Sponsored Post Most enterprise application and software engineering leaders have an AI strategy, but moving it from a boardroom vision to a practical production environment can be difficult. Many companies feel pressure to deliver results.
What are these hurdles? Many people attending your event will have the same challenges in common.
- cultural change This is a must as companies advance AI across their organizations. It requires leadership.
- Decide when to build or purchase AI application capabilities — required for future-proof enterprise applications — requires a comprehensive market overview and deep understanding of the current application landscape.
- skill gap In addition to the use of AI, adapting to changes in jobs as AI restructures is a major hurdle.
- governance It’s important. Balancing the risks of AI deployment, such as bias and data privacy, against the potential commercial benefits is a difficult line.
- architecture issues is also a top priority. Data needs to be accessible and new developments need to be designed with AI in mind.
- Cost optimization Modernization remains a challenge, especially in times of dynamic economic change
If you’re facing these challenges, Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit2026, June 2-4 in Las Vegas, can help you turn your AI vision into reality.
The conference theme (Delivering the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act) sets the tone. Application and software engineering leaders are at a tipping point. It’s time to tackle practical problems and bring them to market.
what to learn
This summit will focus on the practical application of AI and explore how to turn your board’s vision into reality. Therefore, you can look forward to practical strategies and roadmaps for GenAI adoption and application modernization.
The session will discuss best practices for balancing AI innovation with business objectives and IT alignment. They provide insights into modernizing your app portfolio and streamlining software delivery using an integrated DevOps platform. All of this is based on real-world experience. A peer-led discussion explores strategies for leading cultural and operational transformation in the age of AI.
Enterprise application, software engineering, and enterprise architecture leaders play interconnected roles, especially when building broader AI-driven solutions. Joining us as a team gives you a great opportunity to cover a wide range of event sessions and bring valuable insights back to your business.
New in 2026
Attendees can look forward to three spotlight tracks that provide practical guidance to lay the foundation for AI, scale adoption, and optimize costs. We also have a Senior Leadership Circle, which provides a curated executive experience for the most senior leaders in enterprise application and software engineering (must apply to join).
This year’s Bake Off will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to watch Gartner experts guide solution providers and provide both insight and entertainment through live competitive challenges based on common use cases.
What does this mean? Includes over 50 practical AI-focused sessions, over 25 interactive workshops and roundtables, and three keynotes from Gartner and industry leaders.
Attendees can share experiences and strategies with more than 2,300 senior leaders and get answers to their toughest questions in one-on-one sessions with Gartner experts.
The topic is currently live. Early bird discount ends April 10, 2026. Save $450 on standard tickets when you register in advance. Check out the full agenda and save your seat.
Sponsored by Gartner.
