Essential-centered content is for you if:
You have likely landed that coveted entry-level position – although maybe you’re into your second job – and are ready to make a mark. Considered early career, this content is for a data scientist or operations research analyst who is new to the field and is looking to understand what they need to know about deliverables and requirements on a project. Exhibitor workshops, featuring the industry’s leading analytics tools and software, offer an opportunity to learn the latest technologies.
Essential-Centered Keynotes
Last-mile Delivery Optimization in Production - An Experiment-based Framework
Holger Teichgraeber
Software Engineer, Door Dash
Leveraging LLMs and Blockchain for Superior Trustworthy Analytics and Recommendations in Healthcare
Khaled Salah
Professor Computer and Information Engineering, Khalifa University, UAE
Transforming Data to Dollars: Profitable Customer Relationships with Advanced Analytics, GenAI, and Machine Learning
Jim Bander
Lead Product Manager, Experian
Made with Care: Positive Impact Through Analytics Product Management
Melanie Collins
Advanced Analytics & Automation, Digital Transformation & Technology, Chick-fil-A
Constraint Learning in Practice: What is Machine Learning Doing Inside My Optimization Model, and How Can My Optimization Solver Deal with It?
Thiago Serra
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics , University of Iowa
An Examination of the Challenges and Benefits Associated with Enterprise-Wide Deployment of Predictive Analytics
Rayan Hafiz
Senior Manager, Solution Consulting Group, Plant.Digital
Large Scale Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solution for store delivery schedule and delivery route planning
Satish Desai
Senior Data Scientist , Best Buy
DecisionOps: Utilizing collaborative tools and techniques that accelerate model development
Carolyn Mooney
CEO, NextMV
Going Beyond the Math: Lessons in Building and Sustaining Decision Support Tools
Yash Puranik
Director of Decision Sciences, Aimpoint Digital, LP
Winning The Room: Creating And Delivering An Effective Data-Driven Presentation
Bill Franks
Director, Center for Data and Analytics , Kennesaw State University
An Analytics Framework for Understanding Motorsports: An introduction to analytics challenges in professional motorsports focused on American stock car racing, and how Data Science can help to advance the art of the possible in a fast paced pressure filled environment.
Duncan Ellis
Principal Data Scientist , Ford Performance & Active Decision Support
Non-GenAI AI in GenAI: On the Importance of Embedded Traditional AI in an Agentic GenAI Augmented Workforce
Sebastian Gould
Manager of Data Science, Arrow Electronics
An Easy Button for Developing Analytical Applications
Jeremy TerBush
Management Consultant, TerBush Analytics
Creating the Future D&A Operating Model
Scott Harmon
AVP of Business Transformation, Data & Analytics , Church & Dwight
Building, Mentoring and Leading Analytics Teams: Lessons from the Trenches
Hina Arora
Clinical Associate Professor, Arizona State University
The Voice of the Universe: Why more data may not help you
Thor Osborn
Principal Systems Research Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories
Tell Them Stories: The Art of Captivating an Audience with Data
Desiree Abbott
Data Visualization Consultant, Founder, CallMeDeeray
Networking Events to Attend
Early Career Professionals’ Network (ECPN)
The Early Career Professionals’ Network is a group designed to help recent graduates, soon to be graduates, or anyone newly entering the field of analytics/O.R. to build their professional networks and learn the practicalities of working in the field from experienced practitioners.
Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop
A workshop designed especially for those with essential level skills, including students and those transitioning careers. Sessions include a soft-skills workshop, followed by a panel of professionals at different stages of their careers who will lend their insights on how you can excel in your analytics journey.
New to INFORMS? Here are additional opportunities to engage.
INFORMS Insights
Held on the third Thursday of every month at 1pm Eastern time, this series is tailored specifically for early career professionals looking to succeed in the rapidly evolving field of analytics.
Enrolling in Mentor Match
Mentor Match is an online tool that matches knowledgable mentors to enthusiastic mentees to help forge meaningful connections and foster future analytics leaders forward in their careers.
Subscribe to Analytics Magazine
Analytics is a free digital magazine published by INFORMS that provides readers with news and information that showcases the power of analytics on organizational decision making and outcomes.
