DataConnect Conference 2024 Agenda

Pre-Conference Workshop | Transitioning to Data Leadership: A Practical Workshop

Denison Edge

July 10

Pre-Conference Workshops are sold separately! Purchase an Executive Ticket, Combo Pass or Workshop Only Pass for access.

Pre-Conference Workshop | Big SQL Energy Unleashed: Solving Real Business Problems in Tech

Denison Edge

July 10

Pre-Conference Workshops are sold separately! Purchase an Executive Ticket, Combo Pass or Workshop Only Pass for access.

Pre-Conference Workshop | Solving the Data Culture Code with Data Literacy

Denison Edge

July 10

Pre-Conference Workshops are sold separately! Purchase an Executive Ticket, Combo Pass or Workshop Only Pass for access.

Pre-Conference Workshop | GenAI Buildathon: Build Custom Chat-based Interfaces & Simple Solutions with AI

Denison Edge

July 10

Pre-Conference Workshops are sold separately! Purchase an Executive Ticket, Combo Pass or Workshop Only Pass for access.

Helen Lee Kupp

Co-Founder

Women Defining AI

Nichole Sterling

Co-Founder

Women Defining AI

Ketaki Sodhi

Sr Analyst & Program Lead, Employee Listening & Change Management

Microsoft

Sponsor Expo

Expo Hall, Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer) & Delaware Foyer

July 11

Explore the latest innovations, create valuable connections and meet potential employers during the Sponsor Expo, an opportunity to engage with industry leaders and discover cutting-edge solutions.

Breakfast

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 11

An assortment of self-serve beverages and breakfast items will be available outside the Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom) area when you arrive.

Registration

Expo Hall

July 11

Join us in the Expo Hall, near the Fairfield Foyer, to grab your badge and kick off the day!

Day 1 Opening Remarks

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Welcome to the 2024 DataConnect Conference, hosted by Women in Analytics!

Rehgan Blelie

Co-Founder & CEO

AlignAI

Kelsey Dingelstedt

CEO

Women in Analytics & DataConnect Conference

Opening Keynote | 11 Lessons Learned from Real-World AI Deployments

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Sol Rashidi

Founder

ExecutiveAI

Executive Pass Exclusive | Speaker Meet & Greet with Sol Rashidi

Taft AB

July 11

Please note, the Executive Speaker Meet & Greets are exclusive to Executive Ticket holders.

Sol Rashidi

Founder

ExecutiveAI

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Tutorial | No-Code and Low-Code AI: A Practical Project Driven Approach to ML

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 11

Gwendolyn D. Stripling, PhD

Artificial Intelligence Technical Content Developer

Google Cloud

InfoQ: A Data Quality-Centric Approach To Improving Targeted and Generative AI Model Performance

Delaware

July 11

Nicole Basinski

Data Scientist

Aware

Susan Kearns

Sr. Product Manager

Aware

Build-a-Byte: Constructing Your Data Science Toolkit

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 11

Jarai Carter

Senior Manager of Data Science

John Deere

Industry Session | AI at the Crossroads: Balancing Innovation & Risk with Strategic AI Design

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Lauren Burke-McCarthy

Sr. Data Science Lead, Strategy

Further

Kristy Hollingshead

Senior Data Science Lead

Further

STEM Community Information Session

Fairfield

July 11

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | Coming soon!

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Tiarne Hawkins

Partner Industry Strategist - Artificial Intelligence

Invisible Technologies

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Executive Pass Exclusive | Optimizing AI Outcomes: ROI, Governance and Strategic Workforce Alignment Roundtable

Taft AB

July 11

Please note, the Executive Roundtable is limited to Executive Ticket holders only.

Ursula Cottone

Chief Data Officer

Huntington National Bank

Salema Rice

CEO & Founder

CDO Today

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 11

WIA After Hours Podcast | How a Community Infomation Exchange Aligns Data to Enable Action

Delaware

July 11

Lauren Burke-McCarthy

Sr. Data Science Lead, Strategy

Further

Diane Dagefoerde

Executive Advisor

Smart Columbus

Navigate the AI Maze with Women Defining AI: An Interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" Panel Discussion

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 11

Helen Lee Kupp

Co-Founder

Women Defining AI

Ketaki Sodhi

Sr Analyst & Program Lead, Employee Listening & Change Management

Microsoft

Nichole Sterling

Co-Founder

Women Defining AI

Networking Session

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 11

While every second of the conference is an opportunity to network, these sessions are specifically tailored to optimize your experience of connecting with fellow attendees, meeting new contacts and contributing to conversations that are meaningful to you!

Self Care Session | Enhancing Cognitive Function and Analytical Skills through Mental Wellness

Fairfield

July 11

Ellie Mental Health

Self Care Session Sponsor

2024 DataConnect Conference

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Ask an Expert

Delaware Foyer

July 11

Need advice on a particular problem or project? Sign up for a session with one of our featured experts!

