Riad Gydien leads a global team focused on driving value for our customers and business growth for SAS. He is responsible for establishing the global sales business strategy and executing upon it to deliver topline revenue and ensure customer success. His eagerness to understand the diversity of cultures in various markets, countries and regions has led to team cohesion and success. This understanding translates to a demonstrated ability to help individuals, businesses and organizations improve how they manage and transform their data into insights.
As technology becomes a central part of how we communicate, learn, and interact with the world, many students in many regions still lack the digital skills needed to unlock their full potential. Bridging this digital divide not only offers a concrete path toward economic prosperity but also is foundational to
In the classrooms of South Africa, students are learning how to code with hopes of creating future opportunities for themselves. Coding4Mandela, an initiative honoring Nelson Mandela, strives to instill coding and technological skills in youth. The belief is that empowering young minds with digital literacy enhances their educational and professional
Jim Goodnight, SAS founder and CEO, said in 2016, "Digital disruption is now a fact of life, and every organisation must have a plan to deal with it." And yet his observations could not be more apt today. Furthermore, the impacts of the global pandemic have accelerated digital disruption. I see
