sessions.csv

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FALSE,FALSE,03D0227A-DCA8-474D-9677-414D3F780605,"Keynote - 2021: The Tipping Point for Data Literacy, and the Pioneers' Advantage","A look at the rise of data literacy, and the current state of this critical up-skilling and culture-shifting area, including: the market, myths and momentum of data literacy (what) the critical role of pioneers in movements like literacy, and data literacy (who) the importance of taking data literacy personally- at work, and in life (why). Do you ""speak data""?",keynote1,,,2021-10-18 8:00,2021-10-18 8:45,Ballroom,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Adam,Dunning,Speakers,Chief Analytics Officer,"Adam Dunning has extensive experience in healthcare data analytics with a proven track record of building, aligning and improving data and analytics programs. He previously served as vice president of analytics at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (HealthNow) and CIO at Palladian Health.",adunning@axialhealthcare.com,,axialHealthcare,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,AEDD11FF-C97B-4365-A66B-A92A38E64AC9,Leveraging Cognitive Diversity In Your Data Team,"What is Cognitive Diversity, and what does it bring to the table? How can we leverage it to improve how our data teams work together, communicate, and solve problems? In this interactive panel we will discuss : What Cognitive Diversity? How it can expand the capacity of our data teams? The role leadership plays in promoting Cognitive Diversity within their teams and across the entire organization.",session015,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Alanna,Roesler,Speakers,People Analytics Manager,"Alanna Roesler is a People Analytics Manager at Schneider Electric driving innovation, change, and scalable analytics solutions leveraged by the global analytics community. She fosters a data-centric culture by uniting analytics, technology, and human behavior across business units and functions.",alanna.roesler@se.com,,Schneider Electric,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Next Gen Health Analytics,,Shruti,Sharma,Speakers,Software Engineer Lead,"Shruti is a Lead Engineer on the Data Management Services (DMS) at Ingram Content Group. Her team is responsible for data pipelines and tools that aid data driven decision making. She is an advocate for Data, D&I and was nominated as Women of Influence by Nashville Business Journal.",shruti.sharma@ingramcontent.com,,Ingram Content Group
TRUE,FALSE,35FB47CB-D26E-4AB0-A344-C52DF023C6FC,How to use data analytics to grow post-pandemic volume,"This presentation will focus on how to utilize health care analytics to improve quality, increase revenue and decrease cost by identifying and engaging patients with health care needs. We will walk through simple and complex case studies ranging from case management for diabetes patients to interventions for children born with congenital heart defects. The pandemic has resulted in an exponential increase in the number of patients with gaps in best practice treatment. Data can solve these gaps.",workshop006,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Amy,Kauppila,Speakers,Senior Data Scientist,"Amy Kauppila, Ph.D., is a senior data scientist at InfoWorks and has over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry. Her strengths include understanding complex technical and business needs, segmenting the needs into achievable goals, and developing methods and techniques for data analysis.",amy.kauppila@infoworks-tn.com,,"Infoworks, Inc.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,5085A26E-1739-432F-9472-BE4C1AF696D0,People Analytics: Using Data to Manage People and Work,"Most business planning processes focus on strategy, budget, and headcount. While these aspects allow management to quantify costs, they rarely align the workforce with the ability to deliver on ever-changing objectives. This misalignment is a major reason many teams feel understaffed and ill-equipped. Fast-paced industries need modern techniques to align talent and upskill teams. In this engaging workshop, you'll learn how to design and optimize a workforce that delivers on your objectives.",workshop005,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Brock,Dulaney,Speakers,Data Consultant,"As a Data Consultant with UDig, Brock enjoys seeing the many ways people across all industries interact with their data. Driven by a desire to meet client needs as excellently as possible, he loves learning about their data goals and how to best be of service to them.",brock.dulaney@udig.com,,UDig,,Steve,MacLauchlan,Speakers,"Director, Data","More than anything, Steve loves solving problems collaboratively with clients from all industries and building lasting relationships. He enjoys learning about the businesses and helps with understanding emerging data technologies as well as the tried-and-true data governance methods.",steve.maclauchlan@udig.com,,UDig,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,6C12B9E4-1249-4675-A281-53C90D66BB5E,Get Your Model to Production Faster by Wrapping it in a Flask App,"You've prepared the data and trained a model in an IDE or notebook, and it looks like your model could really make an impact on the business. Now what? The path to production is long and arduous for many data science models. This session will give an overview and tutorial of some simple designs for wrapping your data science model in software for production use. The session will focus on Python 3.6+, the Flask micro-framework, and the schedule library.",workshop002,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Caleb,Pagel,Speakers,Director of Consulting Services,I've been fortunate to work across multiple industries and help companies with their software and data needs. I am currently leading a team of consultants focused on Nashville-area clients.,caleb.pagel@cgi.com,,CGI,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,8ADCF88D-B683-4DEA-882C-53168E3C8E7C,Web Scraping with Selenium,"Web scraping can be difficult sometimes when web pages are dynamic with JavaScript. During this session, we will be learning/coding together to overcome this challenge. By the end of the session, we will build a web scraper from scratch together.",workshop007,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Broadway D,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Charreau,Bell,Speakers,Senior Data Scientist,"Dr. Bell leads several data science (DS) projects across a spectrum of disciplines. She is a consultant for researchers and industry organizations to help them form, plan, evaluate, and reach their data-driven academic or business objectives, and also provides workshops and seminars on DS topics.",charreau.s.bell@vanderbilt.edu,,Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,0E7A26DA-C25A-41F6-82DF-4A9A2109BF36,Ambidexterity with R and Python,"Skilled with analytics in R, but the same analysis in Python seems unintuitive? Frustrated trying to force a Pythonic approach in R? Analytics can be clearer and less error-prone by writing code aligned with the language design. In this workshop, we'll code analytics tasks using the lens of R Tidyverse and Python foundational principles. Participants will learn to express analysis steps in a manner congruent with the language paradigm for increased fluency and versatility between languages.",workshop001,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Chase,Norlin,Speakers,CEO,"Chase Norlin is the CEO of Transmosis, a nationally recognized Cybersecurity Workforce Developer and the creator of transmosisONE, enterprise cybersecurity protection for small business. Previously he was the founder of Alphabird, named the 8th fastest growing company in America by Inc. Magazine.",chase@transmosis.com,,Transmosis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,A137D9E5-51DD-4906-A623-3D7EA0612B63,Databricks and Tableau (Visualization Speed & Power),"As