Call for Junior Speaker 2025

We are pleased to announce that there is a special slot available on the conference agenda for a junior speaker, open to anyone who applies.

WiDS Speaker Profile

A WiDS Junior Speaker identifies as a woman, with proven data science expertise and an ability to present research, tools, or models used in data science and AI for business or academia.

WiDS Junior Speaker Application Criteria

• Identify herself as a woman
• Younger than 35 years old
• Fluent in English and willing to talk in front of 400+ people
• Has less than 5 years of working experience and/or has not completed her Ph.D. before 2017
• Works in fields related to Data Science in academia or business

Why Speak At WiDS?

• Expertise Present in front of 400+ curious audience
• Dialogue Directly engage with a diverse data science community ranging from Ph.D. data scientists to senior engineers, team leads, and enthusiastic beginners
• Network Interact with fellow female data scientists as well as with potential employers
• Coaching Receive our personalized speaker coaching, which includes 3 sessions with a professional coach, who will help you rock the stage!

Call For Speakers Timeline

Open Call for Speaker – June 13th, 2025
End of Call for Speaker – July 20th, 2025
Submission Notification: All submissions will receive notification, regardless of status.

Talk Session Formats

Length: 15 mins + 5 mins Q&A

We are looking for proposals in the following areas:

• Research using Data Science/AI/Computational methods
• Tackling social and environmental challenges using data science
• Newly developed methods/languages/tools
• Smart cities, and urban development with data
• Data Science in business (e.g.: product development, BI)

Topic Difficulty Level

WiDS attracts a wide-range audience of data science practitioners, so we recommend preparing your talk to be beginner-friendly/intermediate.

Beginner: These sessions help attendees learn the fundamentals of a subject area.

Intermediate: These sessions help attendees increase their knowledge of a subject area.

Submission Guidelines

Title Your title should grab the interest of attendees and concisely tell attendees what your session is about.

Short Abstract The short abstract must be a maximum of 250 words. Ensure your abstract is succinct and speaks to both the topic and context of your presentation. This abstract will be used on an online speaker page and other online marketing platforms. The description must also explain what the attendees will learn from your presentation.

Extended Abstract The extended abstract must be between 1-2 pages, including figures and references (if applicable). Explain the key message of your talk, its findings, and its structures. Be advised that the speaker committee reserves the right to reject any talk at any time, if the presentation does not match the abstract and stated intent.

Speaker Bio Introduce yourself in a maximum of 200 words, this intro will be used on an online speaker page.

Other Resources Anything to convince us that you are the best candidate! For example:

• Video about previous public speaking (preferably in English)
• Personal website/publications, etc.