22 Jan 2026
UpcomingEuropean Data & AI Summit | EONA-X Danube Tour
Bratislava, Slovakia
European-focused event on data spaces and interoperable data sharing for industry and public sector.
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Events
A short list of events we would like to attend.
24 Jan 2026
UpcomingData Day Texas +AI 2026
Austin, Texas, United States
A long-running community data conference in Austin, focused on applied data/AI talks, networking, and career development.
28 Jan 2026
UpcomingData Protection Day 2026: Reset or refine?
Brussels, Belgium
Council of Europe and EDPS co-organised event on emerging privacy risks and the future of European data protection.
28 Jan 2026
UpcomingDPOday 2026
São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian privacy and data protection event for DPOs and governance leaders covering compliance and AI governance.
29 Jan 2026
UpcomingSimpl Annual Community Event
Brussels, Belgium
Community event for the Simpl programme, connecting practitioners around data spaces adoption and interoperability.
03 Feb 2026
UpcomingSolutions Arena Call
Online, Global
Online session aimed at showcasing and discussing practical solutions for data spaces and trusted data sharing.
05 Feb 2026
Upcomingadesso data day 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
A one-day event on modern data strategy and applied AI, with talks and networking for practitioners and decision-makers.
10 Feb 2026
Upcoming2026 Data Day: People + Data = Inspired Futures (MORPC)
Columbus, Ohio, United States
A regional data event hosted by MORPC, focused on data-driven decision-making and civic/regional analytics.
10–11 Feb 2026
UpcomingData Spaces Symposium 2026
Madrid, Spain
Major European forum on data spaces, governance models, interoperability, and policy.
11 Feb 2026
UpcomingTech & Data Day 2026 (emlyon business school)
Paris, France
A school-led event centered on careers and opportunities in tech and data, bringing companies and participants together.
16–17 Feb 2026
UpcomingPrivacy, Data and Surveillance: Law and Practice (UCL)
London, United Kingdom
Practitioner-oriented programme on privacy, surveillance, and data regulation for lawyers and policy professionals.
24 Feb 2026
UpcomingData Driven Day 2026
Madrid, Spain
A Spanish data leadership event focused on building data-driven organizations.
01–07 Mar 2026
UpcomingOpen Data Day 2026
Multiple (global), Multiple
A global week of community events celebrating open data—local groups worldwide host meetups and workshops.
05 Mar 2026
UpcomingABA TIPS 2026 Cybersecurity Data Privacy Conference
Chicago, United States
American Bar Association conference for legal professionals covering privacy, cybersecurity, and incident response.
12 Mar 2026
UpcomingData Spaces Kickstart Event
Frankfurt, Germany
Kickstart-style event on implementing data spaces and trusted data sharing in practice.
28 Mar 2026
UpcomingNYC School of Data 2026 (BetaNYC)
Long Island City, New York, United States
A civic-tech conference focused on open data, public-interest analytics, and practical skills for working with community data.
30 Mar–02 Apr 2026
UpcomingIAPP Global Privacy Summit 2026
Washington, DC, United States
Large international privacy conference for lawyers and DPOs covering global regulation and tech governance.
09 Apr 2026
UpcomingPyCon Lithuania 2026 — Data Day
Vilnius, Lithuania
A dedicated data-focused day within the PyCon Lithuania program, featuring talks around Python for data work.
11 Apr 2026
UpcomingDay of Data Richmond 2026 (#1135)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
A free one-day training event for data professionals covering a wide range of practical data platform topics.
14–16 Apr 2026
UpcomingDatenschutztage 2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
German practitioner congress on data protection with strong legal, operational, and regulatory focus.
16 Apr 2026
UpcomingDutch Data Day 2026
Utrecht, Netherlands
A Netherlands-based data conference covering data strategy, platforms, governance, and implementation.
20–24 Apr 2026
UpcomingPrivacy Symposium 2026
Venice, Italy
International conference on data protection, compliance, and technology, bridging policy and privacy engineering.
21–22 Apr 2026
UpcomingCommodity Trading Week Europe 2026 — Commodity Data Day track
London, United Kingdom
A data-focused track inside Commodity Trading Week Europe covering analytics for commodity markets.
04–08 May 2026
UpcomingDGIQ + EDW 2026 (Data Governance & Enterprise Data World)
San Diego, United States
Conference for data governance and information quality leaders, including tracks on data protection.
04–07 May 2026
UpcomingIAPP Canada Symposium 2026
Toronto, Canada
Canada-focused privacy event for lawyers and compliance leaders covering Canadian and cross-border developments.
06–08 May 2026
UpcomingPrivacy + Security Forum 2026
Washington, DC, United States
Conference blending privacy, cybersecurity, and risk for policy, legal, and enterprise leaders.
07 May 2026
UpcomingAI & Data Day 2026
Copenhagen, Denmark
A Copenhagen conference blending AI and data strategy with practitioner keynotes and business use cases.
13 May 2026
UpcomingCDO Day 2026 (Spain)
Madrid, Spain
A Chief Data Officer-focused event covering leadership, governance, and enterprise data operating models.
18–20 May 2026
UpcomingBudapest DATA+AI Forum 2026 (includes 'DATA Day')
Budapest, Hungary
A multi-day forum on data and AI; the opening program is branded as 'DATA Day'.
18–19 May 2026
UpcomingEuropean Data Day 2026
Baveno (near Milan), Italy
A marketing/data community event bringing together European practitioners for talks and networking.
19–22 May 2026
UpcomingCPDP Conference 2026: Competing Visions, Shared Futures
Brussels, Belgium
Flagship European conference connecting academics and regulators on privacy, data protection, and digital policy.
27–29 May 2026
UpcomingPrivacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) 2026
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Leading privacy-law academic/practitioner gathering focused on privacy, law, and technology.
06–08 Jul 2026
UpcomingPrivacy Laws & Business 39th International Conference
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Long-running international conference on privacy and data protection with a strong practitioner audience.
17 Jul 2026
UpcomingCDO Day Mexico 2026
Mexico City, Mexico
A Mexico City edition of the CDO Day series focused on leadership and enterprise data transformation.