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The World’s Most Important Gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives2018 Sponsor Prospectus

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Expert adviceAttendees will connect with Gartner analysts to learn what they need to know now and what’s ahead. They will be the first to hear the latest predictions and emerging trends, and leave with a solid action plan. Attendees will analyze, test and compare multiple solutions and technologies in one place — and build a shortlist of the ones that will add the most value to their business.

Guaranteed inspirationAttendees will learn from visionary leaders and bright minds who will energize the way they think and reveal surprising connections between life, business and technology.

Technology trendsAttendees will analyze, test and compare multiple solutions and technologies in one place — and build a shortlist of the ones that will add the most value to their business.

Peer networkingAttendees will share their toughest experiences and questions with peers — and learn how they’ve overcome similar challenges and captured opportunities.

Through an unparalleled intersection of Gartner analysts, industry experts, peers and solution providers, you’ll explore new ways to approach critical challenges, make decisions with confidence and achieve greater impact as a leader.

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5 – 7 March 2018Dubai, UAE

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Knowledge. Over 400 analyst

presentations, interactive workshops, clinics and roundtables offer actionable takeaways that address today’s hot topics.

Insight. Access to the unrivalled authority and collective brainpower of the most respected analyst team in the industry.

Solutions. Ability to evaluate IT products and services from the world’s leading technology and service providers in an exclusive setting.

Timing. Attendees return to the office with the actionable strategies and tactics they need to create a clear action plan for the next twelve to eighteen months.

Connections. Networking with IT professionals who share their challenges and concerns.

About Symposium/ITxpo Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives. For over 28 years, our flagship conference has explored what’s on the IT horizon with confidence and accuracy enabling senior executives to create, validate and execute transformative business technology strategies.

Delivering independent and objective content with the authority of the world’s leading IT research and advisory organization, Gartner Symposium/ITxpo has built a reputation among IT and business executives as the most trusted source of insight, inspiration, tools and relationships in the world.

Here is why Symposium/ITxpo is the destination of choice for thousands of CIOs and senior IT executives every year:

Symposium/ITxpo is designed around the mission critical priorities that CIOs from the world’s leading organization are facing. The focus is on the issues, decisions and actions required for CIOs to effectively drive business forward through IT-led innovation and operational excellence.

The fact that Symposium/ITxpo draws an ever expanding global audience of CIOs is due in large part to the forward-thinking, actionable advice they can only obtain in this forum. The combination of exclusive content, peer networking and interaction with the leading technology and service providers add up to a must-attend event for CIOs.

The CIO Focus


Introduction


This year’s topic-focused agenda delivers the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights across 13 key disciplines, covering the challenges most critical to CIOs. They can build an agenda around these challenges, so they can deliver the ideas and capabilities their business demands.

An Agenda for a CIO’s priorities:

Powering Digital Transformation

Leadership Leadership is undergoing a revolution in response to digital business demands. The beliefs and models of how we work are being shattered and reshaped. This track will challenge a CIO’s thinking about leadership, skills, and the organization required to successfully navigate uncertainty and create a culture for success.

Technology and informationUnderstanding how technology and information is evolving is critical in creating effective digital transformation. This track will examine those technologies and innovative uses of information that will have the greatest impacting in shaping the CIO’s digital transformation journey.

Business strategyCxOs are investing to exploit opportunities in digital business. Top performers are designing new business, information and technology operating models that enable and accelerate digital business transformation. This track is for CIOs and IT Leaders planning the role of information and technology in enterprise digital strategy.

• Application Modernization

• Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

• Cloud Computing

• Cost Optimization

• Customer Experience

• Digital Transformation, Platforms & Strategy

• Emerging & Advanced Technologies

• Enterprise Architecture

• I&O Modernization

• Innovation

• Leadership

• Security & Risk

• Work, People & Culture

Three tracks covering the following topics:

– VP of Innovation, Western Governors University

For many of us, this is one of the few times where we can give undivided attention to vendors who may have something valuable for us.

*based on 2017 Symposium/ITxpo Orlando attendees

VP

Director

Manager

Analyst -1%Architect/Engineer - 2%

Others

C-Level

20%

52%

10%

4%

11%

Job Title

23%

11%

14%

18%

14%

43%

Company Size

16%

15%

16%

84%

Manufacturing

Services

Healthcare

Other - 1%

Retail

Energy & Utilities

Media - 2%Transportation - 2%

Gov’t/Public Sector

Financial Services16%

4% 31%

9%

5%

19%11%

IndustriesClient vs. Non-Client

Small (1-749)

Medium (750-1,999)

X-Large (5,000-19,999)

Large(2,000-4,999)

XX-Large(20,000+)

Client

Non-Client


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Symposium/ITxpo Audience Profile

Audience Insights*2018 Event Highlights: 300+ sessions focused on the most critical imperatives for the next 12-36 months

180+ Gartner analysts provide insight and advice

8,000+ senior IT and business executives looking for solutions

3,000+ CIOs and their buying teams

280+ Sponsors

150+ Exhibitor Lead Sessions

13 ITxpo Marketplaces

20+ Hours of ITxpo

10 Keynotes 3 CIO Luncheon Keynotes

Who Will Attend?• CIOs

• CTOs

• CFOs

• Technology and business strategy executives

• CIO direct reports in the following areas:

- Applications

- Business intelligence

- Business process improvement

- Data center and IT operations

- Enterprise architects

- Enterprise information management

- Infrastructure and operations

- Networking, wireless and mobility

- Program and portfolio management

- Security and risk management

- Sourcing and vendor management

Purchasing Authority 95% of attendees have a role in the purchasing process

92% will evaluate new products and technology providers at ITxpo

73% have engaged with a solution provider they first met at ITxpo

83% have two or fewer meetings with new technology providers in the office a month

*based on 2018 Symposium/ITxpo Orlando audience survey data


Top 10 Technology Priorities in 2018 RankingBusiness intelligence and Analytics 1

Cloud Services/Solution 2

Digitalization/Digital Marketing 3

Cyber/Information Security 4

Enterprise Resource Planning 5

Infrastructure and Data Center 6

Customer Relationship Management 7

Mobility and Mobility Applications 8

Networking, Voice and Data Communications 9

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 10

Ranking based on how many CIOs cited each as a top 3 new spending priority for 2018.Source: Gartner (March 2018)The 2,958 CIOs surveyed represent more than 292 billion in corporate and public-sector IT budgets in 93 countries.


