Gulf Bank, Chief Data Officer; IBM, VP, Data & AI Expert Services & Learning and Huntington National Bank, Chief Data Officer: Influencing Young Minds Towards a Career in Data Science

(USA and Canada) Mai AlOwaish, Chief Data Officer at Gulf Bank; Ritika Gunnar, VP, Data & AI Expert Services & Learning at IBM; and Ursula Cottone, Chief Data Officer at Huntington National Bank together with Dave Cherry, Advisory Board Member at Women in Analytics (WIA) and Rehgan Avon, Founder and CEO at Women in Analytics (WIA) talk about ways to inspire the next generation of data leaders. Visibility of actual role models in the field and by having a platform such as summer camps and mentorship sessions for the younger generation will help in motivating them to pursue a career in data science. Owning the right amount of confidence, having a culture of curiosity, and joining community groups will boost and advance data science as a profession.