Toronto Data Science & Big Data Meetup

Python is one of the most popular tools used in the data industry. From working with Big Data and processing millions of records on the go to building complex AI systems, such as image recognition or natural language processing, Python has proven its worth with its ease of use and the huge community supporting its development of new libraries and functionalities.

Join Adnan Rahman, Program Manager of Applied Business Intelligence at WeCloudData, for a hands-on workshop and learn how companies utilize Python to scrape financial data of stocks and build a tracker for investment portfolios.

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You can join the workshop with this Zoom meeting link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYocOmoqTkrGdyl5PAG-cE-Qey0JgBqX6lm

*Please make sure to leave time before the start of the workshop for registration*

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Learn More:

Are you interested in Business Intelligence? WeCloudData's official Applied Business Intelligence Bootcamp starts on July 11th. Don't miss out on the chance to kickstart your future career - use the link below to learn more about how WeCloudData can help you advance your career and achieve your goals!

https://weclouddata.com/courses/business-intelligence-bootcamp/

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​​Speaker: Adnan Rahman, Data Analyst/Program Manager at WeCloudData

Adnan combines his diverse professional background and personal drive to bridge the gap between people and data towards a more informed world. He graduated with a dual bachelor's degree in Software Engineering and a post-graduate certificate in Business Analytics, and has worked in multiple analytical and software engineering roles in South East Asia, the Middle East, and North America. Being a firm believer in the potential of people, Adnan strives to affirm the unseen strengths in people and enable opportunities to evolve and grow.

Connect with Adnan on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adnanmrahman

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Sponsorship: Manning Publications

This event is sponsored by Manning Publications. Visit manning.com and use code "weclouddata39" to receive a 39% discount on your next purchase. This discount code is eligible for all books and items sitewide.

Most candidates are trained to perform hard technical tasks but suck at talking about their work. You must learn how to showcase your Power BI projects so people care enough to listen.

Join Eric Liu and Kyle Reid in this FREE hands-on workshop on how to write a powerful narrative to go with good charts, how to showcase and sequence features, and tell a compelling story in 3 to 5 minutes that will create feelings beyond the employer's eyes and into their minds. Employers will be convinced to hire you simply because 1) you produce better work than their employees and 2) you know how to promote your good work.

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You can join the workshop with this Zoom meeting link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcuuoqTMvH9RSQRawiV8rhjOagvPD9D74

*Please make sure to leave time before the start of the workshop for registration*

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What is WeCareer?

WeCareer, a WeCloudData company, helps people land data jobs.

WeCareer operates a mentorship platform that matches mentors and mentees by roles, industries, skills and services. WeCareer mentors are those who not only know their craft but also how to teach it to help mentees reach their full potential and deliver peak performance. WeCareer operates a mentorship platform based on an income share agreement: the mentor gets paid a share of the mentee’s income after the mentee gets hired.

Learn More: https://wecareer.ai/

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​​Speaker: Eric Liu & Kyle Reid

Eric Liu:
Eric Liu is the Head of the Data Analytics program at WeCloudData. He has over 25 years of experience in retail, commercial, and investment banking, and is highly specialized in data management, descriptive analytics, and predictive modelling. He has taught public speaking at Victoria College, data analytics at George Brown College, and retail and commercial banking at York University Schulich Executive Education Centre. Previously, he has worked at Siemens, ING Bank, ING Direct, CIBC, GE Money, Scotiabank (Senior Director), Affirm Financial (Director). Eric holds an EMBA from China Europe International Business School and an M.Eng. Operations Research from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Kyle Reid:
Kyle is a Career Advisor at WeCareer. Kyle has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Guelph and prides himself on his passion and expertise in communication. Kyle has extensive knowledge of WeCareer services and will act as your guide throughout your journey with WeCareer. He will provide support throughout each step of the way and make your experience as seamless as possible. He will connect you with a mentor who will leverage their extensive industry experience to make your transition into your new career a success! Kyle's goal: To help you achieve yours!

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Sponsorship: Manning Publications

This event is sponsored by Manning Publications. Visit manning.com and use code "weclouddata39" to receive a 39% discount on your next purchase. This discount code is eligible for all books and items sitewide.

If you are looking for a learning program that can help you become a Data Engineer, look no further! WeCloudData’s Data Engineering Bootcamp is the most comprehensive and effective program to help you achieve that goal.

