Canberra Data Week 2026

Meet the people behind the ideas.

Hear from data leaders, public sector innovators, researchers and community voices using data to create better outcomes.

Our speakers

Voices shaping data for public good

Our 2026 speaker line-up is growing. Explore the experts already joining us, with more announcements coming soon.

Jenny Telford

Jenny Telford

General Manager, Census and Population Division

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Speaking sessionAMA with the Team Behind the 2026 CensusView event details

Helen Robson

Helen Robson

Program Manager, Strategic Projects Branch, Technology & Security Division

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Speaking sessionAMA with the Team Behind the 2026 CensusView event details

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Shannon Kenna

Shannon Kenna

Program Manager, Communications Branch, Corporate Services Division

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Speaking sessionAMA with the Team Behind the 2026 CensusView event details

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Michael Amon

Michael Amon

Director of Information and Data Management

Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel

Speaking sessionDiscussion: Governance, Privacy and Guardrails for Trusted InnovationView event details

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Glynnis Barodien

Glynnis Barodien

Director, Data and AI Governance

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Speaking sessionDiscussion: Governance, Privacy and Guardrails for Trusted InnovationView event details

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Jessica Barritt-Eyles

Jessica Barritt-Eyles

Director

Tourism Research Australia, Austrade

Speaking sessionPublic Sector ShowcaseView event details

Charmaine McGowan

Charmaine McGowan

Founder & Lead, Canberra Data Week

Solution Engineer - Data and Analytics, Microsoft

Speaking sessionDemo: Chief Minister of the DayView event details

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Tim Spence

Tim Spence

Regional Sales Director - MuleSoft

Salesforce

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details

Heike Schraeder

Heike Schraeder

Data Foundations - MuleSoft, Account Executive

Salesforce

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details

Daniel Hein

Daniel Hein

CTO, Data Foundations

Salesforce

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details

Matt Lammi

Matt Lammi

Principal, Account Solution Engineer

Salesforce

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details

Nathaniel Arthur-Ellis

Nathaniel Arthur-Ellis

Territory Account Executive

Salesforce

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details

Jared Hill

Jared Hill

VP | Head of Cloud & Customer Experience Solutions

Capgemini

Speaking session Context is Key: From Legacy Siloes to a Trusted Data Foundation View event details