Women in Data Science

Conference 2021

June 19, 2021.

WiDS Ljubljana

About WiDS

WiDS Ljubljana is an independent event that is organized by University of Ljubljana as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.
About WiDS Global

14

speakers

200

attendees

24

hours

Meet our speakers

Jane Doe
UX/UI Design @ NNG
Jane Doe
PR Manager @ Stanford
Jane Doe
Digital Marketing Manager@ Netflix
Jane Doe
CEO @ Google
Jane Doe
REMU Analyst @ Revolut
Jane Doe
Risk Analyst @ PayPal
Jane Doe
Risk Analyst @ PayPal
Jane Doe
Risk Analyst @ PayPal

I Sat 19th June

Women in Data Science

Ljubljana

Sat 19th June
9:00 - 9:10

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Greta Gašparac, WiDS Ljubljana Co-Ambassador
Brigita Bizjak, WiDS Ljubljana Ambassador
Sat 19th June
9:10 - 10:10

Talks 1

Vida Groznik, TBA Assist. Dr., Faculty of Computer Science and Information Science
Špela Poklukar, How to enter data world; Senior Data Scientist at Comtrade Digital services
Boža Cvetković , TBA, Postdoctoral research associate in the area of artificial intelligence at the Department of Knowledge Technologies, Jožef Stefan Institute
Matja Zalar, TBA, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biochemical Engineering at the University of Manchester
Sat 19th June
10:10 - 10:25

Break

Time to get some coffee!
Sat 19th June
10:25 - 11:25

Talks 2

Tina Kraigher Mišič, TBA, Data Protection Specialist at Save-Re
Ana Slavec, Data stewardship, Consulting statistician at InnoRenew
Maria Minaricova, Business Development at Fetch.ai
Sat 19th June
11:25 - 12:25

Break & Networking

Time to grab some snacks and share your experiences.
Sat 19th June
12:25 - 13:55

Workshops

Lindsay Katsonogeri, Python (TBA) at Revolut
Ajda Pretnar, Orange (TBA), Researcher at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science
Jana Faganeli Pucer, Data visualization in R, Researcher at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science
Sat 19th June
13:55 - 14:10

Break

Time to get some coffee!
Sat 19th June
14:10 - 14:55

Keynote

Margot Gerritsen, TBA, Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University and a senior associate dean for educational initiatives in the Stanford University School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; WiDS Co-Director
Sat 19th June
15:00 - 16:00

Panel Discussion

Blockchain (Exact title TBA) Moderator
Tanja Bivic Plankar, President at Blockchain Alliance Europe Panelists (TBA, in progress)
Sat 19th June
16:00

Closing Remarks

Sat 19th June
16:10 - 17:00

Networking

Sat 19th June
17:00

End of Session

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