Preconference Sessions

Pre-conference Sessions

Artificial Intelligence

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Hands-On Lab: Revolutionizing Business AI: Practical Implementations and Rapid Deployment with SAP HANA Vector Engine and Joule

In the ever-evolving realm of artificial intelligence, businesses continuously seek innovative solutions to boost efficiency and drive growth. This demo highlights the transformative potential of Business AI, featuring hands-on demonstrations of the SAP HANA Vector Engine with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities, and Joule integrated with SAP SuccessFactors.

You will:

  • Learn about SAP HANA Vector Engine with RAG Capabilities: Delve into how the SAP HANA Vector Engine uses RAG to deliver advanced data retrieval and generation, streamlining business processes. Real-world examples illustrating improved data analysis, faster decision-making, and enhanced customer insights. 
  • Understand Joule and SAP SuccessFactors Integration: Explore how Joule, integrated with SAP SuccessFactors, revolutionizes HR management by automating workflows, boosting employee engagement, and providing actionable insights. A live demo showcasing the seamless interaction between Joule and SAP SuccessFactors, emphasizing practical business benefits. 
  • Participate in an interactive Workshop: Engage in a 2-hour hands-on workshop where attendees will learn to implement one of these cutting-edge AI solutions within their own systems. Step-by-step guidance and support to ensure successful deployment, providing a tangible take-away from the session.


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Khushbu BansalBTP Customer Success Partner

A self-starting closer who is a business athlete and team player - hungry, nimble and intelligent - with the ability and willingness to close a mix of complex enterprise and more transactional deals, along with generating business opportunities through professional networking. Enthusiastic about building and maintaining enriching relationships through strong interpersonal and communication skills Experience : 6 years Currently: Developer (Techno Functional) Expert at SAP LABS INDIA, Bangalore (March 2020- Present) ABAP - FINANCE, JOINT VENTURE ACCOUNTING (JVA) ,Modules. OData, Fiori SAP ABAP DEVELOPER. (DEC 2016- MARCH 2020) Worked with TCS since 2020. Experienced Software Engineer in SAP ABAP Development| OOABAP| MM | WM | IM Experienced SAP ABAP Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. - Expertise in SAP ABAP, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements; User/Screen Exits, BADIs, Enhancement Framework. Worked on Idocs, SAP Scripts, Smart forms, ABAP Objects, ALV Objects, Dialog/Module-Pool programming, RF transactions and ABAP on HANA. - Worked on Functional Areas of SAP MM,SD,PLM ,SAP ATTP, FI, JVA. Developing, testing, debugging, implementing, maintaining and documenting ABAP code. Capable of Performance Testing, Documentation, and Deployment on live site. SAP-ABAP development; all types of development objects across all SAP modules & sub-modules, including SAP-WM, IM & MM; E2E Integration projects; EDI interfaces, Web-services, PI & TPV middleware tools integration;  Projects management; roll-outs/roll-ins, ERP migration from non-SAP legacy to SAP ECC, EDI integration projects management; SAP ATTP Implementation. Currently working as a BTP CSP in North America.

Yogesh KotwaniSAP America

As an SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Customer success partner & Solution Architect, he brings extensive expertise in designing and implementing innovative solutions that leverage the full potential of SAP's Business technology platform. With several years of experience in SAP technologies, he specializes in areas such as application development, integration, data management, analytics, and artificial intelligence. His primary responsibility is to craft robust, scalable, and efficient architectures tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. He is well-versed in SAP BTP services, including SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Extension Suite, and SAP AI Core, allowing him to provide strategic guidance on the best tools and technologies for various business scenarios. As a trusted advisor, he consults with clients to align technology solutions with their business goals, conducting workshops and proof-of-concepts to demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of SAP BTP.

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Cybersecurity

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Understanding and Preventing Attacks to SAP Applications

SAP applications are complex. Diverse technologies, multiple components, countless versions. All of these building blocks are interconnected to serve business processes on time, but how do we ensure these applications are secure? Additionally, organizations today run on-premise, in the cloud, and everything in between. Threat Intelligence indicates that threat actors are evolving to target and exploit SAP applications to deploy ransomware, perform financial fraud, access SAP information, and use SAP application infrastructure.

