This year hasn't quite gone as planned. Last fall, CIO Dive broke down the top conferences for IT executives to attend in 2020.
In light of the pandemic, some were delayed, others were outright canceled and almost all were reformatted.
While companies are reconfiguring business technology priorities, now is the time to benchmark with peers how to execute on strategy and hear from leading executives on how they navigated business challenges. In the last third of the year, opportunities abound to network and learn how other executives are tackling business problems.
Below are top digital conferences to attend this fall. Did we miss any? Email us at [email protected].
September
| Name | Date | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Forbes CIO Summit Virtual Series, episodes 3 and 4 | Sept. 2, 30 | CIOs, IT executives |
| Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit | Sept. 14-17 | Security leaders |
| 2020 MIT Sloan CIO Digital Learning Series | Sept. 9, Oct. 14 | CIOs, IT executives |
| Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration | Sept. 26, Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 | IT executives, women in computing |
| Forrester Security & Risk Global | Sept. 22-23 | Security leaders |
| Microsoft Ignite | Sept. 22-24 | Microsoft enthusiasts, cloud leaders |
| WMworld | Sept. 29-Oct. 1 | IT leaders, technical practitioners |
| The Virtual AI Summit | Sept. 30-Oct.1 | CxOs, IT decision makers |
October
| Name | Date | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Interop Digital | Oct. 5-8 | CIOs, IT executives |
| 2020 FAIR Conference | Oct. 6-7 | Risk management execs |
| Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit | Oct. 6-22 | IT infrastructure decision makers |
| Forrester Data Strategy & Insights | Oct. 14-15 | Business, IT leaders |
| DevOps Enterprise Summit | Oct. 13-15 | IT leaders, DevOps enthusiasts |
| Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo | Oct. 19-22 | IT professionals |
November
| Name | Date | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Forrester Technology & Innovation Global | Nov. 4-5 | CIOs, IT executives |
| AI & Big Data Expo: North America | Nov. 4-5 | CTOs, innovation heads |
| TBM Conference | Starts Nov. 9 | Technology, finance leaders |
| AWS re: Invent | Nov. 30-Dec. 18 | AWS enthusiasts, cloud experts |
December
| Name | Date | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference | Dec. 7-10 | Infrastructure, operations leaders |
