Speakers

Marek Kowalkiewicz is a Professor and Chair in Digital Economy at QUT Business School. Listed among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in AI by thinkers360, Marek has led global innovation teams in Silicon Valley, was a Founding Research Manager of SAP's Machine Learning lab in Singapore, a Global Research Program Lead at SAP Research, and a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research Asia. His upcoming book is called "The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions".

Iver van de Zand is a true Thought Leader in Digital Transformations. He has been in software technology for 30 years spending most of his time in the domains of Data & Analytics. Iver published various books on data insights, data management and warehousing architectures. Iver joined SAP 12 years ago holding senior leadership roles in Global presales and Product Management. As of May 2022, he is the CTO for the SAP Business Technology Platform in EMEA running the BTP customer advisory and blackbelt organization of SAP. Iver extensively shares his knowledge on social networks and carries 500k followers.

Pol Algueró is a Senior Partner Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he has been assisting Iberian partners in their cloud journey since 2021. His career commenced in 2013 as an SAP Basis consultant with Avnet Technologies in Barcelona. After two years of delivering SAP Basis and Support services in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI) region, Pol relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to join Seidor as an SAP Technology Consultant. During his six-year tenure in the Middle East, Pol managed large-scale SAP projects across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, specializing in SAP R/3, S/4 HANA, and SAP Business One (B1) implementations. Since joining AWS in 2021, Pol has been instrumental in guiding customers and partners in the Iberian region through their cloud adoption journey, leveraging the latest technological advancements.

Naeem is a Senior Partner Solution Architect who has worked some of our biggest customers as an SAP on AWS SME, previously he worked for SAP for 18 years in the Business Intelligence space and has authored 5 patents during this time. Naeem is an accomplished speaker and is well known for his live architecture sessions on social media. In his spare time he manages multiple projects including a YouTube Channel.

Marius Batrinu leads the SAP Technical Alliance for EMEA at Amazon Web Services (AWS). With over two decades of hands-on experience, Marius is renowned for his entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to deliver results in enterprise software, partner management, and global leadership roles across industry giants like AWS, SAP, and Oracle.  At AWS, Marius holds a pivotal role in shaping the SAP-AWS alliance, focusing on accelerating opportunities and securing SAP workload wins. His strategic vision and collaborative approach have forged enduring relationships between AWS and SAP, fuelling growth and shaping product strategy for both short-term wins and long-term success.  Marius's expertise in SAP is showcased through his robust publication portfolio, covering critical topics such as high availability design and cloud adoption. His publications influence market sentiments, drive revenue growth, and foster strategic partnerships, solidifying his position as a thought leader in the SAP ecosystem.  During his tenure at AWS, Marius spearheaded numerous initiatives, including the development of co-innovation plays and solution architectures for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and AWS integration. His efforts have led to tangible outcomes, such as the creation of a global BTP & AWS Hub, empowering practitioners and partners worldwide to drive revenue growth through innovative solutions.  Currently pursuing a master's degree in Applied Strategic Leadership and Management at the University of Exeter Business School, Marius is committed to enhancing his leadership skills, deepening his strategic insights, and staying ahead of industry trends.

Vivien is a Senior Director at the Center of Excellence for SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) in EMEA North at SAP. She provides expert knowledge about extending applications with the SAP Business Technology Platform with a particular focus on application development, hyper-automation and AI. Vivien also acts as a corporate influencer for platform, women in tech and young work professional by holding keynotes, hosting panel discussions and offering workshops. Connect with Vivien on LinkedIn.

Rishab is an SAP consultant with over 15 year of experience of supporting clients to realize their ERP transformation journey. Rishab has unique blend of functional finance skills, technology skills including BTP and AI and commercial skills. Last few months he has been involved in Gen AI space and have been working on multiple initiatives within his organization and supporting multiple clients on their Gen AI journey.

Nikhil is a Senor Partner Solution Architect based in Netherlands who has worked across multiple Fortune 500 customers as an SAP on AWS Solution Architect, previously he worked for 6 years with Capgemini and 3 years with Accenture. In his spare time, he likes to go for mountain motor-biking trips and play sports such as cricket, squash and padel.

Pieter-Jan Deraedt is a SAP Architect mainly focussed on SAP Cloud solutions. Today he runs a Belgian consulting company Amista, where SAP BTP is key pillar in their offering.

Expert in designing and implementing SAP Business Technology Platform solutions for the pharmaceutical sector in the Nordic countries. My specialization lies in formulating strategies and executing complex integration projects, utilizing hybrid-cloud architectures that transform enterprise landscapes with extensive SAP footprints in both Cloud and On-Premise environments.  Recognizing the significance of cloud technologies I am adept at guiding organizations through transformative journeys. My expertise extends to kickstarting SAP BTP projects, providing management, qualification, validation, and governance for SAP BTP technology and services. I offer valuable insights into the SAP Integration Suite and building Enterprise grade solutions with Sap BTP complete stack of services.   By harnessing the power of cloud platforms, I contribute to catalyzing meaningful organizational change, empowering businesses to stay agile, innovative, and competitive in today's ever-evolving digital landscape.

