Helge Aarvik is a dynamic leader with 20 years experience in the industry, currently serving has Head of Nordics & Baltics, ISBN. Helge has extensive experience working with Procurement and Supply Chain solutions for Nordic customers for the past 15 years, spending the past 8 years in SAP in various roles, commited to the success of our customers.

James is a skilled communicator who simplifies complex concepts through captivating stories and sketches, enabling others to grasp and promote the advantages of embracing digital transformation with Business Networks. With prior experience at both SAP and Ariba, James possesses a distinct perspective that allows him to explain the value of applying AI in procurement and the SAP Business Network. Through his use of storytelling, metaphors, and sketches, he brings clarity to abstract ideas, empowering individuals to craft their own narratives.

Pasi Tervo is heading SAP Business Networks in Northern Europe. Pasi has 20 years of expertise from various positions ranging from production, production planning, logistics and supply chain optimisation and execution to maintenance and procurement operations. His experience and knowledge is in good use as SAP Business Networks cover not only procurement and supply chain, but also logistics, maintenance, finance, and talent collaboration. Being a nature lover, sustainability has always been close to his heart. He points out that is one of the common factors to all his roles and he is happy to see sustainability finally gaining traction among his current customers.

Richard Downs leads the global Solution Management practice for the SAP Business Network, ensuring SAP solutions are addressing market needs and meeting customer expectations.

With over 25 years of sales, marketing and strategy experience, Mr. Downs is a leading global expert and industry speaker on Finance Automation, Business Networks and B2B Marketplaces.

Mr. Downs joined SAP following SAP’s acquisition of Ariba in 2013 where he led the Ariba Network European Pre-Sales team. He holds a 1st class Honours degree in Computing in Business and was previously owner operator of a successful chain of bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

With over 25 years in Procurement and Supply Chain, Adeola Abegunde is currently the Technology Area Lead Director at Vestas Wind Systems in Denmark where innovation and collaboration take center stage. He is a proud British-Nigerian navigating the exciting realm of Digital Procurement and Supply Chain, and has led technology deployments globally, spanning China, Indonesia, Angola, and South Korea. His professional journey is fueled by a deep-seated passion for creating collaborative platforms that bridge the gap between suppliers and organizations. It's not just about technology; it's about fostering connections and driving synergies.

As SAP‘s SVP, Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering for SAP Ariba, Salvatore Lombardo owns the roadmaps, development, and delivery of SAP's entire procurement portfolio. The SAP Ariba Product Team strives to provide the world’s leading cloud-based spend management solution for any enterprise, best-of-breed, and best-of-suite, unifying the end-to-end SAP procurement portfolio. Salvatore joined SAP in 2003 as a developer and since then, has held various product and development management roles, including Program Manager & Head of Logistics at SAP Custom Development. In 2016, he took over the SAP S/4HANA organization as the Head and CPO of SAP S/4HANA Procurement. The organization expanded and evolved under Salvatore’s leadership into what is now the SAP Ariba Product Team.

Jan Francis is a senior international procurement leader with 20 years of experience across finance, retail and technology industries.  He is known for his passion for responsible sourcing, optimisation of data and systems and empowering people to deliver excellence.  Serving as Head of Procurement Operations and Supplier Management for Visa Europe, Jan has successfully transformed his function from a transactional operation to a strategic, value creating service.  Jan is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

One of Jan's favourite quotes is "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford.

As VP Channel and Alliances, John works with consulting and technology partners to drive Zip's strategic growth and market presence. He leads the development and nurturing of robust partnerships, fostering a dynamic ecosystem of organizations focused on spend management. Prior to Zip, John served as Global Head of Ecosystem Sales for consulting firms and system integrators for Celonis, a leader in the process mining industry.

Arthur Raguette leads global partnerships for Beroe.  Passionate about the practical application of emerging technologies to meet complex business challenges, Arthur has developed long-standing business relationships across the S2P landscape for more than 15 years.

Viviana Padurean is Director Strategic Accounts Nordics at project44, the global high-velocity supply chain platform leader, built as the connective tissue in the industry. Based in Aalborg, Denmark, the previous headquarter of Gatehouse Logistics, acquired in 2018 by project44, Viviana is married and has two children.  With a previous background in academia, Viviana is overseeing enterprise Nordic customers of project44 helping them remove friction from their global supply chains – often in partnership with SAP.

Markus have a wide experience from 15 years within purchasing and supply chain, both in the role of purchasing consultant and on permanent positions. He have gained insights from several dimensions in relation to implementing efficient purchasing systems and processes in Global organizations over the years.  Markus is today the link between IT and the business at SKF, to develop the purchasing system landscapes according to business needs and plan for a better tomorrow.

Eva have the experience being a part of the Ariba P2O design and role out started 2016 at SKF. Eva have been leading the supplier enablement and catalog enablement activities and additionally managed master data. She  have gained valuable insights during the years in such Global deployment of Ariba P2O. Today she is managing the development and maintenance of Ariba Guided Buying.

With two decades of expertise in sales and account management, Maarten is a leading figure in commercial excellence and contract intelligence. As the Vice President of Europe South and North Europe at Icertis, a premier enterprise contract management provider, he steers global enterprises to success in the cloud. Simultaneously, as President and co-founder of the Netherlands France Chamber of Commerce (NFCC.FR), Maarten passionately drives initiatives to enhance trade and investment ties between the Netherlands and France, showcasing his commitment to fostering international business relations.

Over the past 15 years, Eric has gained extensive experience with software for transport, logistics and customs clearance, data integration, electronic connectivity and more.

Ben’s experience spans all across the procurement system world: from owning the Ariba platform at a global bank to consulting at SAP and, most recently, as a solutions architect at apsolut.

Thomas Jeppson has the last 20 years been working with Travel and Expense Management, in various positions spanning from support, development, implementation and now presales. During this Thomas been involved in the development of new processes, technologies, and trend across the years – including the newest one of AI. Now Thomas works as a presales specialist and help prospects and clients across the Nordics understand and tailor their T&E solution to their business’ current and future needs, by adapting to best practises and learnings from peers and the industry, while keeping their unique and key features intact.

With over 20 years in management consulting, sales, and account management, Anders has a passion for strategic procurement with a particular focus on purchasing transformation, sourcing, and category management. Anders has also supported clients in the implementation of modern, cloud-based procurement systems and helped companies build procurement capabilities and new ways of working to manage global cost reduction programs.

With a solid background of 20 years in implementing data quality projects in Procurement and Supply Chain, Giulia Garibotto has been the conduit between new prospects and Creactives' data scientists, developing business cases for more than 150 companies, including 15 of the top 100 European ones.

Markus Jochum was trained as physical oceanographer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has now over 20 years of experience combining technology and climate research working at MIT, the National Center of Atmospheric Research, and now the Niels Bohr Institute.

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