Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration & Hot Breakfast
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
SAS Innovate 2026 Highlights Sylvain Tremblay, SAS Canada
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
Tips & Tricks Mireille Guay, Health Canada
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Migrating to SAS Viya : Leveraging AI & Agility for Performance & Acceleration Isabelle Brûlé, National Bank of Canada
Migrating to SAS Viya is both a major transformation challenge and a strategic opportunity to move beyond a complex SAS 9.3 legacy landscape.
This presentation outlines our migration vision, key objectives, and the strategy driving this evolution.
We will highlight how leveraging AI and Agile practices reshape ways of working, accelerate platform adoption, and deliver measurable business impact.
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Networking Break and Jobs Table
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Presentation Title TBD Ehsan Farahani Vasheghani, Deloitte | LinkedIn Mahdi Mohammadian, Deloitte | LinkedIn Walid Ben Romdhane, Deloitte | LinkedIn
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
SAS Viya Copilot - Overview Arnold Toporowski, SAS Canada
SAS Viya Copilot helps users discover, manage, explore, model, and make decisions with data more efficiently. It is designed to boost productivity, reduce manual effort, and shorten time-to-value while supporting human-in-the-loop oversight for responsible AI use. In this session you will learn how SAS Viya Copilot works and how it can help you with:
Code assistance with AI-driven precision
Faster model development
Streamlined model management
Augmented analytics & reporting
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM
Closing Remarks
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