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Today, businesses operate in an environment characterised by volatility and uncertainty, where unpredictability reigns, exerting significant pressure on revenues, profit margins, and supply chains.

 

How can organizations transition from merely "keeping the lights on” to building a competitive edge, despite the economic volatility and global unrest?

 

The event focused on how technology can support organisations to:

  • Stay ahead of the competition through leveraging technology
  • Drive sustainable business operations and growth
  • Innovate continuously and with speed leveraging embedded AI capabilities
  • Optimize and connect end-to-end processes
  • Gain valuable insights from their data
Agenda
 
08:00 AM REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
09:00 AM Opening & Welcome
Kholiwe Makhohliso, Managing Director for Southern Africa, SAP Africa

09:10 AM Re-imagine your business future with AI everywhere
Hans-Peter Fülle, Chief Business Officer for EMEA, SAP

09:30 AM Cloud ERP & Business Transformation
From Technology Disruption to Business Opportunities: Accelerating Business Transformation.
David Yawalkar, Global Head Operational Product Marketing for RISE with SAP
Mayur Patel, Signavio Presales, SAP Africa

10:15 AM Business Technology Platform
Deloitte Africa realising business value with SAP Business Technology Platform
Ronald Grimmer, Solutions Specialist, SAP Africa
Brandon Naidoo, ERP Technical & Integration Manager, Deloitte
Garth Thomson, Reporting & Analytics Manager, SAP CoE, Deloitte

10:40 AM BREAK & SHOWCASE
11:00 AM Fireside Chat: Dischem's RISE to the Extended Warehouse Management Private Cloud
Dawid Oelofse, Supply Chain Executive at CJ Distribution
Wesley Estment, Digital Supply Chain Solutions Executive at SAP

11:20 AM Digital Supply Chain
Build a Resilient Supply Chain
Wesley Estment, Digital Supply Chain Solutions Executive at SAP

11:40 AM Adoption & Consumption
Consumption: Accelerate Adoption and Drive Value Realization.
Prabashnee Pather, Enterprise – Customer Success Partner, Africa Team Lead at SAP
Marc Leaf, Services Sales Advisor for Training & Adoption at SAP Africa

12:00 AM LUNCH & SHOWCASE
  BREAKOUT SESSION 1
01:00 PM ROOM 1: Accenture: Demystifying your roadmap to RISE
Key considerations and understanding the various components of your roadmap to RISE, such as clean core, BTP strategy, Sustainability and how best to operate once in RISE.
Peter Visser, Managing Director, Accenture SAP Business Group, South Africa

01:00 PM ROOM 2: Open Text: Be Information Ready when moving to the Cloud
Carmen Davids, Principal Solutions Consultant, OpenText Africa

  BREAKOUT SESSION 2
01:30 PM ROOM 1: Gijima: What to consider in an SAP S/4HANA implementation/migration?
Corne Pieterse, Solution Architect and SAP Consulting at Gijima

01:30 PM ROOM 2: EY: Value creation through AI innovations
In this session, EY will share global and local observations on how to approach the generative AI journey, focusing on value creation, organisation and people preparation, data readiness, risk & governance and how SAP’s solution set will support this.
Kavi Pather, AI capability lead at EY South Africa
Martin Zloch, SAP capability lead at EY South Africa

  BREAKOUT SESSION 3
02:00 PM ROOM 1: SAP: Digital Supply Chain; Inventory Optimisation.
Wesley Estment, Digital Supply Chain Solutions Executive at SAP

02:00 PM ROOM 2: SAP: Cloud ERP & Business Transformation (Signavio); RISE with Premium Plus as a catalyst for Innovation.
James Wilson, Head of Communication at SAP Africa
Andre Russell, Director Centre of Excellence EMEA, RISE with SAP and S/4 HANA Cloud at SAP
Tim Toussaint, Head of Business Transformation at SAP Africa

02:00 PM ROOM 3: SAP: Business Technology Platform: Uncovering the value of the User Experience with SAP BTP
Braam Loubser, Solutions Specialist, SAP Africa
Peter Blignaut, Customer Advisory Manager: Business Technology Platform, SAP Africa

02:30 PM ENGAGEMENT AREA & SHOWCASE
 
03:00 PM COCKTAILS, PRIZE GIVING & NETWORK
Speakers
Kholiwe Makhohliso
Managing Director for Southern Africa, SAP Africa
Hans-Peter Fülle
Chief Business Officer for EMEA, SAP
David Yawalkar
Global Head Operational Product Marketing for RISE with SAP
Mayur Patel
Signavio Presales, SAP Africa
Braam Loubser
Solutions Specialist, SAP Africa
Peter Blignaut
Customer Advisory Manager: Business Technology Platform, SAP Africa
Dawid Oelofse
Supply Chain Executive at CJ Distribution
Wesley Estment
Digital Supply Chain Solutions Executive at SAP
Prabashnee Pather
Enterprise – Customer Success Partner, Africa Team Lead at SAP
Marc Leaf
Services Solutions Advisor – Training and Adoption at SAP Africa
Peter Visser
Managing Director, Accenture SAP Business Group, South Africa
Carmen Davids
Principal Solutions Consultant, OpenText Africa
Corne Pieterse
Solution Architect and SAP Consulting at Gijima
Kavi Pather
AI capability lead at EY South Africa
Martin Zloch
SAP capability lead at EY South Africa
James Wilson
Head of Communication at SAP Africa
Andre Russell
Director Centre of Excellence EMEA, RISE with SAP and S/4 HANA Cloud at SAP
Tim Toussaint
Head of Business Transformation at SAP Africa
Ronald Grimmer
Solutions Specialist, SAP Africa
Brandon Naidoo
ERP Technical & Integration Manager, Deloitte
Garth Thomson
Reporting & Analytics Manager, SAP CoE, Deloitte
Event Venue

Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch

42 The High St, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2076

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