Caroline Therwath-Chavier is an international expert in tech recruitment and diversity based in Paris. Ever since she graduated with a Master's from Sciences Po (the Paris Institute of Political Science), she has spent over a decade recruiting world-class software engineers and experts in Machine Learning. Since the creation of The Allyance in 2020, Caroline has worked with companies such as Believe, Doctolib, Kering and Google. Caroline has always been passionate about encouraging under-represented groups to network, speak at conferences and present their work to their peers. Highly involved in promoting diversity in engineering teams, Caroline met Chloé-Agathe Azencott during the ICLR Conference 2017. Together, they decided to create the Paris meetup chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science (WiMLDS) the same year. In 2019, Caroline was the Inclusion & Diversity co-chairwoman for the RecSys conference in Copenhagen. She was a keynote speaker in 2024.

Chloé is a professor in machine learning and genomics at Mines Paris PSL and Institut Curie. She holds a PhD in computer science from the University of California, Irvine and gave the first research talk of her career at the first WiML workshop back in 2006. She wrote one of the first machine learning textbooks in French. Chloé has been disabled for a few years and is trying to be vocal about her experience as a disabled scholar.

Natalie is an academic researcher (PhD Cantab) converted to tech. She has worked as Director of Partnerships of a startup OpenClassrooms, where she launched online degrees in data science; subsequently, as Head of Business Development of a data sharing platform TeraLab, where she piloted and implemented the company’s European strategy. Currently, she is managing the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative, which aims to train 1 million Europeans in deep tech fields, including data science and machine learning. Natalie joined WiMLDS Paris in 2019.

Marie is a data scientist and / or a manager, depending on her job of the moment, mostly in start-ups. Marie holds a Engineering degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, as well as a Research MSc degree in Maths from the University of Lyon. Although she chose to specialize in Machine Learning, she is passionate about sciences in general. She loves to work on complex problems related to projects with positive impact on society. Funny story: she did her first talk at a Paris WiMLDS meetup! Now, she speaks regularly at conferences to share knowledge and care, and is part of the Paris team since 2020.

"Chloé was a librarian when she decided to learn how to make good use of social data. She is now a Data Engineer/Scientist in Paris area and passionate about transforming a real-world problem into a production-ready solution. She wants to put diversity in the front row and close the gap between always-been developers and converted ones. For that, she's always eager to learn from others and pass on what she learned."

Juliette holds dual degrees in business and data science. After spending five years at MFG Labs, a data science consulting firm founded by a Fields Medalist, she is now contributing to the development of an analytics platform for Liveramp. In her current role, she is responsible for building data pipelines and implementing models for client use on the platform. In 2018, she leveraged the network provided by WiMLDS and subsequently joined the organisation team to help more women communicate their skills and expand their network.

Jihane is an AI Officer, a job between management, strategy and data science. After a specialization in Data Science during her studies in Centrale Paris (Engineering School), she worked as a data scientist in numerous fields : advertising, Telecommunication, Construction. In her current role, she is responsible for finding valuable use cases, helping the organization lead their first AI wins and acculturating their employees. She joined WiMLDS Paris in 2023, after following the professor who made her love Data Science and cofounder of the chapter : Chloé-Agathe Azencott !