PGS Star of the Week June 2022 Week 2

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STAR OF THE WEEK

Mark D. Demers THE LEADING LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY

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CONTENTS POWERHOUSE GLOBAL STAR (PGS) STAR OF THE WEEK MARK D. DEMERS

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P U B L I SH ER'S NOT E Lady Anita Duckworth-Bradshaw Powerhouse Global Brand Propagator

“The destination ahead should excite you otherwise, don’t bother continuing on the journey.”

- Anita Duckworth-Bradshaw It’s with great delight that we present to the world our newest edition of Powerhouse Global Stars publication. This weekly publication is focused on showcasing the brilliance on leaders and aspiring leaders from around the world.

This edition we are privileged to shine light on one of the world leading leaders in technology (Mark D. Demers).

We want to encourage more leaders and aspiring leaders to come forward by contacting for possible partnership on global projects.

We thank you for being part of our global mission.

We shine light in individuals who are difference makers in various fields of endeavours, and we create global visibility opportunities for those we serve.

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STAR O F TH E WE E K MARK D. DEMERS It’s a great honour to interview

vision and product direction,

PGS: Mark, welcome to today’s

one of the great leaders of our

marketing and sales support

interview with Lady Anita.

time. A man who supports others

for SAS products and solutions

to become world changers

into strategic industries. Mark

MD: Thank you for this

in their fields of purpose. A

and his team work closely with

opportunity to speak with

true supporter of women

SAS’ customers, marketing,

empowerment and a great

sales, R&D, and technical staff

catalyst of change in the world

around the world, as well as

of technology. His name is Mark

partners, to position, market

D. Demers.

and sell SAS solutions for

Mark is the Sr. Director at SAS,

Government, Banking, Insurance,

the world’s leading analytics

Manufacturing, Retail, Health

and artificial intelligence

Care & Life Sciences, Energy,

software company. He leads

Communications, Agriculture

globally a team of industry

and Education sectors using

practice directors, industry

advanced analytics and machine

marketing, market strategists

learning/artificial intelligence.

and consultants and thought

Mark is an great asset in the

leaders that drive industry

world of technology.

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you about one of the hottest topics in business today – digital transformation and how leveraging data and analytics can unlock better decisions and create new value.

PGS: You have been a great supporter of our global mission, and it’s always an honour to have opportunity to rob minds with you in order to discover new ways of adding value to those we serve.

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MD: I believe we have

but data itself doesn’t drive an

shared visions. To inspire

organization. Decisions do. ​

and create curiosity in all people to empower them

From big strategic decisions to

with the knowledge to drive

thousands of small transactional

change in the way businesses,

decisions, every good or bad

governments and the world

decision is consequential –

works.

quickly compounded by the proliferation of automation.​

PGS: With the ever-increasing

​

change in the world of

Three disruptive technologies

technology and how humans

are coming together right now

interact with one another, what is your prediction for the next 5 years?

MD: We are at a unique moment in time. Data creation has reached epic proportions

– cloud computing, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

I believe we have shared visions. To inspire and create curiosity in all people to empower them with the knowledge to drive change in the way businesses, governments and the world works.

When harnessed, they help organizations overcome forces preventing them from leveraging data to make the right decisions at the moment

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for every moment, connecting

disruption but to thrive. But AI

charted Data Ethics Practice

and scaling decisions through

must be fair and ethical. We

(DEP).

powerful and trusted AI-

have to be transparent and

enabled analytics and

responsible for how AI and

Today, every industry, business,

automation.​

Machine Learning algorithms

and organization wants to make

and models are designed and

use of data, AI, and analytics to

PGS: As an expert in the

work. SAS is committed to the

enable innovation and better

technological industry, please

development, implementation,

outcomes – but bringing all

share more light on Artificial

and promotion of responsible

the latest (Technology, Data,

AI solutions that ensure

Analytics, People) together

affects our lives as humans.

sustainable improvements for

into a working and agile system

our customers, the economy,

that creates innovation and

MD: First, please let me

and society. SAS promotes

measurable value from data

responsible innovation

faster is one of the biggest

through our engagement with

challenges organizations face

policymakers and regulators

today.

Intelligence (Ai) and how it

say that AI does not replace humans; it augments how and what we do. Businesses need more Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to not only survive today’s chaos and

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worldwide, corporate policy forums such as the Business

Our experience and the vision

Roundtable, and our recently

of our customers and partners

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shape our technology and

MD: It’s not enough anymore

solutions to deliver time-to-

for organizations to say “we’ll

innovation and value faster

make a better decision next

than any other analytics. By

time” because “next time”

striving for harmony, scale, and

means we weren’t where we

uncompromising empowerment

needed to be this time. And

we are enabling a new powerful

with the velocity of decisions

agile ecosystem of faster and

being made each day and the

better decisions for everyone

increasing dependency on

and everywhere. We believe

data and analytics to help us

we are creating the future of

make the right choices, our

our interactions with data,

expectations have changed.

analytics, and AI – delivering

Decisions founded in data and

a new innovation system for a

analytics are superior to those

more intelligent, responsible,

that aren’t. It’s that simple.

and safer world.

As organizations digitally

First, please let me say that AI does not replace humans; it augments how and what we do. Businesses need more Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to not only survive today’s chaos and disruption but to thrive.

transform, analytically driven PGS: What is your message for

decision-making is becoming a

world leaders?

critical differentiator. Whether

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impact the world.

you’re driving thousands of

These mounting expectations

decisions a second without

are ambitious, but we want

human intervention, or

to help you discover insights

MD: We are tapping into a

augmenting human-led ones

in your data and build trust

spirit of curiosity – meaning we

with insights, SAS’ industry-

in your ability to make better

are relentless in our pursuit of

leading technologies make

decisions – to meet whatever

better. We are relentless about

it easy to scale and drive

challenges lie ahead.

overcoming challenges to solve

decisions consistently. SAS

problems, not by simply asking

helps organizations to make

And this type of advanced

more questions but ask the

transparent and explainable

preparation is what will get us

questions that spark innovation,

decisions – whether automated

to the state of resilience we’re

deliver value and get the work

or augmented – to build trust

all chasing. At work. At home.

done efficiently.​

for the long term.

