SAP Partner Summit for SME
Agenda Phoenix
Day 1 – 10th April, 2024
08:00h to 09:00h
09:00h to 09:30h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
Reaching new heights together
Together with our partners we had a remarkable performance by our team in 2023, leaving no doubt about the momentum you have created in the market. Find out our we always say: “Partners First” and “with Partner Only”. Why the Business Technology Platform should be in the center of your strategy to GROW your business and how we, SAP, are her to support you. This year, SAP and partners are poised for tremendous opportunity. In this session we want to share what we need to do Reach new heights together.
Claus Gruenewald – LinkedIn
09:30h to 10:00h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
SAP’s Updated ERP for SME Journey by Rainer Zinow and Jan Patrzalek
In this keynote, Rainer Zinow and Jan Patrzalek will provide partners an update on SAP’s Cloud ERP strategy, including key investment priorities for S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition and Business One. He will demonstrate how SAP’s leading AI technologies are changing the way partners develop and maintain their own intellectual property. Rainer Zinow and Jan Patrzalek will also invite partners on stage to share their experiences building on BTP and ramping up their S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition practices.
Rainer Zinow – Linkedin
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Jan Patrzalek – Linkedin
10:00h to 10:10h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
Find out how Wevy will leverage the technology market in Latin America in partnership with SAP
Discover Wevy’s positioning, its innovative portfolio and how the brand intends to help all of Latin America in its digital transformation journey
Daniel Amato – Linkedin
10:10h to 10:50h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
Top Innovator Partners Round Table
Explore real-world examples as our esteemed partners showcase how they’ve harnessed and embraced innovative features to drive positive business impact. Dive into the technological advancements that have revolutionized the business landscape, creating tangible progress and success stories.
Beyond Technologies
Cathy Souliere – LinkedIn
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RAMO
Celso Tau Zymberg – LinkedIn
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NineBoards
Anil Bavaraju – LinkedIn
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We will also have the presence of:
10:50h to 12:00h
12:00h to 13:30h
13:30h to 14:15h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
SAP Business One Product Road Map and Innovation Highlights
Share the update on the SAP Business One product road map and the latest innovation highlights in Feature Package 2405 and beyond.
Breakout 166-167
MyWave Generative AI Co-pilot for SAP Business One
Discover the power of MyWave for SAP Business One, an innovative interaction layer that combines LLM with guided business processes. Chat with your personal Co-pilot and effortlessly retrieve SAP data or combine it with the power of SAP’s Document Extraction and Build Process Automation to streamlines your tasks and reduce unnecessary steps.
Breakout 160
Human Centred AI – Why, What, How
The impact of human-centred AI on ERP systems is primarily about improving user experiences, decision-making, and efficiency.
Breakout 161
SAP Build Strategy for SME’s
In this session we will share the SAP Build Strategy and Offering tailored to our SME Partners. This includes the best practice of SAP Build Process Automation as well as SAP Build Apps and SAP Build Work Zone.
Breakout 162
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Product Strategy and Roadmap
This session focuses on SAP’s GTM and Product strategy for Cloud ERP and details the Public cloud roadmap including Gen AI.
Jonathan Rhodes – LinkedIn
Breakout 163
ACCELERATE for GROW with SAP – Implementation Fundamentals
Discover the basics of ACCELERATE for GROW with SAP, the combination of proven tools, methodologies, and services designed to help successfully adopt SAP’s Cloud ERP quickly and reliably, keeping the promise on time-to-value.
Angel Cruz Parrilla
– LinkedIn
14:30h to 15:15h
Breakout 166-167
Sponsoring Partners
Wevy’s Cloud Pro: public and private cloud in one place for the SAP ecosystem
Discover Wevy’s differentiators with a focus on innovation for the SAP B1 ecosystem. Wevy’s CLOUD PRO brings the best of hybrid cloud, with an innovative management dashboard, providing transparency and autonomy to solution partners. Join us to learn more about our journey and how we supported one of the world’s largest hotel chains in enhancing their performance and securitywith SAP operations.