my professional journey through Healthcare is shaped by government policy changes, consumer trends, and global pandemics, so is my method of seeking Analytical insights shaped by the differing speed and power of the tools available. I will be telling my story of going from no experience in coding and business intelligence to teaching others about the tools of the trade, sharing my experience with all of the tools I've used along the way.",workshop003,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Chase,Williams,Speakers,"VP, Professional Services","Chase Williams has spent the last 15 years helping the largest Healthcare operators in the country improve IT service delivery and reduce costs. By connecting directly with care providers, Chase is able to provide solutions that consider patient care while achieving the overall technical objective.",cwilliams@3-dtechnology.com,,3-D Technology,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,981483DF-7343-49C2-B473-30CC726728A0,An Introduction to Healthcare Analytics: From Simple to Complex,"The healthcare industry is complicated. It has its unique set of business rules, privacy rules, billing and payment methodologies which results in many data governance and analytics challenges. With so many source systems, diagnostic machines, IOT sensors etc. results in an abundance of data, but how does one decipher the important analytics and metrics from all the rest? This workshop will be a simple primer to understand the key issues and analytics faced by providers, payers and employers.",workshop004,,,2021-10-18 9:00,2021-10-18 10:30,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Christine,Smalley,Speakers,Product Owner,"Christine Smalley is a USAF veteran and Product Owner for Data and Artificial Intelligence at Jackson with a Bachelor's in Management and a Master's in Data Science. Christine is passionate about data, analytics, and process improvement. She enjoys volunteering, playing D&D, and experimenting with vegetarian recipes.",christine.l.smalley@gmail.com,,Jackson,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,5FAFD5AA-3DB7-4FC8-B08E-F1D76629A791,"Developing a Deep-Learning Based, Computer Vision Model to Count People in Crowds","Automated people counting in free-view photos is an important task that has many applications in risk assessment and public safety. Deep learning has shown great promise in this domain, but such models must be reliable, performant, and interpretable. In this talk, we will discuss the development of a model from scratch, including obtaining training data and the difficulties associated with labeling. Finally, we will assess the feasibility of generating predictions using limited resources.",session039,,,2021-10-19 14:00,2021-10-19 15:00,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Clayton,Severson,Speakers,Analytics Manager,"Clayton Severson moved to Nashville in 2015. He now works as the Analytics Manager for Kythera Labs in Franklin, TN. Clayton has his B.S. in Biochemistry from Iowa State University and MBA from The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University.",Clayton@kytheralabs.com,,Kythera Labs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,9F7C71F3-464C-42CE-B9E1-F4BF03E0F611,Gearing up for Change: Insights to Impact,"We live in a fast paced world, where change is constant and relentless. Businesses are compelled to be agile and embrace change or become obsolete and perish. Managing and implementing change is often overlooked and under-appreciated in the field of data and analytics. It deals with organizational behavior and culture. Often the most complicated yet impactful part of implementation is change that sticks. Turning analytic insights into change, what can we as leaders do to create the most impact?",session016,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Dan,George,Speakers,Founder & CEO,"Dan is a globally recognized Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics professional with experience guiding both Fortune 100 businesses and growing startups to better manage their workforce. Dan is the CEO of Piper Key, a consulting firm delivering workforce optimizations services to HR, Finance, IT.",dan.george@piperkeyanalytics.com,,Piper Key,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,40DD8ECD-0482-4546-A0E7-969464E5EDDB,Data Visualization - It Is All About Your Audience!,"Data Visualization is not about the story you want to present; it is about what your audience needs. How to create impactful data visualizations that are useful and drive the right conversations? The session is not about using a specific tool but will delve into the basics of ethics, conceptualization, collaboration, design basics, data-ink ratio and branding.",session031,,,2021-10-19 12:45,2021-10-19 13:45,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Dan,Kopp,Speakers,"Associate Vice President, Data & Analytics","Dan is a consultant with the North Highland Company & has 16 years of experience in Information Management strategy and delivery. Specific areas of expertise include Technical Leadership for the areas of Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Info Mgmt, System Integrations, & Data Architecture.",dan.kopp@northhighland.com,,North Highland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,51692E33-4F01-4F71-9EAC-2C3D15D14618,Data Science and the Market Response to the Pandemic,"We know that COVID-19 has and will continue to affect business. It has, after all, drastically impacted us as individuals and greatly affected our society. However, if you knew the data-indicated market shifts, what possibilities would that provide? Where would your company invest resources? In this session, we’ll discuss the pandemic’s disruption of the market. We’ll explore using that disruption, along with data science, to your advantage so that you can position your organization to succeed.",session005,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Dave,Delaney,Speakers,Founder,Keynote Speaker | Founder of Futureforth| Author of New Business Networking | Creator of the Nice Method used to improve corporate communication and teach leaders how to communicate more effectively - the nice way.,dave@futureforth.com,,Futureforth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,FEB31624-156F-485A-B9E9-005D7CB065AB,Case Study: Transforming Reporting and Analytical Capabilities,"Before our reporting transformation initiative, all reports were generated in Excel and data was stored in Access DBs and files. Each team member spent hours manually loading and manipulating data every month and reporting was static and stale. After the initiative, we could load and prepare client data in minutes, analyze data dynamically and gain insights from combining data sets that were previously unattainable. This talk will describe how we moved from our legacy to our current state.",himss002,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Divyasom,Malhan,Speakers,Enterprise Data Leader,"Enterprise Data Leader for Schneider Electric in North America. I lead the data team which is managing Data Operations, Master Data Governance and Data Analytics. I have worked in North America, Middle East, India and Nepal.",divyasom.malhan@se.com,,Schneider Electric,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,69E1EBB0-113A-4621-999D-0B287A3627E7,Designing the Tiered Data Model,"Have you ever been faced with the challenge of identically structured data needing to be segregated for security or contractual reasons while simultaneously, your operations and analytics teams need to be able to work with the totality of the data to be successful? Enter the Tiered Data Model! This methodology allows you to logically and even physically separate the data as necessary while also allowing your teams to see and work across the data from multiple sources.",session013,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Eric,Hendrickson,Speakers,Chief Technology