AI-Powered Search: Extracting Insights from Unstructured Data

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 11

Priscilla Parodi

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Mr. Turing

Tutorial | From Concept to Code: Crafting API Calls with AI

Fairfield

July 11

Holly Spellmann Burdette

Digital Analytics Data Steward-II

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Enabling AI Based Solutions to Drive Revenue, Growth and Savings

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 11

Divyangna Singh

Director, Product Management

BJ's Wholesale Club

Demo Session | Bridging the Gap Between Your Data & the Real World

Delaware

July 11

Susan Laine

Chief Field Technologist

Quest Software

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Michelle Greene

EVP, Chief Information Officer

Cardinal Health

Lunch

July 11

Enjoy lunch off-site!

VIP Luncheon | Sponsored by Flourish/Canva

Morrow

July 11

Please note, the VIP Luncheon Sessions are invite only.

Flourish/Canva

VIP Luncheon Soponsor

2024 DataConnect Conference

Diamond Sponsor Feature | Nationwide

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Main Panel | The Path to AI Adoption, Integration & Alignment

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Rehgan Blelie

Co-Founder & CEO

AlignAI

Olivia Gambelin

AI Ethicist

Ethical Intelligence

Jana Eggers

CEO

Nara Logics

Ursula Cottone

Chief Data Officer

Huntington National Bank

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Ask an Expert

Delaware Foyer

July 11

Need advice on a particular problem or project? Sign up for a session with one of our featured experts!

Fairness By Proxy: How Financial Institutions Assess for Fairness in Credit Decisions Without Actual Race or Gender Data

Delaware

July 11

Eva Cruz

President/Principal Consultant

QuantDI

Classification of Alzheimer's Disease with Deep Learning on Eye-tracking Data

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 11

Harshinee Sriram

PhD Candidate

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Cost Containment: A Critical Piece of Data Team ROI

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 11

Lindsay Murphy

Independent Consultant

Self Care Session | Cultivating Resiliency: Life Lessons from Data & Analytics

Fairfield

July 11

Ellie Mental Health

Self Care Session Sponsor

2024 DataConnect Conference

Pre-Registration Recruitment Session

Madison

July 11

Please note, this session is reserved for those who have pre-registered.

Recruitment Session

Madison

July 11

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | From Data to Leadership: Becoming a CDAO

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Salema Rice

CEO & Founder

CDO Today

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Empowering People to Collect Critical Data in Harsh Ocean Environments

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 11

Bri Snell

Data Collection Solutions Analyst

Real Time Data

Startup Showcase

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Sadie St. Lawrence

Founder & CEO

Human Machine Collaboration Institute & Women in Data

Ashley Keating

Partner

CincyTech USA

Shuchi Rana

Global Head of Whitespace Intelligence

ServiceNow

Rachel Stern

Founder & CEO

Govtech Ventures

GANs for Causal Inference: Harnessing Conditional Independence

Delaware

July 11

Palak Bansal

Data Scientist

New York University

Not a Myth: AI Increases Productivity

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 11

Deniz Tudor

Head of Modeling

Bread Financial

Networking Session

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 11

While every second of the conference is an opportunity to network, these sessions are specifically tailored to optimize your experience of connecting with fellow attendees, meeting new contacts and contributing to conversations that are meaningful to you!

Lightning Talks

Fairfield

July 11

Join us for a Lightning Talk session, where you'll hear multiple speakers present on a range of topics, lightning round style!

Break

July 11

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Afternoon Keynote | Coming soon!

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Dr. Joy Buolamwini

Artificial Intelligence Expert, Artist, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League

Author of National Bestseller Unmasking AI

Day 1 Closing Remarks

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 11

Join us for a recap of day 1 and a review of our 2024 DataConnect Conference Data Visualization Finalists!

Rehgan Blelie

Co-Founder & CEO

AlignAI

After Party & Book Signing

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 11

Olivia Gambelin

AI Ethicist

Ethical Intelligence

Gwendolyn D. Stripling, PhD

Artificial Intelligence Technical Content Developer

Google Cloud

Registration

Expo Hall

July 12

Join us in the Expo Hall, near the Union Foyer, to grab your badge and kick off the day!

Breakfast

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 12

An assortment of self-serve beverages and breakfast items will be available outside the Regency Ballroom area when you arrive.

Day 2 Opening Remarks

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Welcome to the 2024 DataConnect Conference, hosted by Women in Analytics!

Rehgan Blelie

Co-Founder & CEO

AlignAI

Lauren Burke-McCarthy

Sr. Data Science Lead, Strategy

Further

Opening Keynote | What Video Games Taught Me About Working in AI

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Carly Taylor

Director, Franchise Security

Activision

Sponsor Expo

Expo Hall, Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer) & Delaware Foyer

July 12

Explore the latest innovations, create valuable connections and meet potential employers during the Sponsor Expo, an opportunity to engage with industry leaders and discover cutting-edge solutions.

