Don’t just watch your future happen — architect it. Jonathan Brill is Forbes’ #1 futurist and “the world’s leading transformation architect”, according to HBR. Inc. called him a “Silicon Valley Legend” for his work as the global futurist at HP, as an inventor of AI and Metaverse technologies, and as an advisor to the Secret Service. In his talks, he brings you to the frontlines of tomorrow and shows you how to turn disruption to your advantage. Drawing from a $15 Million research program and his international bestseller, Rogue Waves, he shares how the collision of technology, geopolitical, economic and societal trends will impact your specific audience. Brill then unveils practical, innovative tools to gain from the change. He makes your future concrete with relatable stories that inspire awe, action and a new comfort with uncertainty. JP Morgan’s Head of Learning and Development said, “our executives walked away changed”. You will too.

Steve Lucas is a multi-time CEO with 27 years of leadership experience in enterprise software. He has held CEO and senior executive roles at some of the world’s leading cloud organizations, including Marketo, iCIMS, Adobe, SAP, Salesforce and BusinessObjects. Lucas led both Marketo and iCIMS’ growth and transformation as CEO, driving successful multi-billion-dollar acquisitions and billion-dollar strategic investments for both organizations.

As the CEO of iCIMS, Lucas drove growth and profitability through product innovation and five strategic acquisitions over a three-year period. He established iCIMS’ position as the world’s leading talent acquisition cloud platform, as well as launched an entirely new product line, the Talent Cloud for recruiting that enables 40% of the Fortune 100 to hire millions of people every year. In 2022, Lucas led a billion-dollar investment round in iCIMS from TA Associates, along with Vista Equity partners, nearly tripling the valuation of the business.

At Marketo, Lucas accelerated double-digit growth and profitability, leading the take-private turnaround of the company, which resulted in a $4.75B acquisition by Adobe in 2018, the largest acquisition at the time in Adobe’s history. Lucas drove a complete transformation of the sales, marketing and product portfolio for the business, more than tripling the value of the business and doubling recurring revenue in a 24-month period.

Prior to joining Marketo in 2016, Lucas was President of SAP’s Platform & Analytics Products globally, including SAP’s HANA, PaaS, Database, Analytics, Data Integration and IoT businesses.

As a type 1 diabetic, he dedicates time to raising awareness, education and funds to find a cure. He has served on the boards of the American Diabetes Association and Children’s Diabetes Foundation, where he speaks to youth about managing their diabetes and overcoming obstacles.

Lucas holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Colorado, is a published author of several books, and serves on multiple philanthropic and education boards.

Peter Pluim is the President of SAP’s Enterprise Cloud Services & SAP Sovereign Cloud Services businesses, which include private managed cloud deployment options for RISE with SAP and full SAP ERP value-adding SAP Cloud Application Services as well as Sovereign Cloud Services. He is responsible for the end-to-end delivery, revenue and margin of these business and leads a global team that ensures SAP delivers to its contractual commitments.

Peter is part of the Global Product Engineering Group and reports directly to its President and Executive Board Member. In his first 24 months at SAP, Peter and his team have delivered an 99,99+% system availability and tripled the number of customers.

Peter joined SAP in June 2019 and prior to his role at SAP, Peter was the Executive Vice-President and CEO of Atos’ Infrastructure & Data Management Division, leading a €7.1B (2017), 50.000+ people organization to become a globally recognized industry leader in Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Digital Workplace and Managed Services. Peter was also part of the Executive Committee of Atos, a global leader in digital transformation with over 110,000 employees in 73 countries and annual revenue of over € 11 billion.

Before joining Atos, Peter spent sixteen years at IBM in a multitude of roles and countries, spanning Sales Leadership, Operations, Delivery and Finance.

Throughout Peter’s tenure, he has proven to be a high paced, results oriented strategic leader of Digital Transformation with a track record of driving growth with relentless focus on Customer Satisfaction. Next to this, he partners strongly at C-level to personally support and sponsor strategic engagements. His additional background in Finance & Planning as well as Resource Management of a professional organization is a great asset.

Peter has a solid network in the Technology Venture Capital and Private Equity space with a focus on Europe as well as a broad C-level network in the Information Technology space globally.

Peter is married, lives both in London, UK as well as Haarlem, the Netherlands, proud father to two sons, an avid amateur chef and also the owner of a small award-winning Italian Restaurant.

Dr. Adir Shiffman, Executive Chairman of Catapult, has extensive CEO and board experience across a number of technology companies. Adir’s expertise lies in providing assistance in relation to the development of strategic plans; providing strategic advisory services, including with respect to mergers and acquisitions and restructuring; and working with senior management of Catapult to execute those plans. Adir currently sits on a number of boards, including as the Non-Executive Chairman of ASX-listed Disruptive Investment Group Limited (ASX: DVI), the founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Global Reviews and the founder and Non-Executive Chairman of StartHere. Adir graduated from Monash University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. Prior to becoming involved in the technology sector, he practised as a doctor.

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".

Riz Ahmed leverages his passion and knowledge of content to invigorate and scale SAPinsider’s event business while expanding our overall research and content strategy. Prior to SAPinsider, Riz was a Research Associate with Forrester Research and a reporter for the Manila Times in the Philippines. Riz earned dual degrees from Dartmouth College in History and Economics.

Brian Albertelli joins Worksoft as a Solution Architect but came directly from Oracle, where he was a Senior Cloud ERP Solution Engineer in the Professional Services, Engineering/Construction, and Software Verticals, as well as an innovation contest finalist (top 3) during his last two years. 
Along the way, he also worked as RPA Solution Engineer for Blue Prism. He holds Robotic Operating Model (ROM) Architect and Developer Accreditations. Brian is proud of implementing and running Blue Prism's Global RFP response program, which is still in use today. 
Beyond the job, Brian is committed to sharing his passion for innovation. Last fall, he designed and co-taught a graduate course at Nichols College, The Future of Data and Analytics, which focused on the implications of emerging technology like RPA and Extended Reality (XR) will have on business.

