Empowering Data Driven Business
Empowering Data-Driven Business
Our mission is to foster and grow the data ecosystem in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Our experienced speakers and tutorial leaders will guide software engineers, data scientists, and data professionals through new tools and techniques to grow their careers!
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Join us in our fifth year as the State's premier data and advanced analytics conference!
Advanced Registration is now closed. A limited number of in-person registrations will be allowed on Thursday morning on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Registration will be held on the main floor of MSOE’s Diercks Hall at 1025 N Milwaukee St, Milwaukee WI 53202. Registration is open from 7am – 7pm on Wednesday 07/24, and 7:30am – 5:30pm Thursday 07/25.
Important Registration Information
For any changes to your existing registration, please email cpe@msoe.edu or call 800-321-6763 Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM.
Please always arrive to MSOE’s Dierck’s Hall, even for Wednesday’s Networking Dinner at Direct Supply’s Innovation and Technology Center (ITC); you must enter via Dierck’s Hall and follow the marked signs to the ITC; all other doors of the ITC will be locked.
Pricing
All-Inclusive Price
Professionals: $249
Students: $149
includes July 24 Tutorials and Dinner, and July 25 conference.
Dinner & Conference
Professionals: $189
Students: $99
includes July 24 Networking Dinner and July 25 conference.
Tutorials
A Day of Hands-on Learning
Wednesday,
July 24, 2024
7:00-8:00AM
Registration & Breakfast
8:00AM
Tutorials Begin
12PM
Lunch Break
Tutorials
Attendees learn skills in data-driven technologies and methods by participating in longer-form tutorials. Most tutorials consist of a mix of lecture and lab work and run either half or full day. Tutorials and their schedule will finalize by July 4th. We will then email registered attendees to choose which tutorials they wish to attend including what you need to do to be ready.
If you register after July 4th, we will email you within 1 business day of registration.
8AM-5PM
Derek Riley, Ph.D., Professor
MSOE
8AM-12PM
​Tyler Falkner, Data Scientist
Xorbix
8AM-12PM
Yuqing Su, Solutions Architect
Databricks
1-5PM
Jacob Hummel, Solutions Architect
Databricks
Dinner
Greet. Eat. Network.
Direct Supply Innovation & Technology Center at MSOE
July 24, 2024
5:00PM
Appetizers &
Opening Remarks
6:00PM
Dinner Begins
Sponsored By
Our keynote speaker, Chris Mattmann, as well as many other conference speakers and presenters, will be attending the Networking Dinner. There will not be a formal program; remarks from the event organizers will be made prior to dinner.
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We are pleased to offer this unique opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals.
Our caterer will be able to accommodate vegan, kosher, and gluten-free requests.
Speakers
A Day of Insightful Talks
Thursday
July 25, 2024
Registration & Breakfast
7:30-8:30AM
8:30AM
Conference Begins
12PM
Lunch Break
Speaking Sessions
After our morning keynote and break, conference talks listed below will be organized into two-hour thematic sessions, with some of these sessions running in tandem. Attendees can expect topics to include the usage of business impact of making data-driven decisions, technical introductions to AI models, data-intensive tools, and application development. At 2:45pm there will be an additional break and scavenger hunt!
Detailed Schedule will be posted here by July 4th.
Track 1 Session 1 - Large Language Models
10AM-12PM
10-10:40AM
Katie Panciera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
MSOE
10:40-11:20AM
Sean Jones, Assistant Professor
MSOE
11:20AM-12PM
Kevin Najimi, CFA
Causeway Capital Management
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Track 2 Session 1 - Business 1
10AM-12PM
Gregg Mattek, Head of AI Specialists - US Central, Canada, and Startups
Google
10-10:40AM
10:40-11:20AM
Anne Dorn, VP of Legal Affairs & Managing Counsel
Direct Supply
11:20AM-12PM
John Bukowy, Ph.D., Associate Professor
MSOE
Track 1 Session 2 - MLOps
12:45-2:30PM
12:45-1:25PM
​David Cieslak, Ph.D., Chief Data Scientist
Aunalytics
​Tyler Falkner, Data Scientist
Xorbix
1:25-2:05PM
David Johnson, Director of Data Science & Analytics
Sift Healthcare
2:05-2:45PM
Track 2 Session 2 - Business 2
12:45-2:45PM
12:45-1:25PM
Industry 4.0 : Driving Business Value through Data
Aravind Kumar, Digital Automation Consulting Manager
Belden
Teresa Esser, Managing Director
Silicon Pastures Angel Investment Network
1:25-2:05PM
Ben Paulson, President
MSOE AI-Club (MAIC)
2:05-2:45PM
Track 1 Session 3 - Data-Driven Healthcare
3:30-5:30PM
3:30-4:10PM
Suryanarayanan Kaushik
GE Healthcare
Brian Nett & Prakhar Prakash
GE Healthcare
4:10-4:50PM
Katelyn Rowley
GE Healthcare
4:50-5:30PM
Track 2 Session 3 - Infrastructure
3:30-5:30PM
Eddie Mattia, Data Scientist
Outerbounds
Yemalin Godonou, Solution Engineer and Architect
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The Conference
For year five, Data-Driven Wisconsin Conference is pleased to take place at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Direct Supply's Innovation and Technology Center in downtown Milwaukee!
Venue
Diercks Hall at Milwaukee School of Engineering will be our home for both the first day of Tutorials and the second day of Speaker Presentations. ​Diercks Hall is located at 1025 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Direct Supply's Innovation and Technology Center will host the first day's Networking Dinner, with breakfasts and lunches on both days.
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Direct Supply's ITC building is located at 1020 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Prior to attending your first conference activity, please check in at the Registration Desk inside Diercks Hall to receive your badge.
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Registration Hours:
Wednesday, July 24: 7:00am-8:00pm
Thursday, July 25: 7:30am-5:30pm
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Parking
Limited on-site parking in MSOE Surface Lots are available on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that the Viets Field parking structure will not be accessible to attendees, and that the Water St. Lot is a paid lot. Click here for more parking information.
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All day parking is available at many Parking Structures in downtown Milwaukee. Click here for more information.
Hotels
Volunteer Organizers
Randall Kirk
EVP & Chief Scientist - Direct Supply
RJ Nowling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - MSOE
Jeremy Kedziora, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, PieperPower Endowed Chair of Artificial Intelligence - MSOE
Ernesto Guerra Vallejos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - MSOE
Robert Bardunias
Managing Director - Digitamo
George Kroeninger, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Center for Professional Education - MSOE
Andreana Moody
Program Manager, Center for Professional Education - MSOE
Stephanie Schultz
Administrative Assistant, Diercks Hall - MSOE
