Win or Learn, you can’t lose!

Building on the success of our 2022 and 2023 Datathons, Gulf Bank is excited to announce another opportunity to sharpen your data skills! Compete in the third Gulf Bank Datathon to grow your data and analytics expertise and be a part of this exciting event that fosters a data-driven culture within Kuwait's tech community.

The Datathon will include educational workshops led by industry experts, providing you with hands-on experience in data science and visualizations tools and techniques. Don't miss this chance to learn, compete, and network with fellow data enthusiasts!

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Datathon Prizes

What's a Datathon?

• A Datathon is a fast paced competitive event where participants gather to solve practical problems through the application of data science tools and techniques, by working together in teams to generate insights, visualizations and potential solutions.

• Gulf Bank Datathon is in collaboration with Kuwait University College of Life Sciences and powered by Coded.

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Who is it for?

• We encourage everyone interested in data and analytics to join the Datathon! Learn something new, maybe even change your career in the process of learning how to navigate the tools used in the Datathon.

• Skills are a plus, but are not mandatory as Gulf Bank is giving free educational workshops in all tools used during the Datathon.

• The only requirement to compete is to be above the age of 16.

Why Is Gulf Bank Hosting A Datathon?

• Gulf Bank is aiming to foster content creators with data and analytics skills and to build a data culture in the tech community in Kuwait.

• The Datathon will include educational workshops by Gulf Bank’s own industry experts and competitions to learn data science and visualizations tools and techniques.

Participation Rules

• Each team should consist of 2-3 members.

• Each project must utilize the dataset provided for your track, and must demonstrate appropriate use of data science methods.

• All work must be conducted by the team members. The team may ask provided mentors for guidance, but not for direct solutions.

• We believe in the importance of respect for all ideas and opinions. Any form of harassment will result in exclusion from the datathon.

Learning Workshops

Remember, there’s no losing in Gulf Bank’s Datathon. You will either win or learn. Gulf Bank data experts will help you get ready for each challenge track through a hands-on learning workshop. You are encouraged to attend the workshop of your track, but you are more than welcome to attend any or all of the three workshops

• The Python and Tableau workshops will take place in Kuwait University’s Cultural Center – AlShadadiya on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 from 5:30PM – 8:30PM.

DataViz with Tableau

Learn how to navigate Tableau’s interface and connect and present data using easy to-understand visualizations. By the end of this training, you’ll have the basic skills needed to confidently explore Tableau and related resources that will enable you to build impactful dashboards.

May 9th, 2024
From 6:30 PM till 8:30 PM

Kuwait University Cultural Center – AlShadadiya. (Map Location)

Modeling with Python

In this one-hour workshop on Data Analysis using Python, participants will be introduced to essential tools and techniques integral to the data science lifecycle. The session will cover the use of popular libraries such as Pandas for data manipulation and numerical computations, as well as exploring less known libraries that offer unique functionalities for specific data analysis tasks and Machine learning model development.

May 9th, 2024
From 6:30 PM till 8:30 PM

Kuwait University Cultural Center – AlShadadiya. (Map Location)

Instructor/ Olga Kuzmina

Olga is a Tableau Solution Engineer with more than 6 years of experience based in Frankfurt, Germany. She has been with Tableau for over 3 years and worked with customers in over 20 countries. Her specialty is helping financial services organizations democratize data. Olga will be flying to Kuwait to share her Tableau expertise at this Datathon workshop. This workshop is a great opportunity for attendees to learn valuable skills and gain insights from Olga's global experience in the field of data visualization and her in-depth knowledge of Tableau.

Instructor/ Dr. Ahmad Albaqsami

is an Assistant Professor for Computer Engineering at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. He has over 10 years of teaching experience in computer science and engineering. In addition, he consults corporations in machine learning engineering and data science projects. Currently, his research interests are in applied artificial intelligence.

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