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Starting a Data Conference: The Data Makers Fest Story
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- 0:00 - Community Building in Data and AI
- 3:02 - Computer Engineering and International Leadership Roots
- 6:13 - Machine Learning Research in Sports Physiology
- 10:18 - Data Lead Club and Executive Networking Retreats
- 14:03 - AI Observability and R&D at Their Data
- Professional Growth through Community Organizing
- 19:19 - I would say a little bit. You get to know a lot of people and you get to
- 27:57 - Logistical Challenges of In-Person Conferences
- 31:24 - Strategic Event Scheduling and Venue Selection
- 36:52 - Automated Timetable Optimization with Custom Code
- 41:22 - Curating Quality Speaker Proposals in the AI Era
- 45:47 - Sponsorship Value and Student Ticket Accessibility
- 50:23 - Partnership Outreach and Network Development
- 54:44 - The Forward Deployed Engineer Role and Methodology
- 58:35 - Professional Development for Junior Data Scientists