All 2026 Conference Topics

2026 Conference Topics at a Glance

The 2026 agenda will deliver the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights most critical to CDAOs and their teams.

AI, GenAI and AI Agents

Get practical guidance for building and scaling AI, generative AI, and AI agents. Learn to optimize costs, manage risk, and deliver business value from your AI investments.

Data, Analytics and AI Governance

Explore frameworks and best practices for data, analytics, and AI governance. Sessions cover risk, privacy, ethics, and building a culture of trust and accountability.

Articulating the Business Value of Data & Analytics

Learn how to communicate and prove the value of data and analytics. Discover ways to build business cases, measure ROI, and show D&A’s impact on business goals.

Data Architecture and Ecosystems

Data architectures provide the data foundations (including DBMS, integration and metadata) required to successfully implement data driven business use cases and derive value from data.

Skills, Literacy and Business Transformation

Empowering teams with data skills and literacy is essential for business transformation—enabling leaders to drive immediate value while building future-ready capabilities amid rapid AI-driven change.

Increasing Your Impact as a CDAO

CDAOs must deliver tangible business outcomes for their organizations and stakeholders by improving their leadership skills and operating models, enabling better decisions and supporting innovation.