WiDS New Zealand, 10 and 17 March 2022
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Programme
The WiDS New Zealand 2022 event will run online via Zoom from 4:30pm to 8pm on two evenings.
The webinar will be open to join from 4:30pm each evening. Programme subject to change
Thursday 10 March
| 4:45pm | Nokuthaba & Kate | Welcome & Introductions |
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| 5:00pm | Alice Qiao - Stats NZ | Data Ventures and innovation at Stats NZ |
| 5:25pm | Kath Large - Dragonfly Data Science | Experience working in large and small science organisations |
| 5:50pm | Bing Xue - VUW | Lightning Talk - Data Science & AI at VUW |
| 6:00pm | Dana Briscoe - Cawthron | Finding our way in a sea of data |
| 6:25pm | Kirikowhai Mikaere - Te Wehi | Introduction to Maori Data Sovereignty and Mana Orite Relationships |
| 6:50pm | Facilitator: Kate Kolich, Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Panel: Tackling Climate Change with Data |
| Antonia Burbidge - Climate Change Commission | ||
| Silvina Pugliese - EECA | ||
| Kennie Tsui – Geothermal NZ | ||
| 7:30pm | Kate & Nokuthaba | Overview and info on next session |
Thursday 17 March
| 4:45pm | Nokuthaba & Kate | Welcome & Introductions |
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| 5:00pm | Ocean Mercier - VUW | Mātauranga Māori and Data |
| 5:25pm | Mariana Pekar - MartinJenkins | Breaking into data science in the post-pandemic world |
| 5:50pm | Kate Kolich, Ivy Liu (VUW) | Scholarship awards |
| 6:00pm | Hannah Chorley - DotLovesData | Towards a more informed future for New Zealand's carbon emissions |
| 6:25pm | Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow & Nalei Taufa - Moana Research | Pasifika data considerations |
| 6:50pm | Facilitator: Nokuthaba Sibanda, VUW | Panel: Pathways in Data Science |
| Kylie Reiri - PwC | ||
| Renate Meyer - University of Auckland | ||
| Rachael Milicich - Stats NZ | ||
| Nikki Wilkinson - VUW & Dragonfly Data Science | ||
| 7:30pm | Kate & Nokuthaba | Closing thoughts |