The CDAO Circle Program

Designed specifically for Chief Data Officers, the CDAO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible CDAOs attending Gartner Data & Analytics Summit to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CDAO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including CDAO lunches featuring keynote presentations, workshops, roundtables and research discussions tailored to the most important topics for CDAOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CDAO-only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CDAO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CDAOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other data and analytics leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. See examples from the 2025 conference below.
  • Workshops
  • Roundtables
  • Research discussions

Workshops

  • Influence and Storytelling for High-Impact Investments
  • Adapting to Thrive — Creating the Next Generation of D&A Delivery Models
  • How To Build a Strong Personal and D&A Brand

Roundtables

  • Responsible AI Discussion Club
  • Evolution of the CDAO Role
  • AI Ready Operations — Building and Transforming the D&A Function

Research discussions

  • Restoring Trust in the Age of AI
  • Navigating Change Management - Influencing Success as Chief Data and Analytics Officers
  • State of D&A in 2025

“The CDAO Circle was an excellent program that provided an environment for thoughtful and valuable conversations and networking. I will be back!”

Ryan Boyle

Vice President Data Analytics and Insights, American Arbitration Association

Apply to join the program

The CDAO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CDAOs attending Gartner Data & Analytics Summit. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprise-wide Chief Data Officer (CDAO), or
  2. Business unit/ region/ government division Chief Data Officer (CDAO) responsible for:
    1. Private sector: $250+ million in revenue
    2. Public sector: 1,000+ employees

CDAOs with client facing/ external responsibilities from a data and analytics vendor or consultancy are not eligible to participate.

You can apply to participate in the CDAO Circle Program when you register for Gartner Data & Analytics Summit. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the Chief Data Officer or do you serve in the Chief Data Officer role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.