Join Us | Ambassador Program

Lead the Movement in Your Community

When you become a WiDS Ambassador, you represent WiDS in your community by planning events to support women currently in data science and to inspire other women to join the field.

Find an event near you

Meet our wonderful 2024 Ambassadors

Watch videos from 2024 Ambassador events

Applications for 2024 are closed.

Applications for 2025 will open October 22 for ambassadors who hosted in 2024.

Applications will open for all others December 10.

Fill out the 2025 Ambassador Interest Form to receive more information when the program opens.

Ambassador Interest Form

We have…

OVER

1,000

Ambassadors

AND OVER

200

Regional Events

IN OVER

73

Countries

How to Apply

Read the WiDS event requirements.

Find the event requirements here.

Fill out the license agreement and submit your application.

Complete the application with information about you and your planning team, and upload the signed WiDS license.

Wait for a response from our team.

A member of the WiDS team will get back to you for approval, and you can get started planning your event using the WiDS-in-a-Box resources.

Ambassador Information

Ambassadors get free access to:

Fantastic, relevant technical content to use during a regional event that you plan.
Conference and workshop planning, branding, and promotional materials, including templates
Virtual event planning guide
On-going updates from, and access to, the WiDS Worldwide planning team
Opportunities to network with other WiDS Ambassadors worldwide, both online and in-person (whenever possible)
Be featured on the WiDS Ambassador page on our website

WiDS-in-a-Box Resources

Ambassador Guide – Step-by-step instructions with links to resources and a checklist to keep you on track.
Event Planning Resources – Event planning templates for sponsorship, budget, speaker invitations, and more.
Event Marketing Templates – Promotional templates for presentations, agenda, website, program, and more.

Questions about the Ambassador Program?

team@widsworldwide.org

2023-2024 Ambassador Advisory Committee

Amy Jaggard

Program Director

Amy Kaczur

Administrative Assistant II, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anita Kloss-Brandstätter

Professor, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

Areej Al-Wabil

Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Alfaisal University

Cathy Chute

Executive Director/Assistant Dean, Harvard University

Jessica Dunn

SVP, Senior Data Scientist, Bank of America

Kate Kolich

Asst Governor, General Manager Information, Data & Analytics, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Khairat Ayinde

Data Science Community Lead, Harrena African Talents

Kholoud Khateeb

Data Anaylytics & Business Intelligence Head, Health Holding Company

Kyoko Nishito

Data and AI Technical Specialist, IBM Japan

Mahadia Tunga

Co-Founder & Director, Tanzania Data Lab

Mariana Ungureanu

President, Think Tank 360

Mario Chong

Professor, Universidad del Pacífico

Michelle Rodriguez Serra

Professor and Researcher at Universidad del Pacifico

Millicent Ocheing

Data & Applied Scientist, Microsoft

Olivia Pfeiler

Head of Data Science, KAI - Kompetenzzentrum Automobil- und Industrieelektronik GmbH

Philomena Githiri

Data Scientist, Safaricom, PLC

Shelly Darnutzer

Director of Strategic Impact and Growth

Tim Macuga

Senior Project Officer, QUT Center for DS & Australian DS Network