Last week, the Curry College School of Business and Technology hosted Comput/her, an annual one-day conference for female high school students to explore career opportunities in technology, computer science, and data sciences.
Over 180 participants attended Comput/her, which aims to create an inspiring and empowering environment where students can develop their technical skills and connect with industry leaders. By offering hands-on workshops, keynote speeches from successful female role models, and collaborative projects, the conference seeks to bridge the gender gap in technology, while having fun inside the classroom.
EVENT Highlights
- Keynote Address from Erin Kelly, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and Strategy at Kraft Analytics Group
- Interactive breakout sessions featuring School of Business and Technology students, alumni, and Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect Anne Etienne.
- Kiwibot analysis
- Campus tours
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
• Erin Kelly •
Erin Kelly is the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and Strategy at Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), a strategy, technology, and analytics company focused on the sports and entertainment industry. In her role at KAGR, Kelly leads all client-facing delivery, including strategic consulting, platform delivery, and account management. She holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University
In her keynote address, Kelly offered perspective on the growing importance of STEM on the business side of sports and some thoughts on opportunities for the students to start growing these critical skills. She shared several data and analytics use cases from KAGR’s work, whose mission is to know the fan better through technology and data. KAGR works across all professional sports leagues and industry players including the NFL, NASCAR, Ticketmaster, and Amazon.
Interactive breakout sessions
• FEATURING •
Brittany Soares '21, Software Engineer II, Citizens Bank
Molly Murphy MBA ’22, Director, Account Management and Business Strategy with Kraft Analytics Group
Anne Etienne, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft
and SBT students Jaydn Abraham ‘27, Kailey Collins-Fiore ‘26, Jalaya Marshall ’27, and Amanda Kieffer '26
"For young women, especially high school students, seeing women in leadership roles in the STEM field provides tangible aspirations and examples of what they can do. Students don’t always have those role models to look up to every day, so providing this exposure through Comput/her helps them to start thinking about their future."
Molly Murphy MBA '22
“This event is a testament to the School of Business and Technology's commitment to inspiring and empowering young women to explore and pursue careers in computer science and technology. Seeing their enthusiasm and potential reaffirms our belief in the importance of creating opportunities that foster diversity and innovation in the tech industry.”
CATHERINE MCCABE, DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY