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THE LARGEST GATHERING OF BLACK WOMEN DATA LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Black Women in Data Summit 2024

September 14 -15, 2024

Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter, Atlanta, Georgia

Black Women in Data Summit centers Black women's point of view in all spaces where data lives, offers opportunities for Black women to expand their data skills and communicates issues and recommendations critical to Black women's advancement in the data workforce.

Hear from enterprise leaders devoted to Black women’s advancement in the data workforce

​"My experience at the Black Women in Data Summit has been incredible. I've met a lot of like-minded women who are very eager to advance their careers and love working with data, so it has been a very enriching experience."

-Jakeah Phifer, MSHI, CAHIMS

Senior Data Analyst at OptumRx

Sponsors

We’re proud to partner with organizations that are committed to the advancement of Black women in the data space. If you’re interested in becoming an event sponsor, don’t hesitate to contact us today!

Featured Speakers

Ebony Vaz

Kenya Oduor

Mindelyn Anderson

Shehara L. Wooten

Janeka Handford

Kiva Slade

Monique Mills

Sibongile Toure

Jimmy Lubega

Lisa Blanchard

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo

Tsion Sadore

Uniqueka Walcott

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Networking Lounge

BWD's Tech & Herb Happy Hour and The Meeting After The Meeting Brunch are ideal opportunities to meet other attendees, speakers, and representatives from our sponsors. It's a relaxing environment with engaging candid conversations.

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Career Development

BWD's breakout sessions are designed to help attendees take inventory of their current career trajectory. Our session facilitators share their best practices and disseminate curated resources. Attendees leave their sessions with a clearer game plan on their next career move.

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Data Skills Workshops

BWD hosts interactive hands-on upskilling workshops to help our attendees expand their data expertise. We've had RStudio, Power BI, navigating consumer data and web scraping tutorials. Attendees receive the practical training while broadening their data skills.

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What Others Are Saying

Hi Dr Marshall- I enjoyed the BWD conference and so glad I discovered it. Hope to join in person next time. I recently started a healthcare executive analytic role and I’m stepping into networking with more black women in data so exited to connect

Founder & CEO of DataedX Group

Dr. Brandeis Marshall

Dr. Marshall created Black Women in Data to center Black women's point of view in all spaces where data lives, offer opportunities for Black women to expand their data skills, and shape pathways for Black women's advancement in the data workforce. She speaks, writes, and consults on how to move intentionally and build people-first tech. She is the author of Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity (Wiley, 2022), co-editor of Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2024), and contributing author of The Black Agenda (Macmillan, 2022).

September 14 - 15, 2024

Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter, Atlanta, Georgia

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