Dr. Charlie Apigian is the Director of the Belmont Data Collaborative at Belmont University where he leads an initiative that looks to give all students data skills and create innovative programs in data science as well as focus on external data projects that do good in the community. He has authored and co-authored over 30 papers and presentations in technology and manufacturing related journals, including Information and Management, Computer Information Systems, and Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, Journal of Information Systems Education. Dr. Apigian’s focus and passion is data and tech, workforce development and working with the Nashville community including several advisory boards such as Hytch Rewards, Nashville Technology Council, Blacks in Tech – Nashville, Project Maslow and Special Kids, Inc. He has a podcast, Data 4 All, with Charlie Yielding that looks to empower their listeners to “think different with data”.  He has recently won the Nashville Technology Council IT Community Leader of the Year (2018 and 2023) and the Nashville Technology Council Data Scientist of the Year (2020).