Jéssica Marques – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
EDI Excellence with TrueCommerce for SAP Partners and Users
Let’s dive into the customer journey: If your EDI partner excelled in sales but faltered in delivery/support, consider a trustworthy ISV. Discover how TrueCommerce ensures SAP customers receive the integrated EDI solution that was promised. Learn about our comprehensive support throughout the journey to enhance satisfaction and reduce issues.
Dennis Bruce – LinkedIn
Breakout 161
Join us for an inspiring journey into the world of Boyum Solutions for SAP Business One. Discover the power of Perfion for Product Information Management, delve into B1 InterCompany updates, and unlock the opportunities with our Cloud Manufacturing. Plus, celebrate excellence at the Partner Awards for Americas 2023. Don’t miss out!
Mads Harding – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
It Won’t Happen to Us! But What Happens if it Does?
What would you do if your customer is hit by a cyber attack? 95% of cyber security breaches are attributed to human error, which mean that any business is vulnerable if they don’t take the right measures. What do your customers need to do to ensure the security of their systems? How can Cloud4Partners help?
Darren Crawley – LinkedIn
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15:15h to 16:00h
16:00h to 16:45h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One Web Client latest innovation
Share SAP Business One web client key innovations highlights in Feature Package 2405 and beyond.
Ari Schapira – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
Unleash the power of Gen AI for SAP Business One
Discover the potential of Gen AI in SAP Business One! Learn how Joule digital assistant revolutionize your SAP Support experience and explore the power of GPT-based scanning in Document Information Extraction Premium and SAP Build Process Automation with over 30 essential business document types supported in over 41 languages.
Breakout 161
Learn more about the SAP Business One Partner Managed Cloud latest innovation
Share SAP Business One Partner Managed Cloud roadmap and key innovations highlights in Cloud PL 20 and beyond.
Breakout 162
SAP Business ByDesign Product Update
In this session we will provide an update on SAP Business ByDesign.
Breakout 163
Get an overview of the S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition system landscape components
Which applications components are critical for your S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations. The session will address the following components of your system landscape: SAP for Me; SAP CALM; SAP Central Business Configuration; SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud 3SL landscape; SAP BPT; IAS.
Breakout 164
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Commercial value proposition for SAP partners
This session will cover topics like entitlements that GROW offers, which are a huge differentiator and winner against our competitors and help with customer business cases and partner value.
Marcus Venth – LinkedIn
17:00h to 17:45h
Breakout 166-167
Web Client Order-to-Cash Presales Demo
Experience the latest version of the SAP Business One Web client with an enjoyable order-to-cash business scenario from start to finish as a pre-sales enablement
Breakout 160
Breakout 161
Breakout 162
SAP Business One Evolution into New Chapter
Explore and discuss SAP’s vision and overall end-to-end experience for new chapters and journey of SAP Business One
Breakout 163
Grow with SAP for Industries: Accelerate growth by building an industry practice in Services Centric Industries
Breakout 164
Building Partner Packages for S/4HANA Public Cloud (SAP-qualified partner-packaged solutions) – Partners Industry & Commercial Prepackages
Idit Saguey – LinkedIn
17:45h to 18:45h
08:00h to 09:00h
09:00h to 09:40h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
Get ready to set sail: A Real-Life Experience
With three Olympic Games under her belt and the distinct honor of being the first female winner of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-2018, Carolijn Brouwer has shattered barriers in what is traditionally considered a male-dominated field. She will share her experiences and insights about resilience, determination, and unwavering commitment to excellence.
Carolijn Brouwer – LinkedIn
09:40h to 10:20h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
SAP ERP Cloud Unplugged by Jonathan Rhodes
Expanding upon previews keynote, Jonathan Rhodes will further elaborate and share specific details on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition market traction as well as leading innovations. Jonathan will outline how the partner ecosystem and rapid customer adoption are the foundational drivers for the GROW with SAP go-to-market. He will also detail the opportunities for partners to differentiate themselves through their own packages with re-usable BTP-based Intellectual property and extensibility.