Tim Alsop is the CTO of CyberSafe, has over 20 years experience, and is an accomplished expert in user authentication technologies, especially when using SAP business applications. He is totally committed to helping companies reach a password-less future and benefit from zero-trust.

Anil is a seasoned Data Architect and analytics professional boasting over 15 years of experience in implementing and refining data management and analytics solutions. Currently serving as the Supervisor of Data Analytics at Southwest Gas Corporation, he has spearheaded numerous successful initiatives to harness the potential of data for both strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.  With a well-established track record of steering digital transformation initiatives and leveraging SAP analytics platforms, Anil brings a wealth of practical knowledge and real-world insights to the forefront. His proficiency in navigating data anomalies and maximizing the value of utility monitoring systems positions him as a valuable asset for organizations aiming to unlock the full potential of their data assets. His dedication lies in providing actionable takeaways and fostering meaningful discussions that resonate with professionals across the data and analytics landscape.  Anil is excited to be a part of the SAP Insider event, demonstrating a commitment to delivering thought-provoking content that empowers attendees to drive innovation and achieve tangible results in their data and analytics initiatives.

Ryan Arsenault is the Principal Field Solution Architect for Pure Storage covering SAP.  He has been with Pure Storage since November of 2019. In his role he is focused on helping customers get the most out of their infrastructure investments for their highly complex SAP platforms.   Ryan has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Pure Storage, Ryan was an SAP customer for 15 years implementing a highly complex, multi-business unit SAP platform at Dell EMC.  He oversaw the solution architecture, development, integration, configuration and technical architecture of the platform and was an early-adopter of the SAP HANA platform in 2012.  Ryan was born and raised just outside of Boston, MA where he currently still resides.

As Founder and CEO of Neev, Vishal leads both the software development and commercial operations, where he oversees a global team servicing some of the world’s best known companies. He has more than twenty years’ experience in the IT industry and specializes in design, productization, marketing, pre-sales, implementation and support of enterprise business and content management solutions. Prior to Neev, Vishal was Senior Vice President of Serrala where he led the global development of the Corestone and Accounts Payable solutions. His work with Serrala began when, Dolphin Solutions Corp, merged with Hanse Orga and e5 Consulting. Vishal served as the Chief Technology Officer of Dolphin for X years. During his time at Dolphin, Vishal transformed the company from a niche consulting startup to a software product company. In this role he carried full P&L responsibilities, helping build and manage consulting, product, and engineering teams and spearhead successful partnerships. Vishal has strong skills in cloud architecture, database design, systems analysis, programming as well as team and project management. He has extensive experience setting up and managing teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Vishal has BS in Electrical Engineering and MS/MBA in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Allen Bannon serves as the CEO of Vnomic, a leading provider of automated and engineered SAP on Azure migration and management. Allen has held various executive roles at major corporations such as SAP and Symantec and has founded and/or contributed to the growth of startups, including Multiscope, Appeal Virtual Machine, and ClearApp, all of which have been acquired by Symantec, BEA, and Oracle, respectively. Known for his innovative and collaborative approach, Allen has been instrumental in driving technological advancements and strategic growth across the organizations he has been a part of. Allen is a continuous learner and continues to focus on product development, cybersecurity, and strategic planning to grow Vnomic globally.

Anurag has 25 years of SAP experience in a career of 30 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 5 SAP books; spoken at nearly 150 SAP conferences globally.

Steven has over 20 years of SAP experience specializing in WM, SM, MM, PP, and data migration. Upon implementing SAP at 20+ companies, in a variety of industries, he noticed a commonality in implementations, regardless of the industry. Master Data Governance and ongoing data integrity is a challenge. Additionally, businesses are fraught with manual processes, some of which are critical to day-to-day business. As a result of these revelations, in 2007, Steven and the Configurable Management team began the journey of helping clients solve their data quality and process automation initiatives.

Chris Banks is Senior Director at Pyramid Analytics.      During his 20 year career in the enterprise software industry, Mr. Banks has held management positions in sales, product marketing, product management, and quality assurance. He has played key roles in the development of major technologies, including business intelligence, integration middleware, and data warehouse tools.  An award winning presenter, Mr. Banks engages his audience with his unique style and delivery, allowing people to gain a different perspective on current issues in their respective industry, along with an attainable plan for success.  In his free time, Mr. Banks is a published and commercial photographer.

Joe Barnett is the Director of Global Supply Technologies for Blue Diamond Growers, the world’s largest processor and marketer of Almonds and Almond products. In this role, Joe leads a technology team that partners throughout Global Supply to support all aspects of their technology footprint, as well as driving digital optimization and transformation initiatives. Upon joining Blue Diamond in 2013, Joe was quickly selected to be the Operations stream lead for the organization’s SAP implementation. Joe has held various roles within Operations, Supply Chain, and Continuous Improvement. Joe holds a B.S. from California State University – Chico, and an MBA from Auburn University.

Joe is a skilled sales engineer/Leader in the business intelligence and application/data integration space. With significant knowledge of the market place, technical sales process, and emerging technologies Joe strives to build successful business relationships and push clients to think outside of the box to ensure their own success. Joe is a passionate, determined, pro-active and results oriented leader who takes ownership of the technical sales process from initial contact, account and architectural strategy and produces exceptional, targeted product demonstrations and POC's that make the Pyramid product line stand out from the crowd.

Senior technology professional with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles within IT departments and external facing pre-sales/sale roles helping deliver solutions to customers. Responsible for building, socializing solutions and maintaining relationships as part of the SAP Developer Relations team @ SAP. Utilize strategic conversations and tangible tactics to help enable all levels within the customer to see the value of the product portfolio from user, developer to C-Level.

John Boebinger has been involved in software development for more than 40 years. His career began at Digital Equipment Corp as a Software Development Manager responsible for the production of products such as VAX VTX and TeamLinks. In 1998, he joined CA Technologies, which was acquired by Broadcom in 2018.  During that time he was involved with system and network management, performance management, and continuous testing.  Currently, he is Manager of Client Services in Perforce, with a focus on delivering continuous testing for web and mobile users.

Prasad Boddupalli is a Director in the KPMG's SAP Practice focusing on SAP S/4HANA Financials and Central Finance. He has nearly 25 years of experience in designing and implementing SAP solutions and managing large scale transformations for various clients across multiple industries. He has worked on various types of projects ranging from SAP end to end implementations, instance consolidations, land scape transformations, ERP package selections, business case development and process optimizations. He has several SAP S/4HANA certifications in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Central Finance, Business Process Integration, Activate and Implementation scenarios for Architects. In addition to this, he also holds professional level certification in SAP S/4HANA Financials.

Aravinda is a seasoned leader in Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation, with over 22 years of experience driving transformative Product Innovations to deliver successful business outcomes. Specializing in cutting-edge technologies such as Blockchain, AI/ML, IoT, and more, he excels in iterative and agile development methodologies across various industries including Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare. With a strong background in design thinking and global agile application development, Aravinda is known for his ability to manage, design, and deploy enterprise-level solutions in complex regulatory environments. A visionary strategist, he fosters innovation through strategic partnerships and global networking, driving companies to digitize processes and increase productivity.

Bobby Bui joined Thomson Reuters in May 2022 to lead the TR Energy and Chemicals Industry. Prior to TR, Bobby spent 17 years at KPMG, where he served as the national Excise Tax practice leader, having delivered on excise and sales tax consulting, controversy, compliance and technology, including custom tax compliance and determination engagements. He is a recognized leader in the marketplace and brings a wealth of excise/sales tax experience and expertise to Thomson Reuters, with a specific focus on the oil and gas industry.

Audren Butery is a Consultant on ELSA, TJC Group’s latest cloud application for system decommissioning. He has helped customers in Europe and the USA to safely retire their legacy systems. Audren is responsible for extracting data from legacy systems, auditing the extracted data, coordinating the implementation of ELSA in the customer’s infrastructure and train business users to ensure they feel at ease with their new application.  He operates at both project management and operational levels and specializes in dealing with stakeholders to guarantee “business as usual” once the legacy system has been safely retired and ELSA has been deployed.

Ken Coleman as been a Business Intelligence Manager at the American Red Cross for two decades. He has been a guest speaker at many SAP Insider conferences as well as SAP TechEd and the SAP Federal Forum. He is an expert in data architecture and analytics and feels building good data models is the most difficult part of any analytics/BI project which is his focus in his speaking engagements.

Ellyn is an experienced data visualization leader and project manager with a demonstrated history of analytical and consultative skills. She is an enthusiast in business intelligence and continuous process improvement to empower and enable stakeholders to achieve mutual business objectives and strategic initiatives. Passionate in complex problem-solving and driving business insights through BI and self-service, she’s constantly seeking to transform, and shift the focus to more strategic, value-added, proactive reporting. Ellyn’s skillset includes business intelligence, change management, project management, continuous improvement, leadership and team building, and creative problem-solving. She has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification and a M.S. in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. She currently is the Senior Director of Data and Analytics at Parts Town. She’s a big Iowa Hawkeye football fan and extremely passionate in storytelling with data!

Experienced Enterprise Architect, Analytics and SAP expert with a demonstrated history of leading and delivering success in the multiple industries and global organizations.   Skilled in TOGAF EA practice, IT Strategy and capability roadmap planning, and DevOps process building. Data Mesh and Unified Data Fabrics Strategy and Implementation. Overall IT and SAP architecture and landscape planning, building and cloud migration.   S/4HANA planning and implementation, BI and Analytics through Data Mesh and unified data fabrics framework, Process mining and intelligence (Signavio), on-premise and cloud architecture and landscape planning, SAP domain expertise and support from solution manager to ABAP development, functional expertise across modules and industries.

Tyler is a senior SAP professional with nearly 20 years of experience managing, deploying and monitoring SAP systems. He is currently leading Avantra’s solutions engineering and is working with SAP teams in enterprises and managed service providers all over the world on their observability and automation strategies. Tyler holds a B.Sc. in Information Science and Technology (IST) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Deidre has contributed to the improvement of business processes and governance structures for IT, Security and Risk & Compliance in both public and private sector environments. She has held various positions within GraceKennedy, including Group IT Audit Manager, Business Development Executive in both Food and Financial Services Divisions. She is currently the Chief Information Officer for GraceKennedy Limited and the Chair of GraceKennedy’s IT Council.
Deidre holds a Master of Science Degree in Management Information Systems, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies, both from the University of the West Indies. She also has a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of London. Additionally, she is accredited as a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Security Manager, is Certified in Risk & Information Systems Control, and recently Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer. She has a passion for the continuous development of professional talent and knowledge sharing of best practices. She is a Director of GraceKennedy Foundation Board where she is the Chair of the Healthy Lifestyle Committee. Deidre is also an active member of the Webster United Church serving on various committees.