Join this workshop to gain an understanding of the known exploited vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and indicators of compromise that can help organizations efficiently detect incidents affecting SAP applications. It will incorporate practical security measures that organizations must take to secure their SAP landscape covering the traditional SAP ABAP based technology, including SAP S/4HANA, as well as SAP Netweaver Java applications, SAP Cloud Connector, and SAP Netweaver ABAP on SAP BTP.

You will:

  • Uncover threat actors that target SAP applications and understand their tactics, techniques, procedures, and motivations.
  • Learn the latest attacks and vulnerabilities affecting SAP applications.
  • Discover mitigations and controls to secure SAP applications against known attacks.
  • Hear the simple steps to improve the security of SAP applications on premise and in the cloud.

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JP Perez-EtchegoyenCTO, Onapsis

As CTO, JP leads innovation and Threat Research initiatives that keeps Onapsis on the cutting edge of the Business-Critical Application Security market, addressing some of the most complex problems that organizations are currently facing while managing and securing their ERP landscapes. JP helps manage the development of new products as well as support the ERP cybersecurity research efforts that have garnered critical acclaim for the Onapsis Research Labs. JP is regularly invited to speak and host trainings at global industry conferences, including Black Hat, HackInTheBox, AppSec, Troopers, Oracle OpenWorld and SAP TechEd, and is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud ERP Working Group. Over his professional career, JP has led many Information Security consultancy projects for some of the world

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Hands-On Lab: The SAP Security Game

Data Analytics + BI

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Hands-on Lab: SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud: A Powerful Combo

In this workshop you dig into SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud Analytics Designer to experience first-hand what makes these three options a powerful combination for SAP Analytics strategy. Start by creating a data model in SAP Datasphere, then learn how to leverage that model in SAP Analytics Cloud as well as SAP Analytics Cloud, Analytics Designer.

You will:

  • Understand the key differences between SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Analytics Cloud, Analytics Designer.
  • Dive into the details on how these three experiences work together so you can provide your end-users with a self-service analytics platform.
  • Experience live SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud, Analytics Designer and learn how you can leverage your SAP data and provide more insights.
  • Step through hands-on exercises that take you from simple data to an analytical model in SAP Datasphere and from simple charts to interactive stories and being able to just communicate with your data.

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Pravin GuptaTekLink

Pravin is a Vice PresPravin is a Vice President at TekLink. He is responsible for global strategy and delivery excellence for EDW, TPM and Analytics solutions.​ He has over 20 years rich experience in this space. ​ Pravin has led successful SAP EDW (BTP, DSP, BW, HANA, SAC) Enterprise Analytics, Data Integration and Enhancement projects at Fortune 500 corporations where he designed complex Supply Chain, Inventory, Distribution, FP&A and Procurement solutions. ​ He is also a noted speaker at events such as SAP ASUG Annual Conference, SAPInsider, and SAP TechEd

Ingo HilgefortTekLink a HGS company

Ingo is a highly experienced product manager with over 20 years of expertise in the SAP market, specializing in analytics and data management. Throughout his career, he has focused on delivering cross-product solutions that address complex business needs while ensuring an exceptional customer experience. In his current role as VP Business Analytics at TekLink, a HGS Company, Ingo is helping to grow the Data & Analytics practice with a strong focus on the SAP Analytics product portfolio. He also oversees the strategic partnership with SAP, fostering collaboration and innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients. With deep knowledge of the SAP Analytics and Data Management portfolio, Ingo has successfully architected, deployed, and delivered enterprise-wide solutions that integrate seamlessly with SAP landscapes, including SAP S/4, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP HANA, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Analytics Cloud. His work has supported global organizations in unlocking the full potential of their data and analytics strategies. Ingo’s contributions to the SAP community are widely recognized. He has been honored as an SAP Mentor for his thought leadership in SAP Analytics space, and he remains an active voice in the SAP ecosystem, helping customers and partners achieve success with SAP's analytics portfolio. A published author, Ingo has written multiple books on SAP analytics, sharing his insights and best practices to help others navigate and master SAP's powerful tools. His passion for empowering organizations with cutting-edge analytics solutions has made him a trusted expert in the field.