Jonathan Rhodes – LinkedIn
10:20h to 11:00h
Outlining the ERP for SME Roadmap by Rainer Zinow
Rainer Zinow will take the learnings from Jan and Jonathan and build upon them to share with partners a comprehensive understanding of the Business One (specifically the new WebClient and Partner WebClient extensibility) and Business ByDesign Roadmaps. In addition, Rainer will also detail for our partners a prescriptive approach to transition your company’s capabilities to S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition and BTP.
Rainer Zinow – LinkedIn
11:00h to 11:15h
South Ballroom (Plenary)
FireChat with Joost Tigelaar
11:15h to 12:00h
12:30h to 13:30h
BWN: Business Women Network
13:30h to 14:15h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One Web Client Extensibility roadmap and recent highlights
Share SAP Business One web client Extensibility roadmap and key extensibility highlights in FP 2405 and beyond.
Shai Berkenblit – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
Web Client UX & Usability inspiring showcases for pre-sales
This session highlights the significance of Partner and Customer Feedback, Customer Engagement Initiatives, and feedback-driven Engineering priorities. It also touches on insights related to UI & UX experiences and the Order-to-Cash process, including partner pre-sales showcases.
Breakout 161
SAP Business One + SAP Analytics Cloud
Enabling SAP Business One 10.0 HANA and SQL version for SAP Analytics Cloud.
Breakout 162
SAP Build Apps for SAP Business One no-code/low-code development
In the 2023 Summit we showed how to deal with SAP Business One Master Data.
More recently we have been focusing on new type of objects and this session will present some of the extra features leveraged: header/line structure for read & write, using QR/Barcode scanning, oData vs Rest API Data connection.
Darius Heydarian – LinkedIn
Breakout 163
Last mile development S/4 HANA Cloud Public Edition Get an overview of in-place extension capabilities of S/4HANA Cloud public edition for citizen users and partners, also known as “key user extensibility” and “embedded Steampunk”.
Breakout 164
GROW with SAP Program – Prerequisites, Partner Profile and Partner Focus The session will cover the new PE offering to differentiate GROW partners and will detail the selection criteria , the partner profile , partner focus to help build GROW competencies within your organisations.
14:30h to 15:15h
Breakout 166-167
Sponsored by:
SAP ICC
Innovation Journey: from onPrem to Monetization with SAP Business Technology Platform:
SAP Partners are disrupting their own premises by adopting SAP Business Technology Platform to extend SAP processes along clean core strategy. Learn how this move, alongside certifying their solutions in line with SAP’s strategy, is proving to be a game changer.
Felipe Grandi – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
Sell More, Churn less. Win Net New Clients with Digital Tools driven by SAP
Discover how offering digital tools can help you attract and retain net new business. Learn the advantages of our Digital Commerce platform and how it helps businesses succeed. Explore the seamless integration and capabilities of Digital Commerce with SAP. SAP Partners and Experlogix: a powerful duo creating opportunities for SAP clients globally.
Jordan Marinez – LinkedIn
Breakout 161
Activating Gen-AI for Business One
Gen-AI has revolutionised content generation. Now it’s time to apply the power of Gen-AI to business process transformation and SAP Business One. Find out how to become a MyWave Certified AI-Partner and unlock revenue growth for your business. Discover our implementation-ready Starter Pack for Business One, see Wave demo’s, and our special Summit Pricing.
Geraldine McBride – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
How Cloud Computing and Data Management are Key to Business Resilience
Explore the significance of implementing SAP B1 in the cloud as the first stride in a company’s digital transformation journey. This transition empowers you to advance further, transforming data as the prime driver of value creation. With the swift evolution of technologies like AI, ML, and Big Data, adaptability becomes becomes a priority.
