Factor Events · Invite-only
Data + AI Day: The invite-only data and AI conference in Dubai and Singapore
Runs as Architecture + AI Day in Sydney
For data, AI and architecture leaders. Next: Dubai, 27 April 2027.
Data and AI conference dates 2027: Dubai and Singapore
Live from the Factor events calendar. Each date has its own registration page.
What is Data + AI Day?
Data + AI Day is Factor’s invite-only data and AI conference for the leaders turning data and AI into operating results: chief data and analytics officers, chief AI officers, chief architects and heads of data.
In Sydney the day now runs as Architecture + AI Day, widening the room to the architects who decide how AI gets built into the enterprise. Singapore and Dubai keep the Data + AI Day name.
Each edition combines keynotes, closed-door roundtables under the Chatham House Rule and pre-matched 1:1 meetings, built around what delegates report in Factor’s research.
On the agenda
- Moving AI from pilot to production
- Trust, governance and autonomy
- Data foundations and architecture
- Agentic AI and platform strategy
- Measuring AI value
How Data + AI Day differs from a typical data and AI conference
Large AI conferences and CDAO conferences are built for scale. Data + AI Day is built around one senior room.
Gated, not open registration
Every delegate is approved on role and seniority, so the room is data and AI leaders and the leaders around them, not a general audience.
Roundtables, not just a main stage
Most of the day is spent in closed-door roundtables of peers under the Chatham House Rule, moderated by Factor analysts.
Meetings matched before the day
Delegates are surveyed in advance, and 1:1s with partners are booked around the priorities, budget and timing they report.
Built on research
The agenda follows what data and AI leaders tell us in Factor’s Wave of Change™ surveys, and the findings are shared with the room.
What data and AI leaders are telling us
From Factor, AI Autonomy in Australia (ABS data). The program is built around these priorities.
12%
of Australian businesses reported using AI in 2024-25, up from 1% in 2021-22.
3%
of ANZ CIOs say their infrastructure is fully ready for more AI and analytics demand (CIO Wave of Change™).
Who is in the room
Attendance is gated on role and seniority. Chief data and analytics officers, chief AI officers, chief architects and heads of data.
Past speakers
Pooyan Asgari
Chief Data Officer, Domain
Ashish Khurana
Chief Data and AI Officer, Transurban Australia
Melissa Irwin
Chief Data, People and Sustainability Officer, Endeavour Energy (NSW)
Bijal Sejpal
Chief Operating Officer - Group Data Analytics & AI, QBE Insurance
Catherine Arnold
Chief of Data Services, SEEK
Ben Pattison
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Flight Centre Travel Group
Jonathan Cook
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Westpac Institutional Bank
Kavitha Dhanraj
Chief Data Officer, EBOS Group Limited
James Greaney
Chief Data Officer, CHEP Network
Dr Chan Taizan
Chief Data Officer, National University of Signapore
Gek Peng (GP) Tay
Chief Data Officer, Republic of Singapore Airforce
Sukant Ghoshal
Chief Data Officer, Standard Chartered Bank
Natalie Que
CDO, Kenvue
Sachin Tonk
CDO, GovTech Singapore
Luis F. Gonzalez
Chief Data & AI Officer, Aboitiz Power
For data and AI leaders
Why Executives Keep Coming Back
Data + AI Day is built for the data and AI leaders in the room: peers, not pitches, and only the partner meetings that fit your agenda.
Peers, not pitches.
I really love the way they match your profile to the vendors that are attending, so that you can actually get value out of those vendor engagements.
Invite-only, gated on role and seniority
Partner meetings matched to your priorities
Closed-door roundtables, Chatham House Rule
Research from the leaders in the room
Simone Heaperman
Director, Corporate Platforms, Colonial First State
Sponsor Data + AI Day
AI Conference Sponsorship
Sponsor a data and AI conference where every meeting is with a data or AI leader matched to what you sell, with a brief on each delegate before you sit down.
Fewer partners. Better meetings.
There's different ways of meeting the different CIOs and having different conversations, which is quite unique, because normally you only have one stream.
Executive 1:1s, matched
A brief on every delegate
Research cut for you
A seat at the front
Mona Lolas
APAC Marketing Leader, Apptio
Executive 1:1s, matched
Pre-booked meetings with delegates whose priorities fit your solution, matched on business drivers.
A brief on every delegate
Their remit, priorities and buying timing, in your hands before each 1:1.
