About WiDS:

The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field.

WiDS started as a conference at Stanford in November 2015. Now, WiDS includes a global conference, with approximately 150+ regional events worldwide; a datathon, encouraging participants to hone their skills using a social impact challenge; and a podcast, featuring leaders in the field talking about their work, their journeys, and lessons learned. ​

WiDS St. Louis:

Save the date on November 15, 2019 and join us for the regional event in St. Louis from 8 AM - 4:45 PM. Listen to inspiring speakers, interact with engaging panels, network with fellow data science experts to learn, connect and grow. Breakfast and Lunch are included in the registration.

Keynote Speaker:

Liberty Vittert , Visiting Scholar, Harvard University and Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis

Technical Talk Speakers:

Kay Apperson, Industry Strategist, Microsoft

Katlin Daniels, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing and Operations Management, Washington University in St. Louis

Katrina Drinnon, Data Scientist, Cordell Practice Management Group

Qinglin Duan, Data Scientist, Bayer Crop Science

Sariaya Kalu, Data Scientist, Schnuck Markets, Inc

Yujin Lee, Data Scientist, Schnuck Markets, Inc

Bing Liu, Data Science Lead, Bayer Crop Science

Aihong Wen, Senior Director, Retail Tech Data Science, Walmart Labs

About our sponsors:

The WiDS St. Louis conference is brought to you by Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Machine Learning and Data Science Meetup, Bayer and MagAnalytics.

Please join our virtual community via the WiDS St. Louis slack channel . We kindly ask you to use #widsstl2019 and #widsstl hashtags for all social media posts.

Tickets:

General admission ticket includes:

• Listen to talks from amazing local guest speakers, and panel discussions
• Network with guest speakers, recruiters, and other participants
• Send your resumes to recruiters for potential positions
• Light breakfast and lunch
• Validated Parking

Recruiter ticket includes:

• Access to the whole event
• Networking time with participants
• Resumes of participants who are interested or experienced in the data science and analytics field
• Light breakfast and lunch
• Validated Parking

Want to be an official sponsor? Reach out to us!