CDAO Executive Summit Toronto 2026: where to stay downtown

The CDAO Community Executive Summit lands in Toronto on December 1, 2026, gathering Chief Data & Analytics Officers from Canada's leading organisations for a single, focused day of executive-level exchange. Hosted by Gartner C-Level Communities (formerly Evanta), the programme is designed by and for data leaders, with boardroom sessions, moderated breakouts and plenty of unstructured networking time. The agenda covers the questions CDAOs are wrestling with right now: how to architect data platforms that can flex with the business, how to move from AI pilots to decisions executives actually trust, and the perpetual buy-versus-build calculus. Sessions are deliberately small and off-the-record, so attendees can compare notes on governance models, talent strategies and vendor choices without a sales pitch in the room. Because it is a one-day, invite-style summit, most participants arrive the night before and stay within walking distance of the venue. The Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre puts you a few minutes from the financial core, Union Station and the Eaton Centre itself, which makes it an easy base for a short business trip.