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      2027 Conference Topics at a Glance

      The 2027 agenda delivers the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights across key topic areas, covering the challenges most critical to CIOs.

      AI Cost and ROI

      CIOs must link AI investments to outcome-driven metrics, embedding financial discipline, and ensuring cost transparency with FinOps. CIOs must partner with leadership, prioritize production deployments, strengthen data foundations, and govern inference costs for scalable, sustainable ROI.

      Cybersecurity and Enterprise Resilience

      Reframe cybersecurity as a business imperative. Elevate resistance to anticipate, withstand, and recover from disruption created by rapid changes in the digital world and a volatile geopolitical landscape. CIOs must align security to outcomes, embed adaptive controls and governance and build lasting trust.

      IT Strategic Planning

      Strategic planning and execution means more than setting direction. CIOs must unite IT and business, integrate AI for measurable outcomes, address change fatigue with structured management, and orchestrate agile plans, governance and talent to deliver sustained business value.
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      Many conference sessions were presented each day at Gartner CIO Leadership Forum 2026. While we work to develop next year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.

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      Sunday, March 29, 2026

      06:00 PM - 07:30 PM EDT

      Welcome Reception
      We are excited to get back together at CIO Leadership Forum in Hollywood, FL! Please join us at our Welcome Reception in the Great Hall 4 Foyer on Sunday, March 29th from 6:00PM - 7:30PM. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drink, while meeting your peers, as we prepare for a great conference! Please stop by Registration beforehand to pick up your badge. ... Show More Show Less
      Monday, March 30, 2026

      07:00 AM - 07:45 AM EDT

      Sunrise Yoga
      Start your day with sunrise yoga! This class is designed to renew your mind and body before the conference begins. Make sure to register in advance as space is limited. Show Less

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

      Gartner Opening Keynote: AI After the Hype: Scaling Human + Machine Value
      Tori Paulman, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIOs are in the hot seat: AI hype hasn’t hit the P&L, but executives have seen enough real wins to know value is there. What they want now is simple: a technology leader who can cut through the noise and tell them what works most of the time, and what doesn’t. This keynote gives CIOs license to stop naming specific initiatives that almost never pay off – and where to double-down. You’ll walk away with a tool to score your own portfolio, decide where to pivot, persist or pull the plug, instead of betting on hype. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

      Black Leaders in Technology Peer Meetup: Being a Voice of Change
      How can your voice as a Black technologist in leadership change the tone of decision making at your organization? What kind of culture are you fostering to embrace change for the future? This Peer Meetup is open to all end-user attendees. Peer Meetups are self-directed sessions, enabling you to connect and share with a small group of your CIO peers. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

      Banking Peer Meetup: How Are You Communicating the Business Value of IT?
      Join this Peer Meetup and share how you're telling or updating the 'story' of your IT strategy so business stakeholders better understand IT contributions to real business success and outcomes. Peer Meetups are self-directed sessions, enabling you to connect and share with a small group of your CIO peers. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

      Get Started on Your Autonomous Business Journey
      Don Scheibenreif, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Autonomous business is the next business era, driven by AI and building on the foundations of digital business. But where do you start and how autonomous do you want your organization to be? In this session, we will share new research on autonomous business and discuss what organizations are doing to meet this challenge head-on. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

      High Tech Peer Meetup: How Are You Navigating Geopolitical Changes?
      How are uncertain regulations, tariffs, supply chain volatitlity, and cyber hurdles affecting your IT strategy? Connect with your peers on key considerations of geopolitical changes that can impact enterprise IT strategy and operations. Peer Meetups are self-directed sessions, enabling you to connect and share with a small group of your CIO peers. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

      Increase Executive Influence Using Business and Human Value Stories
      Christie Struckman, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      CIOs continue to struggle to influence business executives, delaying budgets and derailing progress on business outcomes. Greater success comes from mastering two types of value stories: business value stories and human value stories. Both should be used to focus on each key stakeholder. This session will provide structures and best practices for creating these stories, including GenAI prompts for inspiration. ... Show More Show Less

      10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

      Master 6 Cybersecurity Board Conversations to Survive and Thrive
      Paul Proctor, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      There are times when the CIO has to have a cybersecurity conversation with the board that are critical, decisive and transformative. Six of them are “we just got hacked,” “a budget cut,” “ransomware readiness,” “AI is risky,” “technology debt,” and “cyber risk in M&A.” These are times when your influence can rise to the occasion with lasting effect or an opportunity to brush up your resume. Learn to master these conversations. ... Show More Show Less

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