As Vice President of Global Product Marketing, David D’Aprile brings over 20 years of experience in driving disruptive innovation and transformative growth to Onapsis. Prior to joining Onapsis, David led marketing for Cogito AI, where he built the product marketing and brand marketing teams and owned go-to-market and strategy for launching category-defining, real-time artificial intelligence technologies to the market. David has also held various leadership roles across marketing, new product and business development, product management, and strategic alliances at companies such as Dell EMC, RSA, and Cisco.

Richard Dampf is a Managing Director and Head of Americas Presales for msg global solutions, Inc. where he focuses on SAP Profitability and Performance Management. Richard’s responsibilities cut across best practice IT architectural design, delivery and sales. Richard comes out of the Office of the CFO where he has been responsible for financial and risk analysis and reporting as well as large scale business process and IT change programs. Richard has over 25 years of experience gained within a global software development firm, Big 4 audit, tax and advisory organizations, retail, commercial and investment banks and a major bond rating agency. Richard is also a CPA and a regular guest speaker at financial software industry conferences and trade shows.   Richard is also a trusted advisor and influencer to senior business and IT stakeholders as well as process owners. He has a strong record of success selling and delivering financial software solutions including: profitability and cost management, integrated planning, treasury, core financials, operational and trading software solutions, across a broad array of functions and asset classes. Solutions Richard has deployed have served to automate and improve front-to-back processes, remediate operational risks, improve controls, achieve regulatory compliance, enable new business growth and improve the quality and timeliness of business analysis and reporting.

Soumya Sekhar Das, an AWS and SAP Certified Senior Solutions Architect, brings a wealth of expertise and over 15 years of experience in SAP technology. Working for AWS, Soumya specializes in hosting, migrating, and optimizing SAP applications on the AWS, aiding customers in their cloud journey by building strategy, landscape designing, technology roadmap and application modernization. His extensive experience encompasses Senior SAP Basis HANA and Netweaver Consultant roles across diverse media, retail, manufacturing, and finance industries. Soumya holds multiple certifications, including SAP Certified Technology Specialist for S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, and several AWS certifications. Known for his hands-on experience with various SAP NetWeaver components and strong implementation, upgrade, and migration skills, Soumya is also a proficient public speaker, content creator, builder and a dedicated professional focused on evolving SAP and non-SAP applications with the latest technologies.

Saul Dave has been working as a Director, ERP Systems at Zappos.com for 14 years. Zappos.com is part of the Apparel & Accessories Retail industry, and located in Nevada, United States.

Experienced technical leader with a demonstrated history of leadership, delivery, and stewardship across multiple industries. Strong focus on data driven activities, including governance, data life cycle management, and rapid monetization of enterprise data assets. I am passionate about helping organizations realize the value of their data assets.

Tiede Jan is a Senior Manager and thought leader in the SAP Governance Risk and Compliance area at Accenture Security Services. He leads the SAP Governance and Controls capability with a deep expertise in SAP internal controls (access, application, master data and transaction controls), data security analytics, segregation of duties (quantification), emergency access and security hardening (SAP Cybersecurity). He has over 15 years’ experience in SAP security and authorizations, GRC, governance and compliance. Tiede Jan is a pioneer and thought leader not only in Europe but globally driving continues innovative concepts and strategies with both, our clients as well as partner vendors. He has not only established leading practices on SAP Security policy, security procedures, guidelines and standards but is building out automation and data & AI driven capabilities in the area of SAP Governance Risk and Compliance.

Jamie Delgado is a go-to-market leader at xSuite North America, specializing in process automation software and strategies. With deep expertise in the digital transformation landscape, he has been a thought leader in discussing emerging trends and challenges both technology providers and end-user organizations face in this space. Jamie brings real-world implementation experience to equip business leaders to capitalize on automation, cloud platforms, and other upcoming technologies primed to transform the critical accounts payable function.

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.

Rutvij Desai is the Practice Lead, Enterprise Performance Management. With more than 15 years of experience in Finance and Accounting, Rutvij leads the Enterprise Performance Management team that helps customers forecast, plan and report financial and non-financial information along with enabling predictive planning capabilities that leverage modern technology solutions.

Scott Dillon is an SAP technology veteran. He spent 20 years enabling SAP customers on various aspects of SAP Technology and 6 years as a chief product advisor for BTP. He has recently left SAP to dive deep into the world of Event Driven Architecture with one of the worlds best providers of EDA technology...Solace. If history is any indicator of the future, this sessions is sure to be entertaining and full of live demos.

Jim Dugger has been in the software & technology industry for more than 3 decades, with experience in software development, testing, product management and product marketing. For the last 11 years, Jim has focused on the SAP ecosystem, and is a regular speaker and contributor to the SAP community on DevOps, SAP Change, SAP Technical Operations and SAP Market topics.

Boasting over a decade of hands-on experience in mobile data collection and warehouse optimization, Jay brings a wealth of expertise to RFgen Software as Global Account Manager. Jay has been at the forefront of the mobile technology landscape, staying abreast of industry trends and consistently implementing best practices for mobility and automation. His commitment to excellence has allowed him to play a pivotal role in assisting numerous customers in seamlessly automating process workflows across all major ERP systems. This approach has not only optimized operational processes for our customers but has also contributed to their overall business efficiency.

David Elam has been at Hanesbrands in BI for approx. 25 years . Over those 25 years he has used many technologies and platform in the BI space, i.e...Oracle, SQL Server (SSAS,SSIS,SSRS), Azure SQL Server, Databricks, Tabular Models, Power BI, SAP AFS & BW to build a Global reporting and analytics landscape 

Walt heads up business development and strategic partnerships for all the Healthcare interests within SAP North America Regulated Industries. He has been with SAP for 13 years and has over 35 years of healthcare operation and systems experience with early-stage and start-up companies. Walt has his master’s degree in Health Services Administration and started his career as an Administrator at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington DC.

