“SAS” support women initiative in data science

In association with Stanford Women in Data Science Conference (WiDS) held on Friday at the American University of Beirut, SAS, the leading company in analytics software and services, disclosed that it is striving to help enhance the pool of leading women professionals across the Middle East. The 2017 conference came in response to global anticipation on the growing number of full time data science specialists (expected to reach 1.5 million by the year 2018) according to a recent McKinsey report. The target is to support, educate and inspire women statisticians, biostatisticians and data scientists by providing a forum for the exchange of relevant ideas and debates on modern, cutting-edge research. In this respect, Marcel Yammine, the general manager for SAS Gulf & Emerging markets, said the company recognizes the significant contributions and potential of women in the field of data science and strives to support progressive initiatives that encourage the development of local and regional talent. Another SAS expert, Naile Bafli, a guest speaker at the conference, said: “WiDS 2017 conference seeks to motivate and educate the women in the region and supports them to step up their influence in the domain of data science.”  (Al Mustaqbal, February 6, 20)