Data – The New Oil, Data Science – The Ultimate Career

Introduction:

• Data never sleeps. According to IBM, we create more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily and most of the existing data (more than 90%) in the world has been created in the last few years. Data comes from everywhere: social media, transaction records, cell phones, emails, research, medical records, and much more.
• Data science has emerged as a crucial driving force for every industry and is bringing exciting opportunities for those individuals who acquire the skillset to solve pressing issues. The future holds immense potential as the data will only grow with time.
• LinkedIn’s “Emerging Jobs Reports” has consistently ranked data science among the top fields for three years, with data scientist role experiencing a 37% annual growth rate only in US [What about other countries!].
• World economic forum is already predicting the need of upskilling revolution [statistics presented below].

• Because of the data privacy issues organizations are rushing to build in-house data science teams and facing challenges as there is a huge talent gap. This is an opportunity for individuals with some quantitative backgrounds or existing analytical skills to secure their future and target for high-paying jobs in this amazing field.

Key Takeaways:

• Importance of data and evolution of data science
• The talent gap and how to address this issue
• Data science as a career of all kinds of individuals [technical, non-technical, early-career and seasoned professionals]
• How we can help by providing you a solid and proven roadmap to unfold the mystery.

This is for you if:

• You have a motivation and ambition to navigate this ever-expanding ‘data universe’.
  
• You are ready to start your career as a data scientist.
  
• You are a seasoned professional and want to upgrade your skillset to join the wave.
  
• You have passion to become an entrepreneur
  

The Presenter:

• is a subject matter specialist. He is a data science, machine learning, and a blockchain consultant. For more than two decades, Dr. Qazi has worked with leading organizations, academic institutions, and governments across the globe to help them learn and adopt disruptive innovation in their digital transformation journey. As a professional development coach, a mentor, and a technical writer, he has designed and lead data science certification tracks for MiSK, General Assembly, DELL, Meta, Educaive.io. Dr. Qazi’s lecture notes on data science and machine learning are published as a book series, and many aspiring data scientists and seasoned professionals are getting benefits from that series.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jqazi/

Time and Venue:

• Room 3-26B, Central Library, Downtown Calgary, 800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7

Cost:

• FREE for all (Limited seats available)

Host or Publisher DataSkillz