All 2027 Conference Sessions

Gartner CIO Leadership Forum 2027 dives deep into key topics for CIOs around technology leadership, executive partnership and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2027 Conference Theme

Driving Impact in the Age of Intelligence

CIOs must turn the rapid advance of AI and emerging technologies into measurable business impact. That means delivering value today while building the capabilities to scale, redesign work and operating models, manage new AI costs and risk, and establish future-proof governance that enables sustained enterprise performance. ​

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Monday, February 22, 2027

06:30 AM - 07:15 AM MST

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 MST

Gartner Opening Keynote

Ed Gabrys, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Hear Gartner’s unique “big picture” insights that will shape how you think about your most critical priorities, as well as spark strategic discussions with your peers throughout the conference — and your colleagues throughout the year. ... Show More Show Less

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST

Beyond AI Literacy: Building the Agile Learning Culture Required for AI Success

Madelin Santana, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This session explores how leading CIOs are building outcome-driven agile learning cultures that enable employees to continuously develop the capabilities needed to support AI adoption, business transformation and innovation. CIOs will learn how to embed learning into the flow of work, leverage AI to personalize development and create the organizational conditions that accelerate workforce readiness. ... Show More Show Less

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST

How AI Changes the Cost of Doing Business

Nate Suda, VP Analyst, Gartner
When AI agents perform entire roles, companies do not simply replace labor with cheaper automation; they replace one cost behavior with another. Human work absorbs increased work through queues, delays, and service degradation. Agentic work absorbs it through AI consumption, orchestration, retrieval, and compute. This makes pricing, planning, and margin assumptions built for human labor unreliable. Learn how AI changes cost dynamics, pricing, profitability, and what CIOs should do now. ... Show More Show Less

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST

How To Evolve Your CIO Role Through 2030 in Response to Five Relentless Forces

Christie Struckman, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The evolution of the CIO role through 2030 requires a total overhaul driven by five relentless forces. Your credibility with your C-suite peers will be predicated on how well you navigate the forces, and in doing so drive mission/business value. This session provides the actionable steps to get started on today. ... Show More Show Less

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM MST

Roundtable: Democratization and Responsible AI Discipline

Discuss how your organization is approaching democratization of AI with responsible guardrails across the enterprise. Share learnings with peers during a Gartner-facilitated group discussion. ... Show More Show Less

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

Workshop: Create AI Value

Join this workshop focusing on creating AI value. Engage in guided, hands-on exercises to develop skillsets and strategic plans.​ Show Less

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

Workshop: Modernize for Resilience

Join this workshop focusing on modernizing for resilience. Engage in guided, hands-on exercises to develop skillsets and strategic plans.​ Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST

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“Great sessions on effective CIO storytelling to influence the C-suite.”

Anne Milkovich
CIO, NSHE

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