SAP’s story started with a bold idea from five young men back in 1972. Almost 50 years later, the enterprise software provider is Germany’s most valuable DAX company whose customers generate 87% of total global commerce.
Its purpose “to make the world run better and improve peoples’ lives” is more relevant today than ever, with SAP making a significant contribution to global efforts to fight climate change, end the COVID-19 pandemic, and find new ways to work and live together for a brighter, safer, and fairer future.
Join Sebastian Steinhäuser, SAP’s Chief Strategy Officer, to learn more about how SAP is reinventing the world to run as a network of intelligent, sustainable enterprises.
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In this role, Sebastian helps turn SAP’s vision of reinventing how the world runs as a network of intelligent, sustainable enterprises into reality.
Prior to joining SAP, Sebastian worked at the Boston Consulting Group, where he helped companies define and implement their corporate and digital strategies. He has published several thought leadership articles on artificial intelligence and digital strategy and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
When not working or spending time with his two daughters, Sebastian is a keen graffiti artist.
You might think that SAP provides generic software for HR or finance and controlling – but this is only half the story. SAP offers specialized solutions for over 25 industries such as media, automotive, retail, construction, sports & entertainment, to name just a few.
Let Vahid share with you some surprising examples of how SAP technology runs behind the products and services you experience every day. – Maybe you’ll discover an industry that excites you and where you yourself, by joining SAP, could help make the world run better and improve people’s lives.
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Vahid leads the COO team within the global Industry and Customer Advisory group which is the home of all of SAP’s sales support teams – around 5.000 customer-facing professionals across the world that guide SAP’s customers to realize the value of SAP and partner products.
Since joining SAP, Vahid has led multiple strategic initiatives, such as the global launch of the start-up accelerator program and the long-term Asia & China strategy definition and roll-out.
Prior to SAP, Vahid was a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group advising CxOs on Digital Transformation. Vahid started his career at Shell, and subsequently held multiple IT leadership positions, including leading transformation programs for the Downstream business.
Vahid holds an MBA from IMD, Lausanne as well as a Master’s in Communication Systems from EPFL, Switzerland.
Vahid was based in Asia for 10 years, and since 2017 is based in Germany at SAP Headquarters.
Can technology repair the (climate) mess we have made?
As a champion in enterprise software, it is SAP’s responsibility to enable businesses to cut emissions without cutting productivity. But what’s the best recipe to solve the global climate challenge? No business has the answer or can solve it on their own. Instead, companies need to collaborate across value chains, build alliances and work closely together with other industry players, politics, and academia.
In this session, Christian will share some real-world examples that show why collaboration is one ingredient no business can master sustainability without!
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As Head of NVT Sustainability Engagement at SAP, Christian Boos and his team support companies in developing sustainable business models in close collaboration with customers, academia, and governments.
Christian combines over 20 years of consulting and business development expertise with a deep understanding of technology and its impact on people. In his role as Head of SAP Machine Learning Business Development in the SAP Innovation Centre Network, he helped to adapt machine learning capabilities to business processes. He was also responsible for SAP’s Supply Chain professional services business and incubated next generation logistics and supply chain planning solutions.
Artificial Intelligence aims to simulate human intelligence on the one hand, and on the other hand to even extend human perception and cognition.
The big progress in big data and machine learning – in particular deep learning and computing in recent years – have led to the successful application of AI in different areas: e.g. retail, e-commerce, search platforms, game, and consumer electronics. AI is now part of our everyday life already: e.g. voice assistants. AI can make products and services more intelligent, help enterprises be more efficient, competitive, and resilient via automation, optimization, and forecasting. However, AI will change our lives, our society, and our future because of its powerful technologies. Thus, responsible AI and trustworthy AI play an important role for developing and applying AI technologies.
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Fei Yu is responsible for the SAP AI strategy and its implementation.
