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Women in Data Science Worldwide @ GM Conference 2025

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May 13th, 2025

About WiDS GM Multiregional

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.

Register now for our event

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.

Video Replays from last year's event:

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WiDS Worldwide Opening Video 2025:

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Date and Time

May 13, 2025

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST

Desk Globe

Location

Virtual - Register for Details

Featured Speakers

Keynote: 

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Sumathi Thiyagarajan

SVP, Business Operations & Analytics

Milwaukee Bucks

Tech Talk:

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Bat El Schlomo

Director, AI/ML Engineer, Autonomous Driving 

General Motors

Panel: Experimentation

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Hilary Parker
Data Scientist; Independent
Consulting & Advisor

Ramya Madhuri Desineedi
Experimentation and Data Science
Visa

Sneha Saxena
Experimentation & Data Science
Grubhub

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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

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Tech Talk

Megan C. Brown, Ph.D

Director, Global Center of Excellence for Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Starbucks

Panel: Databricks

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Brooke Wenig
Sr. Director Machine Learning

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Mary Grace Moesta
Manager Machine Learning Practice

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Chandhana PadmanabhanSr. Specialist Solutions Architect 

Tech Talk

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Darby Greenwell

Vice President, Client Data Science  

ISPOT.TV

Tech Talk

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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

 

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