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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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156Speakers
0Sponsors
51Exhibitors
45On the bill · sessions
62Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Gartner, in alphabetical order.
Adam Preset
VP Analyst · 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
Chet Geschickter
VP Analyst · Gartner
Chris Given
CIO · State of CA
Chris Howard
Distinguished VP Analyst · Gartner
Christie Struckman
Distinguished VP Analyst · Gartner
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Agenda

Selected from 45 sessions on the bill.
  • 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 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…

  • 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…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 62 companies, parsed from the program.

62 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
51Exhibitingexhibitor only
11Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

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

  • C-suite32%
  • Founder / Owner2919%
  • VP-level8957%
  • Director / Head of2315%
  • Manager / Lead74%
  • Engineer · IC11%
  • Other roles43%

Of 156 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Gartner144V
  2. 02AcceldataEx
  3. 03AcquiaEx
  4. 04Adopt AIEx
  5. 05Aera TechnologyEx
  6. 06AlkiraEx
  7. 07AlteryxEx
  8. 08ALTREx
  9. 09AODocsEx
  10. 10AppianEx
  11. 11Apptio, an IBM CompanyEx
  12. 12ArdoqEx
  13. 13Arista NetworksEx
  14. 14AtlanEx
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.

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