Washington, DC CDAO Community
Executive Summit
May 13, 2026 | Washington Marriott Metro Center
May 13, 2026
Washington Marriott Metro Center
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Washington, DC's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Strengthening Data & AI Governance
Modernize Data Architecture
Enhance Data Sharing, Integration, & Quality
Washington, DC CDAO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Ankit Goel
KeyBank
CDAO
Aravind Jagannathan
Freddie Mac
SVP, Single Family CDO
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CDAO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Washington, DC CDAO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Turning Data into Action — Lessons in Modernization and Impact
Dartanion Swift-Williams
Executive Director & CDO
City of Baltimore
Over the past year, Baltimore has rebuilt its data and analytics foundation to drive meaningful change across city operations. By adopting cloud infrastructure and user-friendly data tools, the city empowered teams to solve problems and track progress, transforming services and setting a new public sector standards.
In this interactive session you will learn how to:
- Modernize data architecture to support analytics and AI readiness
- Develop data products that empower decision makers at all levels
- Drive operational improvement and accountability through data-driven practices
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Garbage In, Garbage Out — Data Cleanup Essentials
Bojan Duric
CDO
City of Virginia Beach
Can you see the true potential of your unstructured data in the era of AI? Before organizations can fully realize the promise of AI and analytics, they must first tackle the foundational challenge of data quality.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Identifying non-structural data within your organization
- Maintaining ongoing data integrity
- Creating new opportunities for AI and analytics
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
From Siloes to Synergy — Kickstarting MDM and Metadata Initiatives
Jennifer Bruder
Senior Manager Data Management & Engineering
NVR
Unlocking the full potential of enterprise data requires more than just breaking down siloes—it demands a strategic, scalable approach to MDM and metadata that evolves alongside business needs.
Join this session to explore:
- Accelerating value with MDM, governance, and best practices
- Engaging the business to secure buy-in and funding
- Leveraging trusted data for better insights and lasting value
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Open Data Infrastructure — Next-Gen Data Architecture
Hosted by Fivetran
Open Data Infrastructure is essential for organizations in the AI era, helping leaders scale analytics and AI while maintaining control. CDAOs must balance innovation, flexibility and cost as data platforms expand.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Designing interoperable architectures to avoid lock-in
- Applying openness to semantics, metadata and governance
- Enabling AI and operations with flexibility and cost transparency
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Washington, DC CDAO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Washington Marriott Metro CenterValet parking available onsite
- 0-3 hours - $43 + tax
- 3-8 hours - $55 + tax
- 8-24 hours - $65 + tax
- Oversized - $75 + tax
Nearby public transportation
- Subway - Metro Center - 300 ft
- Train/Bus - Union Station - 1.4 miles
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Washington Marriott Metro Center at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 800-393-2510.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $439 USD (plus tax) is April 20, 2026.
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