Antti Heino
Principal AI Advisor, SAS
About the webinar
In this session, we’ll explore how organisations can combine the best of both worlds: SAS and open source. You’ll see how SAS Viya enables teams to work in their preferred languages while maintaining governance, scalability, and collaboration across the full analytics lifecycle. Whether you're a data scientist, engineer, or analytics leader, this webinar will show how to build flexible, future-proof data & AI environments without losing control.
What you'll learn
- How to combine Python, R, and SAS in a single governed analytics environment.
- When to use native open-source execution vs high-performance distributed processing.
- How platforms like SAS Viya enable collaboration across roles (data scientists, engineers, analysts).
- How to utilise integrated AI-assisted development (Copilot).
About our expert
Data doesn’t create value — better decisions do. Antti Heino helps organisations use Analytics & AI to make smarter, evidence-based decisions at scale.
Antti is a Principal Advisor on Analytics & AI, guiding European and global organisations through complex data & AI-driven transformation challenges — from strategy to scalable implementation. He blends deep technical expertise with practical business understanding to turn analytics into real business outcomes.
For 15 years, Antti has worked with leaders at many major companies and organisations on their AI challenges, digital modernisation, and industry-specific use cases — whether it’s enabling production-ready AI systems, transforming manual processes into AI-enabled automation, or advising on pragmatic AI adoption and augmentation in the public and financial sectors.
What sets Antti’s perspective apart is a blend of hands-on delivery experience, advisory insight, and a focus on impact — not just theory. Antti regularly speaks on AI in practice, writes articles, and collaborates with organisations navigating their analytics journey.
