From Highlining to High-Stakes Data: Building Systems You Can Trust
Justin Wagers, Senior Lead Data Science Engineer, Turquoise Health
Winter Summit 2025
When not working as a data scientist, Justin Wagers is a professional slackliner pushing boundaries in highlining and tricklining. Learn how his unique background shaped his approach to data engineering, and how lessons from rigging safety systems over canyons translate to building resilient data pipelines.