Name: VDSG x CEU - 2nd Vienna Data Analytics Jamboree
Start: 2025-12-05T14:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-05T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Central European University Vienna

**IMPORTANT:**

1. After you RSVP here, **you must register to attend the event at CEU's Registration Page, too,** using the following link: [Registration Page](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=E1nE2VN24kuSC72wOGOBhA6ujVaf4dRGrgsEjQ0ucpBUMks4Nk1UTElRNTNVQzc4TFdONFFLVVpXSC4u)
2. We'll host a **Job Market Open Mic** at 5:00 p.m. If you'd like to announce job openings or share your job-seeking status, please upload a slide to Google Slides using the link provided at the end of this announcement.
3. The **event starts at 2:30**, but you are welcome to join at any time after.

The Jamboree brings together Analysts, Engineers, Data Scientists and Managers working in Business to talk about their coolest analytics projects. A relaxed and engaging event, the Jamboree features talks, discussions and Q&A fostering a fun atmosphere with plenty of opportunities for learning, conversations, and networking. The audience includes both students and working professionals.

The Jamboree will feature **talks** on designing and executing data analytics projects in business and **roundtable** discussions on what new skills are important for data science teams in the AI era.
In addition to Austria, speakers from the USA, Germany, and Hungary will make it a truly international event, fitting CEU’s profile as a University with a global reach. Speakers include **Kevin Xu**, a senior software engineer from **Github**, Inc. (USA), **Alex Fischer**, data scientist at **Trivago** (DE) and **Iveta Lohovska**, chief AI technologist at **HP** (AT). The roundtable discussion will feature **Karl Kugler**, head of **AI Factory Austria** (AT).

The Jamboree will also include a **data job market open mic**, where companies will briefly advertise open positions and internships. A **wine and cheese** reception at the end will make it more fun. The keynote and the roundtable will be streamed online.

***Schedule***
14.00-14.30 Registration
**14.30-15.30 First Section**
*Chair: Francesca Conselvan (e-think, AT + CEU)*
14.30 Opening remarks by **Carsten Schneider**, Interim President and Rector, CEU
14.35 **Alex Fischer** (Trivago, DE)
15.05 **Zsófia Katona** (valantic, AT)
15.20 **Marton Nagy** (CEU Gabors Data and AI Lab)

15.35-16.00 Break: networking

**16.00-17.15 Second Section**
*Chair: Wolfgang Weidinger (Generali, CEU)*
16.00 **Lukas Kölbl**, (Managing Director of AI and Data, Accenture, AT)
16.30 **Iveta Lohovska** (Chief Technologist for AI, Data and Supercomputing, HP Enterprise, AT)
17.00 **Zoltán Tóth** (VDSG, AT + CEU) Vienna Data Science Group
17.05 **Job Market** (chair: Zoltán Tóth, VDSG)

16.15-17.45 Break: networking

**17.45-19.15: Third Section**
*Chair: Gábor Békés (CEU)*
17.45**: Gábor Békés (CEU)**: Data and AI Lab, Gergely Daróczi (SpareCores): Data science, education and open source
18.00 **Kevin Xu (Github, USA)**
18.35 **Roundtable**: What skills to have in the AI-era in data science teams? With **Karl Kugler** (Head, AI Factory Austria), Kevin Xu, an **Annalisa Cadonna** (Advisory AI engineer, IBM, AT), Moderated by Gábor Békés

**19.15-20.15** wine and cheese reception

The event is sponsored by CEU’s 1-year [Masters in Business Analytics ](https://economics.ceu.edu/program/master-science-business-analytics)program (accredited in the U.S. as well as Austria). CEU is an English-language research-focused University in Vienna offering graduate and undergraduate education in social sciences.

🎤🎤 **Open Mic**
We will open the stage for job openings and job-seeking announcements. **If you'd like to make an announcement, [open this slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g_eKl4t9r6BzY5JIq85Mjn28arR1PPuZ6PWsywCRElk/edit?usp=sharing),** ensure you are signed in with a Google account, and click "View Only" -> "Request Edit Access". Please explain in the text box what you would like to announce, and we'll provide you with edit access to the slide deck.
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Please note that during the event, photos might be taken and later posted on VDSG's and CEU's social media pages.

Attention attendees with food allergies. Please be aware that the food and drinks provided may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, or wheat.

Zoltan C. Toth

Florian Thürk

Wolfgang 'Wulf' Weidinger

Francesca Conselvan

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