Mark Filus is an experienced professional in Management Consulting and Technology, specializing in supporting global customers across diverse industries to drive business transformations and optimize operations. His expertise lies in developing innovative solutions by leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency, improve customer experiences, and achieve sustainable growth. With a passion for staying at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies, Mark consistently delivers value by translating insights into practical solutions that yield tangible results. His experience spans a wide range of projects, including organizational design, process optimization, technology implementations, digital transformation, and change management.

Ricardo Garcia Cavero is a Principal Technical Marketing Manager at Red Hat with an extensive SAP Basis background which allows him to create solutions for SAP customers using Red Hat's portfolio to help assist them throughout their digital enterprise journey.

Kristin A. Gerling possesses the rare combination of significant ERP and Document Management consulting experience. The insight derived from working with corporate America and Europe enables Kristin to bring a unique “client centric” perspective to each engagement. Kristin is a quality and delivery focused, diligent and creative thinker with 26 years of experience in the implementation of complex ERP systems. She is an expert in process analysis and system design and has shown global leadership and project management skills in various international projects. She has extensive experience in the areas of SAP FI/CO and ECM (Enterprise Content Management). Over the last 16 years she has implemented numerous successful imaging and workflow solutions for various customers that surpassed expected outcomes. Kristin held positions as senior consultant with CSC and Opentext/IXOS and other organizations.

Ed Greenstein has spent the past two years as Indirect Tax Advisor with BP, where he consults on various company operations, including EV charging.   Prior to this, Ed was BP’s Excise Tax Compliance Manager from 2000 to 2015, before joining Deloitte to help grow their motor fuel tax practice.   Ed is a licensed CPA in Texas and Maryland and has 30 years of experience in motor fuels tax.   Ed is a frequent speaker on fuel tax issues with API and FTA and was recently named API Committee Chair for Excise Tax.

Andrea leads the Strategic Transformation practice in EY’s Tax Technology & Transformation practice. Prior to this she was a co-leader of Tax & Finance Operate and the US Leader of EY’s Tax Performance Advisory practices. She specializes in assisting companies to develop strategies to enhance the performance of the tax function. She brings 31 years of international, federal and state taxation; tax, finance, and business process; internal control and financial accounting experience; to assisting corporations improve the design and operating effectiveness of their global finance tax organization.

Rohana Gunawardena heads the SAP practice division at Exium Inc. Exium is a leading business and technology consulting firm that enables companies to achieve their strategic business goals. Exium specializes in delivering superior IT solutions using ERP systems, with special focus on SAP products. Rohana has been working with SAP since 1992. During his career he has assisted multiple clients on detailed system correction projects, such as correcting inventory balances, controlling area reorganizations, retrospectively activating group currency, and optimizing inter-company accounting transactions. He has spoken at many SAP conferences and has published more than 20 magazine articles in SAP Financials Expert, SAP SCM Expert and SAPtips on various aspects of SAP. His presentations have focused on Financial module selection, the order-to-cash process, global rollouts, business segment reporting, cross-module integration, and the financial impact of SCM transactions. Rohana is widely acknowledged as a leading SAP expert. Rohana is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Previously Rohana has worked with the consulting practices of Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He is a graduate of The University of Manchester School of Mathematics. You may reach him via e-mail at Rohana@Exium.com. 

She is a Sr. SAP Process automation & Redwood with Southwest Gas Corporation.

Pravin is VP and head of Global EDW and TPM Delivery at TekLink International, Inc. with 20 years of analytics and EDW experience. Pravin has led successful SAP EDW (BW and HANA), BPC, 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 ASUG Annual Conference, SAPinsider, and SAP TechEd.

Jochen C. Hager is a results-oriented and proven professional with over 30 years of consulting and management expertise in the SAP ecosystem. He is an expert in translating business requirements into solution proposals, analyzing existing operations and implementing strategies, processes and technologies to improve organizational performance. He has extensive experience in SAP, ECM (Enterprise Content Management), and storage technology to help companies improve operating efficiency, reduce cost and increase revenue. He personally designed the SAP ArchiveLink interface together with SAP engineers almost 30 years ago. Over the last 20 years, he and his team have helped more than 200 large ERP / SAP customers to implement an Imaging and WF solution, gaining significant business process improvements. Jochen held positions in Consulting, Consulting Management, Business Development, and Executive Management with Open Text / IXOS, Mobius Management Systems, 170 Systems, and other organizations

Chris Hanson is a director with Protiviti in the Enterprise Application Solutions group and leads the SAP S/4HANA and Finance Optimization practice. He has worked in both industry and consulting in a variety of companies across several industries and is a former Chief Information Officer. Chris has 20+ years of experience leading large scale SAP programs. In addition, Chris served as a leader within various worldwide business and IT consulting practices, including KPIT, BearingPoint and Arthur Andersen.

Chet Harter is a member of the SAP Signavio Market Impact team and in his 20th year at SAP. A former operations and materials professional in the manufacturing industry, he focused on the management of operational business processes and continuous improvement programs. As a member of SAP’s Signavio Market Impact team, Chet is currently helping customers understand SAP's solutions for business process management and process automation/improvement.

Martin is the Co-Founder of Mycronix GmbH&Co. KG, a consulting firm focused on SAP HCM and SAP Technology consulting. He has graduated in Business Information Systems and holds a Master of Organizational Development and Human Resources. He also is an SAP Certified Application Professional for HCM Talent Management and SuccessFactors. Martin has worked with SAP R/3 HR since 2000 and has completed more than 10 full cycle HCM implementations for global Fortune 500 companies. Since 2016 Martin specialized in SAP SuccessFactors Cloud and other hybrid SAP Solutions. He is focusing on integration technology like BTP Integration Suite to provide stable and robust integration scenarios for several business processes.