Roberto Varallo – LinkedIn
Breakout 163
Sponsored by:
CMI
Unleash the Cloud ERP potential with the transformative power of AI and BTP:
The convergence of AI and BTP will further revolutionize the capabilities of SAP Cloud ERP solutions, offering unprecedented opportunities for businesses to optimize their processes and drive growth. Gain insights into the market potential, identify opportunities for AI integration, and learn how to stay competitive in the Cloud ERP market. Meaghan McGrath – LinkedIn
15:15h to 16:00h
16:00h to 16:45h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One Web client E2E best practices deep dive
Learn about the best practices on levereging SAP Business One Web client for Quote-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay scenarios
Breakout 160
How to create Workflows for SAP Business One with SAP Build Process Automation
practices deep dive
Learn how to create workflows and integrate them in your process automations or use them allone for SAP Business One or third party application to fully utilize the the power of SAP Build Process Automation
Breakout 161
Transition Path from SAP Business ByDesign to SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud Share how customers can transition from Business ByDesign to SAP S/4 Hana PC.
Mahesh Holenarasipura – LinkedIn
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Markus Uhlig – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
Megan Pfaffenberger
– LinkedIn
Breakout 163
Grow with SAP for Industries: Accelerate growth by building an industry practice in Product Centric Industries
Breakout 164
Extensibility options in S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for last mile requirements and developing partner IP
This session with cover the extensibility options which are available with S/4HANA Public cloud edition, namely the in-app extensibility covering key user and developer extensibility as well as the side-by-side extensibility topic.
Monica Pimiento – LinkedIn
17:00h to 17:45h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One
SAP Business One Web client, Analytics deep dive
Deep dive on how to setup and leverage Analytics capabilities in the SAP Business One web client
Ari Schapira – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
How to innovate together: SME Innovation Program
practices deep dive
In this session we will share the BTP Enablement Path for SME Partners. This includes our PES Enablement Offerings like Benefits, Coachings, Badges, Hack2Build We will highlight new stories within our SME Innovation Playbook to inspire other partners to start adopting BTP.
Breakout 161
Integration offerings in the mid-market segment:
Options and capabilities
This session gives you an overview of the SAP offerings for integration including “Integration Framework for SAP Business One” and “SAP Integration Suite” as a major part of the BTP environment. In addition, we would also like to understand your requirements for further integration content in the mid-market segment.
Nicolas Fuchs – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
SAP Business One
SAP Business One Localization recent enhancements deep dive (Americas)
Learn about the latest localization enhancements related to Americas countries (US, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina etc.)
Breakout 163
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – qualification process and digital discovery assessment tool (DDA)
Discover the qualification process for public cloud prospects and the usage of the digital discovery and assessment tool which will help in the presales phase of any public cloud opportunity.
Breakout 164
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – strategy for large enterprise customers with 2-Tier
ERP positioning This session will cover SAP’s 2-Tier ERP strategy which is needed by the conglomerates as they evolve with new business models, acquire new companies, central their services and processes and venture into new markets. This strategy provides the required agility, flexibility and the legal compliance which every conglomerate needs in this ever changing business environment.
Marcus Venth – LinkedIn
19:00h to 20:00h
SSP Networking Fair
Shuttle buses from Phoenix Convention Center, Reinassance and Sheraton Hotels
20:00h to 00:25h
09:30h to 10:15h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One
Customer Influence – Product feedback session for SAP Business One
Learn on the latest Customer Influence results and run an open feedback round with the Product Management team, including insights into the SAP Business One Community
Breakout 160
Run SAP Build Apps side-by-side in the Web Client using BTP Authentication
Integrate SAP Build Apps web applications side-by-side with the SAP Business One Web Client by using the SAP BTP authentication
Breakout 161
Stay Current with Learning, Certification and Authorization Updates.
Build your skills tailored to your specific role: web client implementation, developer, or the sales executive.
Learn about the upcoming changes around certification.
Get updated on the Product Authorization (Sell Authorization) requirements.
