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JOIN US 19-20 October 2026, Auckland

CDAIO New Zealand

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300+
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Connecting you to what's next in data & AI 

CDAIO New Zealand is where the country's data and AI leaders come together to shape the next phase of intelligent, data-driven enterprise transformation.

As organisations move beyond experimentation, the agenda explores the realities of scaling data and AI - from AI economics and trusted data foundations to governance, operating models, and accountability.

Through candid peer discussions and real-world case studies, attendees will gain strategies to unlock data value, demonstrate AI impact, and accelerate adoption without compromising risk management or business outcomes.

Join the conversation on #cdaionz

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Our 2026 speakers

FEATURED SPEAKER

Kari Jones, Executive Director โ€“ Operational Excellence and Enablement at New Zealandโ€™s Financial Markets Authority, is helping shape how regulation responds to the accelerating impact of AI across the financial sector. Join Kari as she explores the challenge of balancing AI sovereignty, innovation, and accountability in an increasingly connected digital economy.


Join the session
Title: Who Controls AI? Regulation Meets Sovereignty 
When: 19th October, 14:45

Kari Jones Executive Director - Operational Excellence and Enablement Financial Markets Authority

Kari Jones 

Executive Director - Operational Excellence and Enablement
Financial Markets Authority โ€“ Te Mana Tฤtai Hokohoko 

MORE SPEAKERS
Matt Bain Chief Technology & AI Officer Spark

Matt Bain 

Chief Technology & AI Officer
Spark

Fiona Thomson Chief Data & Analytics Officer NZTE

Fiona Thomson

Chief Data & Analytics Officer
NZTE 

Amanda White Chief Information Officer Open Country Dairy

Amanda White

Chief Information Officer
Open Country Dairy 

Christine Dong GM of Data Insights & AI AA New Zealand

Christine Dong

GM of Data Insights & AI
AA New Zealand

Anna Cupples Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Harmoney

Anna Cupples

Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Harmoney 

Ankit Gupta Group Chief Data and AI Officer The Warehouse Group

Ankit Gupta

Group Chief Data &  AI Officer
The Warehouse Group 

Mike Rankin Head of Data and AI TSB New Zealand

Mike Rankin

Head of Data & AI
TSB New Zealand 

Mike Parsons Data & AI - Tribe Lead and Chapter Area Lead Air New Zealand

Mike Parsons 

Data & AI - Tribe Lead &
Chapter Area Lead
Air New Zealand

What's being said about us?

"The conference was a truly relevant, thought provoking and engaging experience.  The first conference I came away from feeling like I got real value from the time investment.โ€

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Kathy Raynel, Head of Data Intelligence,  Centrix 

Our key themes for 2026

AI in practice

Move beyond experimentation by embedding AI into workflows that drive adoption, productivity, and measurable business outcomes.

Innovation vs. risk 

Focus on what matters most, balancing innovation with risk, governance, and cost to enable sustainable, high-impact delivery across the enterprise.

Trusted data

Build reliable, governed, and fully connected data foundations that actively support better decisions and enable AI at enterprise scale.

Decision advantage

Turn insights into action by embedding analytics and AI into decision-making, improving speed, consistency, and precision across the enterprise.

Two events. One place to be.

You and your team can now experience double the insights and connections with two events under one roof. Enjoy deep-learning, across multiple facets of data, analytics and AI and form new strategies that will lead to a 'big picture' view of how to future-proof your business.

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What you'll get out of the event

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Why attend?

Join New Zealandโ€™s leading data, analytics, and AI decision-makers to explore how organisations are turning ambition into impact. Gain practical insights from peers and industry experts on scaling AI, building trusted data foundations, balancing innovation with governance, and driving better decisions. Leave with actionable strategies, real-world lessons, and connections to accelerate your organisationโ€™s data and AI transformation.

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Who will be there?

Connect with New Zealandโ€™s senior data, analytics, AI, digital, technology, and business leaders responsible for driving transformation and innovation. Join Chief Data & Analytics Officers, Chief AI Officers, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Heads of Data, Analytics and AI leaders, governance specialists, and business executives as they share strategies, challenges, and lessons learned from delivering impactful, enterprise-wide outcomes.

Our 2026 partners

Diamond Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Coffee Cart Partner

Media Partners

Our upcoming events

At Corinium, we are proud to support those driving transformation in InfoSec, data, analytics, and AI through our market-leading events with insight and collaboration at their core. Take a look at some of the APAC events coming soon.

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Cloud and Infrastructure NZ

17 NOVEMBER 2026

Cloud & Infrastructure New Zealand brings together CIOs, CTOs and technology leaders to explore how cloud, infrastructure and operating models are evolving to support AI adoption, strengthen resilience, optimise investments and enable secure, scalable enterprise transformation.

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CDAIO Sydney

2-3 MARCH 2027

As Australiaโ€™s data and AI landscape matures, CDAIO Sydney will unite senior leaders to explore how trusted data, strong governance and scalable AI strategies can drive measurable business outcomes, accelerate innovation and deliver sustainable competitive advantage.

CDAO Brisbane

CDAIO Brisbane

MARCH 2027

CDAIO Brisbane brings together data, analytics and AI executives to address the challenge of moving beyond experimentation, focusing on AI adoption, operationalisation, workforce readiness and turning enterprise data into tangible business value. Join us to turn AI strategy into action.

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How can we help?

We carefully craft our events from scratch, tailoring them to support your business needs and facilitate industry growth. Our team oversees the whole process from research to post-production and are happy to answer any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Vanessa Jalleh
Conference Director

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Join us at CDAIO New Zealand 2026

Get shoulder to shoulder with your peers and see what's next in data, analytics and AI
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