Rich Heilman is a Developer Advocate with the SAP Global Developer and Community Relations team at SAP. In this role, Rich focuses on developer outreach and technology adoption for ABAP Cloud and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model.

Justin Hibbard is the Global Ecosystem Technical Strategist supporting Red Hat’s SAP business. He is a veteran with more than 20 years in the industry and an established track record of conducting; strategic technology program leadership, large transformational pursuits, and service delivery. Justin brings pragmatic real world experience as both a technology integration partner across enterprise technology domains, and an IT Director—running critical business services at scale client-side, gained first-hand from many large multinational programs across banking and financial services, government and national security, consumer managed goods, utilities, and telecommunications industries

Rob Jackson has a proven track record in designing and deploying back office solutions that enable business continuity and efficiency for a remote workforce. Prior to joining Serrala, Rob worked as a senior solution architect for a Fortune 500 company and was responsible for the design and deployment of business processes and technology for the shared services organization. In this position, Rob transitioned back-office processes to remote shared service centers with 100% digitization and full visibility of transactions and key performance metrics. Rob holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toledo.

Sandeep is an accomplished SAP Manager with over 20 years of experience, he has dedicated his career to optimizing business processes and driving innovation within the utilities sector. His expertise lies in the successful implementation and management of SAP ISU solutions, ensuring seamless integration and maximum operational efficiency. Professional Experience: In his current role as SAP Manager at Southwest Gas he lead a dynamic team in the strategic implementation and enhancement of SAP ISU modules. Over the past 2 years, he has overseen numerous successful projects, streamlined billing processes, and improved customer service workflows. His ability to analyze complex business requirements and translate them into effective SAP ISU solutions has resulted in significant cost savings and operational improvements for our clients. Prior to my current role, he held key positions at Metropolitan Utilities District and HCL AXON where he honed my skills in SAP ISU configuration, data migration, and system optimization. He successfully led cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration between IT, operations, and finance departments to achieve project milestones and deliverables.

Thomas Jung is the Head of Developer Advocacy – SAP Developer & Community Relations. Developer and community focused. This is a continuation of his long career in the SAP technology space. Throughout his career he has focused on the SAP applications developer and the tools and languages which support their activities with a particular interest in sharing my knowledge through various channels both online and in person.

Dr. JT Kostman is a Data Scientist, Mathematician, and Psychologist – and one of the world's leading experts in Applied Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing. From humble beginnings as a homeless child living alone on the streets of New York, JT went on to have an extraordinary career. He has hunted terrorists for U.S. Intelligence Agencies, tracked criminal networks for the FBI, advised on analytic strategies for the Department of Defense, and has consulted to companies and countries around the world.  In the course of his corporate career, Dr. Kostman served as a member of the Executive Committee and as Chief Data Officer for Time Inc., Chief Data Scientist for Samsung, and as a Board Member for the Reimagine Holdings PE/VC fund before co-founding two highly successful tech companies: ProtectedBy.AI and CodeLock.  A highly sought-after speaker, teacher, and writer, Dr. Kostman is widely considered by his peers, the press, and professional organizations to be one of the most prolific, prophetic, and valued voices on the near-term impact of AI and frontier technologies. He has been recognized as a “THINK Leader” by IBM and heralded for his inventions – most notably, including CodeLock, which has been called “The most important invention in cybersecurity since public key cryptography.”   In his earlier life, JT served as a Paramedic, Police Officer, Deep-Sea Rescue Diver and as a team leader with the U.S. Army Special Forces.

Kunal Kotak is the Practice Manager of the Development and Innovation Practice at Avvale. With more than 15 years of experience in delivering large-scale, complex projects across the SAP landscape. With a deep expertise in SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA and ECC, Kunal excels at leveraging cutting-edge technologies to unlock business transformation and drive operational excellence. Kunal led the team into winning SAP Hack2Build twice in the North America region, and has been a speaker at past SAPInsider events. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge and expertise with customers. Ensuring their overall success deploying SAP Solutions.

Anand Kotti currently heads the solution engineering team at Pathlock, showcasing extensive expertise in the field of Cyber Security and Compliance that is widely acknowledged within the industry.

Filip Kransfeld is a Practice Director for Analytics and Data Monetization at Avvale, with more than 20 years of experience in Analytics and SAP from BW to HANA onto Datasphere. Filip combines both technical experience as well as in depth functional knowledge across multiple functional areas and industries. Filip has been a speaker at SAP Insider and ASUG chapter meetings.

Defining the digital foundation: Integration (Boomi, Sap, Azure), Api management (Boomi, Kong, Gravitee, Sap), event driven architecture (Solace, Google, Confluent) and micro services (Azure, Aws, Sap, Gcp). Trusted Advisor. Have been the client's trusted advisor as technical lead on several SAP and large IT projects, ensuring the right design, level of quality and handover governance whilst handling the technical project management part of complex projects with many integrations.

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

Kelley Lear creates/leverages strategic partner relationships to add value, automation, and efficiencies to Thomson Reuter's customers (SAP, Oracle, AWS, Microsoft, Orbitax, Pagero, NeoTax, Alteryx etc. She has over 20 years tax technology automation – all tax types process re-engineering and systems implementations including enterprise data warehousing and data integration services, product management and professional services.

