Founding The Data Lodge in 2019, Valerie is as committed to data literacy as it gets. With train-the-trainer bootcamps, and a peer community, she’s certifying the world’s first Data Literacy Program Leads.

In 2023, The Data Lodge was acquired as the basis of a newly formed venture, Data Society Group (DSG), aimed at fostering data and AI literacy and cultural change at scale. Valerie is excited to also serve as the Chief Strategy Officer of DSG.

Previously, Valerie was a Gartner Research VP in the CDO team where she pioneered the Data Literacy research and was awarded Gartner’s Top Thought Leadership Award (2018). Valerie has more than 30 years of experience in consulting leadership and telecommunications.

Valerie holds a B.S. in Math (SUNY College, Buffalo) and an M.S. in Applied Math (New Mexico State). She lives between the Adirondacks in Upstate NY, and Sarasota, FL with her husband Brian, and their yellow lab, Cooper, the Lodge mascot.

As Senior Manager, Global Business Intelligence & Data Literacy Services, Regina
Huricks-Trapp is a data connector; connecting content, analysts and teams to data
that can influence the diversity & inclusivity of next generation products and services.
Based out of San Mateo, CA, she is a key member of the Data Governance & Literacy
team and is responsible for driving global data literacy strategy. Regina is a pioneer-
as one of first ten professionals in the world to earn Data Literacy Program Lead
Certification.

Regina has more than 20+ years of rich experience as a business intelligence
developer, leading diverse analytical teams through all phases of the data journey
across diverse industry sectors for Fortune 100 companies.

She has significant leadership experience in data curation, exploration, and education.
Regina’s experience in data and analytics is diversified across healthcare, finance,
consulting, digital media, social media, and gaming.

Regina attended the University of Texas @Austin and University of Texas, School of
Public Health, graduating with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Regina has chaired, co-chaired or contributed to numerous diversity and inclusion
employee networks for multiple top industry companies.

Regina is an avid Hamilton fan, attending a history of the musical at Stanford.

Ben Jones is the Co-Founder and CEO of Data Literacy, a training and education company that's on a mission to help people learn the language of data and AI.

Ben teaches data visualization at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, he's the author of nine books about data and AI, including AI Literacy Fundamentals, Data Literacy Fundamentals, Leading in the Age of Data, and Avoiding Data Pitfalls.

Ben has trained and presented to organizations of all types and sizes all over the world. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA (2000) and an MBA from California Lutheran University (2011).

With 15 years of experience in technology and consulting, Scott has led a variety of projects applying data science to help organizations achieve strategic objectives, such as managing risks and controls, detecting suspicious activity, improving business intelligence, and validating compliance actions.

As VP of Solutions at Data Society, Scott works with instructional designers and technical experts to deliver instructor-led training programs on data science and AI, as well as custom technology solutions, for government and commercial clients. Recent programs range from introductory training for executives and analysts to advanced technical training on the development and deployment of AI models.

Scott holds a BA from Princeton University and an MA in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his wife and two kids.

James works with some of the world's leading brands to help them shape and define their Data and AI Strategies, with the focus over the past few years being squarely on the effective and responsible adoption of AI. His firm belief in the necessity of AI and Data Literacy, both at a societal and business level, led to the writing of Artificial Negligence in 2022.

Prior to Capgemini, James spent 5 years working at Gartner alongside some incredible analysts (including Val), helping their clients to maximize the value of their data and, most importantly, their people.

James is based out of the UK, but is no stranger to airports.