This session will connect eminent women around data and innovation emphasizing the notion that equality of opportunity across gender is widely recognized as an identifier of a healthy and prosperous society
OPENING
WOMEN IN INNOVATION
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE IN THE INDUSTRIAL ERA
Industrialization has evolved from the use of more mechanical machinery to using electricity to operate these machinery and more recently to the use of robots to automate tasks. As a result, more women have
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE
It is said that women hold up half the sky, but too often many of us may not realize by just how much. Yet all over the world, and in all walks of life, women are creating, designing, and innovating to make
WOMEN LED DATA DRIVEN INNOVATION
This session will showcase women led data driven innovations with huge potential for economic and social progress, with varying effects on different communities and businesses. The panel will discuss how wom
WOMEN IN GEO-SPATIAL DATA
WOMEN LED DATA SCIENCE PRODUCTS
Despite availing opportunities in data science field especially at this period of fourth industrial
era, women are underrepresented. According to Francine Berman , Professor of Computer
Sci

DATA 4 AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is an engine of growth for households and for countries alike, as a source of employment and a key driver for food security. But the flip side to its capacity to feed people, bolster the economy,
GIRLS AND DATA
An interactive session to showcase the success stories of engaging young women in data and tech agenda. Participant will get a chance to hear on strategies of recruiting girls in STEM subjects, key lessons l
GENDER STATISTICS: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN SUPPORTING WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE
Last but certainly not least session of the DAY 1 and of WIDS - Dar es Salaam 2019. It is an interactive session that will begin by panelist sharing the current state of the gender gap in the field of data s