WiDS Athens Forum 2021 – The ‘Across’ conference

Women in Data Science (WiDS)

Athens Forum 2021

Part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference
organized by Stanford University

19 May 2021

500+ participants joined us:

From 3 continents
From 50+ organizations, across the public and private sectors
From executive boardrooms, lecture halls and research labs

19 May 2021

About WiDS Athens Forum 2021

The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Athens Forum is a free annual conference on disruptive innovation. It is focused on women-led, data-driven digital transformation and value engineering, aiming to become a unique meeting point for industry experts, academics and public sector officials. To be held online for 2021, WiDS Athens is an independent event that is organized by:

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 the
Stanford WiDS Initiative

The Stanford Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and support women in the field. The vision is to foster a community of interested parties from both industry and academia, where networking and knowledge sharing can flourish.

Keynote
Speakers

Maria Fasli

Professor of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
UNESCO Chair in Analytics and Data Science
University of Essex, UK

Ioanna Koutrouvis

Managing Director
PREDICTA S.A. , Greece

Vana Sypsa

Associate Professor of Epidemiology
and Medical Statistics
University of Athens, Greece

Agenda

the ‘Across’ conference
May 19, 2021

Agenda Highlights

Fireside chat | 10:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Data science – from technology to …

Evi Lempesi, Music Rights Management & Monetization, Orfium.com, Greece
Penny Papageorgopoulou, Interactive Media, University of Athens, Greece
Dafni Scaglioni, Data Journalism, ERT S.A. (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation), Greece
Catherine Sotirakou, Computational Journalism, University of Athens & University of Vienna, Austria
Iouliani Theona, Spatial Media & Architectural Design, University of Athens, Greece

Deep dive | 12:15 – 01:15 p.m.

Female leadership in data science

Selected content from WiDS Stanford/worldwide. Focus on female entrepreneurs and new female researchers and academics in data-related disciplines, projects and industries.

Each viewing of a video will be accompanied by a discussion with the audience.

Fireside chat | 02:45 – 03:45 p.m.

Local trends, global challenges

Maria Fasli, Professor, Faculty of Science and Health, UNESCO Chair in Analytics and Data Science, University of Essex, UK
Daphne Manessi, Professor, Department of Archival, Library & Information Science, University of West Attica, Greece
Evi Sahini, Director, National Documentation Center, Greece

Agenda Themes

Innovating across disciplines

The first session of this year’s forum is dedicated to appreciating how data science has become a driver for exploring and exploiting data-driven disruptive innovation and digital transformation. Top female experts from diverse backgrounds and disciplines will provide their viewpoints on the current and future state of affairs.

Innovating across mindsets

The second session is focused on the role of women data experts as leaders in the field – whether driving the development of blockchain initiatives for a bank or leading scientific teams in the battle against COVID-19. Becoming a leader is never an easy task – whether a PhD student, an entrepreneur or a seasoned academic/professional, female data scientists must move across stereotypes and mindsets.

Innovating across borders

The third session is about the world view of data science, through the eyes of female experts who join us from across the globe. Does local culture play a role in how women engage in technological disciplines, such as data science? How do international collaborations help them? How would they advise young female talent to engage with data science? To find answers, join us for a journey across borders.

Insights

On March 8, 2021, thousands of participants gathered online and across the globe for the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide Conference at Stanford University.

Keynote Address

Be Great, Be You
Building Character and Resilience for Organizations of Future

Jean Liu

PRESIDENT, DIDI CHUXING

Tech Talk

The joys and perils of leveraging mechanistic models in health ML

EMILY FOX

DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER, APPLE

Keynote Address

Building Reproducible Reusable & Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning Systems

JOELLE PINEAU

DIRECTOR, FACEBOOK AI RESEARCH LAB

Academic
Partners

Two leading academic institutions are supporting WiDS Athens Forum 2021

UNIVERSITY OF THE
AEGEAN

Department of
Business Administration

Chios, Greece

UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ATTICA

Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering

Athens, Greece

Industry
Partners

We are grateful to our industry partners for their unconditional, pro bono support

Women in Data Science (WiDS)

Athens Forum 2021

Part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conferenceorganized by Stanford University

19 May 2021

500+ participants joined us:

19 May 2021

About WiDS Athens Forum 2021

About theStanford WiDS Initiative

Keynote Speakers

Maria Fasli

Ioanna Koutrouvis

Vana Sypsa

Agenda

Agenda Highlights

Agenda Themes

Innovating across disciplines

Innovating across mindsets

Innovating across borders

Insights

Keynote Address

Tech Talk

Keynote Address

AcademicPartners

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA

IndustryPartners

WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE ATHENS FORUM

WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE ATHENS

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About WiDS Athens

Growth Transformation & Value Engineering (W.A.V.E.) Lab, University of the Aegean, Greece

Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks Lab, University of West Attica, Greece

Part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference
organized by Stanford University

About the
Stanford WiDS Initiative

Keynote
Speakers

Academic
Partners

UNIVERSITY OF THE
AEGEAN

UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ATTICA

Industry
Partners

WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE
ATHENS FORUM

WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE
ATHENS