Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Toronto will feature seven IT Playbook sessions
Info-Tech Research Group says Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Toronto will include seven IT Playbook sessions, a keynote on the "Exponential CIO," and related programming for technology leaders.
Info-Tech Research Group says its 2026 Toronto conference will focus on seven IT Playbooks aimed at helping CIOs and IT leaders improve performance.
Info-Tech Research Group said Info-Tech LIVE 2026 will take place Nov. 10-12, 2026, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto and will feature sessions built around seven interconnected IT Playbooks.
The company said the program is aimed at CIOs and other IT leaders who want a structured way to improve performance across technology functions. Info-Tech said the Playbooks can be used together as one system or separately as independent frameworks, and that each uses a 12-step methodology.
The seven Playbooks cover CIO strategy, AI, applications, data, infrastructure and operations, security, and enterprise architecture, according to the release. Info-Tech said the sessions are designed to help leaders identify where improvements are needed, set priorities, and build a roadmap for action.
Info-Tech said the structure is intended to reflect how technology organizations operate now. In a quote included in the release, Gord Harrison, the company’s chief research officer, said CIOs face an increasingly connected technology environment and that improvement efforts are often handled one function at a time.
Harrison said the Playbooks give leaders a systematic way to understand dependencies, focus on the highest-impact efforts, and build lasting improvement across IT, with the goal of helping IT organizations shape enterprise outcomes more reliably.
The conference will also include a mainstage keynote titled Become an Exponential CIO, to be presented by Geoff Nielson, Info-Tech Research Group’s senior vice president of Brand Reach & Influence, according to the release. Info-Tech said the keynote will examine how governance, funding, and metrics from an earlier era can constrain CIO impact, and how redesigning the enterprise context and use of data and technology can help leaders move beyond firefighting.
Info-Tech said media professionals, including journalists, podcasters, and influencers, are invited to attend. The company also said exhibitor opportunities are available.
The release said Info-Tech Research Group serves more than 30,000 IT, HR, and marketing leaders worldwide and has operated for nearly 30 years.
What happens next is the November conference in Toronto, where the company plans to present the Playbooks track, the keynote, and related programming.
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