About the Event

Want to know what it takes to break into data analytics? Want to hear from someone who's been there? Join us for a conversation with 3 Data Science and Analytics professionals who successfully navigated the transition to Data Science and Analytics careers.

Through the conversation you'll learn what it really means to work in analytics, what you need to know, what's nice to have, the different roles in the data landscape and how the roles change from company to company. You'll also learn what it's like to work at different kinds of companies large established companies, venture backed growth companies and startups.

We hope that by the end of this conversation you'll have gained some insight from someone who's been there. After those brief remarks, you'll be able to virtually join the conversation. Get your questions ready!

Key takeaways:

• What do data analysts do?
• Does the role change depending on where you are at?
• What's it like to work for smaller vs large companies
• What should you be learning now?
• Anything else! Have your questions ready!

Agenda (Central Time):

6:30: Pre-event networking

7:00 pm: Interview with Moderator

7:20 pm: Q&A

8:00 pm: Post Event Networking & speaker 1:1 questions

About the Speakers:

Shyam Sivakumar is the Head of Data at Way.com. He was previously Sr. Analytics @Hippo Insurance. He also worked in data science and analytics at Uber and Paypal.

Sofia Chang is a Data Analyst @ Logitech. She was previously on the Data Science & Analytics team @ Lime.

Shravankumar Hiregoudar is a Data & Analytics Consultant @ Slalom