Conferences / CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Officer) Summits
CDAO Sydney 2026
Mar 3–4, 2026 · Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Conference
- CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Officer) Summits Vendor & industry
- Dates
- Mar 3, 2026 – Mar 4, 2026
- Venue
- Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Place
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Format
- In person
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —
- Recorded
- 36 sponsors · 50 speaker appearances
- Notes
- Dates from the end-user registration form ('CDAO Sydney on the 3-4 March 2026'). Sponsors: 'Our 2026 partners' wall on the post-event home page (logo alt text); a company listed under several bands is recorded once at its highest band. Speakers: 2026 speakers page plus the published agenda (talk titles). Last edition under the CDAO Sydney name; the 2027 edition is branded CDAIO Sydney.
Ticket prices
| Ticket | Price | Valid until | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End User Main Conference Registration | A$2,499 | — | $2,499 AUD + GST | web.archive.org |
| Vendor Main Conference Registration | A$3,599 | — | $3,599 AUD + GST | web.archive.org |
Sponsors 36
Title / headline 6
- Informatica · Diamond Partners
- InfoTrack · Premier Partner
- Microsoft · Diamond Partners
- Quest · Diamond Partners
- ThoughtSpot · Diamond Partners
- TigerData · Diamond Partners
Platinum 5
Gold 9
- Amazon Web Services · Gold Partners
- BMC · Gold Partners
- Confluent · Gold Partners
- Rackspace Technology · Gold Partners
- Rocket Software · Gold Partners
- Securiti · Gold Partners
- Snowflake · Gold Partners
- Tealium · Gold Partners
- Tricentis · Gold Partners
Silver 11
Community 1
- DAMA · Industry Partner
Media 4
- ACN Newswire · Media Partners
- APAC CIO Outlook · Media Partners
- AZK Media · Media Partners
- Business of Data · Media Partners
Speakers and talks 50
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Nair | icare NSW | Keynote | Data & AI Strategy Reimagined: From Governance to Enterprise Growth | — |
| Paul Robards | Australian Department of Defence | Keynote | Keynote: Governance for Ethical and Responsible Data and AI Use | — |
| Shiva Storer | Allianz | Keynote | Data & AI Strategy Reimagined: From Governance to Enterprise Growth | — |
| Yash Khanna | nbn | Keynote | Opening Keynote: From Catalogue to Confidence - Adoption and Self-Service for the Data-Driven Future | — |
| Adrian Sheather | NRMA | Speaker | Steering a Century: Balancing Foundations and Fast-Follows in the LLMOps Journey | — |
| Ahona Dutta | NSW Health | Speaker | Data and Digital Governance: Building Trust at Enterprise Scale | — |
| Akanksha Wangnoo | NAB | Panelist | Scaling Data Stewardship Without Losing Control | — |
| Alix Higgins | NSW Telco Authority | Speaker | From Governance Gatekeeper to Innovation Enabler: Rethinking the Role of Data Teams | — |
| Andrew Spiegelman | Service NSW | Speaker | Fireside Chat: From Individuals to Impact - Building Data Teams That Actually Work Together | — |
| Bharath Vasudevan | Quest | Speaker | Agentic AI: The Path to an Autonomous Workforce | — |
| Bish Nath | Amp | Speaker | — | — |
| Bismi Palatty | Alfred Health | Chair | — | — |
| Brett Wilson | The Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Speaker | — | — |
| Chantal Velasque | Uniting | Speaker | — | — |
| Cindi Howson | ThoughtSpot | Speaker | Preparing for Agentic AI: The Top Trends in Data and AI for 2026 | — |
| Craig Price | Suncorp | Panelist | Data 2026 - Bold Predictions, Big Bets & Rethinking What’s Possible | — |
| Daniel Hein | Informatica | Speaker | Trusted Context: Context is the New Currency | — |
| David Irecki | Boomi | Speaker | Turning Data Readiness into Scalable AI Value | — |
| David Miller | Macquarie University | Speaker | Show Me the Money: Answering the Executive Demand for ROI | — |
| Duhita Khadepau | Blackmores Group | Speaker | The Data Leader’s Blueprint: Architecture, Governance, and Risk on a Scalable Platform | — |
| Durjoy Patranabish | TigerData | Speaker | — | — |
| Gladwin Mendez | GEC Prudentia | Speaker | Governing for Impact: From Minimum Viable Governance to Strategic Acceleration | — |
| Glenn Smyth | Fragile to Agile | Speaker | From Legacy Gridlock to Data Freedom: Accelerating Mainframe Migration for CDOs | — |
| Gunjan Shrestha | Tricentis | Speaker | Data Governance with Data Integrity: Enabling Scalable, Agile, and Trusted Data Management | — |
| Hari Marappan | Woolworths Group | Panelist | Data 2026 - Bold Predictions, Big Bets & Rethinking What’s Possible | — |
| Iain Hart | Crown Resorts | Speaker | — | — |
| Imma Chippendale | Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) | Speaker | — | — |
| James Fitzpatrick | Allianz | Panelist | Panel Discussion: The AI Mandate - What the Business Expects from Data Leaders | — |
| Jason Bromley | BMC | Speaker | The Rise of AI-Driven Enterprise Workflow Orchestration: Is Your Business Ready? | — |
| John Ahern | InfoTrack | Speaker | Connecting Your Organisation to Trusted Data Sources Using MCP | — |
| Jonathan Shen | Suncorp | Speaker | — | — |
| Kate Carruthers | Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) | Speaker | — | — |
| Ken To | nbn | Speaker | — | — |
| Matt Minor | Evolution Mining | Speaker | The Integration Dilemma, Embedding AI Without Losing Trust | — |
| Mudit Srivastav | Colonial First State | Speaker | — | — |
| Ned Shawa | Kong | Speaker | The Three Pillars of a Scalable, Secure and Monetised AI Strategy | — |
| Ram Radhakrishnan | TEG | Speaker | Interview: What Do Leaders Need to Embrace to Thrive in the AI Era? | — |
| Robbie Cook | Endeavour Energy | Speaker | The Integration Dilemma, Embedding AI Without Losing Trust | — |
| Robert Rizman | Tealium | Speaker | Real-Time, Contextual Customer Data: The Key to Winning in the Age of AI | — |
| Sam Stark | Endeavour Group | Speaker | — | — |
| Sandeep Mathur | Greenpeace Australia Pacific | Speaker | Governing for Impact: From Minimum Viable Governance to Strategic Acceleration | — |
| Shashank Pawar | Microsoft | Speaker | — | — |
| Simone Roberts | Snowy Hydro | Chair | Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson | — |
| Steven Turnbull | Optus | Speaker | Fireside Chat: From Individuals to Impact - Building Data Teams That Actually Work Together | — |
| Su Jella | Women’s Tennis Foundation | Speaker | — | — |
| Suzie Cardwell | Nine | Panelist | Panel Discussion: The AI Mandate - What the Business Expects from Data Leaders | — |
| Tim Stead | Securiti | Speaker | Accelerating AI at Scale, Safely | — |
| Urvashi Chadha | ASX | Panelist | Panel Discussion: The AI Mandate - What the Business Expects from Data Leaders | — |
| Vasyl Nair | Team Super | Speaker | — | — |
| Vini Cardoso | Cloudera | Speaker | The Aftermath of AI — The Future of Your Team | — |
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260410194537/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260410200232/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/speakers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260710134418/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/agenda
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260111011149/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/registration
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260410200049/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/end-user-registration
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260111054624/https://cdao-syd.coriniumintelligence.com/venue