Gartner, Inc.
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Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2013
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When:
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October 6-10, 2013
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Where:
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Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Florida
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Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the industry's largest and most
strategic conference for CIOs and senior IT executives. More than
8,500 senior business and IT strategists, including more than
2,500 CIOs, will gather for the insights, tools and solutions they
need to ensure that their IT initiatives are key contributors to
and drivers of their enterprise's success.
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Leading in a Digital World
A powerful Nexus of Forces — mobile, social, cloud and information — is
rapidly reshaping how business gets done now and in the future. CIOs and
senior IT executives are at the center of this transformation, leading
the creation of the digital enterprise.
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo aligns these forces and explains the impact of
digitalization on the revenue of business in the future, what changes
need to be made in terms of delivering agility using technology and how
technology drives change in relationships with customers.
In the opening Gartner analyst keynote on Monday, October 7, analysts
will focus on how the Nexus of Forces is creating the digitalization of
the enterprise which is requiring business leaders to view every budget
as an IT budget. Gartner analysts will explain how to identify and act
on new opportunities to lead IT transformation and become an
indispensable partner to the business, including the CEO.
Gartner analysts will sit down with key influencers who are uniquely
equipped to deal with the powerful convergence of forces and think, work
and connect in entirely new ways. This year's Mastermind Interview
Keynotes include:
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft, Corp.
Eric Schmidt,
Executive Chairman, Google
Mark N. Dajani, Senior Vice
President and CIO, Mondelēz International
This year's conference program revolves around 11 role-based and 10
industry tracks, including the renowned CIO Program at Gartner
Symposium/ITxpo, that deliver on the needs and expectations of IT
leaders as identified by Gartner clients. It's a mix of management and
technology insight empowering senior-level IT and business people to
make the strategic, organizational and technology-investment decisions
required to emerge with a competitive edge. The tracks include topics
such as:
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Applications
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Banking & Investment
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Business Intelligence & Information Management
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CIO
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Enterprise Architecture
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Government
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Healthcare
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Infrastructure & Operations: Data Center, Server, Storage & IT
Operations
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Infrastructure & Operations: Mobile, Client Computing and
Communications
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Media
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Retail
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Security & Risk Management
Attendees can choose from more than 500 analyst sessions, workshops, and
roundtables across five full days, including Sunday’s kickoff with a
full day dedicated to specific Industry sectors. These sessions will
help attendees learn new concepts, new strategies and acquire new
leadership skills.
ITxpo, a solution showcase teeming with leading providers of IT
solutions aimed at driving business imperatives, will highlight the next
steps in technology through live demonstrations, face-to-face meetings
with exhibitors, and fast-paced presentations on key technology
directions aligned with 11 ITxpo Marketplaces — Applications; Business
Intelligence & Information Management; Business Process Management;
Content, Collaboration & Social Software; Data Center & IT Operations;
Enterprise Architecture; Enterprise Networking & Communications;
Mobility & Wireless; Outsourcing & IT Services; Program & Portfolio
Management and Security & Compliance.
For complete event details, please visit the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo
website at www.gartner.com/us/symposium.
Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Christy
Pettey at christy.pettey@gartner.com.
About Gartner
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology
research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related
insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every
day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government
agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and
professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is a
valuable partner in more than 13,000 distinct organizations. Through the
resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner
Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to
research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of
their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut, USA, and has 5,500 associates, including 1,402
research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more
information, visit www.gartner.com.
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