Highlights of the Event

Our get-together event on was a huge success, with female leaders sharing their experiences; and attendees engaging in thought-provoking conversations and making valuable new connections. Here are some of the highlights of this memorable evening:

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About this Event

We are excited to announce that We’re organising a get-together event for women in nlp. Our goal is to create a supportive and inclusive environment where young female students can share their experiences, seek valuable career advice, and network with female leaders.

During the event, you can expect:

• 🎤 Inspiring panel talks from female leaders. Barbara Plank from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Annette Green from Microsoft and Claudia Schulze from Convalid Analytics GmbH will share their experiences in NLP and Data Science.

• 💬 “Round Tables” discussion groups where you can connect with mentors, and receive guidance and self-empowerment tips.

• 🥂 Networking opportunities with drinks and snacks provided.

Join us on April 24th at 18:30 at Thierschstraße 20 in Munich for an opportunity to connect with like-minded women in this exciting field. Don’t miss out on this chance to network and grow in NLP.

I would also like to express sincere gratitude to Convalid Analytics GmbH Analytics for generously sponsoring the venue and food for the event, and for providing a valuable platform for the female NLP community to connect and grow together.

Please RSVP via this link 🔗 and feel free to share with your networks.

Agenda

• 6:30 pm Informal Get Together
• 7:00 pm Welcome and Introduction of the Event Mentors
• 7:15 pm Expereince Sharing Panels /w Prof. Dr. Barbara Plank, Annette Green and Claudia Schulze
• 8:00 pm Round Tables held by the mentors with topics:
• 8:30 pm Networking

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Barbara Plank is a full Professor (Chair) for AI and Computational Linguistics at LMU Munich. She is the research lab lead of the Munich AI and Natural Language Processing lab (MaiNLP) and co-director of the Center for Information and Language Processing (CIS). She is also professor (part-time) at ITU (IT University of Copenhagen), and co-lead of NLP North.

Annette Green and her team at Microsoft are responsible for holistic relationships with key customers in Media & Entertainment as well as the Professional Services segment with companies in the consulting, software and construction industries.  Prior to joining Microsoft in 2022, she led the German, Austrian and Swiss operations of SAS, a leading provider of data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions, since January 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from North Carolina State University.

Claudia Schulze is the managing director and co-founder of CONVALID Analytics, a Munich-based data analytics startup whose mission is to bring data science to business actions. Prior to that, she worked as a management consultant at SMP Strategy Consulting for about 8 years. She studied at the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) and the University of Queensland (Australia) and holds a Master of Science in International Business Economics.

Moderator

Shanshan Xu Shanshan is a PhD student at LegalTech at TU Munich. Her research interest is NLP in Legal domain, Computational Social Science and Computational Linguistics. She is also an organizer of Munich🥨NLP. In this role, she strives to support and encourage women to work in NLP, and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity in the field.