Welcome Letter | Countdown for September 10^th, 2026

On behalf of Dr. Christine Legner (the host of the event held at the University of Lausanne) and Dr. Richard Wang (the founder of the Chief Data Officer & Information Quality Symposium), Alice Vaskova and Dr. Sandro Saitta, we would like to formally welcome Europe’s data and AI leaders to 5th CDOIQ European symposium.

Under the theme “Sustaining Momentum in Data and AI Transformation” this exclusive event offers insights from 30 data and AI thought leaders across 3 streams: (1) Data and AI Strategy, Governance and Enablement (2) Agents, Data and Human in the Loop , (3) Data Sharing and Monetization.

Check the final list of speakers and the agenda. To get the most out of the symposium, log into our online platform Whova. We look forward to seeing you on the UNIL campus in Lausanne as well as at the post symposium dinner in Olympic Museum (from 18:30).

Track 3 | Data Sharing and Monetization

Track 3 will be about data sharing and monetization: Gregoire Mastrangelo (Head of Insights, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence

at IOC) shares how Olympic AI agenda evolved from strategy to execution. Matthias Heitmann (Director Europe at BOSCH Software and Digital Solutions) focus on data products and their contribution to business. Erik Beulen (Professor at Manchester University) will explain how to make data monetization and data sharing work.

Take a look at the agenda for more details.

Host | UNIL HEC and CAS in Data Science & Management

Looking to elevate your skills to drive data and AI transformation successfully in your organization? HEC Lausanne and EPFL offer the executive Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Data Science & Management. Designed specifically for leadership roles, this 16-day program equips participants with the strategic, technical, and implementation skills required to put data, analytics and AI work at enterprise scale. Apply your learnings directly to an Individual Data Project tailored to your own work environment, supported by experienced mentors. Click here to learn more and apply. 

Academic Partners | CC CDQ and Swiss Data Science Center

The 5th CDOIQ European Symposium is organized in collaboration with the Competence Center Corporate Data Quality (CC CDQ) and the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)—two leading institutions bridging research and enterprise execution.

CC CDQ advances enterprise data management, empowering organizations with practical frameworks for corporate data governance and data quality excellence. SDSC accelerates the adoption of data science and artificial intelligence by connecting cutting-edge academic research with real-world applications.

CDOIQ European Symposium | Co-Chairs



Dr. Richard Wang                                  Dr. Christine Legner

rwang@mit.edu                            clegner@cdoiq-europe.org   

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