Data Talks #2: From Data to AI – What Happens Behind the Model?
Damascus
AI Scientist Massa Baali took us behind the model: how data becomes an AI system.
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Events
A look back at what the community has run so far — talks, workshops, discussions and initiatives.
Data Talks #1 with Tarek Zaza
Damascus
The first Data Talk: data analyst Tarek Zaza on what data analysis looks like in real practice.
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Business Intelligence Forum at GEW Syria 2025
GEW Syria 2025
Ten experts and 100+ founders, analysts and practitioners on how Syrian startups can adopt Business Intelligence.
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Data: the Fuel of Development, and AI Its Engine
Manar Foundation
A session with Manar Foundation on how organisations can move from scattered data to evidence-based decisions.
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Beyond Borders: Stories of Syrians in Data (Expert Series 001)
Damascus + Online (hybrid)
Four Syrian data professionals in Europe and the UK shared how they built their careers, live with the community in Damascus.
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Data Collection, Management & Analysis for NGOs (with RECO)
Online
A tailored workshop helping RECO's climate project team collect the right data and turn it into evidence of impact.
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Third Community Meetup, Aleppo
Sanad Youth Foundation centre, New Shahba, Aleppo
We took the community north: an open meetup in Aleppo that started a local network of young data enthusiasts.
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Second Community Meetup, Damascus
Damascus
Two weeks after the first, a second Damascus meetup went deeper into the skills and needs of the community.
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First Community Meetup, Damascus
Damascus
Our first meetup in person: data people from every background in one room, mapping the Syrian data community.
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