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About Saleem:

Building a workplace that promotes equality, diversity and inclusiveness is a top priority for Saleem. He believes that the diversity of our people drives innovation and value for our clients and increases the positive impact we create in the communities where we live and work. He is passionate about attracting and retaining top talent and helps to create opportunities for diverse individuals who come from nontraditional career paths and academic backgrounds. Building next generation skills and talent is also an important area of focus, and Saleem is working with his leadership team to establish programs that enable future leaders with the right foundational skills for long-term career development and success. He drives community impact through his role on the Bay Area Council Executive Committee. 

Client executives look to Saleem for advice on everything from business and digital transformation to operational efficiency and effectiveness through process automation and outsourcing. He is currently working with researchers and other business leaders to define the future of work and the skill requirements of a post-pandemic world.  Saleem is helping clients understand the impact of industry convergence and how they need to transform their businesses to win against an entirely new breed of competitor.  He is also working with clients to maximize their returns from investments in cloud, data and security initiatives and to leverage the platforms and capabilities of innovative new startup partners in Silicon Valley. 

Saleem holds a degree in Business Administration and Computer Science and an MBA, all from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and three children. Outside of work, Saleem enjoys cricket, skiing and making the most of the beautiful California outdoors. 

Connect with Saleem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleem-janmohamed/

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How do you build a high performing team for data and advanced analytics? Arnab Chakraborty, Applied Intelligence North America Lead at Accenture AI, answer this question and shares the components of a strong team.

Learn what role has technology and particularly data, played in changing the way we think about transformation.

Stacy has designed, led and successfully implemented strategies in the areas of enterprise and digital transformation, talent and HR, finance, operations, marketing, and client services. She has also led numerous clients across a variety of industries in transformational and post-merger integration situations.

Stacy is a sought-after speaker on the topic of the Future of Work in Healthcare and has led our Global point of view in this space given the in-Industry impacts of automation and digital.

Prior to Accenture, she was the CEO of HCG, an organization consultancy specializing in the assessment, alignment and transformation of strategy, corporate culture and leadership.

She received her BS Degree, University of San Francisco, Organizational Behavior. Stacy is also a California Bay Area native and resides in the Bay Area with her Husband and two daughters.

Learn more about our mission in diversifying data careers and become a member here: womenindata.org

About Samta Kapoor:

Rapid digital acceleration means focus on data and AI/ML  is now, without question, the cornerstone of global leadership. With more than 12 years’ experience driving large-scale digital transformations, I’m passionate about helping organizations use data/AI/ML to innovate, create new products and services, and optimize business processes.

As a managing director in Accenture’s Applied Intelligence (Strategy & Consulting) practice, my focus is on achieving the extraordinary – finding new ways to overcome the most complex challenges by harnessing the power of data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Leading Accenture’s Applied Intelligence Resources West business, I bring technical skills, business experience and industry insight to help our clients in this industry to achieve their strategic goals, master change, and shape a better future in a fast-changing environment.

I&D is very close to my heart and I lead our AAI West I&D team and initiatives.

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About Eric:

He is the author and editor of the weekly newsletter called "From Data to Product" focused on data product management and thinking about data science as a product. You can subscribe here: https://ericdataproduct.substack.com/

Your LinkedIn profile holds a lot of potential for you. Whether it's job offers, networking opportunities, or building your business, LinkedIn is a key component. So are you optimizing your LinkedIn? Find out from a LinkedIn Coach how you can get the most out of your LinkedIn profile.

Louise is an international speaker, writes for Social Media Examiner and hosts the LinkedIn with Louise Podcast.  She lives at home with her husband, three children and an energetic spaniel called Bruce.

In 2019, Louise was invited to attend No 10 Downing Street to represent small business and annually attends the House of Lords as one of 12 UK Local Heroes for Business.   In 2021, Louise was named a Small Business Britain Champion.

Ciara Anderson is a conversational engineer working in the design and development of conversational agents in the fields of chat and voice. She has taught Linguistics at UC Davis and also has a PhD in Linguistics from Trinity College Dublin, and specializes in Harnessing conversational AI tools to design and develop conversational agents in the field of chat and voice.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciara-anderson-phd-a892618b/

IG: @coding.linguist

Twitter: @coding_linguist

Mary MacCarthy is a Data Journalist, Strategist and Analyst based in Los Angeles.

Rodi is a passionate technical leader with a remarkable track record of transforming organizations via data and automation at diverse and decentralised Fortune 500 companies. She is valued for improving operational efficiency, providing insights and thought leadership, introducing game-changing analytics and automations, and developing data citizens. Rodi has extensive success in cross-functional collaboration and influence, including building, training, motivating, and leading the industry’s brightest new stars.

Education: The Ohio State University, BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Engineering

Today, Rodi is taking a much-need professional and personal sabbatical. She joined WiD earlier this year and has been an enthusiastic participant in the community.

Irene Bratsis is an NYC based data scientist, AI practitioner and community builder.

She has spent 12+ years in the private sector working for various tech companies and she writes for Data Driven Investor, Analytics Vidya, Towards Data Science, An Injustice, CodeX, MLearning.ai, Women in Data Blog & Gesture Blog

She currently works as a data science product manager at Beekin,  is the co-lead of the Boston and NYC chapters of Women in Data, works as a project director for the US in the Women in AI Awards North America, and manages the Women in Data book club.

Social Handles:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenebratsis/