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About Us
WiDS @ GM is an independent event that is organized by General Motors as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference, the WiDS Datathon, and an estimated 200 WiDS Regional Events worldwide. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS conference and WiDS Datathon Workshop events which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.
General Motors aspires to be the most inclusive company in the world, and we are proud to support Stanford University in the Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative. WiDS started as a one-day technical conference at Stanford in 2015 aimed to inspire and educate data scientists. Today, WiDS has grown to become a global movement that includes many worldwide initiatives.
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Mark your calendars to join us on May 13, 2025, at the 6th annual GM sponsored WiDS conference, to learn from data scientist professionals in various fields who will share the latest research and applications of data science in a broad set of domains. Attendees will learn how leading-edge companies are leveraging data science for success.

Date and Time
May 13, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST

Location
Virtual - Register for Details
Featured Speakers
Keynote:

Sumathi Thiyagarajan
SVP, Business Operations & Analytics
Milwaukee Bucks
Tech Talk:

Bat El Schlomo
Director, AI/ML Engineer, Autonomous Driving
General Motors
Panel: Experimentation


Hilary Parker
Data Scientist; Independent
Consulting & Advisor
Ramya Madhuri Desineedi
Experimentation and Data Science
Visa
Sneha Saxena
Experimentation & Data Science
Grubhub



Ellie Hughes
Head of Consulting
Eclipse Group Solutions
Casandra Campbell
CEO & Growth Consultant
Sneha Rajen
Senior Scientist
Tech Talk
Anastasia V. Flevaris
Sr. Director of Data Science
Nike
Tech Talk
Riya Sherchan
Senior Manager,
Unified Analytic Consulting
IPSOS

Tech Talk
Megan C. Brown, Ph.D
Director, Global Center of Excellence for Advanced Analytics and Data Science
Starbucks
Panel: Databricks

Brooke Wenig
Sr. Director Machine Learning

Mary Grace Moesta
Manager Machine Learning Practice

Chandhana PadmanabhanSr. Specialist Solutions Architect
Tech Talk

Darby Greenwell
Vice President, Client Data Science
ISPOT.TV
Tech Talk

Meg Tennant
Principal, Global Accounts
Amazon Web Services
Thank you to our 2025 WiDS @GM Committee & Volunteers
Agenda
9:45 - 10:00 AM (ET)
Virtual Conference Lines Open
10:00 – 10:05 AM
Welcome to WiDS@GM
Sheri Marshall, General Motors
10:05 – 10:30 AM
Keynote
Sumathi Thiyagarajan
10:30 – 10:50 AM
Tech Talk
Bat El Schlomo
10:50– 11:00 AM Break
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Panel: Experimentation
Hilary Parker
Ramya Madhuri Desineedi
Casandra Campbell
Sneha Saxena
Ellie Hughes
11:30 - 11:50 AM
Tech Talk
Anastasia V Flevaris
11:50 – 12:00 PM Break
12:00 – 12:20 PM
Tech Talk
Riya Sherchan
12:20 – 12:30 PM Break
12:30 – 12:50 PM
Tech Talk
Megan C. Brown, Ph.D
12:50 – 1:10 PM
Panel: Databricks
Brooke Wenig;
Mary Grace Moesta; Chandhana Padmanabhan
1:10 – 1:30 PM
Tech Talk
Darby Greenwell
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Tech Talk
Meg Tennant
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Closing Remarks for 2024 WiDS @ GM Conference
-Sheri Marshall, General Motors