Tomasz is a Product Management Director for AI at SAP. His focus lies on shaping the strategy and driving the adoption of Business AI across SAP portfolio and in enterprises. His background is in business administration. He holds a PhD in business innovation and sustainability.

Per is an experienced business leader with a significant track record from a range of management and sales positions. He has strong capacity and interest in bringing innovative ideas and solutions to customers supported by technology.

Soulat Khan is an AWS Partner Solution Architecture senior manager, covering the global SAP Technical Alliance and the GSI Partner Solution Architecture team. In this role, Soulat’s team builds new industry solutions and best practices for SAP customers to leverage RISE with SAP on AWS, with GenAI, Data, Integration and Migration services. Soulat’s team also enables the GSI community, enabling partners to accelerate their pre-sales capability with SAP services, oversee their solution design and architecture, and co-build industry solutions for SAP on AWS.

Working from the Dell Technologies office in Walldorf, Germany since 2015, Gunther looks after the global SAP technical alliance and is the CTO for the Dell Technologies & SAP relationship. Gunther started his career with SAP in 1995 as an SAP Technology Basis consultant. He managed complex, global SAP landscape projects including the Technical Project Lead in various SAP customer projects – globally. For over 10 years, Gunther managed large SAP Basis and Developer teams. In 2011, after over 15 years with SAP, Gunther moved to Hitachi Data Systems, also in Walldorf, as Global Technical Alliance Director for SAP. Gunther was responsible for the technical relationship globally with SAP. Since the merger of Dell and EMC, he has led the strategic and technical direction for all of Dell Technologies regarding the internal and external enablement of our SAP solutions. He is a sought after speaker at SAP and Dell industry events.

As a Developer Advocate, Antonio specializes in integration development, with a particular focus on APIs, Event-Driven architectures, Enterprise Integration, and SAP Integration Suite. Holding an MSc degree in Big Data Science from Queen Mary University of London, which he completed in 2019, Antonio brings a comprehensive understanding of the latest advancements in the field. He actively engages with developers, customers, and partners to collaboratively explore innovative solutions for extending and integrating SAP products using SAP BTP. Committed to continuous learning and exploration, Antonio thrives on staying at the forefront of integration technologies and sharing his expertise with the community.

Michiel is a very talented and driven SAP BTP Consultant, always eager to assist our customers in the best way possible. He has extensive knowledge of technical matters and new technologies as well as great functional skills.

Marcus Schüler heads the Responsibility AI consulting team at MHP - A Porsche Company. 
He advises companies on the creation and implementation of Responsible AI strategies. He is specialized in all issues relating to AI ethics, Responsible AI quality management and the EU AI ACT. He publishes in business journals on the impact of AI, gives talks on these topics and advises companies on digital savvy leadership on board level with a focus on AI and corporate culture. 
The educated economist, software engineer and business ethicist has been working in the international IT and digitalization environment for 30 years. Before returning to consulting, he held various executive positions such as CIO at T-Mobile UK and CEO Europe at Mahindra British Telecom. As a member of supervisory boards, he supports young digital companies in their growth phases.

Johann serves as the Solutions CTO in the global ISG Solutions Center of Competence for Dell Technologies. Major focus of this Organization is working closely with an Ecosystem of Customers and Partners to drive joint Solutions in Business Applications, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud native Applications. He has over 30 years of experience in the international ICT industry with Profit and Loss Responsibility at Companies like Cisco and Huawei. Active member of the working group for Security and Foreign Policy run by the State of Bavaria Highest level of Education: Master degree in electronic Engineering and Computer Science.

Nora completed her Master's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering with the focus on Machine Learning from Bilkent University in 2017 and started at SAP as a Consultant for Machine Learning directly after. In 2022 Nora became a Developer Advocate for SAP focusing on AI topics, especially SAP AI Core, SAP AI Launchpad and the SAP AI Business Services.

In the global role of the Field CTO of Tricentis, Roman has a high impact in serving as an evangelist through strategic and industry events, supporting strategic sales opportunities, and working closely with prospects and existing customers and partners to shape engineering and product priorities. Before taking over this role, he was leading the international Presales organization for more the 9 years at Tricentis. Roman Zednik started his professional career in Software Engineering for more the 6 years in the finance space. After that he moved into different roles in Presales, Consulting, Sales and Management at companies including Sterling Software, Mercury Interactive and Hewlett-Packard Software.