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The Business Analytics industry needs your perspective
Business Analytics is one of the most exciting, in-demand career options out there, and employers are hungry to recruit top talent.
Master's-level salaries start upwards of $85,000, and 56% of Fortune 100 companies say they plan to hire master’s in data analytics graduates (Source: 2020 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey).
Attend the Women in Analytics and Leadership Conference to hear from leading women in the industry, learn about unique opportunities and challenges faced by women in analytics, and understand what your perspective adds to the workforce.
This event offers an opportunity to find out what it’s really like to work as a woman in data analytics and see how students from STEM and non-STEM backgrounds can enter the field.
The conference is open to students from ALL majors as an opportunity to find out what it’s really like to work as a woman in data analytics and see how ANY student can enter the field. Register now and enjoy meeting some truly inspirational people. Breakfast and lunch included.
When and Where
The next conference will be held on Friday, October 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in W401 Pappajohn Business Building.
Speakers

Nicole Anderson

Wendy Batchelder

Hannah Baucom

Cindy Bradley

Morgan Diestler

Kate DuVall

Becky Hall

Patricia Neri

Ali Schwietert
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Check-in |
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome - Ann Campbell, DEO, Department of Business Analytics |
9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Wendy Batchelder, CDO (Salesforce) Career Insights |
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. | Dr. Patricia Neri, Principal Decision Scientist (UL Solutions) How Analytics Makes the World a Better Place |
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Cindy Bradley, Vice President Data Analytics and Insights (GreatAmerica) |
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Morgan Diestler, Supervisor Nicole E. Anderson, Supervisor Kate DuVall, Senior Associate (RSM US LLP) Owning Your Data-Driven Future |
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Becky Hall, Analytics Leader (Delta Airlines) Analytics in the Real World |
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Break |
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Ali Schwietert, Analytics Business Partner Sr., Analytics (UnityPoint Health) Learning the Art of Communicating Data |
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Hannah Baucom, Cloud & Automation Analyst (Collins Aerospace) I Did It! So Can YOU |