GDS Summits

“Professional, challenging, incredibly well planned and thought through.”
Data-driven.
People-first.
Executive engagement.

A dynamic blend 
of collaborative sessions and visionary keynotes.

Built on insights from our remarkable community of business leaders, including executives from 94% of the Fortune 500, and hundreds of thousands of hours of dialogue captured across our touchpoints.

This data shapes every Summit by identifying challenges, emerging trends, and genuine opportunities for engagement.

Summit Calendar

Connections that matter

Proven expertise
6334
GDS events delivered since 2023.
Executive
47K
Senior executives have attended GDS events since 2023.
Data-driven
87%
Av. conversion rate of engagement at the event to a 1:1 follow-up meeting.
Valuable
8.7/10
Attendees would recommend GDS events (1903 surveys)

Key decision makers from fortune 2000

Supporting our executive community, including executives from 94% of the Fortune 500, to achieve measurable change.
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Technology Solution Partners

Empowering our partner community to reach their target audiences in the right way, at the right time, with the right message.
HOW WE HELP

FROM ATTEND.
TO IMPACT.

Delivering sustainable pipeline.

Data-driven.
People-focused.
Executive engagement.

The mission of every GDS Summit is to empower our executive and partner communities. Helping to accelerate their growth through transformative relationships and actionable insight.

1. Connect

An exclusive forum where visionary business leaders and innovators come together to exchange ideas, tackle business-critical challenges, forge strategic partnerships, and drive real impact.

2. Learn

GDS Summits offer new perspectives, deep connections, and access to exclusive insights. They empower us to move faster, smarter, and further together, turning shared expertise into strategic advantage.

Transform

3. Transform

We create spaces where our executive community can build meaningful relationships with our partner community, aligned by business priorities, to accelerate projects and achieve objectives. The game is changing. Let’s change it together.

Summit
Portfolio

Digital Transformation
Industry Focus
Customer Focus
Business Operations
CIO Insight
TechLeaders Insight
Data & Analytics Insight
Security Insight
AI Innovation
CDTO
Banking Innovation
CMO Insight
CX Innovation
CHRO Insight
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Insight

The most
effective
use of time.

Our 2.5 day program minimizes the time senior leaders spend out of the office while maximizing opportunities for learning and deepening relationships.

"It's giving people a seat at the table early, not just us at the top deciding what we’re going to do…and making them...part of the answer. Giving them a voice at the table that's been really successful for us."
Alaina Reasonover, VP Data, Analytics and IT PMO, Masonite
"Very engaging on the right topics and with the right people, I very much look forward to (attending more) in the future"
Alex Boehme, CTO, H&M Group
"These events are great for relationship building and early stage lead development tool"
Art DuRivage, VP Sales

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