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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 is positioned as the world's most important gathering of CIOs and IT executives. Attendees gain access to practical solutions for accelerating their organization's technology strategy to adapt and withstand disruptions. The conference agenda is built around key topics including Agentic AI, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies,…

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166Speakers
0Sponsors
51Exhibitors
55Sessions
67Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Gartner, in alphabetical order.

Adam Preset
VP Analyst · Gartner
Alan Thompson
Executive Partner · Gartner
Alessandro Galimberti
VP Analyst · Gartner
Alicia Mullery
VP Analyst · Gartner
Allison Adams
Director Analyst · Gartner
Andre Bridges
Director Analyst · Gartner
Annette Dunn
Sr Executive Partner · Gartner
Anthony Bradley
Senior Vice President · Gartner
Arun Chandrasekaran
Distinguished VP Analyst · Gartner
Auria Asadsangabi
Sr Principal Analyst · Gartner
Austin Steinmetz
Sr Principal Analyst · Gartner
Benjamin Seesel
VP Analyst · Gartner
Bill Blosen
VP Analyst · Gartner
Brandon Germer
VP Analyst · Gartner
Brian Baker
Sr Executive Partner · Gartner
Brian Demski
Sr Executive Partner · Gartner
Brook Selassie
Distinguished VP Analyst · Gartner
Bryan Hayes
VP Analyst · Gartner
Carlie Idoine
VP Analyst · Gartner
C.A. Swan
Sr Director Analyst · Gartner
Chet Geschickter
VP Analyst · Gartner
Chris Given
CIO · State of CA

Agenda

Selected from 55 sessions.

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Reaching Escape Velocity - Shaping an Effective Enterprise AI Economy

    Hear Gartner’s unique "big picture" insights that will shape your perspective on your most critical priorities. Spark strategic discussions with your peers during the conference as…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Reaching Escape Velocity - Shaping an Effective Enterprise AI Economy

    Hear Gartner’s unique "big picture" insights that will shape your perspective on your most critical priorities. Spark strategic discussions with your peers during the conference as…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Shaping Momentum: Compounding Value and Risk for the Next Success Horizon

    AI continues to be embedded in everything the enterprise does. AI value is growing but AI risk is compounding. In Gartner's Opening Keynote, discover how CIOs and IT leaders can bu…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Reaching Escape Velocity - Shaping an Effective Enterprise AI Economy

    Hear Gartner’s unique "big picture" insights that will shape your perspective on your most critical priorities. Spark strategic discussions with your peers during the conference as…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Shaping Momentum: Compounding Value and Risk for the Next Success Horizon

    AI continues to be embedded in everything the enterprise does. AI value is growing but AI risk is compounding. In Gartner's Opening Keynote, discover how CIOs and IT leaders can bu…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

    Gartner Opening Keynote: Shaping Momentum: Compounding Value and Risk for the Next Success Horizon

    AI continues to be embedded in everything the enterprise does. AI value is growing but AI risk is compounding. In Gartner's Opening Keynote, discover how CIOs and IT leaders can bu…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT

    Gartner Future Directions: Future of Intelligence

    This session equips technology executives with the vocabulary and framework needed to lead the cognitive enterprise. Attendees will walk away knowing how to balance the compute dem…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT

    Gartner Future Directions: Future of Intelligence

    This session equips technology executives with the vocabulary and framework needed to lead the cognitive enterprise. Attendees will walk away knowing how to balance the compute dem…

  • Monday, October 19, 2026 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT

    Hype Cycle for Higher Education, 2026

    Higher education institutions rely on sustained digital acceleration for a successful engagement experience. Hence, higher education CIOs must maintain the digital momentum. This s…

Company intelligence

An audience of 67 companies, parsed from the program.

67 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
51Exhibitingexhibitor only
16Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

92% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite53%
  • Founder / Owner3420%
  • VP-level8954%
  • Director / Head of2414%
  • Manager / Lead74%
  • Engineer · IC11%
  • Other roles64%

Of 166 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Gartner149
2AcceldataExhibitor-
3AcquiaExhibitor-
4Adopt AIExhibitor-
5Aera TechnologyExhibitor-
6AlkiraExhibitor-
7AlteryxExhibitor-
8ALTRExhibitor-
9AODocsExhibitor-
10AppianExhibitor-
11Apptio, an IBM CompanyExhibitor-
12ArdoqExhibitor-
13Arista NetworksExhibitor-
14AtlanExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.

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