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80 events catalogued in Data Engineering, 29 forthcoming across 2026 and 2027, 51 prior. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

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The best Data Engineering conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 13, 2026

10 picks from 29 upcoming Data Engineering conferences, ranked by verified program depth: the speakers and sponsors each event publishes on its own site. How we verify.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
125th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '27)February 23, 2027Renton, US982A broad program of sessions
2hayaData 2026October 20, 2026Tel Aviv, IL7834Seeing the vendor landscape
3DataGrillen 2027May 13, 2027online812Pitching a talk: the call for speakers is open
4FOSSASIA PGDay 2027March 9, 2027Bangkok, TH650A broad program of sessions
5CDAO FALL 2026October 21, 2026Boston, US590Meeting senior decision-makers
6MITechCon 2026October 29, 2026Auburn Hills, US580A deep speaker lineup
7DCCI Malaysia ExpoMay 4, 2027Kuala Lumpur, MY530A deep speaker lineup
8SQLBits 2026November 24, 2026online390Attending without travel
9ITW 2027May 18, 2027National Harbor, US2031Meeting senior decision-makers
10PGConf.Asia 2026November 17, 2026Hong Kong, HK350A deep speaker lineup
  1. 1

    Renton, US·98 voices, 2 sponsors

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    98 speakers. Sponsors include Google and NetApp.

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  2. 2
    hayaData 2026October 20, 2026

    Tel Aviv, IL·78 voices, 34 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    78 speakers, 18% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Amazon Web Services, Google and Snowflake.

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  3. 3
    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.

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  4. 4
    FOSSASIA PGDay 2027March 9, 2027

    Bangkok, TH·65 voices

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    65 speakers, 26% at VP level or above.

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  5. 5
    CDAO FALL 2026October 21, 2026

    Boston, US·59 voices

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    59 speakers, 93% at VP level or above.

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  6. 6
    MITechCon 2026October 29, 2026

    Auburn Hills, US·58 voices

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    58 speakers, 20% at VP level or above.

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  7. 7

    Kuala Lumpur, MY·53 voices

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    53 speakers, 23% at VP level or above.

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  8. 8
    SQLBits 2026November 24, 2026

    Virtual·39 voices

    Best forAttending without travel

    39 speakers. About 230 attendees expected.

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  9. 9
    ITW 2027May 18, 2027

    National Harbor, US·20 voices, 31 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    20 speakers, 78% at VP level or above. Sponsors include AT&T BUSINESS, T WHOLESALE and NOKIA. 57 exhibitors.

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  10. 10
    PGConf.Asia 2026November 17, 2026

    Hong Kong, HK·35 voices

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    35 speakers.

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What are the best Data Engineering conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are 25th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '27) (February 23, 2027, Renton, US), hayaData 2026 (October 20, 2026, Tel Aviv, IL) and DataGrillen 2027 (May 13, 2027, online). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 29 upcoming Data Engineering conferences we track.
Which Data Engineering conference has the most sponsors?
IBM TechXchange 2026 lists 49 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Data Engineering conference we track. It runs October 26, 2026 in Atlanta, US.
When is the next Data Engineering conference?
OPI Summit on DPU/IPUs is next, on October 15, 2026 in San Jose, US.
Which Data Engineering conferences are accepting speakers?
Calls for speakers are open at Apac Microsoft Fabric + Microsoft SQL Community Conference 2027 (until November 22) 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.