Team Attendance

Abbott Laboratories

American Express

Bank of America

Baxter International

Boeing

Charles Schwab

Coca Cola

Colgate-Palmolive

Constellation Brands

Costco Wholesale

Dean Foods

Dr Pepper Snapple Group

DSW

Eli Lilly & Co

ExxonMobil

Fannie Mae

FedEx

General Electric

General Mills

General Motors

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Company

Hasbro

Hess

Honeywell, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

JP Morgan Chase

Kimberly Clark

McDonald’s Corp

McKesson

Office Depot

Pfizer

Prudential Insurance

Rite Aid Corporation

Target Corporation

Time Warner, Inc.

Travelers

United Health Care

United Parcel Service

Walmart Stores, Inc.

Walt Disney Company

Wells Fargo Bank

World Fuel Services

Xerox Corporation

7-Eleven

American Express

Boeing

Capital One

Charles Schwab

Chick-Fil-A

Eli Lilly

ExxonMobil

General Electric

General Mills

Georgia Pacific

L’Oreal

Lowes

McKesson

Postal Service

State Farm

United States

Valvoline

Walt Disney Company

Wells Fargo

Sample Fortune 1000 companies attending in 2017*



More than 200 organizations maximized their learning by attending as a team. Below are a few of the organizations that attended as teams of five or more IT leaders:



ITxpo MarketplacesThe ITxpo exhibit floor is arranged into 13 marketplaces to assist attendees in their solution discovery process and enhance vendor visibility. Aligned to the roles of IT leaders the marketplaces include:

• Applications

• Artificial Intelligence & Robotic Process Automation

• Customer Experience

• Data & Analytics

• Data Center & IT Operations

• Digital Business Platforms & Process Management

• Digital Workplace

• Enterprise Architecture

• Enterprise Networking & Communications

• Mobility & Wireless

• Program & Portfolio Management

• Security & Risk Management

• Sourcing & IT Services

For many of us, this is one of the few times where we can give undivided attention to vendors who may have something valuable for us.– VP of Innovation, Western Governors University

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The ITxpo exhibit floor provides IT leaders with direct access to the leading technologies and services. Attendees gain insight into their specific issues in conference sessions and analyst one-on-ones and can take this knowledge to ITxpo for deeper discussions with relevant solution providers.

Attendees have told us ITxpo provides their best opportunity all year to assess the vendor landscape while away from the distractions of the office. They come with future projects in mind to have meaningful discussions and identify technology providers for follow-up. Sponsors at ITxpo define themselves as key players in their technical area and have a unique opportunity to reach an elite group of CIOs and IT leaders.

ITxpo: Technology in Action


About ITxpo

Magic Quadrant SessionsAnalyst led sessions focused on a Gartner Magic Quadrant. The sessions give attendees the unbiased vendor assessment information they need to support their technology acquisition decisions with qualitative analysis on specific technologies and the leading suppliers.

ITxpo Stage SessionsFast-paced presentations on product announcements, demos, road maps and product visions.

Learning LabsAttendees experience vendor solutions first hand in learning labs. A unique opportunity to explore and test drive the industry’s new and innovative products.

Emerging Technologies PavilionThe most intriguing up-and-coming providers in IT, including Gartner Cool Vendors, across key markets. Demonstrations and theater presentations highlight what makes these potential mega-vendors of tomorrow so unique.

Solution Provider SessionsSponsors share case-study insight into their products and services through real life stories delivered by clients who have deployed their solutions successfully.

ITxpo ReceptionsAttendees enjoy the ITxpo receptions as a place to network, find solutions for upcoming projects and learn about the latest technologies. ITxpo is designed to facilitate a meaningful exchange of ideas, and the lively environment is enhanced with food and drink.

Face-to-Face Sponsor MeetingsPrivate sessions with sponsors to discuss attendees’ projects at various stages in their buying cycle.

Activities on the ITxpo Exhibit Floor

Continues to be the best IT event I’ve ever attended. Well worth the time and investment. I intend to bring all my IT leaders next year.– Deputy Director, US Federal Government

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About ITxpo

Strategic depth, comprehensive coverage and an independent point of view— that’s the power of Gartner.

Known throughout the world for our proprietary research, analytics, disciplined methodologies and actionable advice, we’re valued for our ability to accelerate initiatives, manage costs, introduce best practices and increase confidence and credibility in IT leadership. At Gartner, our expertise is a result of collaboration, transparency, objectivity and an ongoing commitment to the success of our clients. It’s also the foundation for one of the longest running IT events today. Symposium/ITxpo is what Gartner does best — an intensive five-day immersion in the IT research, information and objective guidance for IT leaders to make the right decisions for their organizations.

1,900 Analysts

Quoted by media 70 times per week

380,000 one-to-one client interactions per year

74% of the Global 500

World’s largest CIO community

12,000+ Client Organizations from 100 Countries


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Symposium/ITxpo The paramount event for CIOs and senior IT leaders to experience all Gartner offerings in person. Keynotes from leading CEOs and industry thought leaders and the full force of Gartner research immerse attendees in new knowledge and networking to inform strategic direction.

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