Ulf is responsible for ISV Partner Strategy within the SAP team at AWS. He focuses on bringing customers more value from their SAP investment through AWS innovations. Ulf is a seasoned technology executive with more than 20 years of experience from technology consulting, enterprise analytics and large scale product development. Prior to joining AWS, Ulf co-founded and served as CTO for Biswise, an SAP and Celonis consulting partner. Ulf has also held leading positions with SAP, Intuit, First Data, Sun Microsystems, Quark and Oracle.

Nipun is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with a Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University specializing in cross-platform application security with strong experience in SAP, Business Intelligence, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), Segregation of Duties (SOD) analysis. Expertise in delivering transformations at large organizations in security management, security governance, vulnerability assessments & risk management and cloud services.

Boomi SAP Ecosystem Alliance Manager:  Donna Matthews is Boomi’s Global SAP Ecosystem Partner Alliance Manager.  Donna has over 20 years of technology consulting experience with more than 10 years working in and around SAP.  Donna has participated in many SAP implementations and upgrades over the years. Donna’s current role is to grow the number of Boomi partners involved in developing Boomi Solutions for SAP or solutions that support the SAP Ecosystem. Donna aims to help partners join the SAP Ecosystem and grow their businesses by providing new technologies to support customers in their SAP journeys.

Gerry McCool is a senior principal in the value advisory practice at SAP, focused on accelerating customer business outcomes through industry value expertise, strategic solution advice, and expert consultation supporting enterprise transformation and business performance improvement. A leader with over 20 years of experience in business, operations and supply chain management, Gerry has led both operations and transformation teams to breakthrough results in leading High Tech, Industrial, and Aerospace & Defense organizations.

Peter is a seasoned product manager and technology leader who puts the business needs of the customer at the center of a data-driven approach to bringing leading enterprise software products to market. As a go-to expert with deep expertise in process automation technologies, Peter’s engagement with customers and partners at every level helps drive SAP’s innovation in enterprise automation.

Harvey has been working as an SAP Integration Architect at Boomi for over 8 years.  Before Boomi, he worked for a leading ESB provider for 10 years where he gained extensive experience in legacy ESB integration and more modern iPaaS integrations to the SAP ecosystem.  Harvey has experience helping SAP ECC customers architect a migration to SAP S/4 HANA by reducing 1000's of lines ABAP code that queries SAP database tables and replacing them with Boomi for SAP table join services.  He can help SAP PI/PO customers migrate to Boomi Integrate with an automated accelerator. He also has experience in large SAP data extracts using multi-threading, enabling SAP customers to architect a real time event driven architecture, and scale IDoc inbound to SAP massively with batching them.

Muneyb has overall P/L responsibility of all commercial software for Network and Edge business unit at Intel. He leads the customer-value driven business model and software portfolio for commercialization, owns the infrastructure to efficiently bring software to market, and drive scalable software get-to-market strategies.  Muneyb has more than 25 years of experience having previously held positions as a research scientist at CSIRO, CTO of Avaya and GM for Edge Computing & Private Mobile Networks at VMware.   He started his career with a very strong technical background contributing to the Linux kernel, filing 33 international technology patents, and developing industry standards for ITU, ATM Forum, IEEE and IETF. He evolved to a business savvy professional who has built several new differentiating products and solutions growing them to billion-dollar businesses.   Muneyb holds a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications and a Master of Business Administration.

Debbi is a Solutions Consultant at Thomson Reuters, specializing in various solutions including ONESOURCE Statutory Reporting, Tax Provision and Global Minimum Tax.    

Prior to coming to Thomson Reuters, Debbi has over 20 years of experience in tax and finance roles at multinational companies and started her career as an auditor at Deloitte. She is a CPA and has a Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

John Mortimer has over 20 years experience, helping customers across the globe solve various security issues, mostly related to user authentication, compliance and avoiding data breaches.

Doug Murphy leads the SAP Security team at the Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha. He has 27 years of SAP experience in SAP Basis, Security, and Development. He recently led M.U.D.'s STARlight project for reducing our RISE license costs.

Kiran Musunuru is Senior Vice President of Solution Architecture & Data Analytics at Lemongrass. Recognized as an SAP HANA Distinguished Engineer, Kiran is experienced in helping customers with their digital transformation journeys. He is a well-known speaker at events such as Sapphire Now, TechEd, HDE, ASUG and MNASUG. Prior to joining Lemongrass, Kiran held positions on global SAP teams at Atos, Microsoft, Infosys Consulting and Medtronic. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT.

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.

Mike Nelson  is the SAP Ecosystem Alliance Director responsible for SUSE’s Linux Server and related product & services sales into the SAP market in North America. Mike works closely with an array of SUSE partners, including SAP, independent hardware vendors, cloud service providers and a network of SUSE resellers and integrators. Mike has been with SUSE for 8 years and had previously held a variety of marketing management and sales positions at HP Enterprise and Sun Microsystems.

As CEO, Mariano Nunez drives the strategic direction of the company. Under his leadership, Onapsis has become the market leader in protecting business applications and one of the fastest-growing technology and cybersecurity companies in the world. 

Mariano has 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, both as an executive and as a cybersecurity expert. He was the first to publicly present on cybersecurity risks affecting ERP platforms and how to mitigate them at major conferences such as RSA, Black Hat and SANS. He was the developer of the first open source ERP penetration testing framework and has discovered critical security vulnerabilities in SAP, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft applications.

Mariano has been interviewed and featured in mainstream media such as CNN, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Fortune and The New York Times. He has been distinguished by Boston Business Journal as "40 under 40", by EY as "Entrepreneur of The Year 2018" and by MIT as a "Top 35 Innovator under the age of 35", as well as being selected an Endeavor entrepreneur. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and has completed executive training programs at Harvard Business School and Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Kelly O'Hara has 5 years of experience in Order to Cash with a strong background in software and information technology. Working closely throughout Sales & Distribution and Materials Management for Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Logistics Execution, her experience largely consists of supporting businesses through bug fixes and delivering solutions in the Manufacturing Industry with a focus on configuration and process improvement. Kelly is responsible for delivering Serrala’s Cash Application solution to improve the overall automation of A/R activities.