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Finance

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Why You Need to Know About Universal Parallel Accounting

In today's globalized business environment, organizations need to navigate a complex web of accounting principles and regulations. Universal Parallel Accounting, which was introduced by SAP in S/4HANA Cloud 2105 and then in SAP S/4HANA On-Premise 2022, empowers companies to streamline their financial accounting processes for Overheads, Assets, Inventory and Production by enabling simultaneous adherence to multiple accounting standards. This session will explore the core components and benefits of SAP Universal Parallel Accounting, including the use of multiple ledgers in the Universal Journal, parallel postings, and flexible valuation methods. Attendees will gain insights into how this functionality ensures compliance, enhances efficiency, and provides real-time financial transparency. Through real-world examples and best practices, we will demonstrate how to configure and implement Universal Parallel Accounting to meet diverse regulatory requirements and support agile decision-making. Join us to discover how SAP Universal Parallel Accounting can transform your financial operations, drive compliance, and deliver robust financial insights for your organization.

You will:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of what SAP Universal Parallel Accounting is and its role within SAP S/4HANA.
  • Understand the configuration of multiple ledgers to meet different regulatory requirements.
  • Explore the flexibility in applying different valuation methods for financial transactions across various ledgers.
  • Understand the integration of Universal Parallel Accounting with other SAP modules to ensure seamless data flow and reduce errors.
  • Learn best practices for configuring and implementing this functionality to meet your organization's specific needs.

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Paul OvigelePrincipal Sap Consultant, ERPFIXERS LLC

Paul Ovigele is an accomplished financial consultant, author, and speaker with extensive expertise in SAP Financials. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Paul has a proven track record of delivering high-value SAP solutions to a diverse range of clients across various sectors. He is the founder and CEO of ERPfixers, a platform dedicated to providing SAP consulting services and solutions. Paul is well-regarded for his deep knowledge of SAP Financials and Controlling (FICO) modules. He has written several books and articles on the subject, sharing his insights and practical advice with a global audience. His works are widely recognized for their clarity, depth, and practical applicability, making complex SAP concepts accessible to both beginners and seasoned professionals. In addition to his consulting and writing endeavors, Paul is a sought-after speaker at SAP conferences and events worldwide. His presentations are known for their engaging style and informative content, often drawing large audiences keen to learn from his experience and expertise. He continues to contribute to the SAP community through his active participation in forums, webinars, and training sessions, helping businesses optimize their SAP investments and improve their financial processes. Outside of his professional life, Paul is passionate about mentoring young professionals and contributing to various philanthropic initiatives. His commitment to excellence, continuous learning, and community service makes him a respected figure in the SAP and broader financial consulting community.

Ashish SampatERPfixers

Ashish Sampat is a qualified finance and costing professional with more than two decades of industry experience in the SAP Finance and Controlling space. He has helped global clients with solutions in many areas of SAP Controlling. Born and educated in India, Ashish now lives in suburban Chicago. He is the author of several books on SAP Controlling.

Surajit MohantyERPfixers

Surajit is a product costing and material ledger architect with 23+ years of SAP Financials consulting experience. He has vast experience in SAP CO (Controlling/Management Accounting) and FI (Financial Accounting) areas spanning nine end-to-end implementations. He has delivered solutions to a broad range of clients with various roles in product costing, material ledger average costing, transfer pricing/parallel valuations, profitability analysis, SAPTM, and SAPACM areas. You may contact Surajit via email at Solutionsfore@outlook.com.

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October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Strategic and Technical Considerations for SAP S/4HANA Finance Transition

As a key stakeholder, you want to transition from the classic General Ledger to the latest and greatest and there are many options: SAP General Ledger, SAP S/4 HANA Finance, Central Finance, and more. Attend this in-depth, three-hour session to gain a deep understanding of various strategic and technical considerations you must be ready with before you start your SAP S/4 HANA Finance journey, so that you can choose the most optimal roadmap for your SAP S/4 HANA transition.

