The future looks bright and exciting for data scientists of tomorrow. As the interface between technology and industry, data scientists will play a pivotal role in helping businesses grow. Activities like collaborating with the business to identify the right problem, creatively leveraging solutions from cross domains, and creating powerful, innovative ML systems will keep data scientists busy for many years. But are the data scientists of today ready for the data-driven businesses of tomorrow? In this session, we discuss the challenges associated with the evolving role of the data scientist and suggest strategic ideas to help upgrade the role on domain / industry-specific skills and also how to evolve in specialized roles.