Firm announces winners of data science hackathon challenge

AXA Mansard, a member of AXA, the global leader in Insurance and Asset Management has announced the winners of its just-concluded Data Science Week 2020 Hackathon event. The Hackathon event supported by Zindi Africa is a private challenge event on data analytics opened to only AXA Mansard employees. Mother demands autopsy report, 2 months after […]

AXA Mansard, a member of AXA, the global leader in Insurance and Asset Management has announced the winners of its just-concluded Data Science Week 2020 Hackathon event.

The Hackathon event supported by Zindi Africa is a private challenge event on data analytics opened to only AXA Mansard employees.

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The challenge which lasted for four days had 21 data scientists enrolled and 4 on the leader-board.

Three winners were announced by Tekedia Institute a United States-based institution with a focus on business management and leadership development.

Speaking on the Data Science Week challenge along with other 9 speakers from 3 continents was Ngozi Ola-Israel, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Data Officer, who explained that the challenge was geared towards driving the increased adoption of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solutions in the organization.

The event designed to   empower the employees of AXA Nigeria with relevant Data Analytics and Machine Learning skills needed for them to be more effective in their day-to-day task thereby bringing more value to the business, she said.

Whilst thanking the participants, organizers, and leaders on board, she said that the company will continue to take active steps to use data analysis to make a sustainable impact in the insurance space.