Gulf Bank announces winners of first “Datathon” competition in Kuwait

Gulf Bank announces winners of first “Datathon” competition in Kuwait

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank successfully wrapped up the first “Datathon” competition for digital data and analytic enthusiasts in Kuwait. The event, which took place over two days, witnessed a large number of participants, including data specialists, university students and new employees who are interested in working in the fields of data and analytics.

The panel, consisting of professors from Kuwait University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, announced the winning teams of this year’s competition. The winning team in the “Data Modeling and Visualization” category received a prize of KD 1,000, with the winners in the “Data Visualization” and “Digital Analytics” categories taking home prizes of KD 500 each.

The Datathon’s activities also included three training workshops that were broadcast live on YouTube. The workshops promoted a culture of data science and analytics, and were held under the supervision of three specialists from Gulf Bank: Mai Al-Owaish, Fouzan Al-Sumait and Haider Al-Mohri.

In honor of a successful launch of the Datathon, the Chief Data and Innovation Officer at Gulf Bank, Mai Al-Owaish, said: “We are very pleased to have witnessed such a large turnout at this year’s Datathon, which attracted a wide variety of participants over the age of 18. The positive turnout