Officer,Developer and technologist most of my life. I have been an IT leader for 15+ years. I've had nearly every IT engineering and architecture role - having started and developed several architecture and IT organizations from scratch into large scale multi-hundred person teams. I like to build.,ehendrickson@provisionsgroup.com,,Provisions Group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,A5259AB6-3675-4195-8605-77D02B50EABA,Bend Without Breaking: Using Data Analytics to Improve Career Outcomes,"Burnout is a state defined by emotional exhaustion associated with work-related stress, feelings of detachment toward patients, and a low sense of personal accomplishment; and unfortunately, school is where it begins for most workers. Therefore, the purpose of this presentation is to help attendees develop career management skills and mindset through personal data that will improve their personal effectiveness and focus in their roles.",himss007,,,2021-10-19 12:45,2021-10-19 13:45,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Erica,Zuhr,Speakers,Director of Advanced Analytics,"Dr. Zuhr has over 10 years of experience in data analytics and applied math. Her responsibilities include providing guidance on data science strategy and developing machine learning models. Prior to joining Onlife, Zuhr was a Lead Scientist at Booz Allen and a professor at High Point University.",erica_zuhr@onlifehealth.com,,Onlife Health,,Catherine,Bass,Speakers,"Senior Director, Informatics & Innovation","Dr. Bass serves as the Senior Director of Informatics at Onlife Health. Her areas of responsibility include data science, advanced analytics, reporting and research. She holds a Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance and has more than 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry.",cbass@onlifehealth.com,,Onlife Health,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,69CC49AF-C6B4-45F3-B848-A918413B3DCC,Redefining Market Research Analytics,"Consumer and Product Profiles describe the attributes of products that are critical to ensuring consumer satisfaction now and in the future. The development of a Consumer and Product Profile begins with data collection through surveys about consumer opinions on product attributes. However, such survey data is often subjected to inadequate analysis, which leads to incorrect conclusions about consumer preferences and misleads recommendations on how to improve the product and its advertising.",session007,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Fatema,Chaklasi,Speakers,Software Engineering Manager,"I have lived and worked in the Nashville area for over 10 years! After graduating with a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University, I embarked on my career as a Quality Assurance Analyst. I love software testing because it is analytical and platform agnostic!",FMCHAKLASI@GMAIL.COM,,SmileDirect Club,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,0A296A3E-21CA-41E4-845E-56FF867A3655,Beyond the Black Box: Interpretability Techniques for Medical Text Classification,Model interpretability is becoming increasingly more important in machine learning and is especially crucial in the healthcare field. We will provide an overview of interpretable methods in NLP – from simpler models to advanced explainability techniques for deep learning models – using illustrations from real-world medical text. We will also explore the high-level considerations for practical interpretability when applying ML techniques in a business setting.,session035,,,2021-10-19 12:45,2021-10-19 13:45,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Glenna,Dunn,Speakers,Data Scientist,I am an early-career data scientist with a background in computational astrophysics and high-performance computing. I earned my PhD at Vanderbilt studying black hole formation.,glenna.c.dunn@gmail.com,,XOi Technologies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Digital Reasoning,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,446FCEAB-BDD7-49C8-8019-9ED0BE061D4C,Data Science in an Agile World,"Data Science might be iterative, but it can be difficult figuring out how to align Data Science processes with Agile Development. This session will provide ideas for using Kanban and Scrum methodologies with Data Science projects. We will walk through a JIRA board and learn how to use Work-In-Progress, Spikes, and Stories to provide visibility, enable greater customer collaboration, and respond to change.",session032,,,2021-10-19 12:45,2021-10-19 13:45,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Holly,Rachel,Speakers,Cofounder,"Holly Rachel is the Cofounder of RW Consulting, a data analytics consulting firm. RW Consulting helps small and medium businesses design and implement data strategies to answer business questions. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Holly Rachel is a St. Louis Native, and now resides in Nashville.",hrachel@rachelwinfree.com,,RW Consulting,,Njeri,Watkins,Speakers,Business Intelligence & Digital Analytics,"Njeri Watkins is a catalytic leader with over 15 years of expertise in leading, educating, and advising organizations to a better digital world through data. An influential educator in the areas of leadership, business intelligence, and data analytics, Njeri has been a Digital Technology Instructor with The University of British Columbia for over a decade. Njeri has presented at over 100 conferences, digital technology events, academic institutions, and government programs in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.",njeri@njeriwatkins.com,,Njeri Watkins Consulting,,Jay,Roy,Speakers,President,"Mr. Jay Roy is business and IT executive with more than 25 years of experience with expertise in customer and healthcare analytics.Mr. Roy held various senior-level IT roles at several healthcare and technology companies. He was CIO of healthcare toxicology testing company in Dallas, TX.",jayroyhealthcareitpro@gmail.com,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,E34E56B8-051A-4724-B300-127175A98809,How to Leverage the Power of AI and Machine Learning to Drive Efficiency in Cybersecurity,"This session will focus on the ever increasing risks and liabilities that businesses face as a result of digitization of the economy, the ""new normal"" of remote work, and the expanding amount of digital data transmitted and stored. Specifically, the session will address what these risks and liabilities look like, how AI and Machine Learning can be adapted to mitigate these risks, and best practices that business owners can follow to enhance their security and reduce their overall business risk.",session040,,,2021-10-19 14:00,2021-10-19 15:00,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jamie,McGlothlin,Speakers,Health Care Analytics National Lead,"Dr. Jamie McGlothlin is the Health Care Analytics National Lead for RSM. He specializes in creating analytics solutions which drive clinical and operational improvement for health systems, providers and payers.