You will:

  • Examine the key differences between SAP S/4 HANA Finance-based financial solutions and SAP General Ledger, and the classic version of the general ledger in SAP R/3.
  • Learn how recent developments in SAP S/4 HANA Finance can influence your plans for SAP General Ledger migration.
  • Learn how to prepare balanced books for any dimension and determine whether document splitting on characteristics such as profit centers or segments is right for your organization.
  • Get tips and tricks to deploy parallel ledger to support your local and statutory reporting requirements without affecting the corporate reporting needs.
  • Unearth hidden tips and tricks to ease the SAP S/4 HANA Finance Migration challenges and learn from the hard-won successes and lessons from other customers for a much smoother migration.
  • Carefully review the strategic and technical considerations one must consider for planning the SAP General Ledger or SAP S/4 HANA Finance deployments

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Mitresh KundaliaPrincipal Consultant, Quality Systems & Software

One of the leading Industry experts, Mitresh is an acknowledged SAP expert with specialization in SAP S/4 HANA, Central Finance and New G/L Migration. SAP-Press has published his book on the New G/L Segment Reporting. He has published 50+ peer-reviewed articles and white papers and he has been invited give presentations at various SAP conferences and events. He serves on the advisory board of SAPinsider publications. Mitresh is the chief solutions architect in designing, developing, building SAP S/4 HANA Migration Optimizer (S4MO), a leading product to accelerate and jump-start the SAP S/4 initiatives; SAP Data Re-organization Optimizer (SDRO), a leading SLO-type product-suite for managing complex System landscape re-organizations. With 30 years of industry experience, Mitresh is passionate about building SAP solutions that provide the most business-value. He can be reached at Mitresh@QSandS.com

GRC

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Enhancing Security and Compliance with SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance and SAP Access Control

Join us for an in-depth session on SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance and SAP Access Control, where we will explore the latest features, integrations, and best practices to enhance your organizations access governance processes.

You will:

  • Receive a comprehensive understanding of SAPs access governance features and best practices.
  • Gain insights into the strategic direction and future developments of SAP GRC. Discover practical knowledge of partner integrations and their benefits.
  • Hear an overview of advanced access governance capabilities and their application.
  • Learn detailed information on the new features and updates in the 2026 GRC product release.

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Chris RadkowskiSAP

Senior Director, SAP Solution Management. Chris leads the product strategy and go-to-market for SAP Access Governance, Data Protection and Cybersecurity portfolios

Shailaja MutyalaProduct Manager, SAP

Product Manager at SAP, where she plays a key role in shaping and delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of SAP’s global customer base. With a robust background in product management and a deep understanding of enterprise software, Shailaja is known for her ability to translate complex business requirements into effective and user-friendly products.

Swetta SinghSAP

Swetta Singh, Product management at SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance.

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Integration & Enterprise Architecture

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Producing Great Enterprise Architecture Artifacts You Can Use: From Signavio to LeanIX

Our fast-evolving digital world requires a proactive and holistic approach in managing the enterprise and its ecosystem. The tool set for building out meaningful enterprise architecture artifacts has never been richer. In this session we will take an Enterprise Architects view of the integration between SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio Business Transformation Suite and how this enables you to drive seamless enterprise transformations. We will review the reports and artifacts that will enable you to tell a compelling transformation story.

You will:

  • Learn how to generate compelling current and future State comparison architectures.
  • Hear what-If scenarios simulations.
  • See data-driven, actionable outcomes.

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Martin MysykSAP

Martin Mysyk is an experienced enterprise architect with proven ability to develop innovative strategies and help lead organizations to solutions that will meet their future business needs. Experience includes development of business and technology strategy, roadmaps, infrastructure architecture and design (cloud and on premise). He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences with a focus on the professional life of an Enterprise Architect. He is a sustainability champion and advocate for renewable energy having worked in the utility industry for more than 20 years. Martin also volunteers as a startup ecosystem instructor and judge for many sustainability-oriented startup accelerators like Clean Tech Open, Social Shifters and ClimateAction.tech.

Pre-Conference Hands-On Lab: Future-Proof Your SAP PI/PO Investments with SAP Integration Suite

Take your enterprise landscape to new heights and revolutionize your integration by embracing a hybrid integration approach. Participate in a hands-on experience where you can discover the Migration Assessment capability, migration accelerator, and Edge Integration Cell runtime to ease your move from SAP Process Orchestration to SAP Integration Suite.


