The Fisher Center Summit
Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards
October 29th, 2021
Online & at Spieker Forum, Chou Hall, UC Berkeley
The Fisher Center Summit & Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards 2021
Since 2017, the Fisher Center has been awarding the Woman of the Year, Project of the Year, and CIO of the Year annually. This year, the Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards are changing to adapt and evolve in the field. The awards are being presented by the Fisher Center for Business Analytics at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. The Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards celebrate relevant, ethical, and humane analytics work by recognizing women in applied business analytics, projects that impact social and environmental issues, and innovative work by young professionals. Diversity is important to us. We encourage nominations and applications from individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and across different identities of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and ability.
The ceremony will take place October 29th, 2021
The event will be held online and in-person at Spieker Forum at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Program Overview
| 8:30 | 8:35 | Welcome | Nolwenn & Gauthier (live in person) | |
| 8:35 | 8:50 | What is at stake for a durable, ethical and sustainable digital transformation | Axelle Lemaire – Ex Minister of Digital Transformation France (live remote) | |
| 8:50 | 9:05 | Young talent keynote : what qualities young talents should cultivate and managers look for | Randy Schekman – Nobel Prize Medicine 2013 (live in person) | |
| 9:05 | 9:10 | Announcement nominees | Recorded Video | |
| 9:10 | 9:20 | Awards and Winner’s Speech | Recorded Video | |
| 9:20 | 9:40 | Humans and AI | Zsolt Katona – Faculty Director – Fisher Center for Business Analytics (live in person) | |
| 9:40 | 10:00 | Project of the Year keynote | Solomon Darwin – father of the smart villages movement (live in person) | |
| 10:00 | 10:05 | Announcement nominees | Recorded Video | |
| 10:05 | 10:15 | Awards and Winner’s Speech | Live in Person | |
| 10:15 | 10:45 | The keys to building data cultures at scale – Panel | Malcolm Goonetileke (SVP LS&CO) – Gauthier Vasseur (Executive Director – Fisher Center for Business Analytics) – (live in person) | |
| 10:45 | 10:55 | Woman of the Year keynote | Wendy M. Pfeiffer – CIO Nutanix – CIO of the year 2020 (pre-recorded) | |
| 10:55 | 11:00 | Announcement nominees | Recorded Video | |
| 11:00 | 11:10 | Awards and Winner’s Speech | Recorded Video | |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | Wrap up | Nolwenn & Gauthier (live in person) |
The Woman of the Year Award
Project of the Year Award
Young Talent of the Year Award
Eligibility criteria
- She is a woman
- She is working in the field of applied business analytics
- She is leading one or several projects in applied business analytics
- She is involved in inclusion and empowerment
- She is chosen by the Nomination Committee
Project of the Year criteria
- The project is innovative
- The project addresses social and/or environmental issues to anticipate and minimize risks through the use of technology
- The project is inclusive
Young Talent criteria
- The applicant is less than 30 years old
- The applicant is involved in one or several projects in applied business analytics
Nomination Committee
Catalina Quiroz Gonçalves
Head of Nomination Process
Deepa Naik
Humans for AI, Nomination Committee Member for Asia
Mohamadou Diallo
CIO Mag, Nomination Committee Member for Africa
Erik Campanini
LePont Learning Nomination Committee Member for Europe
David Leighton
Women In Tech International, Nomination Committee Member for North America and Oceania
Jury
Sabrina Menasria
Singularity, Paris - Former recipient of the Woman of the Year Award (2019)
Gauthier Vasseur
Fisher Center for Business Analytics, UC Berkeley
Genevieve Macfarlane Smith
Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership (EGAL), UC Berkeley
Chris Bush
Institute for Business Innovation, UC Berkeley
Rhea Mehta
Berkeley Women In Business, UC Berkeley