The European Chief Data & Analytics Officer Conference 2026

​The European Chief Data & Analytics Officer Conference 2026 is an exclusive, highly focused event that will gather 80 of Europe’s top data & analytics leaders for a day of networking, collaborating, and knowledge-sharing.

• ​Where: Rewire Amsterdam
• ​When: Thursday, November 19th, 2026 (full-day)
• ​Who: 80 Chiefs, VPs, Heads, and Directors of Data & Analytics, from companies with at least 500 employees / $100m ARR
• ​Theme: Codified Knowledge & Agentic AI: Scaling Enterprise Intelligence
• ​Format: 1 Central Panel, 3 Interactive Roundtables, and curated 1:1 Networking Activities
• ​Hosted by:
  • ​Startup Network Europe
  • ​Rewire

​​​Agenda

​8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration & Networking

​9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Keynote Presentation

• ​Helen Rijkes, Partner at Rewire

​9:15 AM – 10:00 AM: Panel with Q&A – The CDAO’s New Mandate: Enabling Agentic AI at Scale

​This panel will explore the shift from passive data management to active “agentic” ecosystems, focusing on how CDAOs can move beyond foundational governance to build the codified knowledge frameworks necessary to power autonomous AI agents that drive measurable business value across the enterprise.

• ​Helen Rijkes, Partner at Rewire (Moderator)
• ​Daniel Gebler, Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Picnic
• ​Daan Klein Douwel, Head of Data & AI at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• ​Tamires Beltrão, Head of Data Insights for Port Performance at Port of Rotterdam

​10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Roundtable Talks – Governance in an Agentic World: Balancing Autonomy with Control

• ​Mareike Albrecht, Senior Director – Data Domain Consumer & Marketing at adidas
• ​Camilla Björkqvist, Senior Director Global Data Governance & Transformation at Mondelēz International
• ​More Roundtable Moderators TBC

​11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Curated 1:1 Executive Matchmaking

​12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch

​1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Roundtable Talks – Measuring the Impact of Agentic AI: From Efficiency to Outcomes

• ​Mareike Albrecht (second roundtable)
• ​Dr. Rouzbeh Amini, Global VP Sustainability Performance at dsm-firmenich
• ​Floris Hermsen, Senior Director / Head of Data Science & AI at Elsevier
• ​Ewerton Barbosa, Global Director of Data & AI at Decathlon Digital
• ​More Roundtable Moderators TBC

​2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Roundtable Talks – Grounding Agents at Scale: Leveraging Knowledge Graphs for Accuracy

• ​Floris Hermsen (second roundtable)
• ​Haaike Braakhuis, Global Director of Data & Technology – B2B Customer Development at Unilever
• ​More Roundtable Moderators TBC

​3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Closing Presentation with Q&A

​3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Networking Afternoon

​The European CDAO WhatsApp Group

​A core component of this conference is the launch of our exclusive WhatsApp Group for 500 Chief Data & Analytics Officers. We recognise that the greatest value for leaders is the ability to connect with peers facing identical challenges. This initiative follows the massive success of our recent European Chief Product Officer Conference, where we built a community of 500 members that remains highly active today.

​By joining this group, attendees see that this is not merely a one-day event, but the entry point into a long-term professional ecosystem. Our experience shows that this community-first approach significantly increases event attendance and engagement, as participants can begin networking before the event starts and continue the dialogue long after it ends.

​About Startup Network Europe

​Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted over 280 Corporate, Mid-Market, and Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Their most notable events include:

• ​The Amsterdam AI Conference 2026 (full-house event)
• ​The European Chief Product Officer Conference 2026 (full-day event with 65 product leaders)
• ​The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (half-day event in Google’s London HQ)
• ​The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s EMEA HQ)
• ​The Dutch Startup Conference 2023 (speakers included unicorn CXOs and Lipton Tea’s CEO)
• ​The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)

​For more information on SNE, please visit their website: https://startupnetwork.eu/

​About Rewire

​Rewire is a Data & AI consultancy supporting large organisations in accelerating and scaling impact from data & AI. They serve clients on a global scale, driving AI transformations by building, implementing, and maintaining AI solutions and skills.

​Their team of more than 100 expert data scientists, AI engineers, data & tech experts, and cloud & software engineers serves companies such as ASML, ABN AMRO, AstraZeneca, Booking.com, Bol.com, Brenntag, Ikea, ING, KPN, Rabobank, Roche, TÜV SÜD, and many more.

​Through their GAIN Academy they provide a state-of-the-art, certified AI-training portfolio, supporting their clients in building world-leading AI skills – from expert-level data scientists to their client’s C-suite through their AI Executive programmes.

​For more information on Rewire, please visit their website: https://rewirenow.com/en/