About WiDS Kenya
WiDS Kenya is an independent event organized by Kenyan Ambasssadors to coincide with the annual Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University and an estimates 150+ locations worlwide. All genders are invited to attend WiDS regional events, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work.
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Women in Data Science (WiDS) Kenya
It is data science commnity that strives to inspire, support and educate everyone, regardless of gender.
Register here to join the network.
WiDS Conference Kenya 2023
The WiDS 2023 conference takes place at Microsoft ADC. In this year’s conference, we will have it in hybrid as we feature 8 Speakers covering a broad range of topics in data science.
Speakers to share insider knowledge on their areas of work
Datathon Workshops were conducted for the past 2 months in line with the WiDS datathon challenge
Attendees have participated in the datathons
Ambassadors supported this venture
Panelists
Our Panelists
Nancy Kinyua
Geospatial Data Scientist Clinton Health Access initiative
Pamela Adede
Computer Scientist
Rhoda
Data Scientist Safaricom
Phyian Karinge
Founder YoungTechiez | Product Manager UrPlug Finance
Irene Mbeke Muia
Senior Data Scientist ICEA LION insurance
Dr Jacki O’Neill
Director Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI)
Dr Viona Ojiambo
Management Consultant Strategic Synergy Consultants Limited
Becky Atkins
Product Manager World Resources Institute“Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine.”
~ Peter Sondergaard, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Research at Gartner, Inc.
Team
Our Team
Millicent Ochieng
Data & Applied Scientist Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI)
Carol Muchemi
Data Scientist Kantar
Diana Mutheu
Data Scientist Roche
Christine Muthee
Air Quality Analyst World Resources Institute
Eunice Mungai
Business Analyst Phastar
Philomena Mbura
Data Scientist Safaricom PLC
Waithira Macharia
Data Scientist Safaricom PLC
Stephanie Kingori
SharePoint Developer Kenya AirwaysWiDS Conference Kenya 2023
The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Kenya conference was held on March 10, 2023,
happening both online and in-person at ADC #Microsoft.
This is an independent event that is
organized by WiDS Kenya Ambassadors in partnership with Microsoft, Moringa School and Kenya Airways
as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference.
Contact
Contact Us
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
Email:
widskenya@gmail.com