Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards
March 15th, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards 2021
The Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards celebrate relevant, ethical, and humane analytics work by recognizing women in applied business analytics, projects that impact social and environmental issues, and innovative work by young professionals.
This year’s ceremony will take place on March 15th, 2021.
Since 2017, the Fisher Center has been awarding the Woman of the Year, Project of the Year, and CIO of the Year annually.
This year, the Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards are changing to adapt to evolution in the field.
Our international partners will nominate people from all over the world to apply for the three awards:
- The Woman of the Year Award
- The Project of the Year Award
- The Young Talent of the Year Award
These awards are honorary and promote the rightful place of women and diversity in the field of business analytics.
Diversity is as important to us as it is essential to relevant, ethical and humane analytics. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and across different identities of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and ability.
Each laureate will receive a Crystal Bear in recognition of their skills and work and will become a role model for the next generation.
Awards Consortium
The awards are being presented by the Fisher Center for Business Analytics at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. We are also joining with other organizations, both on campus and among our partners, to nominate, judge, and present the awards. Here’s more information about the members of this consortium:
Apply for an Award
Diversity is important to us. We encourage nominations and applications from individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and across different identities of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and ability.
All laureates and projects will have to demonstrate the values of relevant, ethical, impactful, and humane analytics.
What should I do if I want to apply for the Project of the Year Award or the Young Talent of the Year Award?
Here is the process to follow:
1. Get familiar with the eligibility criteria. If you meet the criteria set out above, great! You are an eligible candidate for the award. Please consider applying.
2. Check the modalities of your application. You need to record a three-minute video to present yourself, explain your motivations and pitch your projects.
3. Check the evaluation grids to make sure that your video responds to all the evaluation criterion.
4. Upload your video on your Google Drive and share the link in your application.
5. Apply on the website with your name, email address and link to your video before February 15th.
What about the Woman of the Year Award? Can I apply for it?
No, the Woman of the Year Award candidates can only be nominated by the Nomination Committee. This committee will chose five women per continent and the Jury will evaluate these candidates.
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Eligibility
All laureates and projects will have to demonstrate the values of relevant, ethical, impactful, and humane analytics.
Woman of the Year Award
- She is a woman
- She is working in the field of applied business analytics
- She is leading one or several projects in applied business analytics
- She is involved in inclusion and empowerment
- She is chosen by the Nomination Committee
Project of the Year Award
- The project they are applying for is innovative
- The project addresses social and/or environmental issues to anticipate and minimize risks through the use of technology
- The project is inclusive
Young Talent of the Year Award
- The applicant is less than 30 years old
- The applicant is involved in one or several projects in applied business analytics
Application Steps
Applicants will need to
- Record a three-minutes video to present themselves and their projects according to the evaluation grids
- Upload the video on their Google Drive (find help here)
- Share a link to the file (find help here) in their application on the website
Important dates
The applications will open on December 7th, 2020.
The applications will be closed on February 15th, 2021.
Process of evaluation
All laureates and projects will have to demonstrate the values of relevant, ethical, impactful, and humane analytics.
The jury will use the evaluation grids to evaluate the applications. The results will be announced prior to the ceremony to the awards winners. There will be one winner per award.
The winners will receive an honorific Crystal Bear. The winners will make a speech during the ceremony and will have their interviews posted online by UC Berkeley.
Evaluation Grids
The Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee members will be choosing women from the different continents for the Woman of the Year Award. The purpose of this entity is to guarantee a separation between the nominators and the jury. This committee will enhance the legitimacy of the awards.
This year, the nomination committee will be free to also suggest projects and young nominees to compete for the other awards. They are free to nominate up to five candidates per continent, from their own network or from further research. The candidates nominated meet the eligibility criteria listed earlier.
Deepa Naik
Humans for AI
Nomination Committee Member for Asia
Mohamadou Diallo
CIO Mag
Nomination Committee Member for Africa
David Leighton
Women In Tech International
Nomination Committee Member for North America and Oceania
Erik Campanini
LePont Learning
Nomination Committee Member for Europe
Ivonne Iniguez
American Chamber Mexico
Nomination Committee Member for Latin America
The Jury
The Jury will rate the applications for the different awards according to the evaluation grid. The jury deliberation will occur before the ceremony.
Two places are available on the jury to evaluate the applications and elect the 2021 winners. If you are interested in sponsoring the Berkeley Awards, please contact our team!
Sabrina Menasria
Singularity, Paris - Former winner of the Woman of the year award
Jury
Gauthier Vasseur
Fisher Center for Business Analytics, UC Berkeley
Jury
Genevieve Macfarlane Smith
EGAL Center, UC Berkeley
Jury
Chris Bush
Berkeley Haas School of Business
Jury
Rhea Mehta
Berkeley Women In Business, UC Berkeley
Jury
Apply for the Awards!