DataCamp Donates Celebrates International Womens’ Day
Key Takeaways:- How DataCamp partners with women-led nonprofit organizations to provide free data science scholarships through DataCamp Donates
- Advice for women getting into the data industry on how to build confidence, get noticed, and earn a seat at the table where data-driven decisions are made
- How volunteerism, outreach, and free data science education can make the tech industry a safer, more welcoming space for women at the city, country, continental, and global levels.
Description
In honor of International Women’s Day, join a free-form discussion with Sadie St. Lawrence and three other women leaders in the nonprofit data literacy upskilling sectors to learn how women are at the forefront of today’s data revolution. They’ll show how their partnerships with DataCamp Donates have enabled tens of thousands of women worldwide to learn data science for free and transform their careers and lives in the process. Finally, they will take audience questions about and offer advice to women looking to break into these fields for the betterment of their lives and their communities.
Presenter Bio
Cara Wilson is Co-founder and Executive Director of FTW Foundation, a Philippine nonprofit and DataCamp Donates partner organization that upskills deserving Filipinas through training scholarships in tech. FTW graduates earn an average of +150% from before and after our short but impactful program. More than just the training, FTW also provides a support system to develop strong, resilient women who thrive wherever they go, thereby bringing systemic change to the Philippines.
Cara's life experience (from her childhood in the Philippines, a BA from Harvard University, MBA at SDA Bocconi, as well as numerous years in the advertising and media sectors at different companies worldwide) has been enriched by her commitment as a wife and mother. She lives by the FTW slogan - “For the Women, For the Win, For the World!"
Melissa currently works as a Lead Data Scientist at ADP focused on planning projects and building data science models to help improve business decisions. In addition to that, she enjoys volunteering as the Head of Education for ATLytiCS, a DataCamp Donates partner organization. ATLytiCS is an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization focused on creating a community of individuals empowered to pursue work in the data analytics field, providing new pathways to economic opportunity by offering a data analytics training and certification program.
Haneefah Abdurrahman Lekki is best known as a tech community builder passionate about improving tech communities in Africa. She is the Community Manager at Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit organization with the mission to create and increase the earning power of African youth through tech training and resources for the growth of the African startup ecosystems. Since becoming a DataCamp Donates partner organization in 2021, Haneefah and Ingressive For Good have provided free DataCamp scholarships to over 20,000 aspiring data professionals across the African continent.
Sadie St. Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of the Human Machine Collaboration Institute (HMCI), where she leads pioneering research, education, and advising efforts aimed at optimizing human and machine interaction in the AI-driven era of knowledge work. She also founded Women in Data™, an international non-profit organization represented in 55 countries with a thriving community of over 70,000 data professionals. Under her leadership, Women in Data was recognized as a Top 50 Leading Non-Profit and the premier community for Women in AI and Tech in 2021.With academic foundations in piano performance, psychology, and data science, Sadie’s career spans from neuroscience research to over a decade leading data science and AI strategy teams at organizations such as VSP and Accenture. Her contributions to the field have earned her recognition as one of DataIQ’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Data (2024) and Dataleum’s Top 30 Women in AI (2022)Sadie actively contributes to national initiatives as a member of the White House Council for Data and AI Training and the OpenAI Research Community. Her passion for education has driven her to train over 700,000 individuals through data science and AI courses at UC Davis, Coursera, and LinkedIn Learning.