CDAIO New Zealand 2026 is Corinium Global Intelligence's Chief Data & AI Officer conference, held 19–20 October 2026 at the Grand Millennium Auckland with 40+ speakers and 300+ senior data and AI leaders expected.
CDAIO New Zealand 2026 is the country's leading conference for Chief Data and AI Officers and senior data leaders, taking place 19–20 October 2026 at the Grand Millennium Auckland. Produced by Corinium Global Intelligence, the two-day programme explores the realities of scaling data and AI at enterprise level, spanning AI economics, trusted data foundations, governance, operating models and accountability. The 2026 edition draws together 40+ speakers and an expected 300+ attendees around themes of AI in practice, innovation versus risk, trusted data and decision advantage.
The event is organised by Corinium Global Intelligence, a specialist producer of C-suite data, analytics and AI conferences across APAC, EMEA and North America. The New Zealand edition sits within Corinium's global CDAO series, which the company has rebranded as "CDAIO" (Chief Data & AI Officer) to reflect the convergence of data and artificial intelligence in senior enterprise roles.
The conference is aimed at Chief Data Officers, Chief Data & AI Officers, Chief Analytics Officers and heads of data, analytics and AI across New Zealand enterprise, government and financial services. Confirmed 2026 speakers include Kari Jones (Financial Markets Authority), Matt Bain (Spark), Fiona Thomson (NZTE), Ankit Gupta (The Warehouse Group) and Mike Rankin (TSB), with the agenda built around peer discussions and real-world case studies.
CDAIO New Zealand 2026 is hosted at the Grand Millennium Auckland, 71 Mayoral Drive, in the Auckland CBD. The central-city location places the conference within short walking distance of Aotea Square, Queen Street and the wider civic and commercial precinct, with the host hotel offering delegate accommodation over the surrounding dates.
As the local edition of an established international series, CDAIO New Zealand brings a recurring, senior-level business-events audience into central Auckland each year. A 300+ delegate technology and data leadership conference of this profile supports the city's positioning as a hub for high-value corporate and knowledge-sector events, and its return under the refreshed CDAIO brand signals continued organiser confidence in the New Zealand market.
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