Personally. Professionally. We

We expect analytics to

want to be better now, so we

Every new technology is

don’t have to say “next time.”

meant to create positive

improve society, drive

change. But the explosion

innovation, improve decisioning

PGS: Please tell us more about

of new technologies and

and increase agility within

SAS and how your services

capabilities also creates

organizations.

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exclusion, friction, and lack of

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agility. Better Together is about

no end in sight to how fast

world.

bringing harmony, scale, and

and far artificial intelligence,

uncompromising empowerment

machine learning, and advanced

Imagine a world where every

to an entire ecosystem of

analytics can help change the

child is data literate.

commercial and open-source

world. We’re all feeling this

solutions. It’s not about either/

sense of urgency to become

Or, a world where analytics

or, but the value of And. That

more resilient. That’s why

helps reduce poverty rates in

is how ideas and innovation

there’s so much momentum

the most poverty-stricken parts

thrive.​

around AI in the analytics space

of the world.

and it’s why 76% of enterprises The world’s opportunities

are prioritizing AI and machine

Or where lending biases at

locked in data can’t be realized

learning in their budgets

banks could be prevented.

by an elite few but only by the

(Forbes).

We believe this is all possible

collective intelligence of the

with the support of analytics.

many. The future of analytics

Additionally, as data literacy

encourages participation of

cements itself as an essential

PGS: Thank you so much for

everyone, bringing together

skill in today’s data-rich world,

your time and we wish you

creators and consumers and

I’d encourage more leaders to

giving access to data and

get involved in helping curious

success on your endeavours.

insights with technology that

minds – from elementary

adapts to people – making it

classrooms to university

consumable however you work.​ campuses and beyond – Wherever there is data, there

learn the importance of data.

is potential value to improve,

Whether in service to our

innovate, disrupt, and save

community, interpreting the

lives, to be more equitable.

news, or championing the UN’s

Whether your data are in a data

Global Goals, it is obvious that

center, in the cloud, or coming

when people understand data,

off edge devices and sensors in

an entirely new world opens to

industry and society.​

them.

PGS: If you knew what you

PGS: Finally, what would you

know now, what would you do

say to your younger self?

MD: Thank you so much for this opportunity today. Please keep up your amazing work at Pgmag.

PGS: Please share your website/links with us.

MD: linkedin.com/in/ markddemers www.SAS.com

differently?

MD: I would tell me and any MD: Honestly, I would have

of my younger-self friends to

gotten into data science and

get involved in STEM. Through

analytics even earlier than I

Data and analytics, we all

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POWERFUL GLOBAL WOMEN FOUNDATION SUPPORTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN GLOBALLY (03RD APRIL 2021) Powerful Global Women Foundation in collaboration Royalty Kids Montessori School present A one day easter retreat for children and teenagers. Theme of the program was: The Total Child.

The program includes reason for the season, cinema, POP quiz, music, baking and losts more. Mrs. Josephine, Phillip Itsuokor (Proprietress, Royalty Kids) was present as host. Over 100 children were in attendance during the program.

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POWERFUL GLOBAL WOMEN FOUNDATION CHILDREN RETREAT EVENT (12TH SEPTEMBER 2020) We had various workshops for them during the gathering. We also gave facemasks each child that was in attendance. Over one hundred children attended the event. They were all fed as part of our tradition to do. A massive thank you to Ross Swan for supporting our mission.

This project was led by our amazing Vice-president (Mrs Josephine Itsuokor).

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POWERFUL GLOBAL WOMEN FOUNDATION COVID-19 PROJECTS As part of PGWF mission to support more families during this challenged time, we have been able to hold two projects (one in April and the other on 13th July 2020). We distributed food supplies to several families and orphanage homes.

Our team lead by Mrs Josephine Itsuokor (Vice-president of PGWF) made these projects a success.

We will continue to reach out to more families through the support of our global partners.

VICE PRESIDENT MRS JOSPHINE PHILIP ITSUOKOR

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Powerful Global Women Foundation (Powerhouse Charity) was founded in 20l6 in Nigeria, West Africa,

by Lady Anita Duckworth-Bradshaw. The core objective of this organization is to transform the lives of women and children, through various projects centred around the need of the service group.

In 20l6 Lady Anita single handedly fed over 400 children as part of “project feed l000 children globally”, and held an empowerment conference for the women. Through this project, so many women have gone to do great things with the knowledge they gained from the event.

She recently held a life transforming event for women in Lagos, Nigeria as part of International women’s month celebration 20l8. The turnout was very encouraging. She is working towards supporting more families to keep their children and wards in school through” project back-to-school” starting in September 20l8.

We are seeking for global support from individuals and organisations who would love to be a part of this service to humanity.

To support us, please visit: www.powerhouseglobalwomen.com or email womanthepowerhouse@gmail.com or powerhouseglobalmag@gmail.com

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CHARITY PROJECT: As part of our Global Annual commitment, we were able to successfully complete project feed the children 2019 mission. Over 150 children were fed at this year’s event. Powerful Women Global Foundation (PGWF ) is a charity set up

by Lady Anita Duckworth-Bradshaw in 2016.

The service users are women and children.

To support PGWF, please email womanthepowerhouse@gmail.com

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