K-12 Data & AI Conference

Data Science Connect

The K-12 Data Science Conference 2024 will expose K-12 students,  educators, and parents to data science concepts, paths, and careers.

<a href="https://hubs.ly/Q02x36Nj0" title="https://hubs.ly/Q02x36Nj0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">REGISTER HERE</a> 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 $133.7 billion market in 2024 to a $276.18 billion market by 2029. However, experiences with data are rare in today’s K-12 classrooms and curriculum.This conference 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:<h3>⭐ GRADES K-4 📊</h3><ul><li>FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS: Establish intuition and core ways of thinking about and visualizing data</li></ul><h3>⭐ GRADES 5-8 💻</h3><ul><li>TOOLS &amp; TECHNIQUES: Focus on platforms and tools that support data analysis and bring insight</li></ul><h3>⭐ GRADES 9-12 🚀</h3><ul><li>BECOMING A DATA SCIENTIST: Learn what it takes to be a data scientist -- including skills, training and education</li></ul><h3>⭐ K-12 EDUCATORS 👩🏽‍🏫</h3><ul><li>WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, &amp; WHY: We'll incorporate presentations, panels, and other hands-on sessions that are specific to K-12 educators</li></ul> <h2>2024 SPEAKERS + INSTRUCTORS:</h2> <ul><li>Gulrez Khan | Author + Data Science Lead @ Paypal 💸</li><li>Michael Copass | Science Teacher, writes research articles about integrating Ai @ Tracy Unified School District 📚</li><li>Prashant Kumar | DATA SCIENTIST @ Bold 🚀</li><li>Sheri Johnson | Data Science Educator @ Essential Analysis Solutions 📊</li><li>Kelly Dowd | Director - Data Science @ AT&T 🌐</li><li>Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic | CEO @ Storytelling with Data 🗣️</li><li>Nicolas Potkalitsky, Ph.D. | Teacher / AI Literacy Coach @ Pragmatic AI Solutions 🤖</li><li>Sachin More | SR Engineering Manager @ Dollar General 💵</li><li>Ginger Baxter | Assistant Dean Career Advancement and Student Success @ Chapman University 🎓</li><li>Ugandhar Dasi | Principal Technology Lead @ T-Mobile US 📱</li><li>Jhonathan David | President, Chief Advisor - Data Analytics &amp; Data Science @ Xabios Data 💽</li><li>Krish Suraparaju | SWE Intern @ Amazon 📦</li><li>Taj Pirzada | Director – AI @ Nike ✅</li><li>Samuel Setsofia | Masters Candidate @ Northwestern University 🏛️</li><li>Akash Kura | Sales Strategy and Data Analytics Intern @ X (Twitter) 💬</li><li>Disha An | Senior Data Scientist @ Salesloft 💼</li><li>Sanjana Khajuria | Intern @ Salesforce 📈</li><li>Henry Clavo | Data Engineer @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 🏦</li><li>Alexander Baker | Senior Data Scientist @ cBEYONData 📊</li><li>Aditya Sharma | CEO @ HiCounselor 🎓</li><li>Chris Bent |Founder @ Piccles 🥒</li><li>Corey Wade | Founder @ Berkeley Coding Academy 💻</li><li>Anthony DiCecco | Data and Analytics @ Chegg 💡</li><li>Jai Prakash | Head of Insights &amp; Data Engineering @ Pella Corporation 🪟</li><li>Anshul Jain | Head of Data Science @ Meta 🌐</li><li>Jessica Larson | Senior Software Engineer II @ Instacart 🥕</li></ul> <h2>2023 SPEAKERS + INSTRUCTORS:</h2> <ul><li>Jessica Larson | Data Engineer @ Pinterest</li><li>Deborah Kariuki | AI Fellow @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li><li>Nechama Katan | Director of Data Science @ Pfizer</li><li>Jai Prakash | Director, Analytics and Technology @ Beam Suntory</li><li>Savannah Norem | Developer Advocate @ Redis</li><li>Ginger Baxter | Assistant Dean, Graduate Career Advancement and Engagement @ University of Miami Herbert Business School</li><li>Morgan M. Miller | CoE Analytics @ Kroger</li><li>Dr. Ganapathi Pulipaka | Chief AI Scientist @ DeepSingularity LLC</li><li>Chris Bent | Founder @ Piccles</li><li>Nikolas Zetouni | CEO @ Next Gen EduCare</li><li>Rachini Moosavi | Chief Analytics Officer @ UNC Health</li><li>Dibya Mukhopadhyay | Principal Data Scientist @ Zuora</li><li>Afrozy Ara | Director, Data Science &amp; Analytics @ Incedo Inc.</li><li>Peter Chen | Principal/Founder @ HyperPlanar</li><li>Henry Orlando Clavo | Data Engineer @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</li><li>Selma Đogić | Manager Analytics COE @ Carters Inc.</li><li>Anthony DiCecco | Data &amp; Analytics @ Chegg Inc.