Breakout 162
SAP Business One via SAP Cloud Appliance Library
SAP Business One 10.0 FP2305 is now available to be deployed within Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud accounts by leveraging SAP CAL for test, evaluation, development and demo purposes for less than $1 per hour!
Learn how to enable external address mapping, configuring a certificate in AWS to run the web client as trusted service and get started with your BTP and side-by-side enabled demo and development environment.
Darius Heydarian – LinkedIn
Breakout 163
Grow with SAP for Industries: Accelerate growth by building an industry practice in Professional Services
Breakout 164
Core capabilities and innovations for product centric industries The session will cover differentiating capabilities addressing the needs of product centric industries e.g. component manufactures, mill and mining, consumer etc.
Marcus Venth – LinkedIn
10:30h to 11:15h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One Web Client implementation best practices
Secure Deployment of SAP Business One Web Client for Internet Access
Breakout 160
Learn more about latest innovation in LCM of SAP Business One
Learn about SAP Business One Life Cycle Management roadmap and key innovations highlights in Feature Pack 2405, Cloud 1.1 PL20 and beyond
Breakout 161
SAP Build Workzone with SAP Business One
Build a collaborative business site as a single access point for employees, incorporating SAP Business One contents.
Darius Heydarian – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
SAP Business One
SAP Business One integration with SAP Sustainability Footprint Management deep dive
Deep dive on how to setup and leverage SAP Business One integration with SAP Sustainability Footprint Management solution
Peter Dominik – LinkedIn
Breakout 163
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Sales Plays 2024 – This session will cover our GTM scenarios supported by industry specific and 2-Tier ERP sales plays
Breakout 164
Boosting S/4HANA Public Cloud Demand generation Demand Generation Programs – Boosting demand generation and joint Digital Sales Motion. Cloud ERP Partner Booster Program, Public Cloud Event-in-a-box and other programs.
Megan Pfaffenberger – LinkedIn
11:30h to 12:15h
Breakout 166-167
Knut Heusermann – LinkedIn
Breakout 160
GEN Z: UX&UI vision via a “NorthStar” mobile-first story and prototype
“Mobile-First” signifies a user experience tailored for the next generation. This session underscores our commitment to this concept with a ‘NorthStar’ prototype, illustrating our dedication to delivering excellence
Andrej Bencik – LinkedIn
Breakout 161
Discover the scenarios for electronic documents support in SAP Business One – overview, recent deliveries, provide feedback
Martin Slavik – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
Breakout 163
Core capabilities and innovations for service centric industries
The session will cover differentiating capabilities addressing the needs of service centric industries e.g. professional services, media, financial services etc.
Matt Emmert – LinkedIn
Breakout 164
S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Assets and Demo availability for Partners to fast track their customer engagements
This session intends to bring you update date with the various assets and end to end demo scenarios which are available for you to use in any of your public cloud engagements.
Mike Cardi – LinkedIn
12:30h to 13:15h
Breakout 166-167
SAP Business One Product Road Map and Innovation Highlights (Session in Spanish)
Compartir la actualización sobre SAP Business One product road map y las últimas innovaciones destacadas en el paquete de funciones 2405 y posteriores.
Breakout 160
Jump-Start your SAP Business Technology Platform journey for SME
The business context & why is BTP important
• What is BTP?
• How to get started
• BTP Enablement Journey
• SME Innovation Playbook
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Breakout 161
Grow with SAP for Industries: Accelerate growth by building an industry practice in Industrial Manufacturing
David Konig – LinkedIn
Breakout 162
A new Target Addressable Market: Win Scaleups with S/4HANA Public Cloud – Discover how you can win Scaleups and add them to your portfolio with the GROW with SAP for Scaleups program. Insights into the Market Potential, Demand Generation tactics and Delivery best practices will be shared as well some interesting customer cases. Get ready and set yourself up to win Scaleups with S/4HANA Public Cloud!
Meredith Roemer – LinkedIn
13:15h to 14:15h