Avner Ben-Bassat is the President and CEO of Plataine, leading its product vision and global business strategy. Ben-Bassat has been invited to speak at over 25 major composites and aerospace-related conferences globally, among which are The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE),  JEC World, and AeroDef SME. He holds an MBA with distinction from Duke University, and a BSc (Magna Cum Laude) in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Tel-Aviv University.

Deepak Bhupalam is the Head of Architecture at Boeing, leading strategy, architecture, design, and governance efforts. With 7.5 years at Boeing and around 28 years of industry experience, he is responsible for establishing the architecture foundation for the overall Boeing supply chain and ERP systems, enabling incremental enterprise capability and solution baseline maturation.

In partnership with key business leaders, IT stakeholders, and success leaders, he is responsible for setting the supply chain and ERP strategic vision and establishing the business transformation architecture road maps for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Boeing Defense, Space & Security, services related supply chain and supporting ERP functions. He is also responsible for the differentiating technology foundation, enabling the transformation journey with SAP as the target state ERP bedrock platform.

Clifford Burton is an experienced technology leader in the enterprise technology and composites industry, with 20 years of experience in software, international business, customer relationship management, and sales operations.

He strives to move enterprise organizations from visualizing the art of the possible to execution in their business. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Campbell University and an MBA from Colorado State University.

Corey Chubon  has held the position of Vice President of Sales for Aerospace and Defense since September 2023. Corey has been with SAP for nearly 17 years and has spent the last five years as an IAE supporting our A&D customers. Most recently, he has supported Boeing for the last three years and has orchestrated a resurgence in revenue growth in the account. Previously, Corey has held various roles in SAP Services and Support and SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), providing a well-versed background in the SAP ecosystem.

During his career, Corey has demonstrated a strong passion for SAP and the customers that SAP supports. He has a track record of success in sales execution from net-new to strategic customers and SAP is excited about the unique vision he has for the A&D business. Under Corey’s leadership, SAP is confident that they will continue the early success of RISE with SAP in their key customer base while focusing on customer adoption and building a long-term plan for future growth.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Corey graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Supply Chain Management. He now resides in New Smyrna Beach, Florida with his wife Kristen, two-year-old daughter Eloise, and their white Labrador Retriever, Sunny. In his spare time, Corey enjoys boat days, golf, fishing, and his daily workout routine.

Dave is a seasoned IT professional with a robust enterprise resource planning and SAP solutions background. He began his career at Price Waterhouse in 1997, where he developed his expertise in ABAP and led numerous large-scale projects along the East Coast. His technical acumen quickly became evident as he was instrumental in crafting a proposal for APEX for Raytheon Technologies and spearheaded the Req to Check Development Team for its implementation.

Transitioning to Raytheon Technologies in 2002, Dave advanced through a series of progressively challenging roles, including technical lead, change control lead, and SAP solution architect. His commitment to excellence is underscored by his certification from the architect program and his pivotal role in every SAP implementation since 2000.

At RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, Dave has served as the solution architecture and technical integration leader for EAS and was appointed lead architect for the oneRTX PST program in May 2022. As the director of ERP strategy and operations, he continues to drive key RTX initiatives and operations.

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Osama joined Boeing in late 2018 and has been co-leading the integrated road map development and enablement of digital transformation through project deliveries for the defense business.

Before joining Boeing, he worked at Microsoft for 17 years and with Deloitte for two years in various IT and consulting roles. Osama has over 25 years of experience leading successful business transformation projects in multiple functions, such as Enterprise Resource Planning, mainly with SAP, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Management, Direct Procurement, Finance, Data Governance, and Integration Services.

He resides in Seattle with his wife Sarah and three children and enjoys the outdoors that the Northwest has to offer.

As  a visionary technology executive with over two decades of SAP project experience, John has consistently demonstrated expertise in building strong stakeholder relationships and leading global project teams supporting the A&D sector. He primarily focuses on leading data management and migration projects, including SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, executing the merging or separating regulated data from M&A and divestiture activities.

John also specializes in integrating and migrating data from SAP and non-SAP source data into target systems by SAP. Having successfully engineered and managed multiple global SAP S/4HANA implementations, he is dedicated to delivering risk-mitigated outcomes and consistent project success on time and within budget constraints.

Kim Miller was a leading figure in the aerospace and defense industry, supply chain, and contracting sphere with 26 years of experience. Kim is currently the Vice President of Industry Advisory at Icertis, where she leads the global industry team, which is dedicated to helping customers with business transformation, business process optimization, and value-based outcomes related to Icertis contract intelligence and ERP offerings. In her current role and throughout her experience so far, she has worked with contracts on multiple levels, including prime government contracting and supply chain contracting, making her an excellent resource for discussing the inner workings of the supply chain and contracting processes.

Keith Nelson is the senior industry strategist for the global public sector at OpenText. Nelson has spent over 20 years working in the fields of public sector consulting and high-tech marketing and as a government appointee. His roles in government include serving as assistant secretary for administration (a position requiring senate confirmation), acting assistant secretary for research and technology, Acting Chief Financial Officer, and Deputy Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Labor and Housing and Urban Development.

Chris is a seasoned SAP leader with knowledge and experience in complex programs through the process of delivering business capabilities. He understands large and complex service engagements in SAP S/4HANA selective data migration projects, including the appropriate methods and skills to solve business problems.