The major goal of the SAP enterprise AI strategy is to infuse AI into business process applications to support companies in becoming intelligent enterprises. Fei Yu has broad experience of the total cycle of AI: from research, to AI development, to productization and commercialization.
Before she came to SAP, Fei yu was VP, Head of AI Lab at Lenovo Research. Prior, she was Principal Researcher of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and studied in Saarbrücken and Shanghai.
Fei Yu was selected by Forbes China 2019 to the List of Top 50 Women in Tech.
Since 2019 the Intelligent Enterprise Showroom has enabled employees and customers around the world to explore how we run at SAP. Wrapped in a compelling tour we showcase our best practices of what SAP is today and how the Intelligent Enterprise is coming to life.
In the Intelligent Enterprise Showroom, you can discover tools and technology, which are offered to employees. Learn how a modern digital workplace looks like at SAP and understand its impact on our daily activities. Understand how “Pledge to Flex” benefits employees to work remotely, in the office, or a combination of both.
In the next 10 years, human emotions with insights, purpose and passion will transform the world, economies, and organizations – requiring us to redefine business in previously unimagined ways.
How to stay ultra-relevant in the future ecosystem?
Let’s talk about how SAP does it, and what are some methods, maps & attitudes to make visions and futures real!
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Upen is a passionate fusionist when it comes to business, cooking and music. He leverages his experience of having lived in several countries and experienced various cultures to create new flavors. The same, he applies to business. He has created innovation methods and approaches supporting C-level executives on managing innovation in times of exponential growth.
As Head of Future Hub Engagements @ SAP New Ventures & Technologies (NVT), he focuses on making SAP's long-term vision tangible and experienceable through concept-prototypes and showcasing. Upen takes care of SAP external ecosystem engagements, including customers and partners, and fosters new collaborations based on SAP’s vision. He is also the bridge between NVT and SAP’s Platinum Customers Unit.
Upen is also Founder & Curator of the Intelligent Enterprise Institute - Berlin Chapter. The IE Institute is a global initiative in the service sector that aims to accelerate the digital transformation of our customers and design the future of business and society through the power of ideation and intelligent technologies. The Institute will be present in 11 locations worldwide, with Berlin, being a pioneer, having launched in December 2020.
SAP believes in the power of innovation through entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. SAP.iO is SAP’s business unit that delivers new partnerships and products for SAP by accelerating and scaling startup innovation as well as incubating employee ventures.
Since 2017, SAP.iO has helped 300+ startups and ventures accelerate their growth while enabling thousands of SAP customers to access innovation. This session will highlight how SAP supports both external startups and entrepreneurs scale their businesses and become part of the SAP ecosystem as well as empower many hundreds of SAP employees to become intrapreneurs every year.
The approach that SAP has chosen is recognized as best in class and SAP has received many awards for this open innovation approach including recently receiving Glassdoor’s European startup-friendly certificate, Capital Award’s Best Innovation Lab 2021 ranking or being named a Corporate Startup Star by the International Chamber of Commerce and Mind the Bridge.
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Alexa is responsible for SAP’s early-stage startup acceleration and incubation globally across nine locations.
The SAP.iO Foundries are SAP’s global network of top-tier startup programs, including accelerators, that enable startups to build innovative software that delivers value for SAP customers. Alexa also leads SAP’s intrapreneurship team that supports ambitious innovators and entrepreneurs within SAP to launch enterprise-SaaS and Social Impact ventures that are funded by SAP.
Alexa has 20+ years of experience in business development and strategy in the tech industry.
Since 2019 the Intelligent Enterprise Showroom has enabled employees and customers around the world to explore how we run at SAP. Wrapped in a compelling tour we showcase our best practices of what SAP is today and how the Intelligent Enterprise is coming to life.
In the Intelligent Enterprise Showroom, you can discover tools and technology, which are offered to employees. Learn how a modern digital workplace looks like at SAP and understand its impact on our daily activities. Understand how “Pledge to Flex” benefits employees to work remotely, in the office, or a combination of both.
