K-12 Data & AI Conference

​Data scientist is now the highest-paying job for students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in the United States and is projected to grow from a $133.7 billion market in 2024 to a $276.18 billion market by 2029. However, experiences with data are rare in today’s K-12 classrooms and curriculum.

​This conference will introduce K-12 students, educators, and parents to foundational data science concepts and examples of data science careers across industries with a combination of workshops and presentations, divided into three levels for age-appropriate content. K-12 educators and parents are encouraged to attend!

​THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE MULTI-TRACK:

​⭐ GRADES K-4 📊

• ​FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS: Establish intuition and core ways of thinking about and visualizing data

​⭐ GRADES 5-8 💻

• ​TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: Focus on platforms and tools that support data analysis and bring insight

​⭐ GRADES 9-12 🚀

• ​BECOMING A DATA SCIENTIST: Learn what it takes to be a data scientist -- including skills, training and education

​⭐ K-12 EDUCATORS 👩🏽‍🏫

• ​WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, & WHY: We'll incorporate presentations, panels, and other hands-on sessions that are specific to K-12 educators

​2024 SPEAKERS + INSTRUCTORS:

• ​Gulrez Khan | Author + Data Science Lead @ Paypal 💸

• ​Michael Copass | Science Teacher, writes research articles about integrating Ai @ Tracy Unified School District 📚

• ​Prashant Kumar | DATA SCIENTIST @ Bold 🚀

• ​Sheri Johnson | Data Science Educator @ Essential Analysis Solutions 📊

• ​Kelly Dowd | Director - Data Science @ AT&T 🌐

• ​Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic | CEO @ Storytelling with Data 🗣️

• ​Nicolas Potkalitsky, Ph.D. | Teacher / AI Literacy Coach @ Pragmatic AI Solutions 🤖

• ​Sachin More | SR Engineering Manager @ Dollar General 💵

• ​Ginger Baxter | Assistant Dean Career Advancement and Student Success @ Chapman University 🎓

• ​Ugandhar Dasi | Principal Technology Lead @ T-Mobile US 📱

• ​Jhonathan David | President, Chief Advisor - Data Analytics & Data Science @ Xabios Data 💽

• ​Krish Suraparaju | SWE Intern @ Amazon 📦

• ​Taj Pirzada | Director – AI @ Nike ✅

• ​Samuel Setsofia | Masters Candidate @ Northwestern University 🏛️

• ​Akash Kura | Sales Strategy and Data Analytics Intern @ X (Twitter) 💬

• ​Disha An | Senior Data Scientist @ Salesloft 💼

• ​Sanjana Khajuria | Intern @ Salesforce 📈

• ​Henry Clavo | Data Engineer @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 🏦

• ​Alexander Baker | Senior Data Scientist @ cBEYONData 📊

• ​Aditya Sharma | CEO @ HiCounselor 🎓

• ​Chris Bent |Founder @ Piccles 🥒

• ​Corey Wade | Founder @ Berkeley Coding Academy 💻

• ​Anthony DiCecco | Data and Analytics @ Chegg 💡

• ​Jai Prakash | Head of Insights & Data Engineering @ Pella Corporation 🪟

• ​Anshul Jain | Head of Data Science @ Meta 🌐

​sponsor inquiries: sponsors@datasciconnect.com