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Tutorial | Designing Data & AI Events that Inspire Innovation and Change

Fairfield

July 12

Call to Action: Mitigating AI Risks

Delaware

July 12

Priya Sarathy

Founder & Principal Advisor

Wheel Data Strategies

Ticketing Tools Are Where Data Teams Go To Die

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 12

Akia Obas

Director - Data & Insights

Netlify

Flourish with Data Storytelling: How to Bring Data Insights to Life

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 12

Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton

Head of Customer Enablement

Flourish/Canva

Networking Session

Networking Lounge (Regency Foyer)

July 12

While every second of the conference is an opportunity to network, these sessions are specifically tailored to optimize your experience of connecting with fellow attendees, meeting new contacts and contributing to conversations that are meaningful to you!

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | Becoming The Orchestrator

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Sadie St. Lawrence

Founder & CEO

Human Machine Collaboration Institute & Women in Data

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Self Care Session | Chair Yoga

Fairfield

July 12

This class will take students through a gentle 30-minute chair flow. We will explore postures and breathwork using the support of a chair. Students will learn movements that can be incorporated into their work days to increase mobility and reduce stress.

Orchestrating Intelligence: The Core Modules of AI Agents

Delaware

July 12

Industry Session | Structuring AI Committees for the Enterprise

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Rehgan Blelie

Co-Founder & CEO

AlignAI

Noelle Silver Russell

Global AI Solutions Lead, Generative AI and LLM Industry Lead

Accenture

The Data Dilemma: Why Companies Must Rethink Data Management for Generative AI Success

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 12

Kathy Koontz

Principal Data Strategist

AWS

Modernizing Local Government: Data & Analytics at City of Cleveland

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 12

Elizabeth Crowe

Director, Urban Analytics & Innovation

City of Cleveland

Pups & Prosecco

Delaware Foyer

July 12

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

The Human Element: People Are Essential for ROI in Data Initiatives

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 12

Kim Thies

CEO

AbeaData Inc.

Streaming Graph Processing on Categorical Data Enables Real-time Risk Calculation

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 12

Paige Roberts

Director of Product Innovation

thatDot

Lightning Talks

Fairfield

July 12

Join us for a Lightning Talk session, where you'll hear multiple speakers present on a range of topics, lightning round style!

Demo Session | InstaAgents: AI in Production

Delaware

July 12

Cristin Connerney

Lead Software Engineer

Instalily

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab a drink, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | Evolving as Data Professionals in the Age of AI

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Megan Lieu

Developer Advocate & Founder

ML Data

Lunch

July 12

Enjoy lunch off-site!

VIP Luncheon | Sponsored by Slalom

Morrow

July 12

Please note, the VIP Luncheon Sessions are invite only.

Slalom

VIP Luncheon Sponsor

2024 DataConnect Conference

Fireside Chat | The Role of Cybersecurity in AI Adoption

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Lauren Burke-McCarthy

Sr. Data Science Lead, Strategy

Further

Michele (Micki) Boland

Architect Office of the CTO

Check Point Software Technologies

Data Visualization Awards

July 12

Join us for the highly anticipated Data Viz Awards session, where we will announce our top 3 winners - determined by YOU!

Recruitment Session

Madison

July 12

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Ask an Expert

Delaware Foyer

July 12

Need advice on a particular problem or project? Sign up for a session with one of our featured experts!

Tutorial | Build Your Own Custom GPT for Analytics

Fairfield

July 12

Turning Bits into Bucks: How to Conduct a Data Valuation Assessment

Bread Financial Room CDE (Union CDE)

July 12

Nicole Janeway Bills

Founder & CEO

Data Strategy Professionals

Mining Qualitative Data for Insights: Using ML to Build an NLP Model for Workplace Design Using Open-ended Survey Comments

Delaware

July 12

Jessica Pearson

Strategy Lead

Gensler

Elizabeth Goldstein

Independent Researcher

The Secret Sauce To Un-Complicating The Analyst’s Life -- Data Management Principles That Analysts Can Own To Simplify Their Work Lives

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 12

Nithhyaa Ramamoorthy

Lead, Digital Analytics

Mayo Clinic

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Featured Speaker | AI for Peace

Nationwide Room (Regency Ballroom)

July 12

Avishan Bodjnoud

Chief Information Management Officer

United Nations, Departments of Peace Operations, Political Affairs and Peacebuilding

Break

July 12

Take a break, grab some coffee, network and freshen up -- use this time to connect with colleagues and make new contacts. Get ready to return to the event recharged and prepared for the next talk!

Micro-Murmurs: Let's talk to microchips!

Bread Financial Room AB (Union AB)

July 12

Danishta Saiyed

NLP Engineer

Think-A-Move Ltd.