Groover Labs Presents Jennifer Akers, Data Scientist

The is the second in a series of discussions hosted by Groover Labs featuring technology experts in the Midwest. The event will be streamed on YouTube Live and will have a limited socially-distanced in-person audience.

Our second speaker is data scientist Jennifer Akers. Akers will talk about the emerging field of data science and the important role data scientists play in retail, fintech, logistics and more. She will discuss the lack of diversity in the field and will provide information about how to prepare for a career in or pivot into data science. Akers will also share how businesses in Wichita and Kansas are using data science today.

Akers is a data scientist with AccuWeather, a leading global media company that provides reliable weather data to more than 180,000 third-party websites and serves more than half of all Fortune 500 companies. She has an MA in sociology and has designed custom machine learning solutions for several Fortune 500 companies.

After the presentation, Dave Cunningham, founder and CEO of Flint Hills Group, an award-winning custom software development company, will join Akers for a discussion about applied data science, including questions from online and in-person attendees.

Tickets are available free to Groover Labs members, $10 for non-members. Should circumstances change, we may convert the event to a YouTube Live-only format. We will update attendees accordingly.

Schedule of Events:

4:00 p.m. — Event venue doors open for networking

4:15 p.m. — Livestream opens

4:30 p.m. — Presentation begins

We ask all in-person attendees to follow Groover Labs' Covid-19 safety policies, which include mandatory face masks and social distancing. Seats in the event venue have been spaced six feet apart. For those who cannot or prefer not to attend in person, virtual tickets are available.