Conference season is about to start, and we’ve trawled the conference and exhibition industry for the best, most useful events for people working in data management. To save you time, here’s our round-up of our top recommendations. The list is in chronological order for easy scanning. You’ll find an automotive section for those working in one of our focus industries, plus a generic list of events.
These events are mostly in Europe, which is our geographical focus and therefore the area we’ve investigated most thoroughly. If you have events to add to the list, please email them to us via our contact page.
Data management conferences for 2025
- Data Governance & Master Data Management Conference Europe, London, 17-20 March: A four-day event at which delegates can learn the theory and the practical applications of master data management and data governance. Link to event.
- Middle East Enterprise AI Analytics Summit, Riyadh, 1 May: Conference on AI and analytics best practices. Link to event.
- Data Governance and Information Quality Conference & Enterprise Data World, California, 5-9 May: These combined conferences cover educational topics for data managers, including data engineering, AI and big data. Link to event.
- Data Innovation Summit, Stockholm and online, 7-8 May: Informative conference on topics such as AI and advanced analytics. Link to event.
- DataFest Data Summit, Edinburgh, 12-13 May: Event coaching delegates on how to lead data programmes, communicate with data and analyse data trends. Link to event.
- Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, London, 12-14 May: Conference for leaders on topics such as AI, data governance, future trends and data architecture. Link to event.
- ODSC East, Boston, 13-15 May: Event for AI and data science practitioners, business leaders “and those reskilling into AI”. Link to event.
- Data Summit, Boston, 14-15 May: Technologies and strategies for becoming a data-driven business, including topics such as data lakes and AI. Link to event.
- CIO Digital Enterprise Summit, London, 15 May: Conference for “UK CIOs planning the next stage of their cloud journey”, optimising cloud environments across people, process and technology. Link to event.
- World Data Summit, Amsterdam, 21-23 May: Topics such as data strategy, future technology, data visualisation, AI, privacy and building a data culture. Link to event.
- Dublin Tech Summit, Dublin, 28-29 May: Large conference on topics such as AI, cyber security, digital transformation, cloud, diversity, hiring, sustainability, IoT and future tech. Link to event.
- Big Data & AI World, Frankfurt, 4-5 June: Attended by thousands of technologists, data specialists, and AI developers. Link to event.
- London Tech Week, London, 9-13 June: Large conference on topics such as AI, cyber security, digital transformation, cloud, diversity, hiring, sustainability, IoT and future tech. Link to event.
- Data in Manufacturing & Smart Industry Summit DACH, Munich, 12-13 June: Conference for data managers in manufacturing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Link to event.
- Data Innovation Summit, Singapore, 12 June: Conference addressing all the elements of data-driven and AI-innovative business: data, people, processes and technology. Link to event.
- Data 2030, Stockholm, 21-22 September: Conference for data practitioners in the Nordics. Link to event.
- Big Data London, London, 24-25 September: Large, free-to-attend data and analytics conference and exhibition. Link to event.
- AI, Data Analytics & Insights Summit DACH, Munich, 13-14 November: Conference focused on data managers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Link to event.
Automotive conferences for 2025
While these events are not data management-specific, they do address data-related issues within the topics covered in their agendas.
- NADA Convention & Expo, New Orleans, 23-26 January: Education and networking for car dealers. Link to event.
- Automotive Vehicle Remarketing, Madrid, 18-19 February: Conference on remarketing, with themes including digitisation and new ownership models. Link to event.
- Car Dealer Live, Gaydon, 13 March: Exploration of the issues facing dealers, including the drive to electrification and their relationship with OEMs. Link to event.
- Automotive Logistics Europe, Bonn, 18-20 March: Themes for manufacturers and their suppliers, such as sustainable supply chains and packaging innovation, with some focus on data management. Link to event.
- Automotive Europe, Stuttgart, 29-30 April: Reuters event for senior managers on topics such as electric and autonomous vehicles, with digitisation also addressed within these areas. Link to event.
- Automotive Retail & Distribution, Berlin, 3-4 June: Management of automotive retail, mostly from the perspective of automotive manufacturers. This is one of our automotive team’s favourite events. Link to event.
- Move, London, 18-19 June: Mobility re-imagined, with topics such as autonomous vehicles and sustainable urban transport. Link to event.
- SMMT International Automotive Summit, London, 24 June: The UK automotive trade association’s main conference, with senior-level attendees. Link to event.
- Automotive Technologies Summit, Istanbul, 30 September: Global trends, focused on the automotive industry in Turkey. Link to event.
- Women in Automotive Summit, Stuttgart, 7 October: A platform to celebrate women in the automotive industry, highlighting ways organisations can drive change. Link to event.
- Digital Dealer, Las Vegas, 14-16 October: Technology trends for dealers. Link to event.
- American Automotive Summit, Detroit, 21-22 October: An annual platform to exchange ideas surrounding the impact of market dynamics and new technologies. Link to event.
- Automotive Logistics Mexico, Mexico City, 11-13 November: Themes for vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers. Link to event.
- Automotive Management Live, Birmingham, 12 November: Industry best practice and future trends for dealers. Link to event.
