The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists from around the world, regardless of gender, and support women in the field of data. WiDS began as a one-day technical conference at Stanford in November 2015. It is now a global movement that includes multiple initiatives around the world organized by WiDS ambassadors.
When? April 20, 2023 from 9:30am-2:30pm
Where? Manel Martí Recober Auditorium, Faculty of Computer Science, Barcelona
Address? B6 Building, ground floor, Campus Nord, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. C. Jordi Girona 1-3. BCN 08028 (location here)
Format: In-person event with recording and subsequent publication in webinar format
Registration: Free and open
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Program
9:30 Welcome
Fina Antonijuan, Vice-Rector of Social Responsibility and Equality at UPC
Karina Gibert i Oliveras, WiDS-Barcelona 2023 ambassador, professor and director of IDEAI-UPC, Vice-Dean of Equality and Ethics (COEINF)
Núria Castell Ariño, WiDS-Barcelona 2023 co-ambassador, former dean of the FIB
10:00 – 11:30 Round Table 1: Data and Cybersecurity
Moderator: Karina Gibert, professor and director of IDEAI-UPC and Vice-Dean of COEINF, WiDS-BCN ambassador
The round table provides complementary views of governmental institutions, research, large corporations, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Panelists
Mónica Espinosa, Head of Innovation at the Catalan Cybersecurity Agency
Laia Pagès, Executive and Research Manager at CARNET
Encarna Pau, Cybersecurity Manager at Marelli Spain
Meritxell Pineda Director of the Cybersecurity Master at UPCSchool
Jeniffer Woodard, CEO and founder of Insikt Intelligence (tbc)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30 Round Table 2: Data, Ecosystem and Leadership
Moderator Núria Castell, former dean of the FIB and WiDS-BCN co-ambassador
The round table provides views from business, research, academia, and public administration
Panelists
Clara Lapiedra, founder and CEO of Aula Magna
Lídia Montero, Deputy Dean of Studies at FIB-UPC
Nataly Buslón, Researcher at BSC
Mercè Crosas, former Secretary of Open Data and Good Governance of the Government of Catalonia
13:30 Closing
Ms. Liliana Arroyo, General Director of Digital Society, Government of Catalonia
Karina Gibert i Oliveras, WiDS-Barcelona 2023 ambassador
Núria Castell Ariño, WiDS-Barcelona 2023 co-ambassador
14:00 Networking lunch in the gardens of Vèrtex
Women of WiDS 2023
Previous editions of WiDS-Barcelona
I WiDS-Barcelona 2021
II WiDS-Barcelona 2022
WiDS provides Female Role Models
Find the women of WiDS-Barcelona 2021 here
Find the women of WiDS-Barcelona 2022 here
Announcement
On April 27th, 2023, it is the International Girls in ICT Day. WiDS-Barcelona 2023 will broadcast a Webinar that will be available on this website internationally.
The organization of WiDS-Barcelona 2023
WiDS-Barcelona 2023 Ambassadors
Director of the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDEAI-UPC) research center
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Deputy Dean of Equality and Ethics of the Official College of Computer Engineering of Catalonia (COEINF)
Former Dean of the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (FIB-UPC)
Organizing committee
- Àngela Nebot, IDEAI-UPC
- Mònica Sànchez, IDEAI-UPC
- Gemma Thomas Crusells, IDEAI-UPC
- Esther Parra, IDEAI-UPC
- Víctor Garcia Domínguez, IDEAI-UPC
- Kevin Sànchez, IDEAI-UPC
- Xavier Angerri, IDEAI-UPC
- Miquel Umbert, IDEAI-UPC
Sponsored by
Do you want to be a sponsor of WiDS-Barcelona 2023? Contact us! karina.gibert@upc.edu
WiDS-Barcelona 2023 is an independent event organized by Karina Gibert and Núria Castell-Ariño as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and more than 150 locations worldwide, showcasing women who are doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend the WiDS Worldwide conference events.