Data scientist is now the highest-paying job for students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in the United States and is projected to grow from a $138.9 billion market in 2020 to a $229.4 billion market by 2025. However, experiences with data are rare in today’s K-12 classrooms and curriculum.

This program will introduce K-12 students, educators, and parents to foundational data science concepts and examples of data science careers across industries with a combination of workshops and presentations, divided into three levels for age-appropriate content. *K-12 educators and parents are encouraged to attend!*

THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE MULTI-TRACK:

⭐ GRADES K-4 📊

• FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS: Establish intuition and core ways of thinking about and visualizing data

⭐ GRADES 5-8 💻

• TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Focus on platforms and tools that support data analysis and bring insight

⭐ GRADES 9-12 🚀

• BECOMING A DATA SCIENTIST: Learn what it takes to be a data scientist -- including skills, training and education

⭐ K-12 EDUCATORS 👩🏽‍🏫

• WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, & WHY: We'll incorporate presentations, panels, and other hands-on sessions that are specific to K-12 educators

CURRENT SPEAKERS & INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE:

• 📸 Sarah Nooravi | Data Scientist @ SnapChat
• 🐼 Hannah Arnson, PhD | Director Data Science @ Pandata LLC
• 📲 Frances Boykin, PhD | Principal Advanced Analytics Manager @ AT&T
• 🏫 Debbie Durrence | Chief Data Officer @ Gwinnett County Public Schools
• 🏥 Farhana Faruqe | Data Scientist & Researcher @ Children's National Health System/George Washington University
• 📊 Bill Franks | Director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research @ Kennesaw State University, School of Data Science and Analytics
• 🎨 Wendy Kallina, PhD | Founding Faculty Director of Data Visualization Program @ Agnes Scott College
• 💉 Nechama Katan, PhD | Director of Data Science @ Pfizer
• 🥙 Dawn Lu | Data Scientist @ Doordash
• 🏈 Kratik Malholtra | Head of Data Science @ Texas A&M Football Team
• 🏨 Brian Mink, Esq | General Counsel @ InTown Suites
• 🚁Joyce Myers | Chief Data & Analytics Officer @ U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
• 👩‍🏫 Jennifer Priestley, PhD | Professor of Statistics and Data Science Analytics @ Kennesaw State University
• 💻 Ganapathi Pulipaka, PhD | Chief AI Scientist @ Accenture
• 🚀 Meg Ray | K-12 Education Advisor @ Cornell Tech
• 👨🏾‍⚖️ Vienna Thompkins, MPA | Senior Data & Policy Specialist, Crime and Justice Institute @ Community Resources for Justice (CRJ)
• 👩🏽‍💻 Sharon Torrence Jones PhD | Founder & CEO @ thedot.Consulting & The Dottie Rose Foundation
• 📚 Vika Viktoria | Founder @ Stories That Shift
• 💡 Vida Williams | Chief Data Officer/Chief Diversity Officer @ SingleStone
• 👨🏽‍⚕️ Tom Murickan | Student Ambassador @ AIMed

👉 EVENT WEBSITE HERE 👈

sponsor inquiries: sponsors@datasciconnect.com