Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 conference – 19 – 22 October 2026 – Orlando, FL
Join us to uncover the latest CIO insights and solutions with experts, IT executive peers and service providers to accelerate your business.
2026 conference topics
Explore the topics shaping the 2026 conference, informed by key CIO and IT executive’s challenges and emerging trends.
Agentic AI
Agentic AI is redefining automation and digital work with autonomous, learning agents. CIOs must pilot risk-appropriate use cases, build staged-autonomy roadmaps, embed governance-by-design, and upskill teams to ensure safe, measurable adoption with robust controls, observability, and oversight.
AI Technology and Infrastructure
AI technology demands resilient data foundations, composable architectures, and security-centric design. CIOs must balance buy/build decisions, invest in talent, and integrate observability and TRiSM to scale AI safely across platforms and domains.
Cybersecurity and Enterprise Resilience
Cybersecurity and resilience are business imperatives. CIOs must align security to outcomes, embed adaptive controls and governance, and elevate resilience to anticipate, withstand, and recover from disruption. These actions protect innovation, sustain continuity, and build lasting trust.
