Hi everyone! Thank you to all who attended the Toronto Area SAS User Group Meeting on December 2 nd , 2025, and for those who were unable to attend, we hope to see you in 2026! Here are the Recording and Slide decks from the meeting and these will also be posted to the Toronto Area SAS Users Group Communities Site along with future meeting updates, etc.:   Video Recording of TASUG Meeting December 2, 2025   Slide Deck from TASUG Meeting December 2, 2025   Wishing all of you the best of the Holiday Season and see you in 2026!   From your SAS Toronto Customer Success & Education Team: Sophie, Anne, Kayla, Sandra & Hossein ... View more

Join us in-person or virtually on December 2 nd , 2025, for the Toronto Area SAS User Group meeting (TASUG)! Detailed Agenda and Registration: Toronto Area SAS User Group - December 2nd, 2025 Featuring presentations on “AI: Tools, Challenges & Real-World Adoption” from Yulia Diamond, AI Enablement Lead – Tangerine Bank as well as SAS Tips and Techniques on “Getting Started with SAS and MS Copilot” and “Best Practices in Data Management in the Cloud with SAS”. Register Here ... View more

Hi everyone! Here is the Recording of the Toronto Area SAS User Group Meeting June 3 2025 in case you missed the meeting last week. Also, here is the Slide Deck of the Toronto Area SAS User Group Meeting June 3, 2025. Stay tuned for the next meeting in Fall 2025! Let us know any questions: sophie.palantzas@sas.com and anne.king@sas.com  ... View more

Hi Everyone! Here is a copy of the Presentations from the Toronto Area SAS User Group Meeting June 3, 2025 for your reference.   We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting!! Our best, Sophie & Anne sophie.palantzas@sas.com and anne.king@sas.com  ... View more

Join us June 3 rd , 2025 at the SAS Toronto Office for an informative, in-person experience featuring presentations that will cover unique ways for SAS users to collaborate and drive innovation and also learn about the benefits of working with synthetic data.   Details of the Toronto Area SAS User Group Meeting (TASUG): Date: Tuesday, June 3 rd , 2024 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided) Location: SAS Toronto Office, 181 Bay St. Suite 2710, Toronto (Virtual Option available) Cost: Complimentary-- Register Here   AGENDA 11:30-12:00 Networking & Lunch 12:00-12:05 Welcome and Introductions 12:05-12:45 Scotiabank-SAS Viya Innovation Lab - Accelerated Results Through Partnership David Cruickshank Director, Risk Technology and Data Solutions Scotiabank Global Risk Management 12:45-1:15 Beyond Real: How Synthetic Data Fuels AI Innovation and Eliminates Bias Narcisse Torshizi, PhD, Customer Solution Lead at SAS 1:15-1:20 SAS Innovate Highlights & Reference Material 1:20-1:25 Survey & Prize Draw 1:25-1:30 Closing Remarks   Speakers   David Cruickshank Director, Risk Technology and Data Solutions Scotiabank Global Risk Management David is a strategic analytics leader with 25 years of experience across Risk, Client and Product Analytics at numerous banks, under various architectures. In his current role at BNS he is leading a team that is leveraging data automation, AI and cloud-native capabilities to help risk stakeholders remove data siloes and modernize their analytics solutions.  He is a proven leader able to convert constraints into growth opportunities and thrives in bringing all levels of the team along for the journey from land to lake to cloud – driving value for stakeholders and skills development for his team along the way.        Narcisse Torshizi, PhD Customer Advisory Solution Lead at SAS Narcisse Torshizi is accomplished leader in technology and advanced analytics, dedicated to driving impactful, AI-driven solutions within the financial sector through data and innovation. Currently, Narcisse is a Customer Solution Lead at SAS, leveraging expertise in advanced analytics and AI to drive impactful, client-focused solutions within the financial sector. Previously, Narcisse directed the development of the premier Conversational AI product of Scotiabank which won 2023 Digital Transformation Award and she is also the winner of Scotiabank’s Top Individual Performance in the 2023 Best of the Best awards. At Scotiabank, Narcisse led a team of AI specialists in the development and end-to-end implementation of an LLM-powered internal search engine, built on Google's framework. Her core competencies include AI Solutions, Machine Learning, Linguistics, LLMs, NLU, Evaluation & Tuning, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Python, R, SQL, HTML, XML, Git, Matlab, Power BI, Tableau, SAP Platform, Google DialogFlow CX & ES, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and SAS Viya. ... View more