Since their inception, the CDAO events have brought together leaders who share a common passion - and with that common challenges. Through our think tanks, roundtables and VIP lunch panels, senior executives are able to explore how to tackle the latest challenges of the digital era.

The pace of change is phenomenal. Keeping up with the changes and developments across technology, legislation, ethical considerations et al requires collaboration.

Bringing together the most advanced data and analytics leaders from Australia and overseas, CDAO Melbourne will host an exceptional speaker line-up. Make sure you are amongst these leading minds so that you can discover what it takes to be a market disruptor.

3 International Speakers Confirmed

7 Themed Tracks

Real Life Use Cases

Nonna Milmeister

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, RMIT

Max Métral

Senior Analytics Manager, Formula 1® (UK)

Cary Correia

Chief Commercial Data Scientist, GE (USA)

Glenda Crisp

Chief Data Officer, NAB

Bora Arslan

Chief Analytics Officer, IAG

Ash Nair

Chief Data & Analytics Officer , QBE Insurance

Dr Anthony Rea

Chief Data Officer, Bureau of Meteorology

Marek Rucinski

Deputy Commissioner - Smarter Data, Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

David Short

Head of Group Analytics & Business Improvement, Westpac Group

Stuart Nickols

Head of Data Science, Australia Post

Michelle Pinheiro

Head of Enterprise Data Governance, ANZ

Thanh Nguyen

A/g National Manager Enterprise Architecture, Department of Human Services

Miguel Jesus

Chief Data Officer, NARTA

Adam Skinner

Chief Data & Technology Officer, Fitness & Lifestyle Group

Pieter Vorster

Executive General Manager, Customer Solutions and Insights, Bankwest

Gaj Premnath

Chief Data Officer, Veolia

Cameron Beck

Deputy General Counsel - Lotteries & Keno & Chief Privacy Officer, Tabcorp

Owen McMahon

Program Director GDPR and Cloud Data Governance, ANZ

Sam Stramandinoli

Head of Data Governance Office, Genworth Australia

Imma Chippendale

General Manager Data & Analytics, ACCC

Kari Jones

General Manager Data & Analytics, New Zealand Post

Darren Klein

General Manager Data & Analytics, MLC Life Insurance

Annie South

General Manager Data, ME Bank

Andy Lavender

Associate Director, Business Intelligence Analytics and Information Governance, Office of Strategy, Planning and Performance, University of Western Australia

Craig Rowlands

General Manager Information Management, Medibank

Michelle Kempster

Head of Data Governance, Tabcorp

Toby Johnston

Director - Data, Optus

Gaurav Ahuja

Head of Digital Analytics, Big W

Jack Steele

Head of Data Analytics, Energy Australia

David Vaz

Data Governance and Enterprise Data, NAB

Darshil Mehta

Head of Data Strategy, Bupa

Felipe Flores

General Manager of Data & Digital and Group Chief Data Scientist, Liberty Financial

Michael Kollo

General Manager Quantitative Solutions and Risk, HESTA

Sally Grove

GM Insights, Australian Motoring Services

Alex Barreto

Head of Delivery, MYOB

Moha Ganji

AI and Advanced Analytics Manager and Practice Lead, AusNet Services

Gavin Soebiantoro

AI Software Engineer, carsales.com.au

Jack Rejtman

Director, Research, Innovation & Commercial Engagement, University of Melbourne

Nick Smith

Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Informatica

George Bassili

Principal, IM Systems

James Harnischmacher

Sales Engineer, Snowflake

Agustinus Nalwan

Head of AI and Machine Learning, carsales.com.au

Scott Barber

Chief Data Officer, Bupa

Lindy Woodburn

Senior Consultant, Servian

Simon Williams

Data Literacy Evangelist, Qlik

Alan Hsiao

Managing Director, Cognitivo Consulting

Chris Day

Principal Solution Architect, ANZ, Denodo

Stephen Chadwick

Senior Account Executive, Cloudera

Are you confident your data quality is good enough to support the latest AI technologies? This pre-conference event is dedicated to your biggest priority – establishing a robust governance framework that can support the technologies of tomorrow. Putting risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, privacy and ethics all under the spotlight to cement your future data governance frameworks.

