Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Barcelona)

Name: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Barcelona)
Start: 2026-11-09
End: 2026-11-12
Location: Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona

9 November 2026 – 12 November 2026

Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo is Gartner's conference for CIOs and IT executives, held 9–12 November 2026 in Barcelona. The programme combines research-based guidance from Gartner analysts (more than 130 on site), guest keynotes and executive stories, with tracks covering agentic AI, strategy, leadership, cybersecurity, talent, operating models, business value, data and infrastructure, alongside the IT Xpo exhibition of technology and solution providers.

23 sessions · 210 speakers

Media Partner (1)

Dutch IT Channel

Exhibitors (107)

Zabbix · DIDWW · WalkMe · Appian · Informatica · Miro · SentinelOne · Workato · Equal Experts · Infoblox · Harness · Island · Vyntelligence · Okta · Riverbed · CTM360 · Google Cloud · Pegasystems · Dataiku · Ardoq · IBM · Meta · Ninjaone · Qlik · AGIGO · cognition · Telefónica · Keepit · Acceldata · KnowBe4 · Cisco · ServiceNow · Threatlocker · Workday · ins-pi · Axway · Denodo · RPost · PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited · Lenovo · Siemens · SAP · Lansweeper · Camunda · Microsoft · Flowable · LeanIX · Atlassian · Axonius · Nutanix · Glean · Snowflake · Cyera · Park Place · GitLab · Atos · DataHub · ELEKS · DevRev · TeamViewer · Infobip · HCL Software · Rimini Street · Deepl · Celonis · QueryStory · Planisware · HCLTech · Lakeside Software · Amazon Web Services · IFS · Nagarro · Deepset · Reltio · Airia · Vodafone Business · Ab Initio · Support Revolution · Deloitte · Cockroachlabs · DataRobot · Frends · Boomi · O'reilly · AODocs · Accenture · Prosymmetry · USU · HaloITSM · Algolia · UnifyApps · Broadcom · ADP · UiPath · Lucid Software · Cloudflare · Palo Alto Networks · Differentis Limited · OutSystems · Whatfix · Drata · Andela · IonQ Quantum UK Limited · Varonis · Dynatrace · HP Enterprise · Nexthink

Agenda

Gartner Opening Keynote: Shaping Momentum - Compounding Value and Risk for the Next Success Horizon 9 November 2026
Ask the Analyst: Transforming the Technology Operating Model 9 November 2026
Banking Peer Meetup: How are you Managing AI Security Risks at Your Organization? (Participant-Driven Discussion) 9 November 2026
Ask the Analyst: AI and Your IT Workforce - What to Protect, What to Redesign, What To Purge 9 November 2026
CIO Circle Research Discussion: Reinvent the Technology Operating Model for a World Beyond IT 9 November 2026
Contract Negotiation Clinic: SHIELD: 6 Steps to Contract Cybersecurity Services 9 November 2026
Contract Negotiation Clinic: Executive Guide for Negotiating Agentic AI 9 November 2026
Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Oracle 9 November 2026
Contract Negotiation Clinic: ERP Implementation Contracts Unlocked 9 November 2026
Ask the Analyst: Impact of Geopolitical Turmoil on Sovereign Cloud Strategies Across EMEA 9 November 2026
Executive Story: AI Equity - Building a Stronger Future 9 November 2026
Practical AI Governance: Preparing for Enforcement of the AI Act and the Wave of Global AI Regulations 9 November 2026
European CIOs Sovereign Strategy Playbook 10 November 2026
CIOs Guide To Strategic Technology Operating Model Transformation 10 November 2026
CIO Circle Lunch: Organic Intelligence: What We've Got Wrong About AI with Guest Keynote Speaker Andreas Ekström 10 November 2026
From AI Strategy to Agentic AI With a Small IT Team 10 November 2026
Exclusive Q&A with Guest Keynote Speaker Andreas Ekström (Please note that space is limited, and participation will be first come, first served) 10 November 2026
Guest Keynote: Leading with Levity - The Competitive Advantage of Humor 10 November 2026
Global Enterprise Reception & Book Signing With Naomi Bagdonas 10 November 2026
Executive Story: Adding AI to the Team - A Practical Story About What Happens When AI Joins the Team 11 November 2026
Guest Keynote: The Virtuoso Code - Mastering a Mindset for Extraordinary Performance 12 November 2026
Exclusive Book Signing with Guest Keynote Speaker Felipe Gomez (Please note that quantities are limited, and participation will be first come, first serve.) 12 November 2026
Magic Quadrant for AI Governance Platforms 12 November 2026