Lars Arne Skår
Principal Pre-Sales Solutions Architect, SAS
With over 30 years in IT architecture, data analytics, and financial services, Lars is a passionate advocate of cloud and agile practices for analytics. As a Principal Solution Architect at SAS, Lars helps organizations operationalize deeper analytical insights and AI using SAS software. Git often plays an important part of operationalizing analytics and AI as well as aligning with processes with many of our customers. Lars's fintech and banking background provides a deep understanding of industry needs, particularly in analytics/AI and data engineering. Having been part of three successful fintech startups, Lars has applied agile methodologies with git and cloud technologies to deliver value efficiently while ensuring regulatory compliance. Lars empowers users to harness Git's full potential, making workflows more accessible and productive. His engaging style ensures attendees leave with actionable knowledge and skills.