2026 Global CIO Community Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your global peers

Get together with other CIOs who lead global operations at this exclusive, three-day summit to exchange ideas and validate strategies unique to large, complex organizations. Engage in candid discussions, dive deep into critical issues and validate strategies with other enterprise heads of IT on the challenges unique to large, complex organizations. Executives are assured a level of information exchange and interaction with true, global peers beyond a regional community on discussion topics driven by Global CIOs, for Global CIOs.

Connect with true peers who lead their function globally and have similar opportunities and challenges, gain new perspectives and share experiences unique to the global nature of your role, and participate in discussions and sessions geared specifically toward global IT leaders.

Adapting for Strategic Agility

Assessing Investment in and Financial Impact of AI

Managing Risk & Regulation Through Geostrategic Sourcing

Governing Body Co-Chairs

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Global CIO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda

Coming Soon

The CIO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CIOs, For CIOs®, and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.

Adapting for Strategic Agility

CIOs must embrace agility, continually reprioritizing initiatives and making bold decisions in response to geopolitical shifts, new digital laws, and continued widespread disruption. Ongoing scenario planning and rapid resource reallocation will take the place of static plans.

Assessing Investment and Financial Impact of AI

While overall IT budgets are only increasing slightly in most cases, CIOs will continue to see heavy investment in AI. Leaders are under pressure to demonstrate clear financial returns from these technologies, moving beyond “time saved” to measurable cost reductions or revenue gains.

Managing Risk & Regulation Through Geostrategic Sourcing

Risk management is becoming more complex, with a need to shift from global to regionally-aligned sourcing strategies due to concerns about data sovereignty and tariffs. CIOs must act as “risk sentinels,” carefully balancing global versus local vendor choices in a rapidly changing regulatory landscape.

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Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.

Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.

Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.

Community Member Criteria

To ensure peer connections and conversations at the highest level, Global Community members must meet the following criteria:

- C-level executive who oversees their function globally

- Organization that operates in multiple countries with revenue of $3B+

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