Have Something to Share? Let Us Know!
Complete the form below to share your ideas and interest in speaking at the next DataConnect Conference on October 2-3, 2025 in Columbus, OH. We will reach out if you are a good match!
At this time, we are only accepting applications for in-person presentations.
Our Mission
DataConnect is focused on providing growth opportunities for women in the field by increasing visibility to the individuals making an impact in data, analytics and AI, providing our conference as platform for them to lead the conversation, and supporting their success in communicating their expertise and experiences in their craft.
Benefits of Speaking at DataConnect
- Complimentary speaker coaching sessions
- Full conference pass
- Exclusive speaker dinner to connect with fellow speakers
- Professional video recording of your talk
- 2 nights of hotel stay for out of town speakers
- Access to our private speaker lounge throughout the event
Tracks & Categories
With multiple tracks, attendees will have the ability to hear from a variety of industry thought-leaders over a broad range of topics, allowing them to curate an optimal agenda tailored to their interests and experience level. Our tracks include:
- AI & ML
- Driving Value & Communicating Insights
- Leadership & Strategy
- Governance & Risk
- Data Engineering & Management
Potential Topics
Our conference covers a broad range of topics in the fields of analytics, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Past topics include algorithm ethics, basics and potential IT risks of AI, career paths in analytics, interviewing data scientists and building analytics teams, developing use cases, creating systems for data capture, data storage/ management, Enterprise analytics, deploying and improving models in an Agile way, storytelling with data, migrating analytics to the cloud, and social network and media analysis. Some topics we'd be interested in hearing about at our 2025 event include:
- Data & AI Fluency and Enablement
- Lessons Learned from Failure
- Product Focused Talks
- Synthetic Data Generation
- AI for Social Good
- Evolving Neural Networks with Genetic Algorithms
- ....and more!
