Steve Holder
National Strategy Executive Analytics & AI, SAS Canada

As the Strategy Executive at SAS Canada Steve Holder is responsible for creating and driving the SAS solution strategy with our Canadian customers.  A key part of this is providing thought leadership for the AI, Analytics, and emerging technology portfolios.  A Canadian subject matter expert and AI & analytics evangelist Steve has seen first-hand how the use of SAS technology can help customers solve business problems; make the best decisions possible and unearth new opportunities.   Steve’s passion is making technology make sense for everyone regardless of their technical skillset.

Charles Victor, MSc, PStat
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and External Services, ICES

Mr. Charles Victor, MSc, PStat, is the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and External Services at ICES, Canada’s largest health services research institute. In this role he is responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with data providers, governmental and non-governmental agencies, academic institutions and researchers, and industry partners. Over the past three years Mr. Victor has been responsible for the development and oversight of ICES’ Data and Analytic Services, a unit aimed at providing high quality research ready health services data and analytic reports to clinical researchers, health system stakeholders, and industry partners globally.

Mr. Victor has over 15 years of experience as an epidemiologist and professional biostatistician providing methodological and statistical support to over 1000 research studies. His expertise spans several methodological and data resource domains including health administrative data, research study design and analysis, complex regression modelling techniques, and adult education in statistics. As an assistant professor at the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, he is responsible for the development and delivery of the advanced biostatistics curriculum provided to clinical epidemiologists.

Jonathan Carroll
Chief Information Officer, ERPM North American Commercial Banking & ERMP | T&O at BMO

Jonathan Carroll is the Chief Information Officer, ERPM North American Commercial Banking & ERPM | T&O at BMO. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading all aspects of the planning, development, and implementation of risk infrastructure to ensure that the risk data and systems infrastructure in place for Enterprise Risk & Portfolio Management (ERPM) are consistent with best practices. He has recently moved to T&O from his previous role of Managing Director, Infrastructure, Market Risk and Risk Capital/Stress Testing within ERPM.

Jonathan has worked in Risk Management since 2002 and has established and led the implementation of processes, systems and infrastructure to support Market, Credit and Liquidity Risk Management globally. His work in Risk Management has supported the entire spectrum of the analytical lifecycle from inception to model development, vetting, implementation and on-going performance monitoring and management. Prior to working in Risk Management within Financial Services, his previous jobs include various positions in creating data-driven/knowledge based solutions for Intel and Hatch Associates, a global engineering firm. Jonathan holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering.