Strategic Visit of SAS SVP Global Channels, John Carey, to MMI Jakarta: Driving Human-in-the-Loop AI Innovation
JAKARTA, JULY 27, 2026 — PT Mitra Mandiri Informatika (MMI) welcomed a distinguished visit from John Carey, Senior Vice President of Global Channels at SAS, at MMI’s headquarters in Jakarta on Monday (July 27). This visit marks SAS’s strong commitment to deepening its strategic partnership with MMI as a key partner in Indonesia, while emphasizing the pivotal role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and leading-edge analytics solutions in navigating future market dynamics.
In his opening remarks, John Carey expressed his enthusiasm for Indonesia’s technology growth potential. He emphasized that his top priority since joining SAS has been to strengthen the global partner network to optimize value delivery for customers.
“Indonesia is a critical market for us, where SAS executes its strategy through valued partners like MMI. MMI’s core focus is delivering real customer value, and that is the key to our shared success,” said John Carey before MMI’s management and team.
The Excellence of SAS Viya and Transparent Decision Analytics
John Carey highlighted the importance of understanding the latest updates to the SAS Viya platform as the core identity and future direction of SAS. According to him, SAS’s key advantage lies in system transparency and auditable outcomes.
“What I like about SAS is the availability of a transparent and auditable box, where we can see all the rules, understand how decisions were made, and trace the inflection points that lead to decision A versus decision B,” he explained.
Beyond technology leadership on the Viya platform, Carey encouraged the MMI team to continue strengthening their expertise across SAS’s financial and banking solutions portfolio, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Asset Liability Management (ALM) in insurance, IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 compliance, and Intelligent Decisioning.
The Era of AI & Agentic AI: “People Will Matter”
Addressing the rise of Agentic AI and rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, Carey quoted a pivotal question posed by SAS CTO Bryan Harris: “Will people matter in the era of AI?”
John Carey affirmed that SAS’s stance on this issue is unequivocal:
“The resounding answer is Yes. People will matter, people do matter, and people must matter. We firmly believe in a Human-in-the-Loop AI approach to achieve optimal outcomes.”
Strengthening Synergy with MMI
Concluding his remarks, John Carey expressed deep appreciation for MMI’s commitment and dedication as a strategic partner for SAS in Indonesia. The visit concluded with the presentation of a token of appreciation from MMI’s management to John Carey, symbolizing the strong relationship and close collaboration between the two companies.
Through this ongoing synergy, MMI and SAS remain committed to delivering sustainable analytics innovation, driving digital transformation, and providing maximum added value for enterprise clients across various industry sectors in Indonesia.
