In this talk, Laís will traverse the collection of experiences that have defined her eventful lifetime: cycling through 4 undergraduate courses, becoming an orphan at 11, launching an engineering office at 19, and confronting cancer. She will explore how 15 years of therapy and countless more of processing trauma have shaped her world-view. Laís will offer insights on navigating life through pain, vulnerability, and unwavering principles, while sharing her journey into Python and the meaningful stories of community and love that emerged along the way.
Though it may seem otherwise, this talk is fundamentally about you—about how your Self is instantiated by the people around you and the experiences you choose to embrace or avoid. Just like Python's self parameter, we will examine how our states and behaviours may be mutable, but they never override the core definition of who you are.

Learn Python for Data Science in this Beginners’ Day Workshop

Would you like to learn to code but don’t know where to start? Taking your first steps in programming can seem like an impossible task, so we’ve decided to put on a workshop to show beginners how it can be done and share our passion for the world of data science!

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of programming in Python, as well as how to use tools such as Jupyter notebooks to analyse data.

You will be learning in small groups, each with an assigned mentor to guide you through the workshop materials and answer your questions. You can expect plenty of exercises, as well as inspiring talks from those who were once in your shoes.

Learn Python for Data Science in this Beginners’ Day Workshop

Would you like to learn to code but don’t know where to start? Taking your first steps in programming can seem like an impossible task, so we’ve decided to put on a workshop to show beginners how it can be done and share our passion for the world of data science!

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of programming in Python, as well as how to use tools such as Jupyter notebooks to analyse data.

You will be learning in small groups, each with an assigned mentor to guide you through the workshop materials and answer your questions. You can expect plenty of exercises, as well as inspiring talks from those who were once in your shoes.