Conferences / CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Officer) Summits
CDAO Melbourne 2026
Sep 1–2, 2026 · Crown Promenade Hotel, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Conference
- CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Officer) Summits Vendor & industry
- Dates
- Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026
- Venue
- Crown Promenade Hotel, Southbank
- Place
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Format
- In person
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —
- Recorded
- 41 sponsors · 41 speaker appearances
- Notes
- Dates from the agenda page ('1 - 2 Sept 2026'). Sponsors: 'Our 2026 partners' wall on the post-event home page (now cdaio-melbourne.coriniumintelligence.com; logo alt text), each company recorded once at its highest band. Prices exclude GST. Last edition under the CDAO Melbourne name; from 2027 it is CDAIO Melbourne.
Ticket prices
| Ticket | Price | Valid until | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End-User Registration | A$2,499 | — | $2499 AUD + GST | web.archive.org |
| Vendor Registration | A$3,599 | — | $3599 AUD + GST | web.archive.org |
Sponsors 41
Title / headline 5
- Informatica · Diamond Partners
- InfoTrack · Premier Partner
- Quest · Diamond Partners
- ThoughtSpot · Diamond Partners
- TigerData · Diamond Partners
Platinum 5
- Ab Initio · Platinum Partners
- Ataccama · Platinum Partners
- Cloudera · Platinum Partners
- DB Results · Platinum Partners
- Qlik · Platinum Partners
Gold 12
- Amazon Web Services · Gold Partners
- BMC · Gold Partners
- Confluent · Gold Partners
- Couchbase · Gold Partners
- IM Systems · Gold Partners
- KADA · Gold Partners
- Kong · Gold Partners
- Maia by Matillion · Gold Partners
- Snowflake · Gold Partners
- Strategy · Gold Partners
- Synogize · Gold Partners
- Tricentis · Gold Partners
Silver 12
- Alteryx · Silver Partners
- APGAR · Silver Partners
- Billigence · Silver Partners
- dbt Labs · Silver Partners
- Fivetran · Silver Partners
- Marshyl · Silver Partners
- MIP · Silver Partners
- Omni · Silver Partners
- Power BI Sentinel by MIP · Silver Partners
- Precisely · Silver Partners
- Rubix · Silver Partners
- Tealium · Silver Partners
Community 2
- DAMA · Industry Partners
- IDIA (Melbourne Business School) · Industry Partners
Media 5
- ACN Newswire · Media Partners
- APAC CIO Outlook · Media Partners
- AZK Media · Media Partners
- Business of Data · Media Partners
- Industry Events · Media Partners
Speakers and talks 41
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behrooz Hassani-Mahmooei | Monash University | Keynote | Unlocking Data Project Success – From Stalled to Scaled | — |
| Carly Bergmann | Suncorp | Keynote | AI in Action: Driving Results Beyond Proof-of-Concepts | — |
| Daniel Morse | EnergyAustralia | Keynote | Trusted Data: Building an AI-Ready Foundation | — |
| Darshil Mehta | AustralianSuper | Keynote | From Insight to Influence: Communicating and Storytelling Data in the AI Era | — |
| Farnoosh Sadeghian | Yarra City Council | Keynote | Smart Governance in the Age of Data: Driving Strategic Decisions through AI and Analytics | — |
| Hemil Deshmukh | Wilson | Keynote | AI in Action: Driving Results Beyond Proof-of-Concepts | — |
| Ian Evans | Keypath Education | Keynote | From Insight to Influence: Communicating and Storytelling Data in the AI Era | — |
| Irina Chinenova | Rest | Keynote | Unlocking Data Project Success – From Stalled to Scaled | — |
| Jane McCarthy | Flybuys | Keynote | Unlocking Data Project Success – From Stalled to Scaled | — |
| Kamran Channa | Latrobe Health Services | Keynote | AI in Action: Driving Results Beyond Proof-of-Concepts | — |
| Kaushik Lakshman | Xero | Keynote | From Insight to Influence: Communicating and Storytelling Data in the AI Era | — |