</li><li>Alexander Baker | Senior Federal Data Scientist @ KPMG</li><li>Mary Stimson | Big Data Analyst @ Southwest Airlines</li></ul>#k12education #datascience #k12datascience #generativeai2022 Speakers Included:📲 Frances Boykin, PhD | Director of Advanced Analytics @ AT&T🧳 Michael Foster | Data Scienstist @ Cubesmart🧊Tai Yang | Data Scienstist @ Cubesmart📈 Vivek Saahil | Analytics Team Lead @ STEM Fellowship👜 Morgan Cundiff | Data Science Manager @ LTK📑Keira Williams | Data Scientist @ Shipt✈️ Mary Stimson | Big Data Analyst @ Southwest Airlines👾 Piya Mohapatra | Director of Data Science @ Monster🎓 Kimberly Gardner | Professor @ Kennesaw State University🥕 Apurvaa Subramaniam | Senior Data Scientist @ Instacart🏨 Brian Mink, Esq. | General Counsel @ InTown Suites💼 Ganapathi Pulipaka, PhD | Chief Data Scientist @ DeepSingularity LLC🎓 Ginger Baxter | Assistant Dean, Unanue Graduate Career Advancement &amp; Engagement @ University of Miami Business School📑 Tierra Dixon | Data Analyst for Customer Service and Methodology @ Shipt🍒 Morgan M. Miller | CoE Analytics @ Kroger📰 Dat Tran | Associate Data Scientist @ Mobilewalla🏈 Kratik Malholtra | Head of Data Science @ Texas A&M Football Team🎮 Francisco Rius | Head of Data Science - Minecraft @ Microsoft💸Harshad Shrikhande | Senior Data Scientist @ Zuora🏫 Nikolas Zetouni | CEO @ Next Gen EduCare💉 Nechama Katan | Director of Data Science @ Pfizer🏥 Farhana Faruqe | Data Scientist / Founding Board @ Children's National Health System / AI &amp; Ethics Journal💹 Anindya Datta, PhD | Chief Executive Officer @ Mobilewalla🍾 Jai Prakash Director, Planning Analytics and Technology @ Beam Suntory📊 Angan Samadder | Data Science Intern @ Mobilewalla📚 Priya Arvind Singh Sengar | Data Scientist @ Old Dominion University🎨 Brad MacDonald | Director of Media Studio @ Exploratorium👨‍💻 Dibya Mukhopadhyay | Principal Data Scientist @ Zuora🌌 Charles Duze | Analytics Leadership @ Meta 2021 Speakers Included:<ul><li>📸 Sarah Nooravi | Data Scientist @ SnapChat</li><li>🎬 Rene Simon | Senior Data Scientist @ Netflix</li><li>🐯 Shreya Chaudhary | Developer Advocate Intern @ TigerGraph and 12th Grader at Keystone School</li><li>🎵 Zhejian Peng | Machine Learning Engineer @ TikTok</li><li>🏀 Tommy Balcetis | Assistant General Manager @ Denver Nuggets</li><li>💉 Nechama Katan | Director of Data Science @ Pfizer</li><li>🥙 Dawn Lu | Data Scientist @ Doordash</li><li>📲 Frances Boykin, PhD | Principal Advanced Analytics Manager @ AT&T</li><li>🏫 Debbie Durrence | Chief Data Officer @ Gwinnett County Public Schools</li><li>🐯 Gaurav Deshpande | VP of Marketing @ TigerGraph</li><li>🏥 Farhana Faruqe | Data Scientist &amp; Researcher @ Children's National Health System/George Washington University</li><li>🏫 Holly Windram | Chief Executive Officer @ Learnatric</li><li>📊 Bill Franks | Director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research @ Kennesaw State University, School of Data Science and Analytics</li><li>📰 Simon Kingaby | Manager, Global Data &amp; Analytics @ Deloitte Global</li><li>🎨 Wendy Kallina, PhD | Founding Faculty Director of Data Visualization Program @ Agnes Scott College</li><li>👜 Morgan Cundiff | Data Science Manager @ LTK</li><li>🏈 Kratik Malholtra | Head of Data Science @ Texas A&M Football Team</li><li>🏨 Brian Mink, Esq | General Counsel @ InTown Suites</li><li>🐅 Jonathan Herke | Manager of Developer Relations @ TigerGraph</li><li>🚁Joyce Myers | Chief Data &amp; Analytics Officer @ U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command</li><li>💊 Krystal Perez | Data Science Manager @ Pfizer</li><li>🎓 Ginger Baxter | Director of Ziff Graduate Career Center @ University of Miami Business School</li><li>📑 Afrozy Ara | Director of Data Science @ Incedo Inc.</li><li>📈 Anish R. Verma | Chief Data Officer @ STEM Fellowship</li><li>👩‍🏫 Jennifer Priestley, PhD | Professor of Statistics and Data Science Analytics @ Kennesaw State University</li><li>🧼Jai Prakash | Head of Analytics and Automation @ Reckitt</li><li>🐼 Hannah Arnson, PhD | Director Data Science @ Pandata LLC</li><li>💻 Ganapathi Pulipaka, PhD | Chief AI Scientist @ Accenture</li><li>🚀 Meg Ray | K-12 Education Advisor @ Cornell Tech</li><li>👨🏾‍⚖️ Vienna Thompkins, MPA | Senior Data &amp; Policy Specialist, Crime and Justice Institute @ Community Resources for Justice (CRJ)</li><li>🎇Mo Medwani | Founder @ Big Bang Data Science</li><li>👩🏽‍💻 Sharon Torrence Jones PhD | Founder &amp; CEO @ thedot.Consulting &amp; The Dottie Rose Foundation</li><li>📚 Vika Viktoria | Founder @ Stories That Shift</li><li>💡 Vida Williams | Chief Data Officer/Chief Diversity Officer @ SingleStone</li><li>👨🏽‍⚕️ Tom Murickan | Student Ambassador @ AIMed</li></ul><h3>sponsor inquiries: sponsors@datasciconnect.com</h3>