Deep dive into the data strategy and leadership issues of the future. Share your pressing challenges in a room of peers committed to decoding the problems and workshopping ideas. This collective of data analytics leaders, who like you, are looking to modernise and progress current thinking that will enable you to reboot and modernise your data analytics programme.

Talent Gap cropped Get tips and techniques to beat the competition in recruitment and retention. Bridging academics, industry, and graduates in a discussion to address how to plug the data talent gap. Leading universities and industry leaders will share how to ensure graduates are future-ready and have the skills needed in the workforce.

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EXPO cropped Find out what’s new and have all those chats about the latest tech in one big hit at our exhibition hall. CDAO Melbourne 2019 will host our largest expo space yet. Make time to relax, network and discover in your breaks at the event.

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The importance of diversity in the workplace is gaining much attention in the boardroom. Initially diversity gained attention to satisfy equality rights but now research is showing that diversity is a key enabler of growth. Find out from our panel how to leverage diversity for growth.

Book onto a small group, in-depth workshop to troubleshoot your biggest obstacles and get an action-plan to implement in the office, designed with the help of our expert facilitators. Choose from two topics:

A) Data – The New Business Imperative: How to Leverage your Data for Competitive Advantage

Expert facilitator:
Max Metral, Insights Manager, Formula 1® (UK)

B) Creating Impactful Data Teams

Expert Facilitator:
Cary Correia, Chief Commercial Data Scientist, GE (USA)

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More of the "how to"

Less waffle, more substance. Through our lightening talks and use-case led presentations, you will be able to take real, practical tips, tools and strategies to apply to your own projects. Discover exactly how others are implementing their projects.

Interactive formats

Our events are geared towards a discursive, inclusive environment. We believe that collaboration is key. Onsite you'll be contributing to discussion groups, panels, roundtables - tailoring your future strategy with a room of visionary data leaders.

Mix + mingle for success

Relax, continue the conversation during an informal and fun cheers with peers. Build a lasting network of industry connections over a drink at the cocktail reception end of day one (10 September). With over 300 delegates, this is the event of the year!

"The CDAO is THE event of the year for data professionals to attend. The combined experience and expertise at this event is amazing"

Chris Anttila, Industry Data Group Team Leader, Dairy Australia
"Absolutely amazing event, great to see the world of data and analytics through leader’s eyes. Home for fantastic networking and talent discovery."

Venkata Valluri, Data Value and Insights - Manager, Hydro Tasmania
"A good gathering of like-minded professionals. I found the willingness to share information and experiences refreshing"

Paul Thompson, Head of D&A, Pepper Financial
"CDAO provided an amazing opportunity to network and learn from other global senior data and technology leaders "

Richard Lam, Data Governance Manager, Public Transport Victoria
"Great event to meet analytics leaders and learn how the market is meeting today’s challenges."

Phil Watt, Technical Pillar Lead, Data Reform Strategy, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victorian State Government
"Very informative presentations, professional speakers with vast grasp on the subject matter"

Adrian Theuma, Head of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, BankVic

Ethical and Responsible AI: D&A influencers will share how to invest and innovate to harness disruptive technologies in our Data Talks Leaders Panel.

Insight Based Decision Making: Leading with data at the helm. Showcasing how organisations such as Formula 1® (UK) and GE (USA) have put data in the driving seat.

Robust and Transparent Governance: The essential pillars for data governance. Our Data Governance Focus Day will cater to those ready to deep-dive into leading solutions.

Scaling Business Opportunities for Tomorrow: Deep dive Interactive Sessions enable the sharing of pitfalls, wins, secrets of success and effective partnerships.

Future Data Talent and Skills: Upskill, adapt and evolve. Learn how organisations are enabling change through our Delivering through Diversity; Data Literacy; Talent Gap; Leadership: Human Science focus sessions.

CDAO Melbourne is the best event on the calendar to get inspired and make new contacts with the people that can help you drive your data analytics projects forward. It's also a lot of fun so don't miss out - Register your Interest now!

Chief Data & Analytics Officer Melbourne

Be Inspired, Collaborate, Disrupt