Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit 2018 in Las Vegas, NV

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Optimize Applications. Transform the Business. Drive Growth.

Build an applications organization with the agility and flexibility to support today’s digital business demands. Empower your entire enterprise to address digital business opportunities and use leading technologies to create and deploy business critical solutions.

See a sampling of the companies that attended last year.

Our summit was designed for individuals in the following roles

Leaders focused on:

Application Development
Application Strategy
Application Integration
Application Infrastructure
User Experience Design
CTO
IT Operations

Application/IT Leaders

Roles Include:

Enterprise Architects
Application Architects
Chief Architects
Information Architects
Solution Architects
Business Architects
Technical Architects

Senior Architects

Leaders focused on:

Customer Experience Management
CRM Technologies & Platforms
Customer Service
Customer Data
Business Analysis
Digital Commerce

Customer Experience

What You Will Learn

How to guide the business as it embraces new technologies and capabilities
Fresh insights on how to craft an application strategy built to last
Leading edge best practices for application architecture, development and integration
Design UX to attract and engage users
How applications can support and improve customer experience, a key driver of differentiation
Advance mobile and API strategies
Create agile, flexible, versatile architectures
Strengthen governance and cloud security
Advance your SOA and PaaS strategies

See what attendees have said about what they learned

What's Included

Two Gartner analyst one-on-one Meetings **
Ask the Analyst Sessions*
Analyst-user roundtables*
Interactive workshops*
Peer Meetups
End-User Case Studies
Gartner and guest keynotes
Solution Showcase including receptions and special events
Networking breakfasts, lunches and receptions
Agenda planning through Events Navigator
Solution Provider Sessions
More networking opportunities than ever

*Pre-registration is required

Frequently Asked Questions

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Agenda

The 2018 agenda is currently being crafted to meet the priorities that keep you up at night.
Check out materials from last year's conference for a glimpse of the content you can expect to see:

2017 Agenda at a Glance
Key Takeaways from 2017 Summit
2017 Brochure, featuring full program details
2017 Analyst Guide featuring 50+ Gartner analysts who were on-site
See a sample list of organizations that attended in 2017

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Hot Topics

DevOps, Agile and Lean IT
Machine Learning
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
Legacy System Modernization
Aligning IT to Business Strategy
Development to Support Superior CX, UX, EX
Organizational Change Leadership
CX for Internal and External Customers

2017 Conference Tracks

10 conference tracks organized into four recommended programs targeting your role or focus area.

Application Leadership Program

Track A: Leadership in the Age of Digital Business

Application Strategy & Innovation Program

Track B: Application Strategy
Track C: Application Innovation

Application Architecture, Development & Integration Program

Track D: Application Architecture
Track E: Application Development
Track F: Application Integration

CX Strategy & Technology Program

Track G: Customer Strategy
Track H: Customer Data and Analytics
Track I: Designing the Multichannel CX
Track J: CX Technology Foundation

View last year's track descriptions

Highlights from 2017

Nearly 2,000 professionals got a comprehensive view of the latest application strategies, heard insights from recently-published Gartner research, benchmarked progress with peers and interacted with Gartner analysts!

View the top takeaways from last year's summit.

“This is the only event that provides me with neutral (no bias to providers) view of the trending strategies and also challenge the traditional way of strategizing applications for tomorrow. Love it!”

- Sree Ravela, Sr. Manager, Application Development and Integration Bridgestone Americas

"Very comprehensive event. Provided a balance of where IT is at present and where it needs to be positioned in the emerging digital space"

- Roberto Alex Romano, Web Development Supervisor Baptist Health South Florida

Speakers

Seeking inspiration? Hear from powerful guest keynotes and Gartner analysts for the motivation to innovate.

Highlighted Speakers

Gene Phifer
VP Distinguished Analyst and Conference Chair

Gartner
Carol Rozwell
VP Distinguished Analyst

Gartner
Daryl Plummer
VP & Gartner Fellow

Gartner

What We Hear About Our Speakers

“Analyst one-on-ones are a must. Gartner analysts have some of the best views on upcoming technology trends and the product suites for the specific use cases you are looking for.”

- Kumar Sundararaman, Director, IT Application Technology Equinix, Inc.

"This was amazing! 1:1 with Gartner analysts were especially helpful - gave me good ideas of what to work on first when back in the office."

- John Coate, Netops Manager WA State

Exhibitors

Meet the Solution Providers that will help drive your digital transformation

The Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit will help you find solutions for your most pressing technology needs through exclusive access to some of the world's leading providers in a variety of settings.

Learn more about the exhibitor experience.
Contact us to learn more about opportunities to exhibit.

Become an Exhibitor

Interested? Engage in opportunities to meet face to face with application, IT and CX leaders.
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Venue & Travel

Las Vegas, Nevada

Venue

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Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV, United States - 89109

Accommodations

Please note: Gartner will be reserving a limited block of rooms at Caesars Palace at a discounted rate. Please check back for updates as they become available and the room block opens in July 2018.

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Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit

27 - 29 November 2018 | Las Vegas, NV