Unify AI, apps, and data - faster
SAP Connect Day for Data & IT
March 11, 2026 | Stockholm | 08:30 - 16:30
Join us at this exclusive flagship event
Join us at SAP Connect Day for Data and IT on March 11th at Hotel At Six.*
Artificial Intelligence is unlocking endless possibilities and is set to transform how enterprises operate. It introduces a completely new dimension of efficiency and automation across business processes. SAP’s strategy is to radically redefine enterprise applications by harnessing the power of AI and Data technologies to revolutionize the way we work. To enable this vision, SAP has reimagined its entire data architecture into a modern ‘Lakehouse’ model, built on a unified semantic data layer designed to power future AI assistants and intelligent agents, reshaping user experiences and processes.
Join us for a full-day event to explore how SAP envisions the future of business systems. You’ll also have the chance to dive deeper into your area of expertise, whether it’s Data, AI, or Business.
Don’t miss this opportunity, register NOW!
*: This is a customer & prospect-facing event. The only partners that will be attending are sponsoring the event.
Speakers
As the agenda gets finalized, more speakers will be announced underneath. Stay tuned for updates!
- Customers
- Partners
- SAP
Erik Juhlin
CIO
Arvid Nordquist
Ananthakrishnan Seshadri
Product Owner - Transition Analytics Platforms
Ericsson
Customer Speaker 3 (TBA)
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Customer Speaker 4 (TBA)
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- Customer Speakers
- Customer Speakers 2
Johan Berg
Business Development Manager SAP
Implema
Martin Pock
VP
SOA People
Paulo Taylor
Senior Manager, Alliances Partnerships, Benelux & Nordics
Collibra
Rudolf Kunkel
Principal, Customer Engineering
Collibra
Carl-Johan Nordqvist
Head of ERP and Integrated Solutions
NTT DATA
Michael Wolff
Head of AI
Pearl
Speaker 7 (TBA)
TBA
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- Speakers
- Speakers2
- Speakers 4
Andreas Krause
Chief Customer Advisory Officer AI, BTP and BDC SAP EMEA
SAP
Hanna Björnbom
Solution Advisor & AI Lead
SAP
David Pontoppidan
Head of Business AI, Nordics & Baltics
SAP
Dimitrios Lyras
Principal AI Expert
SAP
Søren Johansen
AI Technical Architect
SAP
Bjørn Olav Kåsin
Innovation and Technology specialist
SAP
Thomas Madsen
Technology Explorer
SAP
Katarina Knobel
Solution Advisor Specialist - Data & AI
SAP
Dietmar Steinbichler
Enterprise Architect - Nordic Sustainability Focus Team
SAP
Geetha Kumar
Industry Value Advisor Expert
SAP
- SAP Speakers 1
- SAP Speakers 2
- SAP Speakers 3
- SAP Speakers 4
Agenda
We’re curating an agenda packed with insights on data strategy, IT innovation, and SAP solutions. The full schedule will be published shortly, stay tuned for updates!
Light breakfast included with event registration along with coffee. Don't forget to fill in eventual allergies or food restrictions during sign-up.
Session Details
Event moderator Hanna Björnbom welcomes you to the event.
Speaker:
Hanna Björnbom, Solution Advisor & AI Lead, SAP
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Speakers:
Andreas Krause, Chief Customer Advisory Officer SAP BTP, BDC and AI EMEA,SAP
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Speakers:
David Pontopiddan, Head of Business AI, SAP Nordics & Baltics, SAP
Pavlos Panagiotidis, Head of Data & AI Solution Advisory EMEA, SAP
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Arvid Nordquist has been using SAP for many years within ERP, analytics, integrations and Supply Chain Planning. They have now decided to implement SAP Business Data Cloud as a replacement for the current SAP BW, including Integrated Planning.
The presentation highlights Arvid Nordquist's history with SAP Business Warehouse, how a strategic analysis led to the need for change, and how the choice landed on SAP Business Data Cloud as the future platform. We will describe the plan, guiding principles and actual results in the transformation and what the plans are moving forward.
Speakers:
Johan Berg, Business Development Manager SAP, Implema AB
Erik Juhlin, CIO, Arvid Nordquist HAB
Lunch is included with event registration. Don't forget to fill in eventual allergies or food restrictions during sign-up.
Please note that you can pick and choose which breakout sessions you attend. You don't have to stick to only one track.
