The year 2026 marks a turning point for analytics. With accelerating AI adoption, rising regulatory expectations, and widening skills and technical gaps, the profession is undergoing its most significant shift in a decade. This conference brings together the people defining that future to align on benchmarks, share practical solutions, and chart a clear path forward for the global analytics community.
Why This Event Matters
The year 2026 marks a turning point for analytics. With accelerating AI adoption, rising regulatory expectations, and widening skills and technical gaps, the profession is undergoing its most significant shift in a decade. This conference brings together the people defining that future to align on benchmarks, share practical solutions, and chart a clear path forward for the global analytics community.
What You'll Take Away
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A Clear Understanding of the 2026 Benchmark
Attendees leave with a strategic briefing on the regulatory and professional landscape shaping analytics in 2026. -
Practical Tools for Reducing Skills & Technical Debt
Real examples and actionable insights to help teams modernise, upskill, and adapt to digitalisation. -
A Roadmap for Future-Ready Standards
Participants refine standards for oversight of digitalised solutions they can apply in their own organisations. -
A Collective Blueprint on the Skills Crisis
Through a facilitated town hall, attendees help define what "job-ready" means in an AI-augmented world. -
Cross-Sector Insights on Workforce Preparation
A high-level panel reveals what employers, educators, and policymakers expect from the next generation of professionals. -
High-Value Networking Across Sectors
Structured networking, themed tables, and committee meet-and-greets create meaningful professional connections. -
A Forward Path for 2026
A closing strategic message outlines how the IoA will support members and organisations through the next phase of transformation.
