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JOIN US  2 September 2026

Data & AI Architecture
Melbourne

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Putting flexible architectures at the centre of your data & AI strategy 

Data & AI Architecture Melbourne convenes forward thinking leaders to reimagine data foundations, enabling intelligent systems, resilient pipelines, and architecture built for scale and speed.

As demands on data grow, the agenda tackles how to unify teams, modernise governance, and create visibility across pipelines helping organisations reduce friction, strengthen trust, and deliver consistent, high quality data outcomes.

Led by experienced practitioners, the program dives into real architectural decisions, from lakehouse design to AI integration and cost performance trade offs. Expect practical perspectives on building adaptable systems, improving data reliability, and shaping operating models that support long term scalability, innovation, and measurable business impact.

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Three events. One place to be.

With three insight-packed data events conveniently co-located under one roof, your team can enjoy the benefits of deep-learning, across multiple facets of data, analytics and AI. Form new strategies and connections together for a 'big picture' view of how to future-proof your business.

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Our key themes for 2026

AI-driven architecture

To support intelligent systems, data foundations must evolve—enabling automation, scalable compute, seamless model integration, and enterprise-wide workflows.

Aligned teams

Breaking silos and structuring roles around shared goals accelerates delivery, reduces friction, and boosts long-term data value.

Modern governance

Innovation needs flexibility, but not at the expense of control. The right balance ensures compliance, cost control, and trusted data as technology evolves.

Trusted pipelines

Confidence in data depends on visibility, proactive monitoring, clear lineage, and automated checks that turn unknown risks into manageable, reliable systems.

Our Data & AI Architecture Melbourne speakers

FEATURED SPEAKER

Join Mehul for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring whether organisations are overengineering data architecture for AI. Discover how businesses can balance simplicity and flexibility while building scalable AI foundations that support real business outcomes rather than hypothetical future demands. The session will examine when “future-proofing” becomes unnecessary complexity, whether modern architectures are addressing current challenges or solving yesterday’s problems, and what truly scales in today’s AI-driven enterprise landscape.

Join the session
Title: Panel Discussion | Are We Overengineering Data Architecture for AI?
When: 10.05am, 2 September

Mehul Majethia Principal Solution Architect Victoria Police

Mehul Majethia

Principal Solution Architect
Victoria Police

MORE SPEAKERS
Punitha Senniappan Head of Architecture - Data and AI Seek

Punitha Senniappan

Head of Architecture - Data and AI
Seek

Rajesh Padmawar Strategy & Architecture Executive The Salvation Army Australia

Rajesh Padmawar

Strategy & Architecture Executive
The Salvation Army

Salah Rubaie Enterprise Architecture and Platform Manager South East Water-1

Salah Rubaie

Enterprise Architecture and Platform Manager
 South East Water

Kunal Tiwary Engineering Manager – Data Wesfarmers OneDigital

 Kunal Tiwary

 Engineering Manager – Data
 Wesfarmers OneDigital 

Franchere Chan Head of Trust Engineering Dubber

Franchere Chan

Head of Trust Engineering
Dubber

Satya Chunduru Data & AI Platform Technology Lead South East Water

Satya Chunduru

Data & AI Platform
Technology Lead
South East Water

Darryl Ng Principal Data Engineer Rome2Rio

Darryl Ng

Principal Data Engineer
Rome2Rio

Ujjwal Batra Tech Lead - Data Platforms and Engineering Carsales

Ujjwal Batra

Tech Lead - Data Platforms
and Engineering
Carsales

What's being said about us?

“An excellent conference! Data Architecture Melbourne provides a great mix of industry experts and vendor offerings in Data Architecture, whilst allowing time to network with peers.”

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Jan Righetti, Enterprise Data Architect at Swinburne University of Technology

What you'll get out of the event

Get a taste of what’s to come! Watch our CDAO Melbourne highlights and see how we connect you to what's next in data and AI.

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Why attend?

Gain practical insights from leading practitioners on building AI ready architectures, aligning teams, and strengthening governance across complex environments. Explore real world case studies, proven design patterns, and emerging approaches to lakehouse, data pipelines, and AI integration. Connect with peers facing similar challenges, exchange ideas, and leave with actionable strategies to scale responsibly, improve data quality, and deliver measurable business value.

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Who will be there?

Data & AI Architecture Sydney brings together senior leaders in data and AI architecture, including Chief Data Officers, Directors of Data Architecture, Enterprise Data Architects, Heads of Data Engineering, Heads of Data Strategy, and Product Owners. These professionals shape governance, drive AI integration, and lead modernisation across complex enterprise ecosystems, bringing expertise in DataOps, metadata management, AI architecture, and scalable data platforms.

Our 2026 partners

Premier Partner

Diamond Partners

Platinum Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Industry 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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CDAO Perth

13 OCTOBER 2026

A vibrant environment bringing together executives and experts to tackle complex data challenges, explore emerging AI capabilities, and share practical strategies that drive innovative transformation, strengthen governance, and empower organisations to confidently scale data and AI initiatives effectively.

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CDAIO New Zealand

19-20 OCTOBER 2026

Engage in this high-energy forum where data and AI leaders across industries exchange perspectives on innovation, governance, and transformation, unlocking value, accelerating strategic AI adoption, and aligning technology with business priorities through practical, actionable insights.

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CDAO Sydney

MARCH 2027

A standout gathering of senior data, AI leaders in Sydney, bringing together visionary thinkers and practitioners to explore real-world impact, exchange hard-won lessons, and shape future-ready organisations through powerful connections and discussions that drive measurable outcomes.

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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
+612 8916 6161

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