He has a Ph.D. in computer science specializing in big data analytics, cloud computing and machine learning. He has invented nine patents and published 27 peer-reviewed research papers (including 13 healthcare publications)",jamie.mcglothlin@rsmus.com,,RSM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,9BF67657-C8FD-4A7F-9B5B-231E99172F0A,The Best of Both Worlds: A Case for Human-Centered Data Science,"Data science is a problem-solving approach best known for transforming big data into information useful for decision-making. Human-centered design is a problem-solving method that starts with understanding how people perceive and navigate opportunities and challenges in their everyday lives. When combined, the insights gained from these approaches can be powerful! So why don't we see them together more often? This session proposes ways to integrate design-thinking into the data science process.",session002,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jason,Parker,Speakers,"Director, Data Science","Jason joined HCA in 2018 as the first data scientist for TriStar Health and led real-time predictive efforts to support its hospitals in Tennessee, Georgia, and Kentucky. In 2021, he joined the Clinical Operations Group at HCA corporate as Director of Data Science.",jason.parker@hey.com,,HCA Healthcare,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,69A1CE14-E7E0-4713-8AE1-7BBF386C725B,The Data Practitioner,"With the explosion of the technology industry in northern middle TN and corporate giants moving into the area, the competition for the right IT talent is at an all-time high. Companies must consider other talent pipelines besides their current sources. In the Data Analytics space, there is a new associate role making an impact: the Data Practitioner. With skills to execute tasks such as sourcing, transforming, & analyzing data, companies have a cost-effective option for their data teams.",session001,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jason,King,Speakers,Senior Director of Data Science,"Jason is a Physicist-turned-Data-Scientist, with extensive experience in research, project management, and and model development. I have worked with large-scale healthcare data for the past five years and built a team of Data Scientists to tackle a variety of clinical and financial problems.",jking@xsolis.com,,XSOLIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,61DD2852-AD83-43D5-ABE3-2BAD734909E8,"The Data-Driven Community: Franklin, TN and Government Service Improvement through Analytics","For the last three years, the City of Franklin has been proud to show how local governments leverage data and analytics to improve the quality of life for our citizens. Come back this year to see how we have persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic to be even stronger through innovation and tailored approaches to analytics and data-driven decision making. Learn how Franklin continues to make data matter while we grow and sustain our great American community!",session022,,,2021-10-19 9:00,2021-10-19 10:00,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jeff,Cunningham,Speakers,Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,"Jeffrey Cunningham is a senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) at HealthStream, Inc. Mr. Cunningham is responsible for leading all aspects of platform and product development for HealthStream. In Mr. Cunningham’s 20+ years of experience in healthcare technology, he has led the design, development, and delivery of several large-scale solutions with an emphasis on advanced service-based architectures, big-data analytics, and ecosystem-wide interoperability. Prior to joining HealthStream, Mr. Cunningham was a founder, CTO and Chief Strategy Officer for Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), CTO for Medibuy/GHX, and a Partner in Computer Sciences Corporation’s (CSC) eBusiness consulting practice. Mr. Cunningham has also served on several boards and industry initiatives focused on the advancement of healthcare technology. Mr. Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of North Texas.",jeff.cunningham@healthstream.com,,"HealthStream, Inc.",,Polly,Alexander,Speakers,"Director, Knowledge Management","Polly Alexander is a knowledge management leader with an extensive background in public health & informatics in a healthcare setting. As an expert in taxonomy and metadata application to business processes, her focus is to drive proactive information discovery that leverage semantic technologies.",polly.alexander@healthstream.com,,"HealthStream, Inc",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,E478CEE0-FF70-4309-8F1B-0D70648E0149,Leading With Change: Enabling Successful Analytic Solutions,"When the launch of a high-quality analytic solution created to enable data-driven decisions is not having the influence it was designed for, how can we think about the launch differently? Alanna Roesler, People Analytics Manager, will discuss how Schneider Electric has disrupted their way of working by prioritizing change management as a core capability in their operating model. Leading change is not easy, but it is essential for the data-driven transformation we set out for.",session025,,,2021-10-19 9:00,2021-10-19 10:00,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jeffrey,Barton,Speakers,Pet Nutrition US Digital Technologies Manager – Data & Analytics,"Jeffrey has worked in IT for over 20 years, starting in the Nor Cal Bay Area during the original dot-com boom, and presently in the Nashville area helping Mars Petcare make #ABetterWorldForPets through Data & Analytics enablement. He still likes to get his hands dirty building solutions when he can.",jeffrey.barton@effem.com,,Mars,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,5F37A147-762A-4C33-A83F-9177078BADF4,Incorporating Quicksight in Product Development,Integrating powerful data visualization products into web applications provides numerous benefits including speeding up dashboard development and deployment cycles and providing more opportunities for end users to explore data insights. We’ll discuss how to position Amazon’s Quicksight on top of existing AWS infrastructure to quickly bring powerful analytics to users with minimal development time while still mindful of ETL processes for the freshest data. Exposing these tools is easy and can be,himss005,,,2021-10-19 9:00,2021-10-19 10:00,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Jemiyo,Akande,Speakers,Enterprise Solutions Lead,Jemiyo Akande is an Enterprise Solutions Specialist who partners with core sales team to help customers boost employee productivity and improve response to competitive challenges through technology . She holds a B.Sc in Multidisciplinary Studies/Business; and Masters of HealthCare Informatics.,Jemiyo_Akande@Dell.com,,Dell Technologies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,41C34177-03B6-4285-8155-C9B8E5076D17,DevOps and Data,"DevOps is a set of cultural and process goals that organizations have to automate the infrastructure deployment and, often, software development release activities. The relegation of DevOps to just the software engineering disciplines is a missed opportunity though as there are also benefits to data engineering and machine learning teams. This discussion will show how DevOps can be applied to data management, data engineer, and machine learning teams and processes.",session018,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Joey,Neiman,Speakers,Director of RPA Practice,"I have twelve years in the healthcare field leveraging automation to aggregate patient data for hospital operations, EHR migrations, and patient billing. I have leveraged RPA with assistance from artificial intelligence, machine learning, and OCR to automate a full RCM billing process.",jneiman@silexdata.com,,Silex Data Solutions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,82FB1A63-699F-4C9B-84A2-E9200E3B536C,Basic Data Modeling for BI Reporting,"In our BI journey, we all hit a plateau in our learning curve. One reason is that we haven’t modeled our solution correctly. In order to move to the next level of our journey along the BI learning curve, we need to understand how a tool like Power BI works. Only then will we understand why we design our data models the way we do. In this session, we will review how tools like Power BI work how that impacts the way we build data models. This is an introductory course.",session008,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,John,Wilson,Speakers,"Director, Advanced Analytics, Brookdale Senior Living","John Wilson is an expert on business analysis and corporate strategy. As director with Brookdale, John leads data science and analytics on finance, HR, and covid-19. John holds a MBA from Vanderbilt and a BA from Occidental College. He lives in Nashville with his wife, dog, and newborn