You will:

  • Embrace a hybrid integration approach to elevate your enterprise landscape and transform your integration processes.
  • Discover and utilize the Migration Assessment capability, migration accelerator, and Edge Integration Cell runtime to facilitate the transition from SAP Process Orchestration to SAP Integration Suite.
  • Participate in a hands-on experience to streamline and enhance your migration strategy with advanced integration tools and techniques.

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On-Premise & Cloud Operations

Pre-Conference Session: Enable a Clean Core with SAP Cloud ALM

Discover SAP's strategy for RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization, with a focus on SAP Cloud ALM as a platform for a clean core. Understand how to fortify your competitive edge by streamlining complexity, separating standard extensions, and managing data following the most recent standards. Uncover methods to preserve a reliable, adaptable infrastructure while retaining operational productivity and competence.


You will:

  • Get to know SAP Cloud ALM as a platform for a clean core projects.
  • Understand how to fortify your competitive edge by streamlining complexity, separating standard extensions, and managing data following the most recent standards.
  • Uncover methods to preserve a reliable, adaptable infrastructure while retaining operational productivity and competence.

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October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: Plan and Safeguard Your Transition from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM

Transitioning from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM is a priority for many customers looking to improve implementations, operations, and service deliveries. Obtain guidance on what tools, methodologies, best practices, and support are available to execute the transition process. See how the Readiness Check for SAP Cloud ALM helps you plan and scope your transition based on current SAP Solution Manager usage and maps the equivalent capabilities in SAP Cloud ALM. As part of this hands-on lab, you will take the analysis results of the Readiness Check for SAP Cloud ALM directly into SAP Cloud ALM to be used as the basis of your transition project. In addition, you will learn how to smoothly move your relevant data from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM using Selective Data Transfer, while allowing the flexibility to modify the data during the transfer process.

You will:

  • Understand the possible adoption scenarios and obtain guidance on how to plan and execute your transition.
  • Learn how to execute the Readiness Check for SAP Cloud ALM on your SAP Solution Manager system and use the results to plan your transition project.
  • Discover how the Selective Data Transfer app moves relevant data from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM.

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Evan StoddardSAP

Evan Stoddard is a Senior Product Manager in the SAP Customer Communication and Relations team. He joined SAP in 1996 and has supported the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) topic since 2001. His areas of expertise include all scenarios of SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager and Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager. He is also the SAP Point of Contact for the ASUG ALM Influence Council. His longstanding focus is to work together with SAP customers and partners to receive feedback, provide guidance, and roll-out key ALM information to enable their success.

Tim SteuerSAP

Tim Steuer is an accomplished SAP professional with over 25 years of experience, including two decades focused on application lifecycle management (ALM). As Vice President for ALM, Tim leads a dynamic team of customer communication and relations experts, responsible for ensuring the successful implementation and adoption of SAP Cloud ALM solution, SAP Solution Manager, and Focused Run. Tim's extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of ALM make him a valuable asset to any organization looking to optimize their software development processes. His leadership, strategic planning, and customer-centric approach have resulted in numerous successful rollouts, delivering measurable business benefits to his clients. With a proven track record of building strong relationships with customers, Tim is passionate about driving innovation and helping organizations to realize their full potential. His deep understanding of SAP products and services, combined with his technical expertise, has made him a trusted advisor.

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SAP BTP

Pre-Conference Session: A Comprehensive Guide for SAP BTP

This session is a comprehensive approach designed to assist organizations in maximizing the potential of SAP's powerful cloud-based platform. SAP BTP offers a vast array of services and capabilities catering to business needs. This framework aims to provide clear instructions, best practices, and methodologies to harness the potential of SAP BTP.


You will:

  • Learn the core features offered by SAP BTP understanding how they can address business needs and challenges.
  • Understand how to navigate the various tools, resources, and documentation available within the SAP BTP ecosystem. 
  • Follow best practices recommended by the Guidance Framework for SAP BTP to optimize application customization, innovation, and integration with other SAP products and services.
  • Gain insights into trends and advancements in cloud-based solutions, runtime technologies, and agile development practices.

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October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: An Enterprise Architect's Guide to SAP BTP- 2025 Update with AI

Updated for 2025, this popular session explores the role of enterprise architects in leveraging the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to drive digital transformation within organizations. It highlights the key components and capabilities of the SAP BTP and provides insights on how enterprise architects can effectively design and implement solutions using this platform. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the SAP BTP's potential for enabling innovation, enhancing agility, and optimizing business processes within their organizations with a special section on AI.

