CDAO Government 2026

CDAO Government 2026 is the fourteenth edition of Corinium Global Intelligence's summit for public-sector data and analytics leaders, held 22-23 September 2026 at Le Meridien Washington, D.C. on 15th Street NW. It draws roughly 200 attendees and more than 50 speakers from federal, state and local agencies, and runs alongside co-located Corinium events at the same venue. The 2026 agenda is dominated by applied AI in government rather than strategy talk: sessions on scaling AI across state government, advancing AI in transportation safety, AI readiness in the 21st century, building trusted data foundations for public health, human-machine teaming, and securing AI-enabled defence systems and digital infrastructure. Speakers are drawn from the FDA, ATF, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the State of Maryland, the New York State Department of Health, NC DHHS and the University of Maryland. Government employees attend free.

Date

September 22–23, 2026

Location

Le Meridien Washington, D.C., 1177 15th Street NW, District of Columbia

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

200+

Pricing

Mixed (Free tier available)

Organizer

Corinium Global Intelligence

Added

Jul 8, 2026

Updated

Aug 18, 2026

• ✓Chief Data Officer (federal, state or local)
• ✓Chief Analytics Officer
• ✓Chief Information Officer
• ✓Head of Data and AI
• ✓Director of data governance, risk and compliance
• ✓Public-sector analytics and automation manager
• ✓Mission and program owner

This is the rare AI conference where a U.S. government employee attends free - Corinium prices the government pass at $0 - and where the room is small enough, roughly 200 people against 50-plus speakers, that a federal or state chief data officer can actually work the peer network rather than watch a mainstage. You leave with named agency examples of AI already in production at Maryland, USDOT, FDA and two state health departments, the governance and procurement patterns that survived contact with public-sector compliance, and a short list of vendors who already hold the relevant authorisations.

• ✓Session: 'Scaling AI Across State Government to Drive Operational Impact' - Lauren Maffeo, State of Maryland
• ✓Session: 'Advancing AI in Transportation for Safer and More Efficient Systems' - Anil Chaudhry, U.S. Department of Transportation
• ✓Session: 'AI Readiness in the 21st Century' - Bhaskar Sharma, ATF
• ✓Session: 'Building Trusted Data Foundations for AI and Public Health Innovation' - Charlie Haggart, FDA
• ✓Session: 'Scaling AI in Public Health: From Strategy to Impact at State Level' - Prachi Mondaiyka, New York State Department of Health
• ✓Session: 'Using Data and AI to Improve Health Outcomes and Government Service Delivery' - Dr. ClarLynda Williams-DeVane, NC DHHS
• ✓Industry leaders panel: 'Securing AI-Enabled Defense Systems and Digital Infrastructure'
• ✓Session: 'Advancing AI and Applied Research for National Security Innovation' - Craig Lawrence, University of Maryland
• ✓Roundtable: 'Operationalizing AI Across Defense Missions'
• ✓Roundtable: 'Human-Machine Teaming: Building Trust and Effectiveness'
• ✓Co-located Corinium summits sharing the venue across the two days

• ★U.S. government employees attend free - Corinium lists the Government Employee Pass at $0 - which is why the room is dominated by practising agency data leaders rather than by their vendors.
• ★It is deliberately small: about 200 attendees against 50-plus speakers, a ratio that makes roundtables and peer conversation the format rather than a mainstage broadcast.
• ★Fourteen years running, so the agenda is built from named agency case studies (Maryland, NY State Health, NC DHHS, USDOT, FDA, ATF) rather than from vendor keynotes.
• ★Three Corinium events are co-located at the same venue, including the defence and security track, so civilian and national-security data leadership are in the same building.
• ★The 2026 programme is explicitly operational - 'from strategy to impact', AI readiness, operationalising AI across defence missions - which is a different question from the 'should we adopt AI' framing most public-sector events are still running.
• ★Vendor attendance is priced at $2,499 against $499 for practitioners, which keeps the sales-to-buyer ratio in check.

Three pass types. The Government Employee Pass is "$0 USD", available only to people currently employed by a U.S.-based government organisation or agency, and Corinium warns it is a "Limited time offer - passes will run out". The End User Main Conference Pass is "$499 USD" for data and analytics practitioners. The Vendor Main Conference Pass is "$2,499 USD" for anyone working at a solution provider or consultancy. No dated price increase is published.

When is CDAO Government 2026?

CDAO Government 2026 takes place September 22–23, 2026 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Where is CDAO Government 2026 held?

CDAO Government 2026 is held in Washington, District of Columbia. The event format is in-person.

How much does CDAO Government 2026 cost?

CDAO Government 2026 is mixed, with a free tier available. Three pass types. The Government Employee Pass is "$0 USD", available only to people currently employed by a U.S.-based government organisation or agency, and Corinium warns it is a "Limited time offer - passes will run out". The End User Main Conference Pass is "$499 USD" for data and analytics practitioners. The Vendor Main Conference Pass is "$2,499 USD" for anyone working at a solution provider or consultancy. No dated price increase is published.

Who should attend CDAO Government 2026?

CDAO Government 2026 is aimed at Chief Data Officer (federal, state or local), Chief Analytics Officer, Chief Information Officer, Head of Data and AI, Director of data governance, risk and compliance, Public-sector analytics and automation manager, Mission and program owner.

What topics does CDAO Government 2026 cover?

CDAO Government 2026 covers AI adoption and scaling across government, AI readiness and workforce capability, Data governance and compliance in the public sector, Trusted data foundations for AI, Agentic AI in government operations, AI in fraud detection, Securing AI-enabled defence systems, Human-machine teaming and public trust.

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