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23-24 September 2026 | Olympia, London

Women in Data® takes over at Big Data LDN 2026

Join Women in Data® as we host and power the Teams & Culture Stage at this year's event, bringing the very best of our community, expertise and leadership in inclusion directly to the heart of the UK's largest data gathering event.
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agenda

WiD at Big Data LDN — Sessions

Session Title
Time
Location
Who should attend
10:40

11:10

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
11:20

11:50

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
12:00

12:30

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
12:40

13:10

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
13:20

13:50

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
14:00

15:00

 BST

Women in Data® Lounge
Invite Only
14:00

14:30

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
14:40

15:10

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
15:20

15:50

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
16:00

16:30

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
16:30

18:00

 BST

Women in Data® Lounge
Community
Session Title
Time
Location
Who should attend
10:40

11:10

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
10:40

11:10

 BST

Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
11:20

11:50

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
11:20

11:50

 BST

Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
12:40

13:10

 BST

Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
13:00

14:00

 BST

Women in Data® Lounge
Community
13:20

13:50

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
13:20

13:50

 BST

Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
14:00

14:30

 BST

Data Products & Data Fabric Theatre
Everyone
14:40

15:10

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
14:40

15:10

 BST

AI, Data Science & MLOps Theatre
Everyone
14:40

15:10

 BST

Streaming Analytics & Decision Automation Theatre
Everyone
15:00

16:00

 BST

Women in Data® Lounge
Invite Only
15:20

15:50

 BST

Streaming Analytics & Decision Automation Theatre
Everyone
15:20

15:50

 BST

Data for Good Theatre
Everyone
16:00

16:30

 BST

Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Title
Time
Location
Who should attend
The Culture Advantage That Drives High‑Performing Data Teams
10:40
11:10
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Sovereignty in AI: Building Trust in Agentic Era
11:20
11:50
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Coming soon!
12:00
12:30
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
From the High Street to Your Doorstep
12:40
13:10
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
The New Data Scientist: How AI is Reshaping the Skills
13:20
13:50
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Brand Partner Meet-up
14:00
15:00
BST
Women in Data® Lounge
Invite Only
From Data to Decisions: Creating Impact Through Data Science
14:00
14:30
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
The Trust Economy: Building Data Culture in Financial Services
14:40
15:10
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Don't Panic, It's Just Data! Discover Data & AI @ Admiral
15:20
15:50
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
From Assistant to Colleague: Managing the Workforce Shift to Agentic AI
16:00
16:30
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
Community Drinks partnered with Confluent
16:30
18:00
BST
Women in Data® Lounge
Community
Title
Time
Location
Who should attend
10:40
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
10:40
September 24, 2026
BST
Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
11:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
11:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
12:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
12:40
September 24, 2026
BST
Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
13:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Women in Data® Lounge
Community
13:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
13:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Lightning Talks Theatre
Everyone
14:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
14:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Data Products & Data Fabric Theatre
Everyone
14:40
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
14:40
September 24, 2026
BST
AI, Data Science & MLOps Theatre
Everyone
14:40
September 24, 2026
BST
Streaming Analytics & Decision Automation Theatre
Everyone
15:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Women in Data® Lounge
Invite Only
15:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone
15:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Streaming Analytics & Decision Automation Theatre
Everyone
15:20
September 24, 2026
BST
Data for Good Theatre
Everyone
16:00
September 24, 2026
BST
Teams & Culture Theatre
Everyone

What to expect

What's in store at this year's event

Across both days, more than 90 voices from our Brand Partners and Member Community and will deliver bold, thought-provoking content. As ever, our speakers and panellists will challenge perspectives, elevate conversations, to shape the future of Data, AI, & Tech and the talent behind it.

  • Teams & Culture Insights

    Actionable insight on building inclusive, high-performing data teams

  • Leadership at Scale

    Real-world leadership perspectives from those driving change at scale

  • Future of Work

    Fresh thinking on culture, talent, and the future of work in AI and data

  • Community Connections

    Curated community meet-ups to build meaningful connections. This is where conversations continue, relationships deepen and talent gathers.

  • Partner Activations

    Brand partner activations showcasing innovation in action

  • Drinks Reception

    A community drinks reception designed to bring people together in a more personal, relaxed setting

Alongside the open programme, Women in Data® will host our renowned ExecCONNECT community through a series of invitation-only leadership experiences across both days. These closed-door sessions are designed for senior leaders to:

  • Peer Conversations

    Engage in honest, high-value peer conversations

  • Leadership Challenges

    Explore the most pressing challenges in data leadership

  • Trusted Connections

    Build trusted connections within a carefully curated network

Why Attend Big data LDN

Why it
matters.

Across the two days of Big Data LDN, we create a space where inclusion meets innovation, where leadership is shared and where every attendee leaves with something lasting.

Ideas.

New ideas you can act on immediately

Connections.

Connections that last beyond the event

Clarity.

A clearer role in shaping a more inclusive industry

Event Highlights

Relive the energy from our Women in Data® stage at Big Data LDN — two days of bold sessions, community connection and powerful conversations.

On Demand Conversation

Connection, Allyship, and Representation – in conversation with senior leaders

In this conversation, senior community leaders Robin Sutara, Field CDO at Databricks, Manca Vitorino, Director of Data Ecosystem at LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Roisin McCarthy, Founder of Women in Data®, share powerful career advice, reflect on how community has shaped their journeys, and discuss their vision for the future of the Data & AI sector.