Analytics for Society Award (AFS) 2025 – Innovation Through Data

🚀 The Analytics for Society Award (AFS) 2025 is a student-led event showcasing analytics solutions tackling real-world societal challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It brings together data-driven innovation, impactful ideas, and global collaboration, offering students a platform to demonstrate their passion for using data and analytics to drive positive change.

Event Highlights

💥 Inspiring Presentations & Grand Prize – Witness the groundbreaking work of the 5 finalist teams as they present their ideas. The winning team will receive a £1,000 cash prize and exclusive mentorship from seasoned professionals!

💥 Esteemed Judging Panel – A distinguished panel of industry experts and academics will evaluate projects based on innovation, impact, and feasibility:

• Faisal Galaria – Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company, Non-Executive Director, Starling Bank, Former CEO, Blippar
• Professor Wolfram Weisemann – Head of Department, Analytics, Marketing & Operations (AMO), Imperial College Business School
• Professor Nina Seppala – Professor & Deputy Director (Academic Affairs), UCL School of Management
• Dr Alastair Moore – Lecturer at UCL School of Management, Mentor in Entrepreneurship & Machine Learning, AI Royal Academy of Engineering, Co-founder of Deepflow
• Iulia Ungureanu – Senior Analytics Manager, Barclays UK

💥 Keynote Speakers – Thought leaders at the intersection of analytics, AI, and social impact:

• Karl Simons OBE – Executive Director at FYLD, Non-Exec Director with Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, Advisor, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
• Aura Popa – Senior Director, Analytics & AI at Gartner, Chartered Statistician at the Royal Statistical Society
• Dr Laura Gilbert – Head of AI for Government at the Tony Blair Institute & Ellison Institute, Oxford, Former Chief Analyst at the UK Cabinet Office

💥 High-Impact Networking – Connect with like-minded students from UCL and Imperial, industry leaders, academics, and investors during the networking reception.

Key Information

📆 Date: 12th March 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM BST (Doors open at 5:50 PM) – 8:30 PM, followed by networking, food and refreshments
🏫 Location: Imperial College Business School, South Kensington, LGS Room (Hybrid)
 

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