Breakfast Event: From Data Foundations to AI-Ready Enterprise

From Data Foundations to AI – Ready EnterpriseFriday, 14 August 2026 · 7:30–9:00 AMAusforming Pty Ltd · Level 25, 100 Mount St, North SydneyAusforming & DataEngBytes present a Fireside Chat Breakfast on building the data foundations that make AI work.Join us for a morning conversation featuring Dr. Jonathan Reichental, O’Reilly author and founder of Human Future. Former CIO of O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, Jonathan has been named among the top 100 CIOs in the world and is a recognised thought leader on data governance, digital transformation, and AI readiness. He is the author of Data Governance for Dummies and Smart Cities for Dummies.We’ll explore what it takes to move from solid data foundations to an AI-ready enterprise — in an intimate North Sydney breakfast setting with limited seats.Agenda- 7:30 AM – Arrival and breakfast- 7:45 AM – Welcome from Ausforming & DataEngBytes- 7:50 AM – Fireside chat: From Data Foundations to AI – Ready Enterprise- 8:40 AM – Audience Q&A- 9:00 AM – CloseAbout Dr. Jonathan ReichentalDr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. He is an O’Reilly author and has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California.In 2013 he was recognised as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. In 2016 he was named a top influential CIO in the United States, and in 2017 he was named one of the top 100 CIOs in the world. He has also won a best CIO in Silicon Valley award and a national IT leadership prize.Reichental is a recognised global thought leader on emerging trends including urban innovation, smart cities, sustainability, blockchain technology, data governance, the fourth industrial revolution, and digital transformation.He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems, is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco, and regularly creates online video courses for LinkedIn Learning and Coursera. He writes for Forbes and has published many books including Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Data Governance for Dummies.VenueAusforming Pty LtdLevel 25, 100 Mount StNorth Sydney NSW 2060Presented by Ausforming & DataEngBytes.Sponsored by Bluestonex & O’Reilly.