| Manohar Esarapu | City of Port Phillip | Keynote | AI in Action: Driving Results Beyond Proof-of-Concepts | — |
| Nea Dhillon | Victoria University | Keynote | From Insight to Influence: Communicating and Storytelling Data in the AI Era | — |
| Sparkal Sharma | Carlisle Homes | Keynote | AI in Action: Driving Results Beyond Proof-of-Concepts | — |
| Adam Rentsch | Cricket Australia | Speaker | Designing for Delegation: Architecting Safe and Scalable Agentic AI Systems | — |
| Ajay Radhakrishnan | City of Greater Geelong | Speaker | Preparing the Data Estate for AI Adoption | — |
| Ali Khan | St Vincent's Health Australia | Speaker | Measuring What Matters: A Practical Framework for Data Value Metrics | — |
| Amish Goel | Adairs | Speaker | — | — |
| Andrea Choi | Comcare | Speaker | Operationalising Governance at Scale: Embedding Policies into Everyday Data Workflows | — |
| Asel Mendis | Kmart | Panelist | Driving Organisational Culture and Change for Data-Driven Success | — |
| Asmita Deshpande | nbn | Speaker | Delivering Reliable, Compliant Governance for Confident Business Decisions | — |
| Boldyn Networks | Divisional Data Management Steward | Panelist | Elevating Data Stewardship Without Losing Control | — |
| Craig Rowlands | Australian Unity | Speaker | Turning Individual Skills into Collective Impact: High-Performing Data Teams | — |
| Dave Vinluan | ANZ | Speaker | — | — |
| Dr M Maruf Hossain | Banking and Financial Services | Speaker | — | — |
| Esther Lim | Quest | Speaker | Build Once, Scale Everywhere - The Economics of Reusable Data Products | — |
| Fahed Mostafa | CSL | Speaker | Making Data & AI Work in Practice: Turning Insights into Real-World Decisions | — |
| Greg Turner | Resolution Life | Speaker | Redesigning the Data Foundation: Architecture, Governance and Risk for Modern Platforms | — |
| Hamish Morgan | Treasury Wine Estates | Panelist | Elevating Data Stewardship Without Losing Control | — |
| Irfan Khan | Melbourne Airport | Panelist | Driving Organisational Culture and Change for Data-Driven Success | — |
| John Antony | EPA Victoria | Speaker | — | — |
| Kathryn Gulifa | HBF | Chair | Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson | — |
| Leon Heffer | Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) | Speaker | — | — |
| Nikita Jauhari | NAB | Speaker | — | — |
| Olga Vasilyeva | Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) | Speaker | Mastering Data Maturity: Strategic Pathways for Data Leaders | — |
| Patrick McQuaid | NGM Group | Speaker | — | — |
| Prakhar Rawat | Tokio Marine Australia | Speaker | — | — |
| Saurav Sachdev | Coles | Speaker | From Automation to Delegation: Architecting Trustworthy AI Platforms | — |
| Suresh Bhaskaran | Asahi Beverages | Speaker | Modernising Legacy Data Stacks Without Starting Over | — |
| Treasury Wine Estates | Executive Advisor – Data & AI | Panelist | Elevating Data Stewardship Without Losing Control | — |
| Vibhu Tandon | MedHealth | Speaker | From the Engine Room to the Boardroom – The Journey from Order-Taker to Indispensable’ | — |
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20261009022004/https://cdaio-melbourne.coriniumintelligence.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260703160355/https://cdao-mel.coriniumintelligence.com/speakers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260703160336/https://cdao-mel.coriniumintelligence.com/agenda
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260703160355/https://cdao-mel.coriniumintelligence.com/registration
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260703160355/https://cdao-mel.coriniumintelligence.com/venue
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260422103408/https://cdao-mel.coriniumintelligence.com/