You will:

  • Understand the capabilities and design principals of SAP BTP.
  • Learn how EA’s put SAP BTP knowledge to practical use.
  • Gain Top Resources to enable learning and adoption of SAP BTP for EA’s.

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Martin MysykSAP

Martin Mysyk is an experienced enterprise architect with proven ability to develop innovative strategies and help lead organizations to solutions that will meet their future business needs. Experience includes development of business and technology strategy, roadmaps, infrastructure architecture and design (cloud and on premise). He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences with a focus on the professional life of an Enterprise Architect. He is a sustainability champion and advocate for renewable energy having worked in the utility industry for more than 20 years. Martin also volunteers as a startup ecosystem instructor and judge for many sustainability-oriented startup accelerators like Clean Tech Open, Social Shifters and ClimateAction.tech.

SAP S/4HANA

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Session: LECTURE with Live Demonstrations: Getting Down to Business and Stepping Through the Details to Actually Perform an Implementation, Upgrade, Conversion, and Migration to SAP S/4HANA.

Following the decision to move to SAP S/4HANA, review the proper method and strategy and gain the details of how to actually perform the tasks to implement SAP S/4HANA including the upgrade process and conversion/migration based on specific needs and requirements. Walk through implementation on SAP Rise managed Cloud or own managed Cloud environments.  Strategies and techniques will be covered including details for the tools used to perform the preparation steps and actual installation, upgrade, or conversion.


You will learn:

  • Implementing on Cloud – SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Cloud Version – With SAP Rise (Survive with Rise).
  • Upgrading techniques from on-premise to Cloud.
  • Tools for Data Migration and Conversion including Selective Migration.
  • SAP DMO with a migration server technique.
  • Downtime optimization (NZDT) (replay replication).
  • SAP Fiori rapid activation and managing content and what’s new (spaces/pages)
  • Integration of Cloud Connector and SAP BTP.
  • SAP Datasphere and Analytics Cloud (SAC).
  • SAP Solution Manager – Focus Build, Insights.
  • New Online Help using Enable Now.


Please note, that attendees will maximize their learning experience by first participating in the “Hands-On Lab: Preparing for Moving to SAP S/4HANA Successfully with Proven Strategies and Methodologies While Leveraging the Powerful Tools Used for Migrations, Upgrades, and Conversions" to explore proven strategies, methodologies, and tools for SAP S/4HANA migrations, upgrades, and conversions, and then attending the "LECTURE with Live Demonstrations:  Getting Down to Business and Stepping Through the Details to Actually Perform an Implementation, Upgrade, Conversion, and Migration to SAP S/4HANA" for a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of performing these implementations.

 

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Kurt HollisManager, SAP Specialist Master, SAP Cloud Engineering,Deloitte Consulting

Kurt Hollis is an SAP Architect Lead in Deloitte

Pre-Conference Session: RISE with SAP & GROW with SAP: A Comprehensive Overview

As business models rapidly evolve and technology changes accelerate, enterprises such as yours are striving to enable the former by fully utilizing the latter. SAP’s capabilities and offerings allow your enterprise can run in an efficient, agile, scalable, intelligent, secure, and sustainable manner.  RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP are the two frameworks SAP provides to simplify and accelerate customer’s journey to the cloud and thus enable them to run in an efficient, agile, scalable, intelligent, secure, and sustainable manner. Attend this session to obtain a comprehensive understanding of RISE and GROW.


You will:

  • Learn about the drivers for RISE and GROW.
  • Discover in a deep dive of RISE about its components & benefits.
  • Delve into GROW including its components & benefits.
  • Hear from selected RISE & GROW customer success stories.

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Anurag BaruaSAP America

Anurag has 26 years of SAP experience in a career of 31 years in a variety of roles including SAP product development, delivery/advisory/consulting, pre-sales, & sales; currently work for the SAP S/4HANA Center of Excellence, North America. He has served clients globally & across multiple industry verticals. His areas of expertise include SAP Financials, Logistics/Supply Chain, Reporting & Analytics, Data Management & Governance, Cloud technologies, User Experience, & Project/Program Management. Anurag is a prolific thought leader: Published over 100 articles & white papers for SAP publications; written 7 SAP books; spoken at nearly 200 SAP conferences globally.

