Corinium Global Intelligence will bring CDAO Fall back to Boston on 26 and 27 October 2026, gathering Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, AI leaders, and enterprise data executives to explore the strategies shaping the future of data driven organizations. The two day gathering positions itself as a working session for practitioners rather than a vendor show.
Key Highlights
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CDAO Fall takes place 26 and 27 October 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts
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Convenes Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief AI Officers, and data governance leaders
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Agenda covers enterprise AI strategy, data governance and trust, and modern data architecture
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Runs alongside CAIO Fall in the same city on the same dates
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Registration is now open
A Role Reshaped by AI
Data leaders are facing new responsibilities around governance, infrastructure modernization, and responsible AI adoption as organizations navigate the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. CDAO Fall brings together the executives responsible for addressing those challenges and building the foundations required for enterprise transformation, a mandate shared with sibling Corinium gatherings like CDAO Chicago’s August edition.
What the Agenda Covers
Key themes include building enterprise AI strategies, data governance and trust, responsible AI and risk management, modern data architecture and infrastructure, analytics transformation, data democratization and self service analytics, and measuring the business impact of data and AI investments. Speakers will share real world case studies spanning enterprise AI strategy, data governance, analytics modernization, and the evolving role of the Chief Data Officer.
Who Attends
CDAO Fall attracts a community of senior data and technology professionals, including Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief AI Officers, heads of data science, data governance leaders, and digital transformation executives from across industries. The event provides a chance to benchmark strategies against peers and build relationships with leaders navigating similar challenges, a format that has also drawn strong participation at CISO Boston’s gathering of New England security and AI leaders.
Organizers note that scalable AI requires more than technology alone. It requires strong governance, reliable data foundations, effective leadership, and organizational alignment, themes that will run through both the keynote sessions and the executive roundtables scheduled across the two days.
Two Conferences, One City, One Week
Corinium’s decision to co locate CDAO Fall with CAIO Fall in Boston reflects a broader split forming inside enterprise leadership: the data governance mandate and the AI strategy mandate are converging in practice but still get run by different executives with different reporting lines at most large organizations. Running both conferences in the same city on the same dates lets attendees cross into sessions built for the adjacent role without booking a second trip, a scheduling choice that has drawn larger combined turnout than either event managed running independently in prior years.
Boston’s concentration of financial services, healthcare, and higher education institutions also gives the fall edition a different attendee mix than CDAO Chicago’s manufacturing and consumer goods heavy audience earlier in the year, letting the agenda lean further into regulated industry governance questions.
Organizers point to the growing overlap between data governance and AI risk management as the reason the two conferences increasingly draw joint attendance from the same organizations, with some enterprises sending both their Chief Data Officer and their Chief AI Officer to split time across both agendas rather than choosing one event over the other. Organizers expect that combined attendance pattern to keep growing as more enterprises formalize a joint reporting structure between the two roles.
Registration and Press Details
Registration for CDAO Fall is open now at the event’s official registration page. CDAO Fall is part of Corinium Global Intelligence’s global 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 Fall and when does it take place?
CDAO Fall is a gathering of data and AI leaders that will be held on 26 and 27 October 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. It focuses on strategies for transforming data driven organizations.
Who will be attending CDAO Fall?
The event will bring together Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, AI leaders, and data governance executives. These professionals will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of data and artificial intelligence.
What topics will be covered at CDAO Fall?
Key topics include enterprise AI strategy, data governance and trust, responsible AI, and modern data architecture. The agenda is designed to address the new responsibilities data leaders face in today’s rapidly changing environment.
Is CDAO Fall a vendor show?
No, CDAO Fall is positioned as a working session for practitioners rather than a vendor show. It aims to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among industry leaders.
