WHAT’S HAPPENING?

REGISTRATION AND  WELCOMETALK

13:00 - 13:30

  See what companies are there on the day, mingle with other participants and of course the typical time to know where the fire exits are.  

DEMYSTIFYING DATA SCIENCE

 13:30 - 14:00         Rho Zeta AI

Chiin will provide her expertise to clear the general misconception that Data Science works requires unicorns to do. She will demonstrate the accessibility of working with data from her extensive past work experience.

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INTRO TO GIT AND GITHUB WORKSHOP

14:00 - 15:50         8th Light

This workshop is great for complete beginners, who may not have STEM background.

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Git is the wonderful version control system that almost all programmers use these days - and also almost all programmers are initially confused by! Our goal for this beginners git workshop is to alleviate any confusion and help you understand the ins and outs of committing, pushing, branching, rebasing and all the good things that git can do. We're also introducing you to Github, an online repository to store your code and collaborate with others. 

COFFEE BREAK

15:50 - 16:10     Sponsored by QM & IMA

The chance to start, continue or finish with the conversation you were not able to finish in earlier sessions. Take the time to refuel yourself with drink and snacks.

DATA VISUALISATION WITH TABLEAU

16:10 - 18:00         The Information Lab

In 90 minutes, we'll take you from connecting to data, gaining insights and sharing them with the world! We'll go through the WHY of data visualisation and share best practice knowledge. By the end you'll have built your first dashboard - a great addition to your data science portfolio!

FLYING DRONES SHOW

18:00 - 18:20         Extreme Fliers

This will be an eye-opening flying drone show from 'Extreme Fliers'.  This technology made crowdfunding history in 2015 raising $3.5 million with the Micro Drone 3.0 and won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2016, in recognition of this accomplishment.

IN2SCIENCE

18:20 - 18:30

In2science is an award winning charity which empowers students from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to STEM and research careers through high quality work placements and careers guidance.

NETWORK TIME

18:30 - 19:00

Time to treat yourself after all these learnings, but don't forget to talk with others, you might find out things you never thought of.