THE STL DATA KEY

April 25, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

T-REX

911 Washington Avenue, St Louis, MO 63101

Event Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM    |  Registration

9:00 – 9:05 AM    |  Welcome by Christopher Kolar, Data Strategy & STEM Pipeline Advisor, TechSTL

9:05 – 9:25 AM    |  “Data-Driven Ecosystems: National Modeling for Community-First Innovation Hubs” by Molly King, Director of Client Experience with Economic Impact Catalyst

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9:30 – 10:00 AM   |  Breakout Session 1A: “The Chicago Data Collaborative” Presentation with Nick Mader, Senior Researcher, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and Christian Denes, Senior Policy Analyst, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 

9:30 – 10:00 AM   | Breakout Session 1B: “Developing a Civic Data Warehouse for the Bi-State” Presentation with Jonathan Leek, Data Engineer

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10:00 – 10:30 AM  |  Breakout Session 2A: “Building the St. Louis Data Partnership” Roundtable with

• • • Moderator: Christopher Kolar, Data Strategy & STEM Pipeline Advisor, TechSTL

    • Simon Huang, CTO of City of St. Louis

    • Paul Sorenson, Co-Director, Community Innovation & Action Center, UMSL

    • Nick Mader, Senior Researcher, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

    • Christian Denes, Senior Policy Analyst, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 

10:30 – 11:00 AM   |  Breakout Session 2B: “How Data transforms Public Safety” Panel

• • • Emily Hemingway, Executive Director of TechSTL

    • Emily Blackburn, Geospatial Analyst, University of Missouri–St Louis Geospatial Collaborative

    • Will Werner, Director of Client Services, Decipher

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11:00 – 11:30 AM  |  Breakout Session 3A: “AI Supporting the Evolution of Higher Ed” Presentation with Steven Ley, CEO of Buzzbold and Katie Kieres, Educational Consultant at Buzzbold 

11:00 – 11:30 AM   |  Breakout Session 3B: “Reliable Data Practices & Modeling” Presentation by She-Andra Lowe, Information Technology & Data Analytics Leader, The Boeing Company

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