Big Data LDN 2026 brought together 151 exhibiting companies from 26 countries. The countries with the most exhibitors were United Kingdom (64), United States (42), Spain (13) and Germany (5). By sector, the largest groups were Data & Analytics (62) and Artificial Intelligence (19).
The UK data and analytics scene converges in late September in London. Big Data LDN 2026 brings an intensive programme and an exhibition floor that pairs major cloud providers with specialized platforms and emerging data vendors.
Dates and venue for Big Data LDN 2026
Big Data LDN 2026 runs on 23 and 24 September at the Olympia Exhibition Centre. Opening hours are Wednesday 09:00 to 18:00 and Thursday 09:00 to 17:30. Olympia’s layout concentrates exhibitors and demo areas for continuous walkthroughs.
Exhibitors and market mix at Big Data LDN 2026
The show gathers a spectrum from cloud giants to data infrastructure firms. Notable exhibitors include Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud and Microsoft, alongside Fivetran, Dremio, Striim and ThoughtSpot. The exhibitor line-up spans data engineering, observability, generative AI tooling and agentic AI platforms.
Conference programme and formats
The event features over 400 seminars covering analytics, data governance and AI topics. A new strand called Data Driven LDN targets senior practitioners with deep dives on AI agents, governance and data products. The format mixes technical sessions with hands-on demonstrations on the show floor.
Preparing commercial outreach at Big Data LDN 2026
- Prioritise targets by solution type. Segment exhibitors into data platforms, ingestion/ETL, observability and agentic AI to focus meetings.
- Identify buying roles. Concentrate outreach on data engineers, architects and governance leads who influence procurement decisions.
- Request focused demos. Ask for integration scenarios and governance workflows that match your stack to filter vendors efficiently.
- Schedule short meetings at Olympia. Use 20 to 30 minute slots to validate technical fit and next steps.
Themes visible across the exhibition
Common technical focuses among exhibitors include real-time analytics, data platforms, MLops, data transformation and data governance. There is also a visible push on agentic AI and no-code/low-code analytics tools aimed at operationalising insights.
Final note and next step
For teams that need to validate architecture choices and governance approaches face to face, Big Data LDN 2026 offers a concentrated view of current vendor solutions and technical sessions. Check the exhibitor list and seminar schedule and secure meetings in advance via the official site at http://bigdataldn.com
Registration and tickets on the official website: bigdataldn.com
