PM PDT

      Enterprise Architecture Roundtable: Applying AI in EA (Multigroup)
      Bart Kaplan, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
      As AI moves from isolated use cases to a core feature of enterprise business and operating models, it will drive demand for more scalable, automated support from EA. Join this roundtable to understand how your peers are leveraging AI to more effectively deliver EA services. ... Show More Show Less

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