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AGENDA COMING SOON

After the official program, we hope you will join us  for dinner, drinks and music.

Dummy Agenda

AGENDA   //   MAY 23rd

10:00 - 12:00

1to1 meetings

12:00 – 13:00

Networking lunch

13:00 – 13:15

Welcome & Intoduction

13:15 – 13:45

Local keynote

13:45 – 15:30

Direction, strategy, innovation from SAS
SAS executives

15:30 – 16:15

Networking break

16:15 – 16:45

Customer panel
Local customers, partners

16:45 – 18:00

Break-out industry sessions

18:00

Get-together / entertainment

1-column Agenda

AGENDA   //   MAY 31st

15:00 - 16:00

Registration & Welcome Coffee

16:00 – 16:05

Welcome

16:05 – 16:25

Outpace Tomorrow Keynote
Bryan Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SAS

In this keynote, we'll address the pain points of data overload and complexity and how SAS Viya is the answer to scaling accurate decision making across the enterprise.

16:25 – 16:45

Driving Better Outcomes With Increased Productivity
Shadi Shahin, Vice President of Product Strategy, SAS

Join our session to learn how SAS Viya is the most productive analytics platform in the market.

16:45 – 17:00

Accelerating Time to Value With Speed & Performance
Marinela Profi, Technology Product Marketing Lead and Data Scientist Advocate, SAS

In this session, we will explore how SAS Viya is the fastest analytics platform in the market, optimizing cost for performance to deliver maximum customer value and business results.

17:00 – 17:15

Unleashing the Power of Trustworthy AI
Reggie Townsend, Vice President, Data Ethics Practice, SAS

In this session, we'll discuss how SAS is innovating responsibly by integrating bias detection and explainability into SAS Viya, ensuring that your decisions are trusted and unbiased.

17:15 – 17:30

Empowering Decisions With Industry Specific Solutions
Mike Blanchard, Vice President of Customer Intelligence Solutions, SAS
Luciana Mirizzi
, Head of Customer Interaction, ING

In this session, we'll discuss how SAS Viya is delivering value faster by integrating industry-specific solutions like Fraud, Risk, and Customer Intelligence into the platform. 

17:30 – 18:00

SAS Directions
Bryan Harris
, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SAS
Shadi Shahin
, Vice President of Product Strategy, SAS
Marinela Profi
, Technology Product Marketing Lead and Data Scientist Advocate, SAS
Reggie Townsend
, Vice President, Data Ethics Practice, SAS
Mike Blanchard
, Vice President of Customer Intelligence Solutions, SAS

Roundtable moderated by: Riad Gydien, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, EMEA and AP, SAS

This session features a fireside chat Q&A with SAS executives, covering a range of topics such as the company's roadmap, key announcements, partnerships, and IPO story. 

18:00 – 18:30

The Mind Game: Exploring the Mysterious Connection between Data and the Human Psyches
Vlad Grigorescu, Mind Reader

Would you be prepared to experience a sense of astonishment that leaves you without words?

18:30 – 20:00

Cocktail & Networking

2-column Agenda

AGENDA   //   MAY 23rd

AGENDA   //   MORNING

12:30 - 13:00

Light lunch & check-in

13:00 – 14:00

Tour of DFB Campus
Visit of the newly opened innovation and training center of the world‘s largest sports federation

14:00 – 14:10

Welcome
Helene Lengler, Managing Director, SAS
Dr. Holger Blask
, Managing Director Marketing and Sales, DFB
Katie Gallus
, Presenter

14:10 – 14:45

Keynote Geopolitics, Digital Sovereignty and the Role of Data – How to Master our New World Order
Dr. Katrin Suder, Chairwoman of German Digital Council

14:45 – 15:20

SAS Keynote Move the World Forward
Bryan Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SAS

15:20 – 16:05

Responsible Innovation
When organizations prioritize ethical data practices, we can help mitigate harm to vulnerable populations and drive important human-centered innovations that improve our world
Reggie Townsend, Data Ethics Practice Director, SAS

16:05 – 16:35

Coffee break

AGENDA   //   AFTERNOON

16:35 – 17:05

Data Ethics and Responsible AI
Panel discussion on new ESG standards, social innovation, and trust in technology
Dr. Katrin Suder, Chairwoman of German Digital Council
Reggie Townsend, Data Ethics Practice Director, SAS
Najat Messaoud, Senior Director Azure Business Group, Microsoft Germany
Dr. Thomas Gaber, Partner, KPMG Austria

17:05 – 17:35

Innovation is in the Air
Proven AI in the cloud, designed to deploy and scale easily, has the power to quickly transform your boldest ambitions into your proudest accomplishments
Udo Sglavo, Vice President of Advanced Analytics, SAS

17:35 – 18:10

SAS Direction
Fireside chat about latest news and announcements from SAS
Bryan Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SAS
Raj Verma, Chief Executive Officer, SingleStore
Helene Lengler, Managing Director, SAS

18:30 - 19:00

Transfer to dinner destination
optional shuttle service

19:00 – open end

Executive Dinner at Frankfurt Main Tower
First-class Michelin starred dining and networking experience at 187 m above street level
- Please note that currently all seats are taken. We will be happy to put you on a waiting list. -