son.",johnawilson@gmail.com,,Wilson,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,907052F8-C03E-42F9-869B-0B8F2E90FDC1,Accelerate AI Using AutoML,"In this session, you will learn how we scale AI at Asurion by increasing the automation of the machine learning (ML) process. Developing ML algorithms involves repetitive tasks that are time-consuming and prone to error. Prototyping the best algorithm & productionizing them takes weeks, even months sometimes. By automating the pipeline, we are able to drive speed to market by reducing the training time & improving model performance via team members that need not have data science specialization.",session019,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,John,Irvin,Speakers,Chief Data Officer- IT Services,"Deloitte's Chief Data Officer for IT Services, collaborating with Deloitte’s business leaders to understand enterprise-wide needs and to shape Deloitte’s data strategy objectives for safeguarding trust, enabling value creation, maximizing cross-business capabilities and driving new efficiencies.",jirvin@deloitte.com,,Deloitte,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,9BD3D136-B37A-415C-B376-EDF8CA24564C,Activating Data and Analytics Culture,"Grassroots activation and ground-floor culture change are essential ingredients for producing the breakthrough thinking and lasting value your organization needs to realize your Data and Analytics strategy. In this session, you will learn how a rag-tag group of analytics ambassadors formed across all functions at Mars Petcare in order to break down data silos, raise data literacy, create intentional collaboration, and put enterprise technology investments to work on everyday challenges.",session011,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Kevin,Pedde,Speakers,Associate Director of Data Science,"Kevin is a passionate problem solver with 10 years of Data Science and Analytics experience under his belt. During this time, he’s had many success stories of implementing models and solutions to help the companies he works for. Kevin has 2 degrees in applied math and 1 in analytics from NC State.",kevin.pedde@syntelli.com,,Syntelli Solutions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,62E127E9-A328-4D6B-B9D1-B485EFCB33F2,Wrangling Big Data through Concept and Data Linkages Across Heterogenous Systems,"Big data, specifically unstructured data in numerous systems and repositories, is challenging to analyze and extract benefit from at enterprise scale. This presentation will discuss our methods for using ontology models to connect heterogeneous data sources and types, describe how semantic concept linking facilitates resiliency in enterprise scaling, and illustrate how these knowledge models are applied to extract business value from previously unconnected data within a cloud-based architecture.",himss008,,,2021-10-19 14:00,2021-10-19 15:00,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Leigh,Pepin,Speakers,Engagement Manager,To be provided at a later date,lpepin516@gmail.com,,Trinisys,,Chris,Bybee,Speakers,"VP, Software Development",To be provided at a later date,bybeec@gmail.com,,Trinisys,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,BF8937E7-9FE2-4DCF-B882-9D74CA983D25,Where It's At (and Why): Location Analytics,Location analytics can identify business opportunities and answer complex spatial-temporal business problems. We demonstrate various open-source spatial analysis tools and approaches to reveal geospatial insight and solve common business problems. Code will be provided.,session038,,,2021-10-19 14:00,2021-10-19 15:00,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Liming,Zhou,Speakers,Senior Data Scientist,"Liming Zhou is a senior data scientist at XSOLIS, a platform shared by payers and providers that offers access and analytics to cases for concurrent utilization review. She graduated from Indiana University with Ph.D. in Physics and Master in Data Science.",zhouliming0@gmail.com,,XSOLIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TRUE,FALSE,0BB561EB-BDB7-4ADF-8AE3-D7466452BBE9,COVID and Senior Living Analytics,"COVID-19 affected businesses of all kinds. However, the virus posed unique challenges to the senior living industry. In this presentation, John talks through the data problems and analytical solutions for Brookdale Senior Living, the nation's largest senior living provider. He will focus primarily on the key aspects to reporting on cases, closures, and vaccinations for a non-technical audience interested in the intersection of healthcare and data to show how data saves lives.",session020,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Luke,Wylie,Speakers,Product Manager,"Luke has a diverse background that fuses healthcare, research, and spatial sciences. From conducting research on spaceborne remote sensing systems to numerous data-driven healthcare projects, he brings a holistic approach to Product Management in the healthcare space.",luke@perceptionhealth.com,,Perception Health,,Emily,Arevalo,Speakers,Senior Analyst,"Emily has a background in applied mathematics. With several years of experience in the analytics fields, she brings key insights to client accounts to help grow business and improve patient experiences.",emily.arevalo@perceptionhealth.com,,Perception Health,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,95B43733-3697-44EE-8886-6759720C2795,Where Does Data Come From?,"Each department claims their reports are correct. Do these numbers mean the same thing? Is this the latest data? We will review practical steps to trace the roots of your data, identify how and where data travels, and how to communicate this effectively and consistently to everyone on your team.",session003,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Mark,Ferguson,Speakers,Director of Data & Analytics,"Over 20 years of experience in designing and building Data Warehouses as well as Analytics and Data Integration solutions. Experience building solutions in the Cloud as well as On-Premises, in both small and large enterprises with small and multi-terabyte Data Warehouses.",mark.ferguson@provisionsgroup.com,,Provisions Group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TRUE,FALSE,6175D5FF-849F-4594-9B25-5CE0FBA08417,Developing  a Customized ELMo for Long Text Classification,"Word embeddings have become an important aspect for improving all kinds of Natural Language Processing tasks, and Embeddings from Language Models(ELMo) have become one of the most widely adopted. However, those publicly available pretrained ELMo were trained for general applications have quite large dimensionality, which limits the usefulness for tasks with long text inputs. Considering this challenge, we will explore the creation of an ELMo with a smaller embedding and a domain specific corpus.",session029,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Matthias,Mueller,Speakers,"Sr. Director, Marketing Analytics","Matthias is the Sr. Director of Marketing Analytics at global MarTech company Campaign Monitor, where his bilingual team (R/Python) of data scientists and marketing analysts utilizes applied statistics to build attribution models, optimizes our marketing mix, and automates reporting.",matthiasmueller924@gmail.com,,Campaign Monitor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,D40404FD-B91C-48F9-9121-AF21A28EDAED,"Combining Named Entity Recognition and Network Analysis to Study ""The Lord of the Rings""","Named entities and their semantic relationships learned from a corpus via natural language processing (NLP) translate naturally to the nodes and edges of the graphs of network theory.¬† The combination of NLP and network analysis allow us to extract social networks that facilitate a rich analysis of the text, revealing polyonymies, communities, protagonists, and relationships.