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 IT Symposium/Xpo 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 Circle Program 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
  • Lunches

Workshops

  • CIO Circle Workshop: Assess and Adapt Your Operating Model for the AI Era
  • CIO Circle Workshop: Build and Visualize Your Business Capability Model
  • CIO Circle Workshop: Elevate Your Leadership Impact With Executive Influence, Engagement and Execution
  • CIO Circle Workshop: Navigating the Tough Spots in Your AI Strategic Plan
  • CIO Circle Workshop: New-to-Role CIOs: Accelerate Speed to Value and Navigate the Toughest Transition Scenarios
  • CIO Circle Workshop: Plan and Build the Human-AI Workforce

Roundtables

  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Navigating AI Knowledge and Perceptions across the C-Suite
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Don’t Outsource Your Brain — Discernment in the AI World
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Building the Future-Ready IT Workforce in the Age of AI
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Do You Have What It Takes to Govern AI?
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: Justify or Risk It: Budget Defense in an AI-Driven World
  • CIO Circle Roundtable: The Billion Dollar Agentic Cost Trap

Lunches

  • CIO Circle Lunch: The Virtuoso Code: Mastering a Mindset for Extraordinary Performance - Guest Speaker,  Felipe Gomez, Keynote Pianist
  • CIO Circle Lunch: Master Communication to Lead Fearlessly - Guest Speaker, Evy Poumpouras, Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC News Analyst
  • CIO Circle Lunch: Thriving in 2030 and Beyond — What Leaders Must Know - Guest Speaker, Sinead Bovell, Futurist, Global AI Advisor, Podcast Host, and Founder, WAYE

“Fantastic event, with an environment that encourages networking and great speakers. The venue encourages people to be more receptive and share their experiences.”

Igor Brandão

CIO, SEI

Apply to join the program

The CIO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CIOs attending Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo. 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: $250+ million 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 IT Symposium/Xpo. 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.