
Data Literacy and the Pioneer’s Advantage
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Hear from industry expert, Valerie Logan, as she takes an in-depth look at the rise of data literacy, and the current state of this critical up-skilling and culture-shifting area, including:
the market, myths and momentum of data literacy (what)
the critical role of pioneers in movements like literacy, and data literacy (who and how)
the importance of taking data literacy personally- at work, and in life (why)
Featured Speaker:

Valerie
The Data Lodge
Founding The Data Lodge in 2019, Valerie is as committed to data literacy as it gets. With advisory services, train-the-trainer bootcamps, and a peer community, she is certifying the world’s first Data Literacy Program Leads. Previously, Valerie was a Gartner Research VP in the Chief Data Officer research team where she pioneered the Data Literacy research and was awarded Gartner’s Top Thought Leadership Award in 2018. Valerie has more than 28 years of experience, including two decades in consulting and five years in telecommunications. Valerie holds a B.S. in Math from SUNY College at Buffalo and an M.S. in Applied Math from New Mexico State. She is based in the Adirondack Mountains with her husband Brian in Brant Lake, New York.