SAP | SAP Spend Management Innovation Day

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. ET
Andaz 5th Avenue, New York, NY

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Why Attend

Join your peers and SAP experts in New York City 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 100 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 Riyaz Samnani, VP Solution Consuting, Finance and Spend Management, SAP
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	Procurement Transformation Journey Doug Carlson, CPO, University of Nebraska Sponsored and presented by Nitor
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	From Strategy to Action: Realizing the Full Value of Your Business with AI in Procurement Robb Siefert, Director, Value Advisory, SAP Bruce Hoag, Regional Vice President, SAP
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	Balancing Cashflow Needs with Supplier Resilience Eric Stagnaro, Regional Account Executive, SAP Taulia
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.	Redefining Value: How AIG Elevates Services Procurement for Business Impact Tim Goode, Fieldglass Program Manager, AIG Amanda Slevar, Director, Procurement Center of Excellence, SAP
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Creating Impactful Partnerships: The Intersection of Procurement and Sustainability Nish Banskota, Co-Founder, Nepal Tea Collective
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Procurement Transformation Journey Orhan Ozalp, Vice President, Interpublic Group Jonathon Abbe, SAP
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.	Reception