Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando)
by Gartner
Ignite Intelligence - Gartner's flagship North American conference for CIOs and IT executives
About This Event
Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 runs 19-22 October 2026 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, and is Gartner's flagship North American gathering for CIOs and senior IT executives. Gartner expects more than 7,000 CIOs and senior leaders, with 350+ sessions delivered by 140+ Gartner analysts alongside roughly 180 solution providers on the Xpo floor. The 2026 theme is 'Ignite Intelligence', built on Gartner's position that AI is no longer a differentiator but part of the foundation, and that CIOs must combine human ingenuity with AI to unlock value and navigate disruption. The opening keynote is 'Reaching Escape Velocity - Shaping an Effective Enterprise AI Economy'.
At a Glance
- Date
- October 19–22, 2026
- Location
- Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Expected Attendance
- 7,000+
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- Gartner
- Added
- Jun 21, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Chief Information Officer
- ✓Chief Technology Officer
- ✓VP of IT
- ✓IT Director
- ✓Chief Digital Officer
- ✓Enterprise Architect
- ✓Head of Cybersecurity
Why Attend
This is where a CIO collects next year's budget narrative in a form the board will recognise: the Signature Series delivers the 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda, CEO Watch 2026 and the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027, which is the research most enterprise planning cycles are anchored to. One-to-one analyst meetings and Magic Quadrant briefings let a buyer test a shortlist against the analysts who wrote the evaluation, and the Xpo floor puts roughly 180 vendors within walking distance. The cohort programmes for midsize enterprises, new-to-role CIOs and women in technology supply a peer group rather than a generic 7,000-person crowd.
Event Features
- ✓Theme: 'Ignite Intelligence' - AI framed as foundational infrastructure rather than a differentiator
- ✓Gartner Opening Keynote: 'Reaching Escape Velocity - Shaping an Effective Enterprise AI Economy'
- ✓Signature Series: The 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda
- ✓Signature Series: CEO Watch 2026
- ✓Signature Series: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027
- ✓Signature Series: 'Human-AI Relationships Will Reshape the World'
- ✓CIO Circle Program for enterprise CIOs
- ✓Midsize Enterprise Program
- ✓Women in Technology Program
- ✓New to Role CIO Program
- ✓350+ sessions spanning technology and information, leadership and business strategy
- ✓Xpo floor with roughly 180 solution providers, including IBM, Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, SAP, Cisco and ServiceNow
- ✓One-to-one analyst meetings and Magic Quadrant briefings
What Makes This Unique
- ★Gartner's own research calendar is timed to it: the 2027 CIO & Tech Executive Agenda and the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2027 are presented here first.
- ★140+ Gartner analysts are on site for one-to-one meetings and roundtables - the analyst access, not the keynotes, is what the ticket actually buys.
- ★At 7,000+ attendees with a median attendee title of CIO, the peer group is genuinely executive rather than practitioner-level.
- ★Four cohort programmes - CIO Circle, Midsize Enterprise, Women in Technology and New to Role CIO - break a very large crowd into workable peer groups.
- ★A published public-sector rate materially below the standard rate, which is uncommon among commercial IT conferences of this size.
Featured Speakers From
Industries Represented
Event Scale
Pricing Details
Gartner does not publish pass prices on an openly accessible page. The GovEvents listing for the 2026 Orlando conference records a standard rate of $8,200 USD and a public-sector rate of $6,125 USD. Third-party event guides quote materially lower estimates ($3,500-$6,000), so confirm the current rate, Gartner client discounts and team pricing directly with Gartner before budgeting.
Organizer
Gartner
gartner.com/Frequently Asked
- When is Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando)?
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) takes place October 19–22, 2026 in Orlando, Florida.
- Where is Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) held?
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) is held in Orlando, Florida. The event format is in-person.
- How much does Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) cost?
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) is paid. Gartner does not publish pass prices on an openly accessible page. The GovEvents listing for the 2026 Orlando conference records a standard rate of $8,200 USD and a public-sector rate of $6,125 USD. Third-party event guides quote materially lower estimates ($3,500-$6,000), so confirm the current rate, Gartner client discounts and team pricing directly with Gartner before budgeting.
- Who should attend Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando)?
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) is aimed at Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, VP of IT, IT Director, Chief Digital Officer, Enterprise Architect, Head of Cybersecurity.
- What topics does Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) cover?
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 (Orlando) covers Agentic AI, AI Strategy & Governance, AI Technology and Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics, Business Transformation, Customer Experience, Executive Leadership, Emerging Technologies, IT Operating Models.
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