Data Science Symposium

Data Science Symposium

Held in the fall, the Data Science Symposium provides a forum for experts to provide deep-dive relevant perspectives on a wide range of topics and tools in data science. This event typically features multiple keynote speakers as well as hands-on tutorials and technical talks.


Keynote Speakers

  • Rehgan Bleile, Align AI, Co-founder & CEO, "From Models to Agents: The Evolution of Data Science and AI"
  • Jeffrey Shaffer, University of Cincinnati, the Kirk and Jacki Perry Professor of Analytics and Assistant Professor-Educator, "The Future of AI: The Wild West of Modern Technology"
Track Session Speakers
Speaker Company Talk Title
Chris Eldredge Paycor, Inc. “A Framework to Build, Manage, and Exchange Harmonized Data"
Michael Fry, PhD
Don Fleshcut
Ryan Fitzpatric
Steve Honkomp
University of Cincinnati
Ryerson
GE Aerospace
Procter & Gamble
Panel Discussion: “The Current State of Analytics and AI in Manufacturing”
Brandon Greenwell           84.51˚ “DAG Nammit: The Challenges and Dangers of Causally Interpreting ML Models”
Michelle Grimm Fifth Third Bank "Story of Jeanie: Use of AI in our Chatbot with Customers"
Jeff Mills,PhD
University of Cincinnati
Bayesian Data Analysis without Tears: Tools for
Practical Application
Nasser Mooman
Max Gruber
Victor Adewopo, PhD
Great American Insurance Group        “Integrating Machine Learning Models in Insurance Analytics: A Hybrid GLM-NLP Approach"
Sachin Modi, PhD
John Higgins
Sandy Steiger
Dan Willman
University of Cincinnati
Cintas
TQL
The Shepherd Material Science Company
“GPT Reads Supply Chain News: Using Large Language Models to Predict Price Indices"
Jonathan Paul
Fifth Third Bank "AI Solving the new Rubik's cube (Better ask ChatGPT)"
Dhanashree Pokale Domino's Pizza “Forecasting Options and Developments Within a Large Multi-National”
Kunal Sonalkar Nordstrom “Personalizing User Experiences: The Role of Session and Sequence-Based Recommendations"

About Past Symposiums

Past keynote speakers include:

  • John Bossert, Google
  • Michael Thompson, P&G
  • Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Andy Kriebel, Facebook
  •  Joe Blue, MapR
  • Kirk Borne, DataPrime, Inc

Companies presenting technical & analytics case studies include Amazon, Disney, Great American Insurance, Macy’s, Elder Research, Kroger, Fifth Third Bank, MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati Reds, FICO, US Bank, P&G, Google,  84.51, Cincinnati Reds, IBM, Humana, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, NetJets and many more.

Technical Talks can range from tutorials on various data and analytics tools to applying  data science, data engineering, analytics cloud technology, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more in organizations.


Partner with Us

Our conferences are a great opportunity to share your expertise with a large audience of professionals who are eager to learn from you. Whether you have a business case study, analytics solution or technical presentation, we want to hear from you.
 
  • Submit a speaker proposal: We are open to submissions from analytics experts and trainers who would like to speak at our events.
  • Sponsor: We are seeking event sponsors who want to connect with the analytics and data science leaders and professionals who attend our events. Several sponsorship options are available.
  • Participate: Are you a startup technology, analytics, machine learning or AI company? Contact us to learn how you can participate in these events.

To inquire about any of the above, contact Marilyn Kump.