Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo is Gartner's flagship North American gathering for CIOs and IT executives, billed as the world's most important gathering of the IT leadership community. Over four days at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, attendees combine analyst-led sessions, keynotes, peer programmes and an exhibition to set their technology strategy, with a 2026 focus on scaling AI across the enterprise.

Who attends

Gartner expects 7,000+ CIOs and IT leaders, with 180+ solution providers exhibiting.

• CIOs and CTOs
• Chief digital officers
• CISOs
• Chief data and analytics officers
• Chief enterprise architects and transformation officers
• Heads of AI, enterprise applications, software engineering and PMO

2026 themes

The programme is organised around five priorities for IT leaders, with featured topics including agentic AI, AI technology and infrastructure, cybersecurity and enterprise resilience, emerging technologies and operating models.

• Scale for impact: move AI from pilots to production
• Rewire the enterprise: processes, business model, culture and governance
• Own IT's value: tie AI projects to business outcomes
• Lead autonomous transformation: future-ready infrastructure and cyber defence
• Redesign the human-AI workforce

Signature sessions and speakers

Sessions include Gartner's Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027, Emerging Trends Vision 2027 and the CIO 2027 Cybersecurity Radar. Guest keynotes include Atomic Habits author James Clear, restaurateur Will Guidara, futurist Sinead Bovell and former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras, alongside Gartner distinguished VP analysts Kristin Moyer and Daryl Plummer.

Special programmes

Dedicated tracks include the application-only CIO Circle Program, the Gartner Women in Technology Program and programming for midsize enterprises.

Tickets & passes

• Standard — USD 8,200
• Public sector — USD 6,125: Proof of public-sector status required