Gartner announces IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2022

Businesses across the globe are challenged to bring value and innovation wherever their customers are. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders have a critical role to play in transforming and enhancing their capabilities to empower the anywhere business. At Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Gartner experts will discuss insights into enhancing customer experiences and developing staff and skills while building and operating resilient, sustainable, secure, and scalable platforms and systems.

The conference is expected to feature more than 50 Gartner experts and 100+ research-driven sessions. The audience will consist of heads of I&O, I&O product managers, platform engineers, DevOps engineers, cloud infrastructure architects, cloud operations architects and more.

The full conference agenda features eight comprehensive tracks that take a deep dive into a broad range of topics including cloud, edge, security, I&O leadership and cost and value optimization. The agenda also features seven Spotlight Tracks highlighting topics including infrastructure agility, sustainability, midsize enterprise priorities and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Keynotes & Guest Speakers:

• Gartner Opening Keynote: “I&O Forward – Leading the Next Phase of Growth” with Gartner VP Analyst Douglas Toombs, Gartner Director Analyst Karen Brown and Gartner VP Analyst Roger Williams
• Gartner Keynote: “Unhiding Diversity and Inclusion Beyond the Checkboxes that Drives Innovation and Talent Retention” with Gartner Senior Director, Advisory, Michelle Bazargan
• Guest Keynote: “The New Playbook for Leaders” with Captain L. David Marquet, USN, Ret., Former Submarine Commander, Author of “Turn the Ship Around!” and Creator of Intent-Based Leadership
• Guest Keynote: “The Poker Gamer of Life: Using Poker to Enhance Thinking and Decision Making” with Maria Konnikova, Author, Psychologist, Poker Champion & Journalist

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