The 2026 agenda will deliver the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights most critical to CDAOs and their teams.
The 2026 agenda will deliver the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights most critical to CDAOs and their teams.
Track A. Leadership
A track designed for CDAOs and data, analytics and AI leaders tasked with delivering business value through data, analytics and AI. These leaders deliver value and mature a data-driven culture by building trust and managing data while evolving technology capabilities.
Hot topics
Strategy and delivery models, including talent development
Building a data-driven culture
Executive-level leadership skills
Evolving technology capabilities
Thought leadership
Track B. Artificial Intelligence
This track covers everything you need to be successful with AI, including AI strategy, responsible AI, AI governance, agentic AI and AI agents, generative AI, LLMs, retrieval augmented generation, AI engineering, prompt engineering, AI architecture, data science, ML, and scalability. This track is designed for D&A leaders and practitioners, such as heads of AI, AI experts, AI architects and AI engineers.
Hot topics
AI agents (and agentic AI)
Cost management
Responsible AI
AI risk and governance
AI engineering
Track C. Analytics
This track covers everything you need to be successful with analytics and business intelligence, including self-service analytics, the adoption and impact of generative AI, agentic analytics, ecosystems, composability, natural language query, metrics and dashboards, data storytelling, and decision intelligence. This track is designed for D&A leaders and practitioners, such as heads of analytics, business analysts, analytics developers, analytics architects and engineers.
Hot topics
Agentic analytics
Impact of GenAI
Decision intelligence
Data storytelling
Track D. Data Management
This track covers everything you need to be successful with data management. This includes topics such as AI-readiness for data, federated data management, data management platform convergence, DataOps, data product management and cost optimization across the data management value chain, data fabric design for scalability, resilience and reliability of data management architectures. This track is designed for leaders responsible for data management, as well as data architects and data engineers.
Hot topics
Federated data management
Data management platform convergence
DataOps
Data products
Cost optimization
Data fabric for scalability
Resilience of data management architectures
Track E. D&A Governance
A track designed for D&A leaders responsible for governance, as well as those who take on governance roles like stewardship. This track covers everything you need to be successful, no matter where you are in your D&A governance journey, including adaptive governance, achieving stakeholder buy-in, establishing your governance operating model, the impact of AI on D&A governance, the future of D&A governance roles and the evolution of D&A governance platforms.
Hot topics
Stakeholder buy-in for governance programs
D&A governance operating model
AI impact on D&A governance
Future of D&A governance roles
Evolution of D&A governance platforms
Track F: CDAO Circle Program
The CDAO Circle Program is an exclusive, application-only experience designed for both New To Role and experienced CDAOs to elevate their performance and brand. The program provides targeted content, focused workshops and valuable networking lunches. Join your CDAO peers to explore how you and your teams can use data, analytics and AI to drive better business value and improve culture, communication and change.
Hot topics
Business value of D&A
Future of the CDAO role
Change management
Strategy and operating model