Professor Henning Kagermann joined SAP AG in 1982 and has been a member of the SAP Executive Board since 1991. As CEO, since April 2008 alongside Léo Apotheker, he has overall responsibility for SAP's strategy and business development, and oversees the areas of product development for large enterprises, global communications, and internal audit. Kagermann also sponsors SAP's Top Talent Management program. Read a full biography.

Executive Communications

Henning Kagermann is a featured speaker at many leading business events and is featured regularly in business journals throughout the world. Here is a selection of some his more significant communications.

Speeches

• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) Mannheim, June 3, 2008, German Presentation (PDF)
• Deliver More Value to Citizens: IT as a Key Driver for Public Sector Innovation (PDF) London, November 1, 2007
• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) Mannheim, May 10, 2007, German presentation (PDF)
• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF), Mannheim, May 9, 2006
• 2006: Year of Science, Year of Technology: Opening keynote for the Year of Science and Technology (PDF), Berlin, January 17, 2006
• Building A Level Playing Field: UN Global Compact Summit (PDF), Shanghai, China, November 30, 2005
• Corporate Governance - Companies as Trustworthy Partners: 8th symposium for Group Accounting (PDF), Frankfurt, November 25, 2005

Presentations

• Goldman Sachs Technology Conference (Webcast), February 27, 2006 Registration required.
• Presentation for the Financial Community (Webcast), London, UK, February 22, 2006

For more information, see additional presentations on SAP's financial performance.

Points of View

• The Proof Is in the Math: Running a Corporation in the Digital Age (PDF), translated excerpt from: "Mathematik – Motor der Wirtschaft. Initiative der Wirtschaft zum Jahr der Mathematik,“ Springer-Verlag 2008
• Adapting to a Flattening World (PDF), European Voice, October 2007
• Major Banks Change Their IT Strategy --Technology-Based Business Innovation (PDF), HandelsZeitung, January 4, 2006
• The Strategic Lever for the Development of the Chinese Economy (PDF), Excerpt from: Mergers & Acquisitions in China/ Experience and Perspectives, F.A.Z.-Institut, 2006
• The Alignment of Business and IT: New Opportunities for Germany (PDF), February 6, 2006

Thought Leadership

Business model innovation – innovation in how business is conducted – is fast exceeding product and service innovation as the key driver of growth. Henning Kagermann and the most forward-thinking experts on this topic are identifying the challenges and opportunities presented by Business Model Innovation. Learn more from the insight they have on this important topic.