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23.01.2022 We're proud to announce our Day Session Keynote Speaker for Sydney #WiDS2018 - Amy Shi-Nash, General Manager of Group Data Science at CBA! See Amy open #WiDSUTS2018 on International Womens DayOnly two days to go! "Amy is an executive leader with a proven track record of creating value and competitive advantage through data-driven culture and innovation. As General Manager, Group Data Science at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Amy is responsible for driving the strate...gic direction of the data science capability, enabling business transformation and differentiated customer experiences. Prior to CBA, Amy was the founding member and Chief Data Science Officer of DataSpark, Singtel's data analytics spin-off, where she was responsible for driving data-led innovation and creating new revenue streams by combining telco data with advanced analytics and big data technology. Amy is a Science Board Member of i-Com, an Industry Track Program Committee Member of ACM KDD (since 2013) and is the Chair of the Industry Advisory Board at Swinburne University of Technology's Data Science Research Institute. She is a frequent public speaker, a co-inventor and co-author of multiple patents and publications. " See more

19.01.2022 See consultant for FinTech Australia and DataTech, Shamma Raghib, as she speaks Against the motion at the Sydney #WiDS2018 Great Debate! "They call her a multi-potentialite, doing cool things that matter. Advocating more women in tech : fin-tech and data-tech. An enterprise FinTech and DataTech consultant with 8+ years of global software industry experience helping companies innovate and expand their businesses with value-driven software sales. She is specialised in Blockchain, Future commerce technologies, Business Process Management, Data Governance, Enterprise Technical Sales and implementation and startup consulting."

19.01.2022 We're excited to announce ISV & Next Generations Partnerships Lead at Microsoft, Anita Sood, as the Evening Keynote Speaker for Sydney #WiDS2018! She will open the Evening Session after networking drinks on International Womens Day "Anita is an accomplished business leader with many years of international experience in driving customer/partner transformation, leading high performing teams & shaping markets. Anita's partner/customer -first mindset is centered on partnershi...p, focusing on transformation & growth. Anita has a track record of helping partners & customers through disruptive changes by leveraging leading technologies to support their digital transformation. She achieves this by bringing together her strategic, entrepreneurial mindset paired with her rich business knowledge & ability to connect people/technology from across the Microsoft network to deliver innovative solutions. Anita has a passion for developing & leading diverse high performing teams. Through her strong people leadership skills she inspires teams to deliver outstanding results. She has a passion for mentoring, particularly inspiring the next generation & educating them about the possibilities the IT industry has to hold. Anita has a unique strength in formulating & executing market making business strategies & delivering exceptional results. Anita's specialisation is in assessment & management of the overall sales and marketing ecosystem, unblocking complex business issues & driving results through people leadership and teamwork. This was showcased across her career & was specifically recognised with the Microsoft's Circle of Excellence Award in 2013 from the Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer & with the Transformation Award for 'Distinguished Recognition of Leadership' from Cisco's CEO, John Chambers. Anita is often approached as a spokesperson & panellist both externally & internally due to her highly strategic business acumen & grounded personality; particularly to share her customer/partner transformation experience & deep market insights." See more

15.01.2022 ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL SYDNEY #WiDS2018 ON MARCH 8! This International Womens Day, #WiDSUTS2018 aims to #PressforProgress as we celebrate the Data Science women of Sydney Get excited to indulge in talks, panels, masterclasses, networking drinks & a Great Debate to end the night! Watch out for the "grammable staircase" on your way to the Day Session venue in the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building Auditorium at UTS: University of Technology Sydney.

09.01.2022 Attendants at the 'Dealing with an Unconscious Bias' Masterclass will have the pleasure of seeing Sydney #WiDS2018 presenter, academic developer at UTS: University of Technology Sydney, Katrina Waite, alongside #WiDSUTS2018 Ambassador A/Prof. Theresa Anderson. "Katrina Waite is an academic developer at the University of Technology Sydney. A focus of her work is the development of teaching and learning approaches which minimise gender discrimination and foster inclusion. H...er current research areas include the practice of higher education curriculum change, and ethnographic approaches to the study of non-inclusive practices in university learning - a research approach which aims to "make the invisible - visible". She has contributed to teaching and learning research projects incuding , "Breaking through the "marzipan layer": Developing gender mindedness and equity pedagogy in the design of groupwork activities and assessment", and the OLT project "Student Engagement in University Decision-Making and Governance: Towards a More Systemically Inclusive Student Voice". Katrina has also worked at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates where she coordinated an e-business degree program which improved the employability of female graduates. Prior to her move to the higher education sector, Katrina worked as a manager and director in the Australian technology industry. "

02.01.2022 Joining Corinna and Shamma on the Great Debate panel Against the motion at Sydney #WiDS2018 is Karen Willetts - A/Director of Transport Performance and Analytics Centre of Excellence at Transport for NSW! "A kiwi girl from a small rural town, Karen broke against the mould in high school by undertaking a new course (seen as a fad) . computer studies. While it wasn't encouraged by her (mainly male) teachers, ultimately this was what led her to stand out from the crowd and lan...ded her first job. Jumping forward a few years.. in her current role as A/Director Transport Performance and Analytics Centre of Excellence, Karen's role is to lead a team driving the intelligent use of data providing an evidence base and insights for decision making within Transport. Karen's time in the public sector has been relatively short and she brings vast experience in project and change management in both the financial and not-for-profit sectors. Karen is raising twin girls who are fast developing a love of international travel and adventure and, outside of paid work, Karen can be found enjoying many community projects as a volunteer." See more