¬† We will use these tools to study the characters, species, realms, and other aspects of The Lord of the Rings.",session009,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Megan,Heim,Speakers,Healthcare Consultant,"With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare and technology services, Megan Heim has dedicated her career to improving the healthcare industry and the people who lead it. After a decade leading business development and customer success with two of the largest healthcare services firms in the country, Megan moved into executive search in 2014 to build and develop the leadership ranks of top performing hospitals, health systems, managed care companies and investment-backed organizations. It is Megan’s privilege to partner with healthcare executives to find, develop and retain high performing leadership teams and her time is spent with these talented leaders – understanding what they do, what they WANT to do, how they do it, and who they need around them to be their best. Where there is innovation and/or transformation needed - in leadership, organizational, career development, employer/personal branding, or otherwise - that is where Megan loves to dig in and work with leaders to go from good to great. Megan is highly committed to helping others achieve their goals and her mission is to transform leaders and their impact on the world.",meganmheim@icloud.com,,Next Gen Health Analytics,,Jay,Roy,Speakers,President,"Mr. Jay Roy is business and IT executive with more than 25 years of experience with expertise in customer and healthcare analytics.Mr. Roy held various senior-level IT roles at several healthcare and technology companies. He was CIO of healthcare toxicology testing company in Dallas, TX.",jayroyhealthcareitpro@gmail.com,,Next Gen Health Analytics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,FEAE53D1-73A3-40E6-A582-9D8717B76887,The ROI of Nice,"What is the return on investment of being nice to yourself, your colleagues, and your community? In this presentation for leaders and aspiring leaders, your audience will learn how to better understand themselves, overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome, discover ways to improve their company culture with empathy, and how to give back to the communities they serve. * The ROI of Nice includes cameos from Nashville's technology community.",session030,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Michael,Walters Young,Speakers,Budget & Strategic Innovation Manager,"I am a passionate civil servant who believes that information is the key to providing fair, effective and truly data-driven decision-making in the greatest experiment in the history of humanity - the American Democracy. I love our community and am proud to build and sustain the City of Franklin!",michael.waltersyoung@franklintn.gov,,"City of Franklin, Tennessee",,Jason,Potts,Speakers,Information Technology Director,"A native Tennessean, Jason has over 20 years in Information Technology and nearly two decades in government service. He has served the City of Franklin, Tennessee for most of his career and has been Information Technology Director for the last year.",jason.potts@franklintn.gov,,"City of Franklin, Tennessee",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,C5796A8B-4FC6-42F2-8238-D137744563AE,Optimizing Clinical Environments through Discovery Services and Data Analysis,"Healthcare Operators are pressed to deliver results at a rapid pace with limited resources and financial constraints. Technology investments and strategic decisions based upon incomplete data can be costly – not only in terms of time and money but also because it hampers operational efficiency. Having a reliable, business-relevant assessment of an organization’s technical infrastructure (including compute, network, peripheral assets, applications, active directory objects and network traffic) are paramount in the IT decision making process, especially when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, refreshing hardware, relocations, application rationalization, and licensing alignment. We will discuss how healthcare IT knowledge translates into an analytics practice that leverages the data points that matter in clinical optimization.",himss001,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Michael,McKinley,Speakers,President,"Michael McKinley is the founder of McKinley Consulting. Michael has managed data transformation projects for the last nine years. He is Microsoft Certified in Power BI and the Power Platform and has worked with major clients such as HCA, FedEx, and the United Methodist Church, among others.",michael@mckinley.consulting,,McKinley Consulting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,73131753-C2A9-41D2-80AB-66A36D0A19BE,Advancing Data Literacy: The Last Mile of Analytics Adoption,"With all of the emphasis to be data-driven and efforts to capitalize on ML and AI, how do organizations go beyond the technology to truly drive analytic adoption and tackle all three critical components of Data Literacy: 1) building robust data and analytic infrastructure 2) improving the analytic muscle of business teams 3) establishing clear job expectations and careers paths to become an analytic employer of choice.",session026,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Michael,Erskine,Speakers,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Michael A. Erskine is an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University. His research interests include technology governance, educational technology, location analytics, technology workforce competencies, and disaster management.",michael.erskine@mtsu.edu,,Middle Tennessee State University,,Scott,Seipel,Speakers,Associate Professor,"Dr. Scott Seipel is an associate professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at Middle Tennessee State University. He earned his doctorate in statistics/operations research from the University of Texas at Arlington. As a statistician and a data scientist, his research interests follow the data.",scott.seipel@mtsu.edu,,Middle Tennessee State University,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,29C3DF8A-5062-46E6-9B1C-BCE2D5193044,Establishing A Data Anonymization Shared Service Capability,"Data anonymization is critical for data privacy use cases. Are you relying on developers that write custom code or can‚Äôt explain k-anonymity? If so, this session is for you. Deloitte‚Äôs Chief Data Officer for IT Services shares lessons learned/best practices for establishing a data anonymization shared service capability, which enables an organization to operationalize data anonymization as a critical risk management process as a partnership between business, technology and privacy experts.",session037,,,2021-10-19 14:00,2021-10-19 15:00,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Michelle,Miller,Speakers,Chief Technology Officer,"Michelle Miller is a Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Centauri Health Solutions and leads its Nashville tech hub. Her career includes risk adjustment, information technology and data analytics leadership roles. She has a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.",michelle.miller@centaurihs.com,,Centauri Health Solutions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,BE7E0220-C962-455D-AF6C-47D3ADE6784B,Using R to Serve Bespoke Analytics to Stakeholders Using Custom Slack Bot Notifications,"Slack has become omnipresent in many companies as teams use it to foster collaboration and teamwork. As data scientists, this presents a unique opportunity to integrate and embed data analytics into conversations that are already happening: specifically, it affords us to proactively serve insights to key stakeholders without needing them to actively seek out information. In this session, learn how we've built a custom slack bot with R that automatically serves insights through anomaly detection.",session023,,,2021-10-19 9:00,2021-10-19 10:00,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Nate,Brown,Speakers,Chief Experience Officer,"Nate Brown is a perpetual student of the world’s greatest