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Women in Data Science at IBM
Women in Data Science at IBM is taking place at IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose on Friday, October 24th. This regional Women in Data Science (WiDS) event is part of a global non-profit initiative that celebrates women’s achievements and inspires others. The event is free and open to all, aiming to educate, connect, and empower our broader community. This year’s event features inspiring talks from industry leaders on AI, ethics, and data science. In-person attendees also get exclusive access to hands-on workshops with IBM Granite and Docling, networking opportunities, and a new volunteer activity to support breast cancer survivors.
Now in its third year, our WiDS at IBM event has welcomed over 300 in-person and 250 virtual attendees. Past speakers have included exceptional women from organizations such as OpenAI, Nvidia, Netflix, the government and more. Here is a recap of the event from 2024 and 2023.
SPEAKERS
🎙️Executive welcome
Priya Srinivasan, General Manager, IBM Software Products (Core & ALM), Software Support & SRE
🎙️Storytelling with Agentic AI
Rynne Whitnah, Senior Ecosystem Engineer/Developer Relations, IBM
🎙️Logs Are All You Need
Sam Zeitlin, Founder and Owner, Radically Different Data Science
🎙️What’s Next for AI Agents?
Shelby Heinecke, Senior AI Research Manager, Salesforce
🎙️The Rise of Meeting Intelligence
Shruti Bhutaiya, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ServiceNow
🎙️Beyond Obedience: What Building AI Teaches Us About Courage
Anjali Samani, Senior Director of Data Science and AI Engineering, Salesforce
🎙️Ethics in Action: A Practical Toolkit to Build Ethical Tech
Manuela Travaglianti, Project lead – Ethics Toolkit, Stanford University’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
🎙️Analytics in Motion: Meeting Diverse Needs in a Fast-Changing Environment
Cordelia Radin, Vehicle Performance Analyst, BART
🎙️From Imposter Syndrome to Influence: Finding My Voice in Data Science
Sravya Madipalli, Senior Manager of Data Science, Grammarly
🎙️Closing remarks
Suja Viswesan, Vice President, Security and Runtime Products, IBM
TENTATIVE AGENDA
• 9:00am – 9:30am: Registration & Networking
• 9:30am – 12:00pm: Workshops
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch, Networking & Volunteering
• 1:00pm – 3:30pm: Talks
• 3:30pm onwards: Networking