Data Drop Toronto Womxn in Data Science and Myra Ribeiro

Alex LaPlante is currently the interim Head of Borealis AI, RBC's R&D lab for artificial intelligence, where she and her team build leading-edge AI solutions to complex, high-impact business problems. Previously, Alex led Borealis' business development and product management teams, which saw her design the company's long-term product vision and build strategic partnerships with RBC stakeholders. Before joining Borealis, Alex held a number of leadership roles at the intersection of technology and finance. Throughout her career, she has provided thought leadership around AI ethics and developing robust enterprise AI systems. She holds a PhD in operations research from the University of Toronto.

We got the chance to chat with Claudia Cabas Claudia Cabas- Director Data Architecture Canada- RBC Capital Markets Technology. Since 2012 Claudia has been working in multiple strategic projects related to sourcing and consuming capital, markets datasets, supporting finance, operations and regulatory initiatives. Most recently her focus has been data lineage, data profiling and data quality controls. Claudia is passionate about learning and champions her team to explore new emerging technologies and are currently evaluating alternatives to apply AI to Data Classifications, Profiling and Quality Control processes.

We got the chance to sit down and speak with the founder and CEO of Toronto Womxn in Data Science Kishawna Peck on what it’s been like running Toronto Womxn in Data Science, and the 5th anniversary of Toronto Womxn in Data Science conferences. She gave us great knowledge of the behind-the-scenes of the organization and explained a little bit about what life in her shoes is like.

Janice Liu is the SVP & General Manager of Magnet Consultancy, a data and technology consulting firm based out of Toronto. Janice is an experienced data broker, investor and entrepreneur who, through her innate leadership qualities and passion projects, works to inspire a new generation of women and BIPOC individuals in technology. Her leadership of Magnet enables smarter, more impactful advertising and marketing decisions through market-leading consulting services and proprietary data solutions.

Kaitlin is a Data Scientist at ProCogia providing end-to-end data solutions to clients within the life sciences sector. Throughout the last 24 months Kaitlin completed her studies obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Minor in Statistics and Data Science Diploma. Additionally, she became a Certified Data Science Practitioner, AWS Cloud Practitioner and Subject Matter Expert in AI whilst completing two Data Science Internships. Kaitlin is deeply passionate about solving problems using technology and aims to help others who share this passion kickstart their career in Data Science.

Kristin is the SVP, Analytics, Insight, and Strategy at Cossette Media whose passion lies in making data and analytics accessible to everyone and truly rooted in real human insights. Starting her career at the CBC, Kristin developed a deep respect for establishing processes, building content, and using data to truly support and positively impact Canadians from coast-to-coast. Since leaving the CBC in 2016, she has continued to champion the development of Canadian-specific solutions and encourage conversations anchored in the needs of Canadians. Following developing the first TV/Video single-source Canadian dataset in partnership with Numeris for the Sochi 2014 Olympics, Kristin moved into the agency world, first at Wavemaker and now at Cossette Media, where she and her team have won multiple awards for innovation and leadership, working daily to integrate evidence-based solutions into her clients’ businesses and mentor young talent into the world of analytics, insights, and strategy.