Is your company an SAP Best Tech business?

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Celebrating achievements

The SAP Best Tech Awards recognises the accomplishments of the top companies in Australia and New Zealand that use SAP products to turn insight into action, drive innovation, and transform their businesses. Participants are encouraged to emphasise new ways of thinking with disruptive use cases and technology deployments that set the benchmark for their industry and make the world run better. 

How to enter

Check your eligibility

Please read the official rules to confirm you meet the eligibility criteria.

Prepare your Pitch Deck

Craft a compelling entry using the pitch deck template below.

Submit your Entry

Use the link below to email your entry. Be sure to attach your pitch deck along with your company and partner logo, if applicable.

 

By submitting your entry, you acknowledge that you have read the Official Rules, and agree that your participation in the SAP Best Tech Awards (and the participation of any third party on whose behalf you are submitting the entry) will be governed by the Official Rules.

Award benefits

Video interview

Innovation award trophy

(limit one per winner)

Award categories

The awards recognise up to 13 winners across the following categories:

Best Tech SAP Intelligent ERP

Organisations using SAP’s intelligent ERP solutions to optimise business processes, improve productivity, reduce costs, and provide real-time insights into business operations. Judges will look for a project that has significantly benefited the organisation and its stakeholders.

Best Tech SAP Customer Experience

Organisations using SAP Customer Experience solutions to drive customer engagement, loyalty, and retention. Judges will look for a project integrating customer insights, journey mapping, and analytics to deliver personalised experiences across all touchpoints.

Best Tech SAP Spend Management

Organisations using the SAP Spend Management program and SAP Business Network solutions to provide greater visibility into spend data, reduce costs, and increase organisational efficiency. Judges will look for a project integrating procurement processes, supplier management, and supply chain operations to drive business outcomes.

Best Tech SAP Human Capital Management

Organisations using SAP SuccessFactors HCM solutions to drive employee engagement, productivity, and retention. Judges will look for a project leveraging employee data and analytics to gain insights into the workforce and drive continuous improvement. 

 

Best Tech SAP Data and Analytics

Organisations using SAP data and analytics solutions to gain insights, make data-driven decisions, and drive business outcomes. Judges will look for a project leveraging data and analytics to improve operational efficiency, optimise customer experiences, and support innovation.

Best Tech SAP Supply Chain Management

Organisations using supply chain management solutions from SAP to achieve real-time insights into the supply chain, improve collaboration across partners, and reduce costs. Judges will look for a project integrating digital technologies to increase revenue, reduce cycle times, and improve sustainability.

Best Tech SAP Business Transformation

Celebrating organisations that have successfully implemented SAP Signavio, LeanIX, and/or WalkMe to optimise processes and improve operational efficiency. Submissions should show how these solutions have enhanced visibility, control, and collaboration across the business. Judges will look for evidence of process modelling, analysis, and optimisation driving measurable improvements—such as cost reduction, faster cycle times, improved customer experience, and greater business agility.

Best Tech SAP Next Gen Innovator

Organisations using SAP solutions to drive digital transformation, innovation, and agility. Judges will look for a project leveraging cloud computing, analytics, AI, and other emerging technologies to optimise operations and create new business capabilities and revenue streams. 

 

Best Tech SAP Industry Disruptor

The SAP Industry Disruptor Award recognises organisations that are leading from the front – pushing boundaries, challenging norms, and driving meaningful change through bold innovation. This category celebrates the use of market-leading SAP technology and cutting-edge implementations that transform operations and set a new standard for the industry. Winners demonstrate how the strategic use of innovation can fuel growth, resilience, and lasting competitive advantage.

Best Tech SAP Concur

Organisations using SAP Concur to streamline travel, expense, and invoice management. Judges will look for a project showcasing better financial control, smarter spending decisions, and measurable business outcomes.

Best Tech SAP Business AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming business by introducing innovative methods and growth opportunities. This award recognises organisations that have utilised SAP Business AI to enhance operations and achieve significant outcomes. Submissions should demonstrate how SAP Business AI has been employed to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and support decision-making. Judges will evaluate entries based on the impact of AI on operational performance, customer and employee experiences, and measurable business growth.

Best Tech SAP ERP Fast Growth

Organisations harnessing SAP ERP to fuel agility, clarity, and confident decision-making during periods of rapid growth. This award celebrates the next generation of growth-focused businesses building strong digital foundations for scale. Judges will look for strategic use of SAP ERP to support resilience, speed, and long-term success.

The Chris O'Brien Award

Organisations using SAP solutions to achieve sustainability goals, improve social impact, and create shared value. This award is named after our customer officer, Chris O'Brien, who passed in 2019. Chris founded Buy Undies Give Undies, an organisation that matches every pair sold with one donated to kids in need. Judges will look for a project leveraging sustainability and social impact data and analytics to drive innovation and stakeholder engagement.

Awards deadlines

Entry submissions

March 20 to July 26, 2025

 

Judging

July 27 to August 20, 2025

Finalists announcement

August 22, 2025

 

Winners announcement

October 7, 2025

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Frequently asked questions

Get answers to frequently asked questions about the SAP Best Tech awards program.

Yes, a single submission can win multiple awards and would receive multiple trophies. 

Finalists will be reviewed and scored by a panel of judges selected by SAP that includes SAP employees, thought-leaders, influencers, and community members.  The list of judges and a short profile for each judge will be published on the SAP Best Tech Awards website.

  • Use case: How is the organisation using SAP products and technologies to add value?

  • Outcome: What business or social outcomes has the project realised?

  • Value: What business or social value has the project achieved?

  • Human empowerment: How does the project impact people’s lives, either in or outside the organisation?

  • Intelligent enterprise: How does the project apply SAP technology and approaches to becoming an intelligent enterprise?

SAP customers that are using any SAP products and technologies who have successfully deployed in production (go-live) a project.

Yes, SAP partners may submit on behalf of their customers with successful deployments. Both the customer and partner will be named in the winning entry.

 

Entries submitted on behalf of a customer must include an e-mail from the customer consenting to participation.

 

SAP reserves the right to contact any company mentioned in the entry to confirm consent.

 

Participants interested in entering should download the pitch deck template.

 

Entrants must complete all fields in their pitch deck. The completed entry form, pitch deck, logos, and participant photograph must be entered on the submission page.

 

Each entry will be reviewed for eligibility, and qualified entries will be posted on the awards website. Entries must be in English.

Submissions must utilise one or more SAP products and technologies and be deployed in production (go-lives).

As a customer participating in the awards program, you can:

  • Win bragging rights with a trophy for your office and a badge for social media

  • Connect with prominent business leaders and SAP executives at an exclusive celebration event

  • Schedule a professional interview for an SAP-branded success story, thought leadership paper, or blog

  • Access press and analyst representatives for articles and research publications

  • Take advantage of speaking opportunities at SAP and Partner events or online

  • Create new opportunities for you and your enterprise 

As a partner participating in the awards program, you can:

  • Gain global recognition as an industry leader

  • Build credibility with your customers

  • Collaborate with SAP to create promotional content for joint publication

  • Showcase your customer’s successes and position them as innovators

  • Promote your role as a trusted partner

  • Increase your exposure and connect with SAP executives        

Government and government-related employees may participate in the awards program.

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