Time
8:30	Registration (Education Reception) and Breakfast
9:00	Welcome Myles Hannon
09:30	SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified BI Content Developer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Platform Administrator for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Predictive Modeller using SAS® Enterprise Miner™ 7 revision session Academic Stream Dr Amanda Winn (Computing and Mathematics Department, University of Brighton) SAS for analytics Prof Richard Hill (Computing and Mathematics Department, University of Derby) SAS programming for undergraduates Dr Anabel Gutierrez (Business School, Regent's University London) SAS for Business and Management Schools Dr Mee Chi So (School of Management, University of Southampton) SAS for postgraduates
11:00	Break
11:30	SAS® Certified Base Programmer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified BI Content Developer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Platform Administrator for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS®9 revision session SAS® Certified Predictive Modeller using SAS® Enterprise Miner™ 7 revision session Academic Stream Richard Self (Computing and Mathematics Department, University of Derby) Supervising PhDs Dr Kathy Maitland (School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks, Birmingham City University) Xiao Yao (PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh) Using SAS in my PhD research Dr Iain Brown (SAS, graduate of University of Southampton) Using SAS in my PhD research
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Exams Academic Stream Bob Clift, e-Skills UK Skills development for the Information Economy: the challenge for universities Catharine Truxillo, SAS USA Developing SAS analytical talent – case studies from US universities and companies Panel discussion with Bob Clift, Catharine Truxillo and Matthew Baxter, Head of SAS Academy at HSBC SAS Student Academy Meeting
16:30	Celebration of Achievement
17:00	Football and Curry Costa Rica vs. England

Time
8:30	Registration (Education Reception) and Breakfast
10:00	Welcome Philip Male
10:30	What Makes A Great Data Scientist? Peter Robertshaw, Director of Marketing, SAS UK and Ireland
11:00	Break
11:30	Bridging The Analytical Talent Gap Dr. Cat Truxillo, Head of Analytical Education, SAS HQ, Cary NC, USA
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Breakout Session – Platform for Business Analytics Best Practices for Analytical Strategy, John Spooner, Principle Analytics Specialist, SAS UK and Ireland The Value of Models Location, Location, Location - Using Geodemographic Indicators within Business and Consumer Utlilities: Rebecca Coram, British Gas Breakout Session – Integrated Marketing Management Modelling Caravan Churn: Kat Miller and Emma Miller of Haven Holidays Testing your Marketing Campaigns: Vanessa Porter, Customer Loyalty Executive, SAS UK and Ireland Interactive session with Cranfield School of Management: Dr Hugh Wilson and Dr. Emma MacDonald Breakout Session – Hadoop An overview of Hadoop by Hortonworks Filtering the Data Lake, Doug Green, SAS UK and Ireland Using PROC IMSTAT and IMSTAT with Hadoop, Warren Ireson (Principal Solutions Implementation Consultant) and Peter Pugh-Jones (Technology Specialist), SAS UK and Ireland Breakout Session – Fraud Detecting Fraud using Social Network Analysis - A Practical Masterclass: John Elmer, Fraud Centre of Excellence, SAS UK and Ireland Detecting fraud at the Belgian Tax Office: Jerome Bryssinck, Director of Fraud Solutions, SAS EMEA and AP Breakout Session – SAS Visual Analytics Using SAS Visual Analytics to Create a Dashboard for SAS Administrators, Michelle Homes, Business Development Manager, Metacoda A Visual Revolution at Assurant Solutions with SAS Visual Analytics, Elena Muriel (Amadeus) with Assurant Solutions SAS Visual Analytics, a roundtable discussion Breakout Session – SAS Administration / Hints and Tips Best Practice using the SAS Audit & Performance Tool: Alessio Tomasino, Principal Infrastructure Support Consultant, SAS UK and Ireland Best Practices for SAS Grid and LSF Deployments: Andy Gadsby, Customer Loyalty Team, SAS UK and Ireland Best practice for creation and maintenance of a SAS infrastructure. Paul Thomas, SAS expert and owner of ASUP Ltd.
16:00	Breakout Session – Platform for Business Analytics Repeat Breakout Session – Integrated Marketing Management Repeat Breakout Session – Hadoop Repeat Breakout Session - Fraud Repeat Breakout Session – SAS Visual Analytics Repeat Breakout Session – SAS Administration / Hints and Tips Repeat
17:30	Football and BBQ Nigeria vs. Argentina

Time
8:30	Registration (Education Reception) and Breakfast
10:00	Welcome
10:30	The Power to Row: building a winning team using analytics Kat Ching and Dr. Mark Homer
11:00	Break
11:30	The Importance of People in the Analytics Process Matt Baxter, HSBC
12:00	Technology for Data Science John Easton, IBM Distinguished Engineer
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Breakout Session - Commercial Industries Demand driven forecasting and inventory management: James Marshall (SAS) and Tescos Size does matter, big data and the British Retail Survey: Prof. Philip Treleaven Breakout Session - Banking SAS Grid Technologies: Andrew Gadsby, Customer Loyalty Team, SAS United Kingdom and Ireland Macroeconometric Retail Stress Test using PH Cox Models: Jorge Ribeiro, Vice President of Credit Risk Models, Barclays and author of 'Introduction to Credit Risk Modelling using SAS/STAT Step-by-Step' Breakout Session - Getting even more from SAS technology Developing Web Applications with SAS Stored Processes: Phil Mason Data-Driven Scheduling: Shane Flynn, SAS Breakout Session - Insurance The Importance of Data Quality: Nigel Light, Business Intelligence Consultant, Ecclesiastical Insurance What's New in Insurance? Simon Kirby, Risk Solution Specialist, SAS United Kingdom and Ireland
15:00	Break
15:30	Breakout Session - Commercial Industries Using SAS Visual Analytics to Maximise Results for the Travel Industry: Saran Subramanian (Head of Analytics) and Simon Chapman (Senior Analyst), Thomas Cook Breakout Session - Banking Risk Aggregation: Vince Kilcoyne, Capital Markets Specialist, SAS United Kingdom & Ireland My Top Recommendations when using Segmentation: Dr. Cat Truxillo, Head of Analytics Education, SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA Breakout Session - Getting even more from SAS technology Converting SAS/GRAPH plots to ODS graphics: Phil Holland, Holland Numerics Breakout Session - Insurance Economies of Scale in Data Delivery: Jason Cabral, Zenith Insurance and Guy Garrett, Achieve Intelligence The Mobile Wallet: Tim Vaughan, SAS United Kingdom and Ireland
16:30	Close