UK & Ireland CDAO Community
Inner Circle
5 March 2026 | 87 Barts Close, London
5 March 2026
87 Barts Close, London
Collaborate with your peers
Join UK & Ireland'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:
Establishing the CDAO as an influential and strategic leader
Understanding how to articulate the value and quantify impact of D&A and AI investments
Becoming a visionary driver of business outcomes
UK & Ireland 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

Murtz Daud
British Gas
Director of Data & AI

Christine Kemp
Jaguar Land Rover
Chief Data and AI Officer

Miryem Salah
Vodafone Group
Head of Data, Digital, Transformation & IT Hubs
Agenda
5 March 2026
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:30 Discussion Topics
The Strategic CDAO — Leading with Vision, Influence and Impact
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.
- 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
Apply to participate in the UK & Ireland CDAO Community Inner Circle.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue
87 Barts Close, LondonCommunity Programme Manager
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