Steve Bennett
Former Head of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Senior Director, IPO Readiness Office, SAS
Transforming the Public Sector
with AI & Analytics
Data-Driven Decisions for Better Citizen Outcomes
June 8th, 2023 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa | #PublicSector
Governments around the world face numerous challenges including providing citizens with better benefits and services at a lower cost, combating fraud and improper payments, improving public safety and national security in the face of new threats; and the list goes on.
In parallel, government organizations produce, collect, and store an unprecedented amount of increasingly diverse data that could be used to help solve these problems. However, traditional approaches to gleaning insights from data are no longer enough given the volume, velocity, and variety that modern governments must manage.
Join us on Thursday, June 8 at the Shaw Centre for the 2023 SAS Government Analytics Leadership Forum, an invitation only executive event, to hear about how AI & Analytics can help the public sector tackle challenges to deliver transformative value and better citizen outcomes.
Featured Speakers
Carl Hammersburg
Sr. Manager, Government and Health Care, Risk and Fraud, SAS
Jen Dunham
Manager, Customer Advisory Global Technology Practice
Francisco Leonelli
Sr Fraud & Security Intelligence Architect, SAS
Boris Bogatirev
Partner, Omnia AI, Deloitte Canada’s AI Practice
Wesley Girdharry
Sr Systems Engineer, Global Security Intelligence Practice, SAS
Hubert Laferrière
Former Director of the Advanced Analytics Solutions Centre (A2SC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Independent Consultant
Brad Beckett
Canadian Country Manager and Head of Sales, SAS
Agenda
11:30 AM | Registration and Check-in: Lunch provided on arrival. |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Welcome Remarks by Host
Opening Keynote: What's Next in AI for Government Leaders As AI continues to lead many industries in new directions, this session will explore the latest developments and trends in AI that are shaping and impacting the public sector. From the potential for automated decision-making and predictive analytics to natural language processing and machine learning, we will delve into the ways in which AI can help government leaders make more informed decisions, improve efficiency, and enhance public services.
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1:00 - 2:00 PM | Speed Time to Value in Open Source with SAS® Viya® Finding and retaining the ‘right’ talent is always challenging, this coupled with the ‘Great Resignation,’ led to shortages of talent and increased workloads for remaining teams. This is just one of the many reasons that organizations have adopted open-source technologies. This session will explore how SAS Viya compliments open-source technologies and how it can speed time to value without the need to retrain staff or hire specialized skilled workers.
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2:00 - 2:30 PM | Networking Coffee Break |
2:30 - 3:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Building Trust with Responsible and Ethical AI The adoption of powerful data technologies such as AI and machine learning is essential for government organizations to streamline processes and increase efficiency. The key to leverage AI’s potential is in developing a strategy that is ethical, fair and transparent. In this session, we will discuss the risks, opportunities, and requirements government entities should consider when incorporating AI into their data practice.
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3:30 - 4:30 PM | Order in Chaos: A Unified Platform to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset - Your Data In many public sector agencies, teams often work in silos. Failing to integrate results in duplicated efforts and missed opportunities to deliver value from data. In this session, see how SAS' unified platform can help strengthen collaboration, enhance data governance and tackle issues such as suspected fraud, waste and abuse.
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4:30 - 6:00 PM | Networking Reception
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William Lamoureux,
String player, producer, & songwriter
Jason Wilkins,
Illustrator, live artist & muralist
Shaw Centre
55 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2
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