In this session, we will discuss the architecture of data platforms, how a data project is implemented, what a data engineer does in order to build a data platform, and finally, we will walk through a real use case to explain in detail how data engineers work in projects.

At WeCloudData, we teach you the essential skills required for transitioning into a modern Data Engineering role and give you opportunities to build up your project portfolio. Most importantly, this program offers post-graduation job support, mentorship, and job referrals to help you with the career transition.

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You can join the session with this Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeCoqTkiHdFNOhAMEfKq2lrbhg1-poBs

*Please make sure to leave time before the start of the session for registration

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Schedule (Times listed below are in EDT):

• 6:00 - 6:30pm: Open Registration
• 6:30 - 7:00pm: Introduction to Data Engineering
• 7:00 - 8:00pm: Bootcamp Introduction
• 8:00 - 8:30pm: Q&A

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Join this information session if you want to know the following:

• Introduction to Data Engineering
• Data Engineering Bootcamp curriculum
• Data Engineering student learning journey
• Career support and 1-1 mentorship
• How WeCloudData helps our Data Engineering students achieve a 91% success rate in finding a job within 4.5 months after graduation

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Learn More:

Are you interested in Data Engineering? WeCloudData's official Data Engineering Bootcamp starts on August 31. Do not miss out on the chance to kickstart your future career - use the link below to learn more about how WeCloudData can help you advance your career and achieve your goals!

https://weclouddata.com/courses/data-engineering-diploma/

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Speakers: Shaohua Zhang

Shaohua Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of WeCloudData Shaohua Zhang is a practitioner and thought leader in applied data science and big data technologies. He has over 11 years of experience in applied data science and has built a strong reputation for constructing high-performance data scientist teams in the past. Shaohua is currently the co-founder and CEO of WeCloudData, Canada's leading Data Science Education Accelerator, where he works on bringing more Data Science and AI talents to the Canadian job market. Prior to co-founding WeCloudData, Shaohua worked as a senior data scientist at Kik Interactive and also helped build a high-performance data science team at BlackBerry that focused on building innovative data science solutions for marketing, CRM, and product teams. He is specialized in user interest graph modelling, targeted advertising, scalable location intelligence, and large-scale recommendation engines for mobile personalization. He has also collaborated with Ryerson’s Data Science Lab on several big data research projects and helped develop the big data course at Ryerson University in 2015, where he trained over 150 professionals on big data technologies. He is a Data Growth Coach at Communitech and the lead facilitator of the Communitech Academy Data Science Fundamentals Bootcamp.

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Sponsorship: Manning Publications

This event is sponsored by Manning Publications. Visit manning.com and use code "weclouddata39" to receive a 39% discount on your next purchase. This discount code is eligible for all books and items sitewide.

Do you still have questions about AI Engineering and how to search for an AI job, even after reading multiple blog posts and articles?

Come talk to real experts! Our speakers will share with you their personal journeys and views on choosing AI as a career.

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You can join the workshop with this Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkfuGhrDgsH9AOqDXsvs1Pl0Snoq0eqlXt

*Please make sure to leave time before the start of the workshop for registration

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Description:

According to deeplearning.ai, only 22% of companies using machine learning have successfully deployed a model. The need for ML Engineers is growing exponentially as the industry moves towards Data-centric AI. ML Engineering (MLOps) is at the intersection of Machine Learning, DevOps, and Data Engineering. It is a critical role that makes sure the AI products get deployed in production in a scalable and reliable way.

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Agenda:

• Introduction to AI Engineering
• Panel Discussion: Career in AI
• Q&A

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Who is this event for?

• Interested in pursuing a career in AI?
• Do you want to know what a career in AI entails?
• Do you want to know what the latest trends are in AI Engineering?
• Do you want to know what it takes to become an AI Engineer, ML Engineer, ML Scientist, etc.?

If you said yes to any of the above questions, then you don't want to miss this FREE Career Panel.

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Learn More:

Are you interested in AI & MLOps? WeCloudData's official AI Engineering Bootcamp starts on August 11th. Do not miss out on the chance to kickstart your future career - use the link below to learn more about how WeCloudData can help you advance your career and achieve your goals!
https://weclouddata.com/courses/ai-engineering-bootcamp/

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Speakers: TBA

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Sponsorship: Manning Publications
This event is sponsored by Manning Publications. Visit manning.com and use code "weclouddata39" to receive a 39% discount on your next purchase. This discount code is eligible for all books and items sitewide.