Berkeley Women of the Year Awards, Applied Business Analytics
October 30, 2019
University of California, Berkeley
Cutting Edge Topics
Distinguished Speakers
Sabrina Menasria
Head of Data, BI & Master Data Governance,
CHANEL Fragrance & Beauty
2019 Woman of the Year
in Business Analytics
Wendy Pfeiffer
Chief Information Officer
Nutanix
2019 Fisher CIO of the Year
Robert Brown
AVP
Center for the Future of Work
Cognizant
Beena Amannath
Managing Director
Artificial Intelligence
Deloitte
Andreea Gorbatai
Assistant Professor
Management of Organizations
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business
Jodi Halpern
Professor
Bioethics
School of Public Health at UC Berkeley
Sarah Aerni
Director
Data Science and Engineering
Salesforce
Gauthier Vasseur
Executive Director
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
UC Berkeley
Rhonda Shrader
Executive Director
Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business
David Mongeau
Executive Director
Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Berkeley Division of Data Science and Information
Desmond Dickerson
Manager
Future of Work
Cognizant
Chris Bush
Executive Director
Institute of Business Innovation
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business
Zsolt Katona
Faculty Director
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business
Bindu Garapaty
Director, Talent, Development and Inclusion
Gilead
Celeste Faaiuaso
MBA Candidate
UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business
David Leighton
President
Women in Technology International
Marta C. Gonzales
Associate Professor
City and Regional Planning
BIDS Faculty Council Member
UC Berkeley
Cathryn Carson
Faculty Lead, Data Science Education
BIDS Senior Fellow
Berkeley Division of Data Science and Information
Dan Feld
Head of Global Enterprise Business,
Hardware Partnerships
Google
Rene Saroukhanoff
Senior Director
Data and Analytics
Levi Strauss & Co
Program
8:30am – 9:00am
Welcome Breakfast
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:00am – 9:05am
Welcome Word
Chris Bush, Executive Director, Institute of Business Innovation
Zsolt Katona, Faculty Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:05am – 9:25am
AIAI and Humans for AI: A Joint Initiative for Inclusive Intelligence
Beena Amanath, Founder, Humans for AI
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:25am – 10:05am
New Tech, New Challenges, New CIO?
Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix
10:05am – 10:45am
Automated Machine Learning – Empowering Data Scientists and Businesses
Sara Aerni, Director of Data Science and Engineering, Salesforce
10:45am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – 11:55am
Making Diversity Work in an Organization to Drive Successful Transformation
Andreea Gorbatai, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Desmond Dickerson, Manager at the Center of the Future of Work, Cognizant
Rhonda Shrader, Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program
11:55am – 12:35pm
Transformation at Work in 100 Year Old Corporations: Making the Best of Humans AND Machines
Rene Saroukhanoff, Senior Director of Data and Analytics, Levi Strauss and Co
12:35pm – 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm – 2:20pm
Business Case for Women in Technology
David Leighton, President, WITI
2:20pm – 3:00pm
21 More Jobs of the Future: The Future of Work is Here – And it Must be Inclusive
Robert Brown, AVP, Cognizant
3:00pm – 3:40pm
What is the next Frontier in AI and ML?
Dan Feld, Head of Global Enterprise Business, Google
3:40pm – 4:00pm
Break
4:00pm – 4:40pm
Ethics in Data: Open Conversation to Foster an Ethical, Unbiased, and Safe Digital World
Jodi Halpern, Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, UC Berkeley
Marta C. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Cathryn Carson, Faculty Lead, Data Science Education, BIDS Senior Fellow, Berkeley Division of Data Science and Information
Bindu Garapaty, Director, Talent, Development and Inclusion, Gilead
4:40pm – 5:20pm
The Real Road to Successful Data Science: Have You Got What it Takes?
Sabrina Menasria, Head of Data, BI, and Governance, Chanel
5:20pm – 5:30pm
Continuing the Data Journey with FCBA and BIDS
David Mongeau, Executive Director, Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Cocktail Reception
Meet the speakers, sponsors, and AIAI Trainees
7:00pm – 7:15pm
Transition
7:15pm – 10:15pm
Private Dinner
Celebrate our prize recipients and our Fellows
Agenda
8:30am – 9:00am
Welcome Breakfast
9:00am – 9:05am
Welcome Remarks
Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:05am – 9:25am
AIAI and Humans for AI: A Join Initiative for Inclusive Intelligence
Beena amanath, Founder, Humans for AI
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
9:25am – 10:05am
New Tech, New Challenges, New CIO?
Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix
10:05am – 10:45am
Automated Machine Learning – Empowering Data Scientists and Businesses
Sara Aerni, Director of Data Science and Engineering, Salesforce
10:45am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – 11:55am
Making Diversity Work in an Organization to Drive Successful Transformation
Andreea Gorbatai, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Desmond Dickerson, Manager at the Center for the Future of Work, Cognizant
Rhonda Shrader, Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program
11:55am – 12:35pm
Transformation at Work in 100 Year Old Corporations: Making the Best of Humans AND Machines
Rene Saroukhanoff, Senior Director of Data and Analytics, Levi Strauss and Co
12:35pm – 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm – 2:20pm
The Status of Women and Minorities in Analytics
David Leighton, President, WITI (Women in Technology International)
2:20pm – 3:00pm
21 More Jobs of the Future: The Future of Work is Here And it Must be Inclusive
Robert Brown, AVP, Cognizant
3:00pm – 3:40pm
What is the next Frontier in AI and ML
Dan Feld, Head of Global Enterprise Business, Google
3:40pm – 4:00pm
Break
4:00pm – 4:40pm
Ethics in Data: Open Conversation to Foster an Ethical, Unbiased, and Safe Digital World
Jodi Halpern, Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, UC Berkeley
Marta C. Gonzales, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Cathryn Carson, Board Member, Division of Data Science
Bindu Garapaty, Director, Talent, Development and Inclusion, Gilead
4:40pm – 5:20pm
The Real Road to Successful Data Science: Have You Got What it Takes?
Sabrina Menasria, Head of Data, BI, and Governance, Chanel
5:20pm – 5:30pm
Continuing the data Journey with FCBA and BIDS
David Mongeau, Executive Director, Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Gauthier Vasseur, Executive Director, Fisher Center for Business Analytics
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Cocktail Reception
Meet the speakers, sponsors, and AIAI Trainees
7:00pm – 7:15pm
Transition
Meet the speakers, sponsors, and AIAI Trainees
7:15pm – 10:15pm
Dinner
Celebrate our prize recipients and our Fellows
What do other people have to say about us?
The Fisher Center offers a really great and unique lineup! I am amazed with the depth of knowledge the speakers have and how engaging they are.
The overall experience was fantastic. I walked away with many fresh ideas and initiatives to implement and made lifelong contacts and friends.
It’s always great to be able to learn and catch up with the latest trends in the industry, especially since it can all be overwhelming! This summit really helps you digest it all.
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