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- CIO & strategy
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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Barcelona
Europe's largest gathering of CIOs: Gartner's outlook, budgets and strategy, with a large provider expo.
- CIO & strategy
Why go
The European counterpart to Orlando. CIOs from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa set next year's plans here, and the Xpo is where service providers pitch to them directly.
Who goes: CIOs and IT executives from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the providers that sell to them
- When
- Nov 9–12, 2026
- Where
- Barcelona, Spain
- Venue
- Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB)
- Organiser
- Gartner
- Dates
- Confirmed by the organiser
- Region
- Europe
- Attendance
- Gartner expects more than 6,500 CIOs and IT executives
- Format
- In person; sessions are for ticket holders only
What to look out for
The sessions and announcements worth planning the days around.
Gartner's opening keynote and its top strategic technology trends, presented for a European audience.
Sessions on European regulation, data sovereignty and AI governance that the Orlando edition covers less.
The Xpo floor, where global systems integrators and European providers pitch to buying committees.
What's in it for buyers
If you're choosing partners or planning a programme.
- Benchmark next year's IT strategy and budget against Gartner's data and European peers.
- Meet the large providers' senior European teams and book one-to-ones in advance.
- Analyst one-on-ones to sanity-check a vendor selection before you commit.
What's in it for vendors
If you're selling services into this ecosystem.
- The buyers here own European IT budgets; conversations are about next year's spend.
- Analyst briefings on site shape how Gartner describes your category in the region.
- Exhibiting is expensive, so most mid-size providers attend and book meetings ahead.
Sponsors and exhibitors
Regulars from recent editions. The organiser publishes this year's list on the official site.
- Accenture
- Denodo
- Infobip
- Serviceware
- Ardoq
- GBTEC
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