News

Read up on the latest in the data science industry and what’s happening at WQU.

WQU CEO Daphne Kis discusses future of talent and opportunity at Davos

Image

This past January, WorldQuant University CEO Daphne Kis attended the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. At the conference, Daphne met with international leaders from the public and private sectors to discuss the future of talent and opportunity and how we get there.

What’s becoming clear across the world is the need to empower talent to be able to shape their own future in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. The youth of today becomes the talent of tomorrow, and more than ever it’s important that we prime and prepare them with coding, analytical and collaborative skills. More than that, they need a sense of agency and empowerment so they are able to carve out their own path well into the future. At WorldQuant University, we’re happy to be apart of this flourishing ecosystem of thinkers, doers, and facilitators.

You can listen to some of these ideas in the clip here, which features experts from from the United Nations, MIT Solve and The DO School.

Image
Image
Arinzechukwu Okafor
Read

Perseverance Pays Off for Data-Driven Finance Leader

Alumni Spotlight
03 February 2026

Accountant Arinzechukwu Okafor already had a senior management position when he …

Read Full Post
Image
M. Yassser Arafat
Read

Applied Data Science Lab Boosts Education System in Bangladesh

Alumni Spotlight
03 February 2026

As a civil servant working in the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education …

Read Full Post
Image
Cindy Lin
Watch

WorldQuant University Instructor Finds Her Fit in San Francisco

Faculty Spotlight
03 February 2026

WorldQuant University instructor Cindy Lin established herself quickly in the …

Read Full Post