October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Hands-On Lab: Convert Successfully to SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Join our interactive, hands-on lab to master the use of SAP Cloud ALM and the SAP Readiness Check for efficient system conversions. This session will demonstrate how SAP Cloud ALM’s robust planning, execution, and monitoring capabilities align seamlessly with the SAP Readiness Check’s insights into system prerequisites, custom code adaptation, and data volume management. Gain practical experience with these tools to ensure a smooth transition to SAP S/4HANA while adopting a Clean Core approach. This hands-on lab will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage system conversion projects effectively. Learn to strategically plan, execute, and monitor your projects to enhance your SAP transition strategy.

You will:

  • Discover the integrated Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA.
  • Leverage the RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition roadmap for your conversion project. 
  • Adopt clean core principles.

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Evan StoddardSAP

Evan Stoddard is a Senior Product Manager in the SAP Customer Communication and Relations team. He joined SAP in 1996 and has supported the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) topic since 2001. His areas of expertise include all scenarios of SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager and Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager. He is also the SAP Point of Contact for the ASUG ALM Influence Council. His longstanding focus is to work together with SAP customers and partners to receive feedback, provide guidance, and roll-out key ALM information to enable their success.

Jörg MarenkSAP

Jörg works as Product Expert in the Product Management of SAP Cloud ALM. He is responsible for integrating the SAP Readiness Check into Cloud ALM, which helps customers assess and plan their system conversion projects, particularly for transitioning to SAP S/4HANA. As Product Owner for the RISE with SAP Methodology Dashboard, he is responsible for overseeing the development and enhancement of this key tool, which helps customers optimize their use of SAP solutions, ensuring they can leverage the full benefits of SAP's cloud-based offerings.

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October 10, 2025 12:00 am

Pre-Conference Hands-On Lab: Preparing for Moving to SAP S/4HANA Successfully with Proven Strategies and Methodologies While Leveraging the Powerful Tools Used for Migrations, Upgrades, and Conversions

This session is a detailed review of the preparing for SAP tools and methodologies for making a successful the move to SAP S/4HANA.  Strategies for Greenfield, Brownfield, and Selective Migrations. Detailed understanding for using the SAP Readiness tools, Simplification Checks, and ATC Checks Customer Code remediation and preparing for Fiori end user interface. There are multiple Hands-on Labs included in this session, which will provide more clarity of the entire process.


You will learn:

  • Tools - Deeper insights on the conversion tools being used for moving to SAP S/4HANA system like Migration Cockpit, Custom Code Migration tool, DTV tool, CVI and other tools. Customer Vendor master conversion and Custom Code Migration.
  • Better Strategies - Planning for Downtime Optimized strategies such as NZDT and DOC being considered to have a seamless conversion/upgrade to SAP S/4HANA. Learn the key aspects of the downtime optimized conversion/Upgrade strategies to minimize business disruptions.
  • SAP Fiori - Deep understanding on SAP Fiori Launchpad UI and business management using the interface for end users. 
  • GenAI - Understand how Innovative GenAI acting as an Upgrade Assistant which assists in project migration and reduces project timeline. It further detects migration errors and provides a detailed log of issues, root causes and potential solutions.  
  • Sizing - Insights on SAP S/4HANA sizing which plays a key role for better optimal performance and improved ROI.


Please note, that attendees will maximize their learning experience by first participating in the “Hands-On Lab: Preparing for Moving to SAP S/4HANA Successfully with Proven Strategies and Methodologies While Leveraging the Powerful Tools Used for Migrations, Upgrades, and Conversions" to explore proven strategies, methodologies, and tools for SAP S/4HANA migrations, upgrades, and conversions, and then attending the "LECTURE with Live Demonstrations:  Getting Down to Business and Stepping Through the Details to Actually Perform an Implementation, Upgrade, Conversion, and Migration to SAP S/4HANA" for a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of performing these implementations.

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Kurt HollisManager, SAP Specialist Master, SAP Cloud Engineering,Deloitte Consulting

Kurt Hollis is an SAP Architect Lead in Deloitte