October 23rd - UPF, Poblenou Campus Auditorium & Online
WiDS Barcelona
Biomedicine
#WiDS2024
WiDS Barcelona Biomedicine is independently organized by Lauren Fromont, Maia Nahmod, and Paula Petrone to be part of the mission to increase participation of women in data science and to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.
The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists around the world, independently of their gender, to support women and gender non-conforming individuals in the field.
WiDS Barcelona Biomedicine promotes gender diversity by making more visible the work from women leaders in the fields of biology, biomedicine, and digital health.
Boost your career—join our onsite Networking Event with data scientists and AI experts from academia, hospitals, and industry.
Ambassadors
Maia Nahmod
Healthcare IT Consultant, IN2
Lauren Fromont
Program Officer, EpiGen Ethiopia, ISGlobal
Schedule
Woman leaders in the field of Data Science and Health will be sharing their work, followed by a very special networking activity. Do not miss it!
Time
Session
Speaker
Moderator
- 08:30 - 09:20
- Registration
- 09:20 - 09:30
- Welcome address
Full Professor, Engineering Sciences, UPF
Scientific Director, ISGlobal
-
Lauren Fromont
Maia Nahmod
Paula Petrone
- 09:30 - 10:00
- Opening Keynote
Minister of Research and Universities, Catalan government
- Paula Petrone
- 10:00 - 11:15
- Genomics and Big Data
Centre for Genomic Regulation
Made of Genes
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- Lauren Fromont
- 11:15 - 11:30
- Flash Talks
Carolina Pavez Higueras
Lucía Matamoros
- Maia Nahmod
- 11:30 - 12:00
- Coffee break
- 12:00 - 13:15
- AI in the clinic
Pompeu Fabra University
Eurecat Centre Tecnològic
ISGlobal
- Silvina Catuara
- 13:15 - 13:30
- Flash Talks
Angélica Atehortúa
Mireia Andrés Villarreal
- Lauren Fromont
- 13:30 - 14:30
-
Networking lunch
Poster Session
- 14:30 - 15:30
- Pregúntale a ellas: carreras en ciencias de datos, biotecnología y salud digital (en español)
The Blue Box
eHealth Consultant
Roka Furadada
The Swala Institute
- Maia Nahmod
- 15:30 - 15:45
-
Best Poster
Acknowledgements
-
Maia Nahmod
Lauren Fromont
- 15:45 - 16:15
- Speed networking Mercado de valores parte 1 (en español)
- 16:15 - 17:30
- Mercado de valores parte 2 (en español) y café
- Alicia Marin Muniesa
Sponsors
A huge “thank you” to our sponsors who make this event possible!
Sponsorship options
Want to help make this event even more awesome? We offer sponsorship options for all budgets, plus customizable packages to fit your needs.
GOLD + ON SITE
1000€
- Your logo on our Webpage
- Your logo on Social Media outreach
- Your logo and links to our downloadable resources
- Your logo in post event emails
- Your logo and links highlighted live on our event homescreen
- Available space during the event to present your entity
GOLD
700€
- Your logo on our Webpage
- Your logo on Social Media outreach
- Your logo and links to our downloadable resources
- Your logo in post event emails
- Your logo and links highlighted live on our event homescreen
SILVER
300€
- Your logo on our Webpage
- Your logo on Social Media outreach
- Your logo and links to our downloadable resources
- Your logo in post event emails
Volunteers
Thanks to our volunteers who make the onsite event run smoothly!
Miriam Poley
Sara Tolosa
Yolanda Andres
Frequently Asked Questions
The WiDS Barcelona Biomedicine conference will take place on October 23rd. 2024, in the auditorium of the UPF, Poblenou Campus. It is also possible to attend online.
Everyone’s welcome, regardless of gender!
Everyone, regardless of their gender, may present a poster! All you have to do is send an abstract here before October 11th.