The IDC CIO Summit 2026 is the premier event for senior technology and business executives shaping enterprise strategy and digital leadership. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT and transformation leaders, this full-day event delivers high-impact insights and actionable strategies focused on today’s top priorities: technology modernization, resilience, risk management, AI-driven innovation, and delivering measurable business value in an era of constant disruption.
As U.S. organizations intensify digital investment, CIOs are confronting a multifaceted mandate: modernizing legacy systems, controlling technical debt, embedding cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, and preparing their workforce for increasingly automated, AI-driven operations. Global digital transformation spend is projected to exceed $4 trillion by 2027, reinforcing the scale and urgency of this shift.
Yet the next frontier is already here: Agentic AI. Systems capable of autonomous decision-making, task execution, and continuous learning. IDC estimates that agentic AI will account for more than 26% of worldwide IT budget growth between 2025 and 2029, with expenditures reaching $1.3 trillion by 2029. Also, according to IDC’s 2025 research, 40% of organizations are already investing in Agentic AI, with another 44% testing or piloting use cases. CIOs are now tasked with governing this wave of automation, balancing innovation with control, and rethinking architectures, skills, and policies to harness AI safely and strategically.
IDC’s analysts and industry experts will guide you on how to architect adaptive technology foundations, reduce technical debt, and operationalize AI (including Agentic AI) responsibly and at scale, while aligning digital strategies with business outcomes. Through keynotes, panels, and collaborative discussions, the Summit provides CIOs with the frameworks, benchmarks, and leadership tools to navigate disruption, govern AI innovation, and drive long-term, sustainable enterprise transformation
