Corinium Global Intelligence will bring CDAO Dallas back on 2 December 2026, gathering Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, AI executives, and senior technology leaders in Dallas, Texas to discuss the strategies and leadership approaches shaping data driven organizations. The one day executive gathering is built for practitioners treating information as a strategic business asset rather than a back office function.
Key Highlights
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CDAO Dallas takes place 2 December 2026 in Dallas, Texas
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Convenes Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief AI Officers, and data governance executives
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Agenda covers enterprise data strategy, generative AI adoption, and responsible AI risk management
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Format includes keynote presentations, executive panels, and structured peer networking
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Registration is now open
Building Trusted Data Foundations
As organizations keep investing in artificial intelligence and analytics modernization, leaders are increasingly focused on building trusted data foundations and effective governance frameworks that ensure innovation delivers measurable business value rather than stalled pilots. CDAO Dallas is built around that gap, bringing together the executives responsible for making those priorities real, a mandate that has echoed across sibling gatherings including CDAO Government’s Washington DC edition on public sector AI.
What the Agenda Covers
Key themes include enterprise data strategy, artificial intelligence and generative AI adoption, data governance and trust, analytics transformation, modern data architecture, responsible AI and risk management, data democratization, and measuring business impact from data investments. Attendees will hear from senior leaders sharing real world experience implementing data and AI initiatives, including how they overcame internal adoption barriers and built strategies for long term transformation.
Who Attends
CDAO Dallas draws a community of Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief AI Officers, heads of data science, analytics leaders, data governance executives, and digital transformation leaders across industries. Through peer to peer conversations and structured networking, attendees benchmark their approaches against peers navigating the same data and AI landscape, a format that has also driven strong turnout at CISO Dallas’s enterprise security gathering in the same city.
Organizers describe the event’s goal as helping practitioners move beyond isolated data initiatives toward sustainable capabilities that create lasting competitive advantage, whether that means improving data quality, building AI ready organizations, or enabling more advanced analytics across business units. The single day format also means the agenda is tightly curated, with organizers trimming the session count in favor of longer discussion blocks after past attendees said the standard conference schedule left too little time for real conversation. Fewer sessions with more depth has become a recurring request across the Corinium circuit as executives push back on packed agendas that prioritize headline count over substance.
Closing Out the Corinium Calendar
Landing in early December, CDAO Dallas closes out a year in which Corinium ran data and AI leadership conferences across Chicago, Boston, and Washington. That cadence gives practitioners a recurring circuit rather than a single annual touchpoint, and Dallas specifically draws a Texas and Southwest audience that has grown as enterprise headquarters and data centers continue relocating to the region. Organizers say the December date is deliberate, giving attendees a chance to benchmark 2026 initiatives before locking in 2027 data and AI budgets.
The one day format is also a departure from some of Corinium’s two day flagship events, built around the idea that senior executives need a concentrated session rather than a multi day commitment during the fourth quarter planning crunch. Sibling gatherings including CDAO Fall in Boston and CDAO Chicago keep the broader two day format earlier in the year.
Registration and Press Details
Registration for CDAO Dallas is open now at the event’s official registration page. CDAO Dallas is part of Corinium Global Intelligence’s portfolio of executive conferences on data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. Media inquiries can be directed to inquiries@coriniumgroup.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CDAO Dallas and when is it happening?
CDAO Dallas is an executive gathering focused on data, analytics, and AI leadership, taking place on 2 December 2026 in Dallas, Texas.
Who will be attending CDAO Dallas?
The event will bring together Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, AI executives, and senior technology leaders to discuss strategies for data driven organizations.
What topics will be covered at CDAO Dallas?
The agenda will focus on enterprise data strategy, generative AI adoption, and responsible AI risk management, featuring keynote presentations and executive panels.
Why is building trusted data foundations important for organizations?
Building trusted data foundations is crucial as organizations invest in AI and analytics, ensuring that innovation delivers measurable business value instead of stalled projects.
