As demand for AI-driven innovation grows, many organizations struggle to scale expertise and deliver results fast enough to meet business needs. Academic institutions also face pressure to modernize learning and prepare students for real-world impact. In this session, Scotiabank, Ivey Business School, and SAS share how they built the SAS Viya Innovation Lab—a repeatable partnership that embeds students and faculty into live business challenges. Instead of treating academia solely as a talent pipeline, this model accelerates solution development while building future-ready skills. Attendees will explore Scotiabank use cases and leave with a practical framework for creating academic partnerships that deliver business value today.
What happens when you bring real business challenges, real data, and real technology into the classroom—and don’t simplify any of it? This session follows a unique collaboration between SAS, Scotiabank, and Ivey Business School that transforms traditional learning into hands-on, high-stakes innovation. Students tackle messy, real-world problems using AI and analytics, producing ideas that can actually move toward production while building skills employers desperately need. If you’re curious how education, industry, and emerging tech can come together to create meaningful impact—and future-ready talent—this is a story you’ll want to watch.
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