DataConnect Conference 2024 | Women in Analytics (WIA) | 11 July 2024 | Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

An inclusive global event featuring the latest in Data, Analytics and AI. For everyone.

The annual conference brings together industry leaders, technical experts and entrepreneurs to discuss the latest trends, advancements, technologies, and innovations in data, analytics, machine learning, and AI.

• Learn from high-quality content delivered by thought leaders through keynotes, presentations, engaging panel discussions, and expert-led workshops.
• Collaborate with peers and network with experts.
• Connect with the global data community with non-stop networking opportunities.

2024 Speakers

Akia Obas
Director - Data & Insights, Netlify

Ashley Keating
Partner, CincyTech USA

Avishan Bodjnoud
Chief Information Management Officer, United Nations, Departments of Peace Operations, Political Affairs and Peacebuilding

Bri Snell
Data Collection Solutions Analyst, Real Time Data

Carly Taylor
Director, Franchise Security, Activision

Channie Mize
General Manager, Slalom

Colleen Saunders-Chukwu
AVP, Data Science & Analytics, Nationwide

Dania Ahmed
Senior Consultant, CoverMyMeds/McKesson

Danishta Saiyed
NLP Engineer, Think-A-Move Ltd.

Deniz Tudor
Head of Modeling, Bread Financial

Diane Dagefoerde
Executive Advisor, Smart Columbus

Dimitra Charalampopoulou
Analytics & ML Engineer, Intel

Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Artificial Intelligence Expert, Artist, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League; Author of National Bestseller Unmasking AI

Elizabeth Crowe
Director, Urban Analytics & Innovation, City of Cleveland

Elizabeth Goldstein
Independent Researcher

Eva Cruz
President/Principal Consultant, QuantDI

Gwendolyn D. Stripling, PhD
Artificial Intelligence Technical Content Developer, Google Cloud

Harshinee Sriram
PhD Candidate, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Heather Harris
Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Alteryx

Helen Lee Kupp
Co-Founder, Women Defining AI

Holly Spellmann Burdette
Digital Analytics Data Steward-II, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Jade Barry
Manager, Analytics Center of Excellence, CoverMyMeds/McKesson

Jana Eggers
CEO, Nara Logics

Jarai Carter
Senior Manager of Data Science, John Deere

Jaya Zenchenko
Senior Director of Engineering, ZenBusiness

Jennifer Strong
Host, SHIFT Podcast from PRX

Jess Ramos
Founder & CEO, Big Data Energy Analytics; Sr. Data Analyst, CrunchBase

Jessica Pearson
Strategy Lead, Gensler

Kara Uchtman
Chief Product Officer, Narratize

Kathy Koontz
Principal Data Strategist, AWS

Ketaki Sodhi
Sr. Analyst & Program Lead, Employee Listening & Change Management, Microsoft

Kim Thies
CEO, AbeaData Inc.

Latha Subramanian
Senior Vice President & Head of Data Analytics, GM Financial

Lauren Burke-McCarthy
Sr. Data Science Lead, Strategy, Further

Lindsay Murphy
Head of Data, Secoda

Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton
Head of Customer Enablement, Flourish/Canva

Megan Lieu
Developer Advocate & Founder, ML Data

Michelle Greene
EVP, Chief Information Officer, Cardinal Health

Nichole Sterling
Co-Founder, Women Defining AI

Nicole Basinski
Data Scientist, Aware

Nicole Janeway Bills
Founder & CEO, Data Strategy Professionals

Nithhyaa Ramamoorthy
Lead, Digital Analytics, Mayo Clinic

Olivia Gambelin
AI Ethicist, Ethical Intelligence

Paige Roberts
Director of Product Innovation, thatDot

Palak Bansal
Data Scientist, New York University

Priscilla Parodi
Principal Developer Advocate, Elastic

Priya Sarathy
Founder & Principal Advisor, Wheel Data Strategies

Rachel Kurtz
Analytics Architect, InterWorks

Rachel Stern
Founder & CEO, Govtech Ventures

Rehgan Blelie
Co-Founder & CEO, AlignAI

Sadie St. Lawrence
Founder & CEO, Human Machine Collaboration Institute & Women in Data

Salema Rice
CEO & Founder, CDO Today

Shannon Murphy
Global Growth Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Trend Micro

Shuchi Rana
Global Head of Whitespace Intelligence, ServiceNow

Sol Rashidi
Founder, ExecutiveAI

Stephanie Pancoast
Senior Manager of Data, TrainingPeaks

Susan Kearns
Sr. Product Manager, Aware

Susan Laine
Chief Field Technologist, Quest Software

Tanya Berger-Wolf
Professor, The Ohio State University

Tiarne Hawkins
Partner Industry Strategist - Artificial Intelligence, Invisible Technologies

Ursula Cottone
Chief Data Officer, Huntington National Bank

Valerie Logan
Founder, The Data Lodge

Veronica Vilski
Content & Engagement Director, The Data Lodge