experiences and the people who create them. After authoring The CX Primer, Brown was dubbed the “CX Influencer of the Year” by CloudCherry in 2019, and a top global CX thought leader by over a dozen experience organizations.",CXAccelerator@gmail.com,,Officium Labs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,TRUE,B6F41181-302D-4AEA-B413-B56FE816AF31,The Data Science Pipeline: A Call to Action,"Companies continue to struggle to find the right data science talent and individuals struggle with finding the right opportunity to attain the skills for a career in data science. Therefore, a holistic and end-to-end approach to developing the Data Science Pipeline that spans K-12 to PhD. to career-ready is needed, which can identify the on-ramps and off-ramps for a data science career. This ""Call to Action"" can develop you and the local talent needed for the Nashville tech and data community.",session027,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Nels,Yehnert,Speakers,"Manager, Data Systems & Analytics","Nels currently manages ETL processes, data warehouse, report visualization and software development for Ivy Ventures, a Centauri Health Solutions company. Previously, he performed data analysis for the IT audit department at CarMax and worked at EY in consulting and IT audit engagements.",Nels.Yehnert@centaurihs.com,,Centauri Health Solutions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,20EB4747-3F13-40F2-BA67-8AE11AE75585,Lead Time Prediction: Data Science Applications in the Steel Manufacturing Industry,Building and maintaining customer partnerships is crucial for any business to be successful and grow. There are many ways companies can do this including having great quality products or very responsive customer service. Companies are now taking this a step further by better informing their customers when their products are going to be shipped. During this talk we will show how using the right data along with machine learning can simplify the leas time prediction task immensely.,session017,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Oluchi,Nwosu Randolph,Speakers,Data Scientist Apprentice,"I'm a data and research scientist who is fascinated by the relationship between how we see ourselves (identity), how we see the world (perception), and the choices people make (behavior). I synthesize social science, human-centered design, and data engineering approaches to solve complex problems.",ocnrando@gmail.com,,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,95692B11-2C7D-44D0-B3EF-BAFA88BC9FB9,The New Generation of Customer Experience Metrics,"It's incredible to think about how much has changed recently in the Customer Experience and Voice of Customer space.¬†New listening paths going beyond traditional surveys and new technologies are providing a far higher quality and quantity of customer feedback data than ever before.¬†Sadly, our ability to build compelling metrics using this data is often lagging.¬†Learn how to create a modern CX dashboard that will help drive your business in our experience economy.",session006,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Cumberland 1 & 2,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Rob,Tudor,Speakers,"Director, IT Partnerships","Rob Tudor is the Director of IT Partnerships at Nashville State and develops WBL opportunities for students, creates community partnerships and innovates the college’s IT and workforce programs. Rob is an IT Leader with 35 years of experience in: finance, publishing, retail, logistics, & higher ed.",robert.tudor@nscc.edu,,Nashville State Community College,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,5A0A5D27-49AB-44AB-B5EE-3A3A599AB315,Leading in COVID: Keeping Teams Engaged and Productive,"COVID has certainly changed the way we work. With decreased personal interaction, it is our job as leaders to ensure that the lack of in-person interaction does not inflict negative impact on the way we work, the team morale and more importantly, productivity in the workspace. I have learned to lead with compassion over the past year during these tumultuous times and have devised creative ideas to stay engaged with the team even when remote. I'd love to share some ideas with others!",session010,,,2021-10-18 13:15,2021-10-18 14:15,Broadway B,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Ryan,Otter,Speakers,Director of the Data Science Institute,"Ryan Otter is the co-Director of the Data Science Institute at MTSU where he leads data projects that include startups, government agencies, and externally funded grants such as EPA, USGS, USDA, and NSF. He is also the creator of the College Game Project, which focuses on providing resources to high school students, counselors and parents to help ease the transition from high school to college. Since 2010, Ryan has connected with over 15,000 students, parents, teachers and counselors through engagements and training events.",ryan.otter@mtsu.edu,,Middle Tennessee State University,,Charlie,Apigian,Speakers,Executive Director,"Charlie Apigian is the Executive Director of the Belmont Data Collaborative (BDC), which looks to infuse data skills into all majors through curriculum and experiences. The BDC also looks to partner with the Nashville community on projects that enable the use of data for the good of the community. He is also the winner of the 2018 NTC Community Leader of the Year and the 2020 Data Scientist of the Year.",charles.apigian@belmont.edu,,Belmont Data Collaborative at Belmont University,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,E1B09A1A-2FD6-4789-9705-374F80E59D63,Virtual Health Integration and Reporting with Digital Health Convergence,"Envision Healthcare initiated the virtual health reporting project in 2020 to establish a data intake process and provide a near real-time dashboard and reporting tool to management and their healthcare providers. Envision has a vast network of over 25,000 physicians and advanced practitioners nationwide. The virtual health dashboard provides a central location to view aggregated and normalized data and reports. The Envision Healthcare vision is to build and support an analytics platform, ena",himss004,,,2021-10-18 15:45,2021-10-18 16:45,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Sabber,Ahamed,Speakers,Data Scientist,I am a computational scientist. I use high-performance computing and machine learning to solve problems.,sabber.ahamed@asurion.com,,Asurion,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,93091912-3571-4CA8-BCB6-B940E9DD1D17,Why a Data Vault?,"A Data Vault is a data modeling methodology or design pattern for data warehousing intended to be a “best of both worlds approach” combining the most desirable qualities of 3NF and the Fact / Dimension paradigm of Star Schemas. In this talk, we will discuss when a Data Vault should be considered, a general overview of the methodology, and other points of this approach.",session028,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Sai,Nerella,Speakers,Manager of Data Engineering and Analytics Operations,"I have been with Schneider Electric since 2017, I am responsible for Data Engineering Operations and Analytics Platform Management. My team also provides analytics as a service using tools like Databricks, Tableau, Alteryx etc.",sai.nerella@se.com,,Schneider Electric U.S.A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,7228392D-3134-49B9-B2F3-DFB1A645E43D,Improving Engagement: Results of Deploying Clustering Based Content Recommendations,"In this talk we will focus on the results of deploying a number of k-means models in a health and wellness software product with millions of users in order to personalize content recommendation. In addition to discussing the effects on engagement via metrics such as click through rates, we will also review the business case, methodology and deployment of the models, and next steps and planned improvements in our personalization journey.",session014,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Samantha,Terker,Speakers,,,samantha.terker@digitalreasoning.com,,,,Mitch,Naylor,Speakers,Sr. Data Scientist,"Mitch is a Sr. Data Scientist on the Healthcare team at Digital Reasoning, where he applies cutting-edge NLP techniques to medical text. He received his MS in Analytics from Georgia Tech, and has worked in advanced analytics in various capacities within the insurance and technology sectors.",mitch.naylor@digitalreasoning.com,,Digital Reasoning,,Christi,French,Speakers,"Director of Data Science, Healthcare","Dr. Christi French serves as the Director of Healthcare Data Science for Digital Reasoning, leading the Healthcare Data Science team in developing and improving world-class artificial intelligence analytics.Christi has been recognized three times as a finalist for Data Scientist of the Year by the Nashville Technology Council and graduated from the 2019 class of Emerging Leaders in Technology (ELITE).Christi earned her BS in Biological Sciences from the University of South Carolina and a PhD in Cancer Biology from Vanderbilt University. