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SAS Global Forum always brings together the most curious minds in analytics – and this year was no exception. Were you able to join all the energizing and inspiring sessions? If not, great news! You can join us on demand. What are you waiting for? Get started watching – on demand availability ends June 25.
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Inspiring Keynotes & Award-Winning Entertainers
Adam Grant
Organizational Psychologist at Wharton, Author of Think Again, and Host of the TED Podcast WorkLife
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he studies how we can find motivation and meaning and lead more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 and Oprah’s SuperSoul 100. Grant is the author of multiple No. 1 New York Times bestselling books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 35 languages, including Give and Take, Originals, Option B and Power Moves. His newest book is Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know (Viking, 2021).
Grant earned his PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan. He has received awards for distinguished scholarly achievement from the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation.
Ayesha Khanna
Co-Founder and CEO, ADDO AI
Ayesha Khanna, PhD, has been a strategic adviser on artificial intelligence, smart cities and fintech to leading corporations and governments.
In 2017, ADDO AI was featured in Forbes magazine as one of four leading artificial intelligence companies in Asia, and Khanna was named one of Southeast Asia’s groundbreaking female entrepreneurs by Forbes magazine in 2018. She is also the founder of 21C GIRLS, a charity that delivers free coding and artificial intelligence classes to girls in Singapore.
Prior to founding ADDO AI, Khanna spent more than a decade on Wall Street developing large scale trading, risk management and data analytics systems.
She is author of Straight Through Processing for Financial Services and co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization. Khanna has been published and quoted on technology, innovation and smart cities and presented at major industry conferences.
Hakeem Oluseyi
Astrophysicist, Former Space Science Education Lead for NASA and Inspirational Speaker
Hakeem Oluseyi, PhD, author of a highly anticipated upcoming memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey From the Streets to the Stars, is President of the National Society of Black Physicists. He’s also an internationally recognized astrophysicist, science TV personality and global education advocate who has had a long, distinguished career in academia and scientific research.
Oluseyi has served as the Space Science Education Lead for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and as the Chief Science Officer for Discovery Science. He has held professorships at the Florida Institute of Technology, MIT, UC Berkeley and the University of Cape Town.
A former TED fellow, Oluseyi holds three degrees – including a PhD in physics from Stanford University – eight US patents and four EU patents. He co-hosts several shows on the Science Channel, Discovery International and Netflix, including How the Universe Works and Baking Impossible.
Ben Seidman
Magician
Ben Seidman is a Los Angeles magician who takes his one-man show across the world. He headlined the Atlantis Resort & Casino (Bahamas), The Royalton Riviera (Cancun) and performed a record-breaking 120 shows at The Venetian (Macau China). Clients have flown him as far as Qatar for private and corporate events. Seidman guest stars on the Netflix original Brainchild, produced by Pharrell. He is the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Seidman’s performances are packed with standup comedy, fascinating true stories and world-renowned sleight of hand.
Sessions
More than 150 sessions are now available on demand, including training and technical sessions. Plus learn about industry-specific solutions from frontline leaders. Explore your interests. Let curiosity be your guide.
Proceedings
Now available! SAS Global Forum offers an array of educational and inspiring sessions. You can now access our session Proceedings.
Announcements
From technology updates to Hackathon news, find our biggest announcements from this year's event — all in one place.
Awards
Students and educators! SAS Global Forum offers awards to advance your learning and your career. Check out this year’s winners! And make plans next year to apply.
Hear the Latest From SAS Executives
Jim Goodnight
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
As the CEO of SAS, the world’s leading business analytics software vendor, Jim Goodnight has led the company since its inception in 1976, overseeing an unbroken chain of revenue growth and profitability that is unprecedented in the industry. He is recognized globally for being a trailblazer among companies that top great workplace rankings.
Bryan Harris
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
As Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Bryan Harris is responsible for setting the technology direction for SAS and working with the executive leadership team to translate the organization’s strategic objectives and priorities into products and solutions. He has more than 20 years of experience researching and developing analytic techniques, enterprise search technologies, and distributed computing and cloud architectures.
Jenn Mann
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Jenn Mann leads a global HR organization that acts as stewards of the SAS culture and engages a diverse workforce of more than 14,000 employees. She is responsible for developing and guiding SAS’ talent management philosophy, as well as articulating the organization’s strategy for acquiring, developing, rewarding and retaining the best talent.
Riad Gydien
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, EMEA and AP
Riad Gydien leads a multiregional team in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (AP) focused on driving value for our customers and business growth for SAS. He is responsible for establishing the business strategy within the regions of EMEA and AP and driving topline revenue and growth. His customer-centric approach and forward thinking, paired with his passion for and experience in fast-growing markets, have created a strong foundation for achievements and growth in the regions he leads. Gydien’s eagerness to understand the diversity of cultures in various markets, countries and regions has led to team cohesion and success.
Paula Henderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, Americas
Paula Henderson leads teams across the Americas in industries such as government, financial services, health care, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, energy and telecommunications. She partners with industry leaders to create transformational digital solutions designed to modernize and optimize the performance of corporations and communities.
Jennifer Chase
Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing
As Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing, Jennifer Chase is responsible for leading analyst relations, corporate communications, creative, digital, events, customer contact centers and go-to-market teams around the world. Her 20-year journey at SAS, spanning R&D and marketing, has earned her the reputation of being a data-driven marketer. Along the way, Chase has guided the modernization of marketing, aligned regional marketing efforts and strengthened collaboration between marketing and sales while cultivating a strong customer focus. Her belief is that great companies possess an intense desire to deliver experiences that far exceed their customers’ expectations every day.
Gavin Day
Senior Vice President of Technology
Day oversees technology development within the SAS R&D division. In this role, he is responsible for defining and communicating the company’s technology vision based on market research and ongoing customer interactions. The Technology team encompasses product management, corporate development, industry solutions and technology governance efforts, as well as SAS’ innovation centers and centers of excellence.
Susan Ellis
Director of Brand and Corporate Social Innovation
No matter your business, story is a powerful force. That was the big “aha” Susan Ellis discovered after moving from an award-winning independent filmmaker to Brand Director at software analytics company, SAS. Her work kick-started the recent evolution of the SAS brand and its focus on social innovation to inspire the world with the power of analytics. Through both film and interactive experiences, Ellis is refreshing SAS’ story in an era that resists traditional marketing in search of authenticity. From using Data for Good, to data literacy education for all ages to addressing diversity and inclusion, Ellis and her team connect the capabilities and resources of SAS to ensure that SAS is living up to the promise of its brand.
Top Sessions
SAS Global Forum Opening Session
SAS Global Forum Day 2 General Session
Becoming an Ally: Driving for Gender Diversity in High Tech
The Stars in My Soul: My Unlikely Journey Through Space and Time
The Beauty and Brains of Actionable Data: From Concept to Reality
Analyzing Data Missing Due to COVID-19: From Raw Data to ADaM and Beyond
A Snapshot of Featured Organizations
Great minds, great conversations and tech in action!
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When Brilliant Minds Compete, the World Wins
The brightest minds from around the world have come together to tackle problems worth solving. The goal: Deliver practical innovation to the marketplace.
More than 1,400 ideas submitted – and only the top 100 teams are competing using analytics, AI and open source. Winners were announced at SAS Global Forum.