DACH CDAO Community
Inner Circle
15 September 2026 | JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt
15 September 2026
JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt
Collaborate with your peers
Join DACH's top CDAOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Reimagine Governance for Trusted, Real-World Data and AI Value
Modernize Data and AI Infrastructure to Scale
Upskill Across the Organization to Operationalize a Data-Driven Culture
DACH CDAO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Mercedes Pantoja
Siemens Healthineers
Head of Global Data and AI
Agenda
15 September 2026
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:30 Discussion Topics
The Strategic CDAO — Leading with Vision, Influence and Impact
Alexandra Fück-Zilles
CDO
AXA
CDAOs today face increasingly complex challenges both inside and outside their organisations. Externally, they contend with market disruptions, technological advancements, and evolving regulatory environments. Internally, they are establishing themselves as strategic leaders, driving business results, and quantifying returns on data and analytics investments.
Join this session to explore how CDAOs can balance these demands and position themselves as key figures in guiding organisations toward sustained growth and competitive advantage.
Discussion Questions:
Have you successfully linked AI success to foundational investments in data and analytics?
How can organisations effectively measure and communicate the business impact and ROI of their data, analytics, and AI projects? What strategies help articulate and quantify the value of these investments?
What is your collaboration like with other C-suite and senior executives?
How do you focus on the non-technical skills required for your role, such as vision, empathy, and influence?
What strategies do you use to balance D&A and AI innovation and growth with constraints like compliance, ethics and cost?
How have you articulated the value proposition of data initiatives to secure sustained funding and alignment with senior leadership?
18:30 - 19:00 Networking Break
19:00 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
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