Research cut for you
A Wave of Change™ edition for your category, with the stats that matter to your buyers.
A seat at the front
Keynote, panel or a closed-door roundtable under the Chatham House Rule, moderated by a Factor analyst.
Partners across Factor Days
Research for data and AI leaders
Wave of Change™ surveys and reports from the leaders who attend.
Research report
AI Autonomy in Australia: From 1% to 12% Adoption in Three Years
ABS data shows 12% of Australian businesses now use AI, up from 1% in 2021-22. Factor maps where autonomy lands first and what still caps it.
Research report
The AI Enablement Journey
Research report
The New Rules of Platform Strategy in the Age of Agentic AI
Only 18% of organisations align AI, platform and business strategy. Those that do grow revenue 2.2x faster. Factor research across 1,031 executives.
Research report
Consumer Pulse 2026: 74% Would Trust an AI Agent Over Their Best Friend
Factor's survey of 25,590 consumers across 16 countries finds delegation to AI agents running ahead of brand readiness. What it means for Australia.
Past Data + AI Day events
Every edition since 2024.
2026
2025
Data + AI Day FAQs
Something else? Ask the Factor team.
What is Data + AI Day?
Data + AI Day is Factor’s invite-only day for data and AI leaders. It brings together keynotes, closed-door roundtables under the Chatham House Rule and pre-matched 1:1 meetings with a small number of technology partners, built around the priorities delegates report in Factor’s Wave of Change™ research.
Is Data + AI Day a data and AI conference?
Yes. Data + AI Day is an invite-only data and AI conference (some call it a CDAO conference) for data and AI leaders, running in Dubai and Singapore. Unlike a large ticketed conference, every delegate is approved on role and seniority, and the day is built around closed-door roundtables and matched 1:1 meetings rather than an expo hall.
What is the best data and AI conference in Australia and Asia?
It depends on what you want from the day. Large analyst and media conferences suit broad learning and big keynotes. Data + AI Day suits data and AI leaders who want a smaller, senior room: peers approved on role and seniority, roundtables under the Chatham House Rule, and only the partner meetings that fit their priorities.
When and where is Data + AI Day in 2027?
Data + AI Day Dubai, 27 April 2027; Data + AI Day Singapore, 24 June 2027. Each edition has its own registration page, linked from this page.
Who can attend Data + AI Day?
Data + AI Day is for chief data and analytics officers, chief AI officers, chief architects and heads of data. Attendance is invite-only and every place is approved on role and seniority, so the room stays senior and relevant. If that is you, request an invitation on this page and the Factor team will confirm your place.
How do I register for Data + AI Day?
Choose the city and date under “Upcoming dates” and register on that edition’s page. If you have not received an invitation, use “Request an invitation” on this page.
What happens on the day?
Keynotes and peer panels, closed-door roundtables of senior data and AI leaders moderated by Factor analysts under the Chatham House Rule, and pre-booked 1:1 meetings with technology partners matched to the priorities you report before the day.
How are the 1:1 meetings matched?
We survey every delegate before the day and match meetings on the priorities, budgets and timing they report, so data and AI leaders only meet partners relevant to what they are working on.
How do I sponsor Data + AI Day?
Use “Sponsor Data + AI Day” on this page. Tell us what you sell and who you want to meet, and we send the prospectus, package options and the delegate breakdown by title within one working day.
What do sponsors get?
Executive 1:1s matched on business drivers, a brief on each delegate before every meeting, keynote, panel or roundtable slots, and pre-event survey insight on what the room is prioritising, cut for your category.
Is Data + AI Day a good networking event for data and AI leaders?
Networking is the point of the format. Delegates spend the day in small roundtables with peers at the same level, and every 1:1 is booked in advance around what they are working on.
How much does AI conference sponsorship cost?
Data + AI Day sponsorship is packaged per event. Package options and pricing are in the prospectus, which we send within one working day of an enquiry, together with the delegate breakdown by title.
Is Data + AI Day the same as Architecture + AI Day?
Yes. In Sydney the day now runs as Architecture + AI Day, widening the room to chief architects as well as data and AI leaders. Singapore and Dubai keep the Data + AI Day name. Both are covered on this page.
Does Factor run other executive days?
Yes. Factor runs a day for each executive audience: CIO Day, CFO Day, CTO Day, Security Day, B2B CMO Day, plus executive roundtables through the year.