Momentum for sustainability is as high as ever. But what’s behind it?
Join us to explore why it matters and how sustainability has moved from add-on to core business topic. We will introduce SAP’s strategic approach to sustainability and explore how we bring it to life through our dual approach of enabling SAP customers and leading by example at SAP. You will gain insights into selected key focus areas and examples of how digital technology helps advance sustainability.
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As SAP’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Daniel Schmid is globally responsible for sustainability at SAP SE since 2014.
Daniel Schmid started his career in IT consulting and held various senior management positions within SAP Consulting before joining the sustainability leadership team established in 2009 to start SAP’s sustainability journey and lead the Sustainability Operations team.
Schmid holds a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is a member of the steering committee of econsense, a forum for sustainable development of German business.
How can a sports team reach optimal performance with the help of digital technology?
Come along to get to know SAP’s team performance solution SAP Sports One that supports trainers and teams in their day-to-day activities. You will learn how SAP Sports One offers trainers and players in-depth analyses and helps raise play levels with functionalities such as team management, match preparation and scouting.
Damon, being a student himself, will give you a tour through SAP Sports One and answer your questions.
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As a former dual student, Damon joined the IBU Sports & Entertainment team as a working student during his master’s program. He is involved in solution- and customer-based topics related to the team performance solution SAP Sports One.
Have you ever asked yourself what different processes need to work hand-in-hand in a company so that they can create a product or offer a service?
Customer demands for product and services are quickly changing. Every company and organization runs many processes every day. Combining and keeping them up to date with our demands is not easy. To know what’s going on in a company is the first step to improve. New processes can be designed and simulated before they are rolled-out and monitored continuously. In an ever faster changing world companies need to be flexible and fast.
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Gero is General Manager for Business Process Intelligence at SAP. He was previously co-founder and CEO of Signavio, a leading provider of process management software with over 2,000 customers and more than 500 employees worldwide, which was acquired by SAP in early 2021.
Gero holds a PhD in Business Process Management from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, and is a globally recognized thought leader in process management and business transformation.
Are you ready for your own growth journey?
Listen to Elke Manjet, Global Head of Talent Attraction, who will be sharing her learnings from a 20+ year journey at SAP. Drawing back on her own experiences as well as her expertise in fostering the growth of many talents, Elke will set you up with the foundations of how you can build your success at SAP as well as answer any questions on top of your mind.
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Elke Manjet is SAP’s Global Head of Talent Attraction since July 1, 2019. She’s leading a team of ~300 Talent Advisors on the mission to attract the best and most diverse talent for SAP’s bright future, while creating an amazing experience in every candidate interaction. She’s passionate redefining the future of TA driven by edge technology and data.
Elke started her professional career as HR Business Partner at Microsoft in Munich.
Since joining SAP in 2001 she held different responsibilities in SAP’s HR Business Partner team, advising business leaders across all business areas and the globe on people topics.
In her last role as Global HR Business Partner Lead for the Products & Innovation board area with ~25.000 people worldwide, she led a team of highly experienced HR Business Partners, serving as HR Advisor to the Executive Board member and his leadership team. Elke and her team owned the People Strategy & Execution for this team of highly skilled technical talent, in close cooperation with a variety of business and HR stakeholders.
As part of the Office of the CEO Elke has driven concept and execution of Executive Talent programs, contributing to set up the foundation for the development of SAPs Executives.
In 2019 she led the HR stream of SAP’s global restructuring efforts, focusing on the best employee experience in a complex and emotionally charged program.
Elke reports to Sabine Bendiek, Chief People and Operating Officer, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.
Elke holds a master’s degree in Economics with a major in HR from the University of Applied Sciences, Pforzheim. She is truly convinced of lifelong learning, hence constantly engaging in learning & exchange opportunities for herself and her team.
