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April 28 Industry Night - industry partners
Networking and Workshops for Data Analytics Students to Land Jobs
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, April 28, 2022 · 5:30 - 7pm EDT
Location
1619 The Gathering Place 1619 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40203
About this event
The Future of Work Initiative is excited to partner with Metro United Way’s Advancing Cities initiative to connect data industry hiring partners with our data analytics training participants.
Data Analytics trainings are currently facilitated by: Tech Louisville, AMPED, and Louisville Central Community Center.
As a local business representative who hires people in data analytics, we invite you to conduct mock interviews, review student resumes and their online presence, or just sit and talk with students about what they can do to land a great position.
Agenda
Free headshots taken throughout the event. Yes, you are also welcome to get these taken.
5:30 p.m. Networking
5:40 pm. Welcome and explanation of how the night will work from Alisia McClain • Executive Director • Future of Work Initiative
5:50 p.m. Participants choose from one of the following
- Data Boss Project Working Session
- 10 minute interviews / discussions with industry experts (that’s you!)
6:50 p.m. Networking
Special thanks to our friends at Greater Louisville Inc. for helping to connect us with businesses for this program.
About the organizer
Louisville is rapidly becoming a regional hub for artificial intelligence, Data Science, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Louisville's rich data landscape, collaborative ecosystem, and cross-sectoral partnerships enable it to serve as an urban laboratory. The Future of Work Initiative engages education, workforce, business, and government partners to strengthen and diversify the city’s core industries, especially health care and manufacturing.
The Initiative is collaborating with and the Brookings Institution and Metro Louisville on a comprehensive local strategy focused on the impacts of AI, IoT and data science technologies on communities and develop a playbook for how to prepare other communities for the changing economic landscape.