SAP
Thursday, April 24, 2025
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. CT

The LINE Hotel, Austin, TX
Why Attend


Join your peers and SAP experts in Austin to explore and discuss how to achieve imperative procurement objectives:

  • Break down barriers for suppliers – making it easy for them to do business with you
  • Avoid non-compliance through guided, easy-to-follow end-to-end procurement processes
  • Have full spend visibility to control maverick spend and unlock saving opportunities
  • Improve sourcing, contracting, and invoice-to-payment cycle times
  • Leverage dynamic discounting as a recurrent savings mechanism
  • Spend with purpose by embedding sustainability and ESG into procurement decisions
  • Optimize external workforce and services procurement to avoid workforce disruption
  • Stay ahead of the curve with Artificial Intelligence in Procurement
Who Should Attend


This in-person event is designed for leaders and professionals in procurement, finance, supply chain, and human resources. We expect to have a total community of approximately 80 customers, prospects, partners, and SAP Spend Management professionals in attendance at this event.

Agenda
Time Topic
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

 

Check-In & Partner Showcase 

F&B Provided

 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. 

 

Lunch

 

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

 

Navigating Procurement’s Top Priorities in 2025: SAP’s Business Suite as a Strategic Enabler

Andy Eagle, Director, Solution Consulting, SAP

 

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

 

Partner and Customer Panel

 

  2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.       

 

From Strategy to Action: Realizing the Full Value of Your Business with AI in Procurement

Michael Cerda, Director, Value Advisory, SAP

Mike Rini, Customer Success Manager, SAP

Sumeet Kulshrestha, Procurement Services Delivery, SAP

 

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

 

Break

 

3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

 

Balancing Cashflow Needs with Supplier Resilence 

Victoria Thomas, Regional Account Executive, SAP Taulia

 

4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

 

Revolutionize Your External Workforce Strategy with Generative AI

Lindsey Freedman, Director, Procurement Center of Excellence, SAP

 

4:30 p.m.–5:15 p.m.

 

Insights, Plan, Action: Your guide to winning the triple crown of strategic procurement

Erik Derenne, Director, Solution Consulting, SAP

 

5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

 

Reception 

 

Thank you to our sponsoring partners
Silver Sponsors:
The LINE Austin
111 E Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX
78701
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