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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.
Mark your calendars to join us on May 22, 2024, at the 5th 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.
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Date and Time
Wed, May 22, 2024
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Location
Virtual - Register for Details
Featured Speakers
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Bridging Data and Decisions
Güzin Bayraksan
Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Integrated Systems Engineering Department
The Ohio State University
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How Data Engineers Drive Data Culture
Andrea Niu
Data Science Team Lead
General Motors
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Using LLMs for Classification Problems
Maralee Sobotka
Senior Director of Data Science
Cox Automotive
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AI for Clinical Diagnostic Decision Making: What could go Wrong?
Sarah Jabbour
PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
University of Michigan
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Modernizing Insurance Operations with Embedded Analytics
Katie DeGraaf & Kate Oliver
SVP, Product and Telematics & Vice President, Product & Telematics
General Motors Insurance, GM Financial
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Navigating LLMs at GM: Applications, Customization, and Cost at an Enterprise Level
Tara Rengarajan & Maryam Ibrahim
Senior Software Engineer, Finance Analytics & Software Engineer, Finance IT
General Motors
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Building Robust Marketing Data Foundations: Lessons from a Founding Data Scientist
Julie Zhu
Manager, Business Intelligence
Snowflake
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Hope is not a Strategy: Leveraging Data for Strategic Portfolio Management
Melissa Chiari
VP of Global Technology Strategy & Delivery Enablement
Prudential Financial
Thank you to our 2024 WiDS @GM Committee & Volunteers
Agenda
12:45 - 1:00 PM (ET)
Virtual Conference Lines Open
1:00 – 1:05 PM
Welcome to WiDS@GM
Sheri Marshall, General Motors
1:05 – 1:30 PM
Modernizing Insurance Operations: The Power of Embedded Analytics and Vertically Integrated Solutions
-Katie DeGraaf & Kate Oliver, General Motors Insurance - GM Financial
1:30 – 1:55 PM
Bridging Data and Decisions: A Method for Optimization under Uncertainty using Residuals and its Applications in Energy and Transportation
-Guzin Bayraksan, Professor - The Ohio State University
1:55 – 2:00 PM Break
2:00 – 2:25 PM
Using LLMs for Classification Problems
-Maralee Sobotka, Cox Automotive
2:25 – 2:50 PM
How Data Engineers Drive Data Culture
-Andrea Niu, General Motors
2:50 – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 – 3:25 PM
AI for Clinical Diagnostic Decision Making: What could go Wrong?
-Sarah Jabbour, PhD Candidate - University of Michigan
3:25 – 3:50 PM
Building Robust Marketing Data Foundations: Lessons from a Founding Data Scientist
-Julie Zhu, Snowflake
3:50 – 4:00 PM Break
4:00 – 4:25 PM
Hope is not a Strategy: Leveraging Data for Strategic Portfolio Management
-Melissa Chiari, Prudential Financial
4:25 – 4:50 PM
Navigating LLMs at GM: Applications, Customization, and Cost at an Enterprise Level
-Tara Rengarajan & Maryam Ibrahim, General Motors
4:50 – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks for 2024 WiDS @ GM Conference
-Sheri Marshall, General Motors