- Breakout room 1: Data management and Business Data Cloud
- Breakout room 2: Customised AI with BTP
- Breakout room 3: Business Value and Strategy
- Breakout room 4: Hands on & technical academies
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Bjørn Olav Kåsin, Innovation and Technology specialist, SAP
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Dimitrios Lyras, Principal Data Scientist, SAP
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Sandvik’s journey from SAP BW to SAP Business Data Cloud illustrates how a modern enterprise data foundation can unlock business value at scale.
Speaker:
Carl-Johan Nordqvist
Senior Director, Business Area Manager, ERP
NTT DATA Business Solutions
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Struggling to move AI from pilot to production due to fragmented data and lack of trust? Learn how SAP Business Data Cloud and Collibra deliver the integrated foundation you need for successful AI. By unifying SAP and non-SAP sources while preserving deep business context and semantics, we provide the high-quality, AI-ready data required to ground your models and AI agents in business reality. Discover how this partnership enables unified governance across your data, models, and AI agents, ensuring quality, lineage, and compliance across your entire landscape while accelerating your AI journey with confidence.
Speakers:
Paulo Taylor, Senior Manager, Alliances Partnerships, Benelux & Nordics, Collibra
Rudolf Kunkel, Principal, Customer Engineering, Collibra
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Søren Johansen, AI Technical Architect, SAP
Thomas Madsen, Technology Explorer, SAP
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SAP Speaker (TBA)
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Dietmar Steinbichler, Enterprise Architect - Nordic Sustainability Focus Team, SAP
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Dietmar Steinbichler, Enterprise Architect - Nordic Sustainability Focus Team, SAP
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In this session, SOA People Nordic presents a new wave of ideas for transforming maintenance, warehouse, and production operations with mobile, offline‑ready, and AI‑powered workforce tools. We will explore how a single adaptive web‑based app—configured for technicians, supervisors, operators, and warehouse teams—can deliver real productivity gains, improve data quality, and streamline SAP PM processes across all industries.
You’ll also see how ODIN AI, our intelligent maintenance assistant, enhances decision‑making with voice control, document insight, and contextual analysis based on SAP data. Through real customer examples and innovations developed in the Nordic market, we’ll show how organizations can improve efficiency by 30%, boost plant performance, and enable their workforce to work smarter anywhere — on any device.
Speakers:
Martin Pock, VP, 2BM Software – Part of SOA People.
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SAP Speaker (TBA)
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Speaker:
Geetha Kumar, Industry Value Advisor Expert, SAP
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88% of enterprises invest in AI. Only 6% see returns. This session demonstrates how Pearl uses SAP Signavio, SAP WalkMe, and SAP LeanIX to close that gap with measurable customer outcomes. Learn how Innovation as a Service identifies process inefficiencies and matches them to SAP Business AI features with calculated ROI.
Speaker:
Michael Wolff, Head of AI, Pearl Group
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Speaker:
Katarina Knobel, Solution Advisor Specialist, SAP
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- Discover how AI can be used to create, simulate, and continuously update planning scenarios
- Explore how AI can identify and suggest key planning drivers based on data patterns and business context
- Learn from real customer use cases and hands-on implementation experiences
- Understand how SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere work together to enable scalable, governed, and future-ready AI-driven planning architectures
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SAP Speaker (TBA)
We’re excited to invite you to sign up for two free workshops: “SAP Business Data Cloud” and “Create a Joule Agent with SAP Joule Studio.”
During the session, we’ll guide you through the setup and provide your personal login details. After the event, you’ll have 30 days of full access to the self-paced, guided workshops.
Bring your laptop and you can get started right away at the event—with on-site support from an SAP expert to help you hands‑on.
Don’t miss this chance to learn, explore, and build with SAP!
Session Details:
IMPORTANT! Bring a laptop for this Hands-on session.
Speakers:
Thomas Madsen, Technology Explorer, SAP
Søren Johansen, AI Technical Architect, SAP
Katarina Knobel, Solution Advisor Specialist, SAP
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Optional to bring laptop to this session.
Speakers:
Dietmar Steinbichler, Enterprise Architect - Nordic Sustainability Focus Team, SAP
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Event moderator Hanna Björnbom wraps up SAP Connect Day for Data & IT.
Speaker:
Hanna Björnbom, Solution Advisor & AI Lead, SAP
We warmly invite you to stay for drinks, snacks, and networking to round off the day.
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Where to find us?
SAP Connect Day for Data & IT will be held in Hotel At Six in Stockholm!
Visiting Adress
Hotel At Six: Brunkebergstorg 6, 111 51 Stockholm
