Western Canada's leading community-led data conference
From Insight to Impact:Doing Data Right
- Date
- 11 September 2026
- Venue
- BMO Centre
- City
- Calgary
Doors open in
11 September 2026
YYC DataCon is built by members of the local data community who care about doing the work well. As a volunteer-run organization, we create space for thoughtful, practitioner-led conversations about data, analytics, applied AI, and digital transformation across industries.
- 4 tracks
- An immersive day of talks, workshops, panels and networking on real-world data, applied AI and responsible decision-making.
- 30+ speakers
- Industry leaders, practitioners and researchers sharing practical insights and lessons learned.
DataCon through the years
Most conferences ask what is possible.
Demos, roadmaps and the best case. Useful once, and rarely the thing you are dealing with on Monday.
We ask what survived production.
Our talks are grounded in delivery. Measurable outcomes, and honest reflections on the trade-offs, the failures and who was accountable.
Four tracks
From Insight to Action
What happened after the dashboard shipped and somebody had to decide something. Data products, operational analytics, and the handover between the people who build and the people who act.
Production Systems & Deployment
MLOps and model operations. Monitoring, ownership and lifecycle management, and what it takes to keep a system honest once it is serving real traffic.
Decision-Making with Data
Communicating across technical and business teams. How a number becomes a decision, and what gets lost on the way.
Governance, Risk & Accountability
Privacy, security and the Canadian regulatory context. Who answers for a model's output, and how that is decided before it matters.
The programme
The programme is being confirmed. Sessions appear here as they are announced, straight from the schedule.
Put yourself forward to speakGeneral, $89
For individuals paying out of pocket, students, and practitioners looking to learn, connect, and build alongside the community.
Employer, $149
For professionals attending with company support. Employer pricing sustains the event and keeps individual access affordable.
Executive, $299 early bird
Invite only and limited. Full access to every session, plus a curated dinner with speakers and peers. Write to tickets@yycdata.ca.
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