Gartner Announces Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2025, Gold Coast, Australia - September 8-10

What: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2025
When: September 8-10, 2025
Where: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Details: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2025 is the world's most important gathering of CIOs and IT executives.

Over three days, more than 1,500 CIOs and IT executives will come together on the Gold Coast to discuss and explore the technology, insights and trends shaping the future of IT and business, including AI, business value of IT, emerging technologies, executive leadership and more. 

The full agenda will provide the latest insights and expert guidance on the future direction of technology, best practices to define and validate IT strategies and real-world examples to help them navigate disruption, tackle AI and lead their organization.

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Theme: Agents of Change: Leading Through Intelligence 
In a world defined by volatility and disruption, CIOs and technology leaders must step up as agents of change. Now is the time to harness AI, lead with agility and make smarter decisions on data, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty and cost optimization. Driving meaningful transformation requires adaptive leadership, a future-ready workforce and a culture that champions innovation, resilience and actionable insights. 

The Gartner Opening Keynote, “Bridging the Value Divide,” will focus on the growing value divide in organizations’ AI efforts. To bridge this gap, CIOs and IT executives must rethink their workforce, operations, and even their functional and organizational identities. AI isn’t everything, but it is transforming everything. IT leaders will discover how to rewire their organizations to generate, capture and sustain value.

The Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Signature Series covers the most anticipated insights and findings to prepare attendees for the year ahead:

• Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2026

• CIO and Technology Executive Agenda for 2026

• Top Strategic Predictions for 2026 and Beyond

• Emerging Technology Vision 2026

• CEO Agenda 2026

Guest Keynotes include:

• 537 Days of Winter: Leading Through Adversity - David Knoff, Antarctic Expedition Leader, Adventurer, Isolation & Resilience Expert

• Navigating the Multi-Generational Workplace – Dr. Paul Redmond from the University of Liverpool 

IT Xpo
IT Xpo is the solution showcase teeming with leading technology and solution providers aimed at driving business imperatives. It will highlight the next steps in technology through live demonstrations, meetings with exhibitors, and fast-paced presentations on key technology directions.

For complete conference and registration details, please visit Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2025. Follow news and updates from the conferences on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerSYM.

Media Registration: Full-time journalists from editorial publications are eligible for a press pass. Please contact Emma Keen for details and registration requests: emma.keen@gartner.com.

Social Media: Join the discussion on social media using #GartnerSYM.