Driven by Data: Amanda Aitken

TRANSCRIPT: https://actuaries.logicaldoc.cloud/download-ticket?ticketId=86ffea51-74ed-4e54-b3b2-e90f60e5cd60DESCRIPTION:Join Amanda Aitken and Meg Yang as they provide advice on starting out in data analytics.Amanda is a qualified Fellow with a wealth of actuarial experience, who joined the Institute’s staff to establish the data analytics education program. Amanda is also a member of our Data Analytics Practice Committee (DAPC). Meg is a Fellow of the Institute and part of our Young Data Analytics Working Group (YDAWG).Key takeaways from the podcast are:2:00 – How Amanda’s actuarial consultancy background and love of teaching inspired her to join the Actuaries Institute’s Education Team3:15 – The initiatives the Education Team are implementing to enhance its curriculum4:24 – The subjects available to Actuaries Institute Members to grow their data analytics capability10:42 – The ‘unstructured’ learning paths available within the Institute and Actuaries Digital15:22 – How those with a background in data analytics can contribute to the Institute’s initiatives17:02 – Amanda’s advice to beginners starting out on their data analytics journeyABOUT THE ACTUARIES INSTITUTE:As the sole professional body for Members in Australia and overseas, the Actuaries Institute represents the interests of the profession to government, business and the community. Actuaries assess risks through long-term analyses, modelling and scenario planning across a wide range of business problems.This unrivalled expertise enables the profession to comment on a range of business-related issues including enterprise risk management and prudential regulation, retirement income policy, finance and investment, general insurance, life insurance and health financing.Find out more about actuarieshttps://www.actuaries.asn.auhttps://linktr.ee/ActuariesInstituteFollow the Institute of Actuaries on our social channels;LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/792645/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Actuaries-Institute/183337668450632Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ActuariesInstTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/ActuariesInst

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