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Big Data conferences 2026 and 2027

53 events catalogued in Big Data, 14 forthcoming, 39 prior. Below, the strongest of each month for the next year. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated October 29, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 14 upcoming Big Data conferences. The next is DataPopkorn 2026, November 2, 2026 in online.
  • Largest program: DataGrillen 2027, with 81 speakers.
  • Most sponsors: HighLoad++ 2026, with 37.
  • Most senior lineup: CDAO Dallas 2026, 46% of speakers at VP level or above.
  • Next call for speakers to close: DataGrillen 2027, on December 20.

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The best Big Data conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 29, 2026

10 picks from 14 upcoming Big Data conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1DataGrillen 2027May 13, 2027online812Pitching a talk: the call for speakers is open
2AGBT General Meeting 2027March 1, 2027Orlando, US200A focused, smaller program
3CDAO Dallas 2026December 2, 2026Dallas, US158Meeting senior decision-makers
4HighLoad++ 2026November 30, 2026Москва, RU037Seeing the vendor landscape
5CDAO Germany 2027April 27, 2027Munich, DE128Meeting senior decision-makers
6DIKITALE 2027June 16, 2027Düsseldorf, DE95Meeting senior decision-makers
7Current San Francisco 2026November 4, 2026San Francisco, US120A focused, smaller program
8SC26November 15, 2026Chicago, US84A focused, smaller program
9SIGSPATIAL 2026: International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information SystemsNovember 3, 2026Riverside, US09A focused, smaller program
10IIEX Asia Pacific 2027: Insight Innovation ExchangeFebruary 23, 2027Bangkok, TH16Pitching a talk: the call for speakers is open
  1. 1
    DataGrillen 2027May 13, 2027

    Virtual·81 voices, 2 sponsors

    Best forPitching a talk: the call for speakers is open

    81 speakers. Sponsors include Solisyon and Masterminds Group. About 200 attendees expected.

    Track
  2. 2

    Orlando, US·20 voices

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    20 speakers.

    Track
  3. 3
    CDAO Dallas 2026December 2, 2026

    Dallas, US·15 voices, 8 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    15 speakers, 46% at VP level or above. Sponsors include SAP, Informatica and Tiger Analytics.

    Track
  4. 4
    HighLoad++ 2026November 30, 2026

    Москва, RU·37 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    Sponsors include avito.tech, Deckhouse and GitVerse.

    Track
  5. 5
    CDAO Germany 2027April 27, 2027

    Munich, DE·12 voices, 8 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    12 speakers, 42% at VP level or above. Sponsors include SAP, Fivetran and Actian. About 100 attendees expected.

    Track
  6. 6
    DIKITALE 2027June 16, 2027

    Düsseldorf, DE·9 voices, 5 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    9 speakers, 44% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. (BITMi), Deutscher Mittelstandsbund and Deutsche Wirtschaft.

    Track
  7. 7

    San Francisco, US·1 voices, 20 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    1 speakers. Sponsors include AWS, Google Cloud and Datadog.

    Track
  8. 8
    SC26November 15, 2026

    Chicago, US·8 voices, 4 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    8 speakers. Sponsors include ACM, IEEE Computer Society and SIGHPC.

    Track
  9. 9

    Riverside, US·9 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include Apple, Google and Oracle.

    Track
  10. 10

    Bangkok, TH·1 voices, 6 sponsors

    Best forPitching a talk: the call for speakers is open

    1 speakers. Sponsors include Bolt Insight, Greenbook and Syno. Call for speakers open until December 31.

    Track

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November 20265 events

December 20262 events

February 20271 event

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Questions

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What are the best Big Data conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are DataGrillen 2027 (May 13, 2027, online), AGBT General Meeting 2027 (March 1, 2027, Orlando, US) and CDAO Dallas 2026 (December 2, 2026, Dallas, US). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 14 upcoming Big Data conferences we track.
Which Big Data conference has the most sponsors?
HighLoad++ 2026 lists 37 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Big Data conference we track. It runs November 30, 2026 in Москва, RU.
When is the next Big Data conference?
DataPopkorn 2026 is next, on November 2, 2026 in online.
Which Big Data conferences are accepting speakers?
Calls for speakers are open at IIEX Asia Pacific 2027: Insight Innovation Exchange (until December 31), SQLDay 2027 (until December 31) and DataGrillen 2027 (until December 20).
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.