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Gartner Announces Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit 2026
Analysts to Discuss Future of Enterprise Applications and Software Engineering Innovation
What: Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit
When: June 2-4, 2026
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Members of the media can register for the conference by contacting Meghan.Moran@Gartner.com.
Details: Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit is the premier conference for enterprise applications and software engineering leaders to adapt to the AI-native era, align innovation with business goals, lead cultural change and optimize costs while modernizing their application portfolio. The 2026 conference empowers application and software engineering leaders to go beyond admiring the AI-enabled promising future, to actively building and delivering it.
Audience and Topics: The conference will feature more than 55 Gartner experts and 134 research-driven sessions. The full conference agenda features ten comprehensive tracks that dive deep into key topics for enterprise application and software engineering leaders around AI, leadership, modernization, cost optimization and more to help address their organization’s mission-critical challenges:
AI Foundations - Getting Started
Scaling AI Adoption
Evolving Enterprise Application Strategies
Modern Software Engineering
Leading Through Technological Change
Automating and Integrating Applications
Application and Software Architecture
Cost Optimization
Enterprise Architecture
Technical Insights
Keynotes & Guest Speakers:
Gartner Opening Keynote: “Unlock the Human-AI Multiplier to Go From Pilot to Payoff” with Jason Wong, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, and Brent Stewart, Sr. Director Analyst at Gartner
Guest Keynote: “The Uncertainty Principle: How to Lead in the Never Normal” with Peter Hinssen, Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, and Author at Nexxworks
Venue and Travel Details: Visit the conference’s website for complete venue and travel details.
Registration: Full-time journalists from editorial publications are eligible for a press pass. Please contact Meghan Moran for additional details and press registration requests: Meghan.Moran@Gartner.com.
Social Media: Join the discussion on social media using #GartnerAPPS.
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Media contact
Matt LoDolce
Gartner
matt.lodolce@gartner.com
Meghan Moran
Gartner
meghan.moran@gartner.com
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