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Nashville Technology Council.Outside work, Dr. French enjoys being outdoors, cooking, krav maga, and spending time with her family.",christi.french@digitalreasoning.com,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,8BB72EDB-5BA3-4AC8-A5D5-FB334857A9A3,Five Keys to Building a Successful Data and Analytics Team,"Healthcare analytics are advancing at a rapid pace making it difficult to keep up with changing technologies and methods. Leaders are thirsty for information that helps build their strategies and make data driven decisions. With all the talent in the market and advanced tools available, why is it that many data & analytics efforts struggle to get off the ground and be fully utilized within an organization? Learn how to get the most out of your data & analytics teams in this interactive session.",session004,,,2021-10-18 10:45,2021-10-18 11:45,Broadway A,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Shruti,Sharma,Speakers,Software Engineer Lead,"Shruti is a Lead Engineer on the Data Management Services (DMS) at Ingram Content Group. Her team is responsible for data pipelines and tools that aid data driven decision making. She is an advocate for Data, D&I and was nominated as Women of Influence by Nashville Business Journal.",shruti.sharma@ingramcontent.com,,Ingram Content Group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,54B2C778-7854-4F9D-AE16-2048D52DEC39,RPA and Big Data,"Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a powerful tool used to automate mundane human tasks, but RPA can also help businesses consolidate enterprise data. Leveraging bots to perform data analysis reduces errors, decreases costs, and improves efficiency . By interfacing disparate systems with bot technology, businesses can leverage data not otherwise available to your BI platform. RPA is innovating data science and recognizing opportunities for improvement in existing processes.",session012,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Cumberland 3 & 4,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Tanya,Kolosova,Speakers,Chief Analytics Officer,"Tanya Kolosova is an innovator and actionable analytics expert, having served as the Chief Analytics Officer at YieldWise Inc. Tanya has extensive knowledge of software development, artificial intelligence methods, probabilistic demand forecasting.",tanya@watchwise.com,,YieldWIse Inc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,48A0D92D-9AD0-49AA-AC39-A3E7DC4081CB,How Much Can Machines Really Learn?,"Machine learning models are incredibly powerful tools in making the invisible visible when it comes to insights from data. However, it is critical to temper reliance on ML models with tangible, practical experience. In this session, we will discuss real-world examples that showcase the importance of a balance between algorithms and expertise.",himss006,,,2021-10-19 10:15,2021-10-19 11:15,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Tingting,Duan,Speakers,Web Dev Student,"Tingting works at STR as an Analyst. Tingting’s love for data doesn’t end with the workday. In her spare time, Tingting was a Teaching Assistant in the Data Science program and now a Web Dev student at Nashville Software School. She loves working with data, statistics, and Python.",duantingting978@gmail.com,,Nashville Software School,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,419DCD59-B974-4F77-938B-8709A770F599,Detecting Disease Biomarkers from Multimodal Healthcare Data using Machine Learning,"Healthcare data exists in multiple modalities. For example, there are audio transcriptions, medical images, unstructured clinical notes and structured clinical records. For a machine learning model to achieve real world performance, its important to consider information embedded in all these data modalities, just like a physician would do when making a clinical decision about the patient. In this talk, I will present our work in this area and discuss the possibility of future advancements.",himss003,,,2021-10-18 14:30,2021-10-18 15:30,Broadway C,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Ujjwal,Ratan,Speakers,"Principal Machine Learning Specialist, Healthcare & Life Sciences","Ujjwal Is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Principal in the Global Healthcare and Life-sciences (HCLS) team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). His work spans ML usage in areas like precision medicine drug discovery, clinical trials, medical imaging and care quality improvement.",ujjwalr@amazon.com,,Amazon Web Services,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FALSE,FALSE,3CBD4851-C5FA-4834-B8E8-AE9B2AED356C,Managing an Analytics Platform on an Enterprise Scale for Multiple Business Units,Are you looking to stand up an Analytics group for your Organization. What does the Operating model look like? How do you manage it at scale? What are the typical challenges you need to think through while evaluating potential tools? How do you manage boundaries of responsibility? I would be covering how we approach these questions within our Organization.,session033,,,2021-10-19 12:45,2021-10-19 13:45,Cumberland 5 & 6,FALSE,,,FALSE,,,,,,,Valerie,Logan,Keynote Speaker,CEO & Founder,"Founding The Data Lodge in 2019, Valerie is as committed to data literacy as it gets. With advisory services, bootcamps, a resource library and community services at The Data Lodge, Valerie is certifying the world’s first Data Literacy Program Leads across commercial, nonprofit and public sectors. Previously, Valerie had joined Gartner in 2015 in the Data and Analytics group, where she was a leading analyst and advisor in the Office of the CDO (Chief Data Officer) research team. She pioneered the research in the area of Data Literacy and nurturing the “speaking of data” by creating Information as a Second Language ® (ISL). In 2018, she was awarded Gartner’s Top Thought Leadership Award for her work in the area of Data Literacy. Ms. Logan has more than 28 years of experience, including two decades of global consulting practice management and five years in the telecommunications industry at both field and enterprise levels. In 2021, Ms. Logan was included in the Data Power Women List by CDO Magazine, and in 2018, she was named as a finalist for “Data Leader of the Year” within the Information Age Women in IT Awards. She was also recognized as a pioneer in innovative consulting practices - recognized by Consulting Magazine in 2008 as one of eight top women in global consulting. Valerie holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from New Mexico State University with a concentration in Operations Research. She is based in the Adirondack Mountains with her husband Brian in Brant Lake, New York.",vlogan@thedatalodge.com,,"The Data Lodge, Inc.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,