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Presenter Requirements:
To ensure consistency, credibility, and relevance across all presentations, Gartner Tech Investor Summit requests that all presenting companies frame their presentations in one of the following four ways.

  • Magic Quadrant
    Shows vendor performance in relation to each other, and gauges where the overall market is going.

    Discussion Framework: Address your vision and ability to execute for the specific market. Have a perspective for what is generally required to be successful and what are the most important factors to watch going forward that either will entrench current positions or cause company relationships to change.

  • Hype Cycle
    Provides a snapshot of the position of a set of technologies in the cycle of hype and disillusionment that accompanies a technology’s path to maturity.

    Discussion Framework: Describe how the particular technology that you are developing, selling, and/or commercializing fit within one of Gartner's Hype Cycles.

  • Vendor Rating
    Provides a clear and concise indication of a company's overall status in the context of the key initiatives that matter most to its customers; specifically, with respect to the status of its strategy, organization, products, technology, marketing financials and support.

    Discussion Framework: Describe how your company is striving to achieve top marks for (1) products/services and technology leadership; (2) sales/distribution channel and customer support; and (3) corporate viability as gauged by financials, strategy, and organizational structure.<
  • Gartner Interview
    Presenting companies may choose a presentation format featuring an interview with a Gartner analyst or analysts specializing in the relevant technology sector.

These represent the discussion framework guidelines used by Gartner analysts when creating a Magic Quadrant, Hype Cycle or Vendor Rating. Gartner uses these tools to convey opinions, or to lend perspective to a technology or industry.

To meet investor expectations, we request that presentations be delivered by a member of senior management. Presenting companies may not hold or attend investor events - on their own or sponsored by a brokerage firm - for a period of 24 hours prior and 24 hours after their presentation at Tech Investor Summit.

Additionally, all presenting companies should plan on being available for a minimum of 10 one-on-one meetings with investors at Tech Investor Summit on the day of their presentation.

 
           
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