The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field.

WiDS Pakistan is an independent event that is organized by IBM Pakistan as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.

All genders are welcome to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.

7:00 pm - Kick-off by Qamar un Nisa & Madiha Ijaz

7:05 pm - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI and Data Science: Connecting the Dot - Mariette Awad

7:20 pm - Data Visualization for Storytelling - Zunaira Rasheed

7:35 pm - How to start your Data Science Journey - Hafsa Razzak

8:00 pm - Build your first AI chatbot with zero coding - Asna Javed

Qamar un Nisa -Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pakistan Ambassador. Lead Developer Advocate for IBM North, East and West Africa. https://www.linkedin.com/in/qamarnisa/

Madiha Ijaz - Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pakistan Ambassador. Data Scientist at IBM. https://www.linkedin.com/in/madihaijaz/

Prof. Mariette Awad - Associate Professor at AUB, ex-IBMer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariette-awad-79471b1

Zunaira Rasheed - Visual Analytics Consultant. Coming from business management background, switched her career to Data Science.

Hafsa Razzak - Data Engineer in Advanced Analytics, IBM. Technical Lead at Pakistan Women in Computing Karachi chapter https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafsa-razzak/

Asna Javed - Lead Developer Advocate, IBM Pakistan, Techwomen Alumnae and Founder of Bachaoo - a social awareness project https://www.linkedin.com/in/asnajaved/

Women in Data Science Pakistan 2021