Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Cannes is the industry's largest and most strategic conference for senior IT and business professionals. It's the only place and time you can brainstorm with the IT world's most sought-after independent analyst community and thousands of fellow professionals. This year there will be 200+ sessions/workshops and over 80 analysts. To get an overview of the event, visit the website or view the brochure.

The agenda for Symposium rolls up into more than three dozen tracks across eight supertracks that deliver on the audience-defined needs and expectations. It is a mix of management and technology insight and advice that positions the senior-level IT and business audience to make the strategic, organizational and technology-investment decisions needed to weather the current economic challenges and emerge with a competitive edge.

Please see Agenda Builder to view the conference program by day, by track, by speaker and vertical sector.

Workshops and Kick-Off sessions from 13.30 on Monday, 3 November. Opening Keynote and main sessions start at 09.00 on Tuesday, 4 November. The Closing Keynote finishes on Friday, 7 November at 13.15. 

The Eight Supertracks of Symposium/ITxpo 2008

• IT in the Business
• IT Acquisition and Vendor Management Strategies to Maximize Performance
• Strategic Initiatives: Acting on Disruptions and the Opportunities They Create
• Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Planning in a Turbulent World
• Process, Applications and Information
• Business and Technology Leadership: Delivering the Difference
• Infrastructure
• IT Operations Management and Security

Gartner Symposium Mastermind Interview Keynotes are Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group and Steve Chambers, CIO, Visa Europe.    

Symposium registration fee

As the exclusive provider of Gartner services in Finland, Russia, the Baltic States and Ukraine Market-Visio has special rates for Symposium.

The Symposium tickets in 2008 are priced €3.400 (€3.000 for public sector) offering a significant discount on the standard web registration rate €4.250.

For special rates, please contact danja.vaananen@marketvisio.fi or by phone +358 40 9033109. 

PLEASE NOTE - Market-Visio is not involved in travel arrangements to Cannes so please book your flights according to your own schedule.

After registering to Symposium you can book your hotel in Cannes from the Gartner allotment.

Looking forward to seeing you in Cannes!