ADS Highlights Event 2021

ADS will host its annual Highlights Event on Thursday 9th December 2021. This will be an online event.

All are welcome to join us!

This year, Tracey Brown, director of Sense about Science will give the keynote address. The event will also feature highlights from our academic and industry partners and the winners of the second ADS Thesis Awards.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲
15:00 ADS Introduction & Highlights
15:05 Keynote: Tracey Brown
15:45 AI Technology for People
15:50 Break
15:55 4 min. Partner Pitches
16:40 ADS Thesis Awards
16:55 Closing remarks
17:00 End

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 – 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
The event will include a keynote address from Tracey Brown, director of Sense about Science, an update on ADS from our director, Lynda Hardman, 4 min. pitches from the ADS Gold Partners and the announcement of the ADS Thesis Award winners.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
In 2020, the ADS Thesis Awards were introduced for BSc and MSc students. Both categories have two awards each (a total of four awards), where at least one of the winners (out of the two) in both, BSc and MSc categories must be a woman or someone from an underrepresented minority.

This year, winners of the awards will receive a cash prize sponsored by the UvA Data Science Centre, Elsevier, Prosus and ADS, as well as present their thesis work at the event.

Hopin Link: https://hopin.com/events/ads-highlights-event-2021