| WiDS@AUB Welcome | Lama Moussawi, PhD WiDS @AUB ambassador,
Associate Dean for Research,
Associate Professor, Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut | 2:00 PM - 2:02 PM
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AUB Welcome
| Fadlo R. Khuri, MD President American University of Beirut
| 2:02 PM - 2:04 PM |
OSB Welcome
| Yusuf Sidani, PhD Interim Dean Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut | 2:04 PM - 2:06 PM |
Session I: Data Science in BusinessModerated by:
Hoda Daou, PhD
WiDS@AUB co-ambassador
Head of Applied Analytics, MBC Media Solutions, Dubai, UAE
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Session Preamble
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| 2:06 PM - 2:10 PM
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| Keynote |
Francoise Provencher, PhD Staff Data Scientist, Shopify, Montreal, Canada
On Data Storytelling in a Time of Crisis | 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM |
Keynote Q&A
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Panel: How are businesses reinventing themselves: Learning from COVID and the way forwardModerated by: Hoda Daou, PhD, WiDS@AUB co-ambassador, Head of Applied Analytics, MBC Media Group, Dubai, UAE
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| Amber Ghaddar, PhD Founder,
AllianceBlock, London, UK
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| Francoise Provencher, PhD Staff Data Scientist, Shopify, Montreal, Canada
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| Laura Chaibi International Specialist: Digital Research, Insights and Measurement,
Dubai, UAE
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| Ghida Ibrahim, PhD Quantitative Engineer,
Facebook, London, UK
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Q&A
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| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
Break: 03:45 PM -03:50 PM
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Session II: Data Science in HealthModerated by:
Souha S. Kanj, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FECMM, FESCMI
Professor of Medicine,
Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Chair, Infection Control and Prevention Program
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program,
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Consultant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCHonorary
Dr. Radboud University Medical Center, NL |
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Session Preamble
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| 03:50 PM - 03:55 PM
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Tech Talk
| Rana Hajjeh, MD Director, Program Management (DPM) WHO/EMRO, Cairo, Egypt
On The critical role of data for better preparedness and response to epidemics: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic | 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM |
Talk Q&A
| 04:15 PM - 04:20 PM |
Maha R Farhat, MD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA
On Pathogen sequencing revolutionizes surveillance of infections: Can we make it even better?
| 04:20 PM - 04:40 PM |
| Talk Q&A | 04:40 PM - 04:45 PM |
Carla Talarico, PhD
Senior Director, Lead Epidemiologist,
COVID-19 Vaccines at Moderna, Moderna, Cambridge, MA
On Big data to help a big problem: Use of real world data and bioinformatics to show effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and track SARS-CoV-2 variants
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Talk Q&A
| 05:05 PM - 05:10 PM |
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| Break | 05:10 PM - 05:15 PM |
Panel: Data, Big Data, Mega Data, and COVID-19 Moderated by: Souha S. Kanj, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FECMM, FESCMI
Professor of Medicine, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine, Chair, Infection Control and Prevention Program, Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program,
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Consultant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCHonorary, Dr. Radboud University Medical Center, NL | | 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM |
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Maha R Farhat, MD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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| Rana Hajjeh, MD Director, Program Management (DPM)
WHO/EMRO, Cairo, Egypt
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Carla Talarico, PhD
Senior Director, Lead Epidemiologist,
COVID-19 Vaccines at Moderna,
Moderna, Cambridge, MA |
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| Carine Sakr, MD, MPH
Director Employee Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, Expert Committee on COVID-19,
American University of Beirut
Assistant Professor-Adjunct, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA
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Mariette Awad, PhDAssociate Professor, Machine Learning Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering American University of Beirut
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| Panel Q&A | | 06:00 PM - 06:20 PM |
| Break | | 06:20 PM - 06:30 PM |
Facebook Recruitment SessionModerated by:
Mariette Awad, PhD WiDS AUB co-ambassador Associate Professor, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB
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| 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM |
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| Q&A | | 07:00 PM - 07:25 PM |
Closing
| Lama Moussawi, PhD
WiDS AUB ambassador,
Associate Dean for Research,
Associate Professor, Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
| 7:25 PM - 7:30 PM
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