Susan is an innovative and trusted source-to-pay (S2P) leader with extensive experience managing strategic global enterprise-level transformation and solution development projects.

Jose has 24 years of consulting experience, including global implementations of enterprise applications with a focus on ERP. Jose has dedicated 10 years to industrial manufacturing and aerospace and defense clients, and possesses functional specialization in engineering, services, and financial accounting. Jose leads the firm’s A&D technology consulting and has championed solution innovations in analytics, aircraft sustainment, digital thread, and data protection.

Matt Roon has worked at smartShift for 10+ years, emphasizing regulated industries for the last five years. Over that period, smartShift has delivered transformation programs leveraging intelligent automation to modernize many large SAP for Aerospace & Defense instances supporting the projects covering SAP S/4HANA preparatory efforts, SAP S/4HANA (RISE with SAP and on-prem) programs, and moving beyond SAP S/4HANA towards clean core analysis and realization.

Devika is an aerospace and defense SAP executive with over 20 years of experience in the industry. She has a passion for solving complex challenges that face her A&D clients and is a well-respected member of the A&D SAP community. She has successfully delivered SAP client work at over 10 of the largest A&D companies.

As the Senior Vice President of Sales for SAP NS2, Jennifer Stafford is a trusted partner and thought leader to clients across highly regulated industries. With over 15 years at SAP, Jennifer has a deep wealth of expertise around the SAP ecosystem and industry-specific cloud regulations.

Leveraging her background in sales, consulting, and account management, Jennifer identifies business needs, visualizes opportunities through secure cloud solutions, and effectively communicates these ideas to sales teams and potential customers. She leads the SAP NS2 Secure Data Cloud  sales and renewals team and the presales team to drive customer retention, generate revenue, and uphold the company's reputation as a secure cloud service provider.

Jennifer's leadership and involvement with some of the largest, most security-conscious customers in the world have allowed her to co-establish transformational programs that support secure cloud adoption. Passionate about bringing teams together and building partner networks, Jennifer is a key driver of revenue opportunities, accelerating business growth across regulated sectors including Aerospace and Defense, Public Sector, Healthcare, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Logistics, and Transportation.

Adam Terrill is the director of the Department of Defense, intelligence community, and aerospace and defense for the public sector at OpenText. Terrill has spent over 24 years partnering across the defense industrial base and has held sales and management positions in Red Hat, Oracle, and CyberArk.

Sanjay Verma is the Managing Director at Accenture, leading the SAP Aerospace and Defense Industry. For over 25 years, he has worked with various SAP ecosystem applications and consistently strives to achieve high customer satisfaction.

Sanjay is widely recognized as a trusted advisor who has helped clients define their SAP transformation strategies and road maps. He has successfully led numerous SAP transformational programs, from their inception to sustainment, and optimized SAP operations to achieve the highest possible return on investment.

Ryan is an experienced professional who began his career in quality assurance at Mercury Interactive in 2002. In 2006, he transitioned to SAP as part of the SAP HANA application lifecycle management  team, where he supported customer initiatives throughout the entire project lifecycle—from design and build to test, deployment, and continuous improvement. With a deep understanding of SAP Solution Manager and testing tools, he effectively collaborated with various SAP enterprises over his 15 years at SAP.

In 2021, Ryan joined the Tricentis SAP team, where he focuses on helping customers transform their quality assurance initiatives. His expertise enables organizations to de-risk their programs and projects, ultimately leading to improved business outcomes.

Amy is a leader in Deloitte’s Industrial Products & Construction (IP&C) practice. She has more than 29 years of experience implementing large-scale ERP systems. For the past 29 years, she has focused on driving performance improvements in IP&C companies through process and technology-enabled transformation in environments with discrete manufacturing.   In addition, she has 25 years of A&D expertise focused on transforming companies while enabling a compliant solution with CAS, ITAR, and other government requirements. She has also worked extensively, helping clients with full-scale SAP implementations and Central Finance solutions.

Rich is the Chief Customer Officer for SAP NS2 and is responsible for customer success across the SAP NS2 Secure Data Cloud portfolio. He has been with SAP for 19 years – 10 years supporting supply chain transformation globally with SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)  and SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization , and the last nine years in SAP NS2 supporting our United States regulated customers in various leadership positions, including as the Vice President of Customer Success and Head of Premium Engagements.

Business Sponsor for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Phil Rice is the CIO for Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI). He is responsible for all information technology activities including strategic and technical leadership of network and development operations, cybersecurity, application development, and client services disciplines. He oversees facilities operations and long-range planning for real estate assessment, construction and lease, building automation, energy management, health, safety and environment (HSE), and green sustainability initiatives.

Phil is the technical and compliance advisor to the company’s government security committee and a subject matter expert for industry best practices in the protection of national security information, including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI) governance.

Phil continues to lead enterprise improvement projects to ensure Thales is an industry leader in modern and secure information systems.  He was the business sponsor and oversaw the 15-month ERP Greenfield implementation of RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.

Project Manager for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Mansoor Khan is responsible for all business applications at Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) including the ERP, CRM, and MES systems, along with many other ancillary applications. He has extensive business, functional, and technical knowledge of the entire TDSI landscape and oversees IT across various business organizations.

He also managed and led the 15-month ERP Greenfield implementation of RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.