Data Bytes

In this episode, Erik explains what casual inference is, use cases for this type of analysis and why asking for reviews from other team members is important. He also dives into experimentation and how we can evolve our analysis.

I grew up in the Sacramento area, and attended school at American River College and later CSU Sacramento.  I currently live in Los Angeles with my wife and our toddler, with a permanent remote worker arrangement.  I like to try to teach myself musical instruments, run competitively, and go to restaurants and coffee shops with my family."

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In this episode, Savitha discusses her story in marketing, how to properly build out a team and marketing analytics applications.

Savitha Namuduri has 20 years of experience in Data Science and Analytics space, spanning over several industries such as Telecom, Utility, Retail, Finance, QSR, Insurance, Healthcare and CPG. For the past 15 years she has been running Marketing Analytics teams for agencies such as Omnicom and Wunderman, with her most recent stint being for Zeta Global. She has led the development of solutions for informing and measuring several aspects of marketing, including Customer Acquisition, CRM, Omni-channel Marketing and Customer Journey. Her analytical skill sets range from developing visualizations, to customer segmentation to building predictive models and democratizing data science techniques to solve day-to-day business problems. In addition, Savitha also focuses on providing data-driven recommendations for strategy, setting up experimental designs, conducting primary and secondary research, and developing learning plans to inform marketing and sales strategies. She brings a unique blend of business acumen and technical skill set to consult with clients on the best marketing practices and measurement.

Savitha has a Ph.D. in Managerial Sciences from Georgia State University, Atlanta's Robinson School of Business. Outside of work, she performs and teaches Indian Classical Music and spends time exploring trails with her family.

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 In this episode, Chrissie discuss the data sources used for pharmaceutical research and developments, the ethical issues arising with the use of data in the pharmaceutical industry, and what the future of AI looks like in the pharmaceutical industry.

Chrissie is the Vice President of Development Statistics at GlaxoSmithKline.  She leads a group of statisticians supporting the development of new and approved medicines in immunology, hepatology/gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, neuroscience, HIV, global health and infectious disease areas.  Chrissie has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for 30 years and has experience of developing and commercializing new medicines in a variety of clinical disease areas across all phases of clinical development.  She previously worked at Amgen in a variety of leadership roles and began her career working at SmithKline Beecham.

Chrissie is actively engaged in statistical societies, pharmaceutical trade associations and initiatives relating to the Pharmaceutical Industry.  Chrissie is the Chair of PSI, a Council member of EFSPI, and a member of various European and International Special Interest Groups.  Chrissie is a member of the EFPIA Clinical Research Expert Group and is leading the Innovation in Clinical Trials sub team.  Chrissie is the lead EFPIA representative for the ICH E9(R1) Working Group, and she is co-leading an EFPIA/EFSPI estimand implementation working group.

Chrissie is a Chartered Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS).  Chrissie has an MSc in Applied Statistics and a BSc (Hons) in Statistics with Management Science Techniques.

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Listen in as Hana Khan shares how you can improve your data storytelling. She covers how communicating data has evolved over the past 10 years and her predictions for the future. Your secret weapon when telling a data story, is finding your voice. Hana tells her favorite tools for presenting data and the top 5 tips on how you can present your data confidently. She also has given DataBytes listeners 20% off of her course "Present Data with Confidence". See below for link and code!

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In this episode, Diane discusses how the finance industry has changed in the last 20 years due to data and AI. As a CIO, Diane Lye knows what are the essential skills/traits you need to be successful. Learn how you can navigate the continual changing environment of the workforce and set your teams up for success. Diane also shares her journey into the financial industry and what some of the challenges she faced and lessons learned along the way to be successful. 

 Diane Lye, CIO of Card & Small Business Technology at Capital One. Prior to her role at Capital One, she has held executive positions at Bank of America, Citit Group, and Amazon. Diane also holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Avi Gesser is partner in the Data Strategy & Security practice at Debevoise & Plimpton, a global law firm based in New York. He advises companies on privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence matters, including incident response and data minimization. Avi has represented international financial services firms, private equity firms, hedge funds, and media organizations through large-scale data breaches and AI incidents, including coordinating with law enforcement, responding to regulatory investigations, advising boards and executives on liability issues, and defending against civil lawsuits. Avi is the primary author of the firm’s Data Blog and the architect of the Firm’s Data Portal, an online tool that helps clients quickly assess and comply with their cyber breach notification and AI obligations. From 2010 to 2013, Avi was the Counsel to the Chief of the Justice Department, Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.

Connect with Avi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-gesser/

Lan Guan is a Senior Managing Director at Accenture and currently leads the Global AI Solutions within Accenture’s Strategy & Consulting domain. In this role she is responsible for working with clients to develop and implement data and AI strategies for their organizations. Lan has spent the last 18 years at Accenture working with Fortune 100 and large multinational clients across industries. As an experienced Strategy & Consulting professional, Lan brings deep expertise in transforming all forms of data into actionable strategies and plans to maximize market opportunities for clients.

Connect with Lan on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lan-guan/

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AI is for everyone. You may not feel like you can total understand the AI world but Gianluca Mauro is here to help! He believes that AI should be accessible to all not just those in the tech world. Gianluca has a vast knowledge of AI and has even founded the AI Academy. (Check the website out below!)

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Blog: https://blog.gianlucamauro.com/?utm_source=emailsignature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emails

Website: www.ai-academy.com

Link to Class:  https://school.ai-academy.com/ai4humans

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Heather Hill is a leader and influencer with over 15 years experience in the business intelligence space. She is actively involved in the analytics community as an international speaker, published author, and SAP mentor.

Heather applies her passion for delivering business intelligence and analytics programs, enabling winning teams and promoting women & minority leaders through her coaching solutions.