Brenton O’Callaghan is the Chief Customer Officer at Avantra with over a decade of experience across the IT spectrum with a specific focus on SAP. Brenton and his team are experts in solving real-world IT operations problems for the Avantra global customer base. Brenton has a background in computer science and specializes in customer experience transformation in the software industry powered by data and automation.

Bill Oliver is responsible for Customer Success in the Americas for SecurityBridge, including implementation, training, and support. Bill has over 20 years’ experience in the field of SAP Cybersecurity, Security, and Auditing which includes large scale SAP Cybersecurity, Security, and GRC implementations as well as managerial roles in external audit, advisory, and assurance services. Bill holds a master’s degree in information technology from Boston University and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Bill has been a regular presenter on SAP Security and Cybersecurity since 2015.

John Osmanski is the Vice President of Finance for Spectrum Reach, the Advertising Sales division of Charter Communications. He serves as a senior finance executive and trusted business partner. He has a proven track record of creating a positive impact on the company’s financial statements through execution and collaboration. He has a strong ability to create efficiency through the evaluation of people and processes while also creating a palpable, positive team culture. John is proficient in P&L oversight, financial planning, business operations, accounting, business intelligence and systems implementation.

Shashank Paritala is Practice Manager for Analytics and Data Monetization at Avvale, bringing extensive experience in the SAP Analytics Stack, including BW, Datasphere, and SAC, along with broad functional knowledge across various industries.

Dr. Neil Patrick is a global Solution Manager for GRC and Security at SAP. He has over 15 years’ experience in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) and Security fields. During this time, he has been a managing consultant, run professional services delivery teams in EMEA and USA, conducted customer business requirements sessions around the world, and business development initiatives. Neil has presented core GRC and Security topics and thought leadership sessions in strategic customer-facing engagements, conferences and briefing sessions. He is passionate about GRC and Security, and actively utilizes his depth of domain knowledge to evangelize SAP’s uniquely compelling GRC and Security platform breadth.

Raghavesh Peddareddy, a Solution Architect at Panaya, has more than 16 years of ERP experience, specializing in SAP initiatives across various industry verticals. Raghavesh interfaces with customers, prospects, and system integrators, showcasing Panaya’s powerful, differentiating capabilities. He regularly demonstrates how Panaya's Change Intelligence Platform accelerates and de-risks ERP change initiatives - from small deployments of custom code and patches, to ERP version upgrades and platform conversions – providing exceptional value and ROI to its growing customer base.

SAP S/4 HANA & Analytics Ambassador.

An SAP BTP Certified professional, having over 17 yrs of experience on automating the business processes by integrating the 3rd-party applications with SAP. Also proficient on BTP-IS, API Management, PO/PI & Process Automation

Uladzislau Pralat is an SAP architect certified in BW and HANA areas. He started his career as ABAP developer 20 years ago and always staying on the edge of SAP technology expending his expertise in BW, Fiori, HANA, S/4HANA and SAC areas. Uladzislau focuses on applying technology to provide real solutions to his clients.  He is passionate about sharing knowledge and contributing to SAP community. Uladzislau is SAP TechEd and ASUG conferences speaker, blogger and author.

Senior Information Technology leader with proven experience in all aspects of IT strategy, enterprise architecture, application development and deployment of business solutions. ​  Experienced in Digital business transformation, IT transformation, IT governance, Business Process Engineering and IT integrations for M&A activities. ​  Excels in fostering strong and healthy partnerships with IT teams, Business Executives and users, Vendor Ecosystem to identify technology solutions that deliver value and achieve business results.​

Tim has more than 20 years of experience working with SAP Technology. He has lead SAP Basis teams, provided core training in SAP Netweaver, and worked as a consultant for many customers running SAP. He is currently leading Avantra’s Customer Success team helping SAP customers automate their observability and management of the business critical systems.

Tyler has over 10 years of experience as a trusted advisor in B2B technical software solutions.  The past 6 years have been in the SAP space with Theobald Software, where he is now Director of Sales and strives to help match the best possible SAP integration solutions with each organization’s unique landscape and scenarios.  With Theobald Software, this means helping companies access business critical SAP data into their BI, Analytics, or Cloud applications either through a direct approach or through a centralized data repository.

Eugene is a Director in KPMG’s Detroit Advisory practice with extensive consulting and manufacturing industry experience. Eugene has helped many large and complex and multi-national organizations transform operations and controls leveraging Automation, Data Analytics, Security and Controls leading practices.  Eugene brings unique blend of industry and consulting experience. Eugene has extensive experience with fully life-cycle implementations of SAP ECC and S/4 HANA, data analytics applications, process automation, security and controls integration. Helping clients design and implement effective risk-based processes, controls, and technologies to meet regulatory requirements. Additionally, Eugene is helping clients build internal capabilities to sustain compliance, security and control requirements, independently and over a long-term.

As part of the Sovos team since 2014, Tim Roden has focused on solving complex business and systems challenges specific to Indirect Tax for Global and Enterprise businesses. Prior to his time at Sovos, Tim worked as a Senior Solutions Engineer for ACI Worldwide, supporting SaaS-based electronic payment solutions for Global and Regional Financial Institutions.

James Roeske is CEO and Co-Founder of the Customer Advisory Group LLC. James has over 27 years of SAP Security, audit, GRC, and executive management experience. Over those years, James has had a professional focus on technical configuration of SAP R/3 security, segregation of duty design, user provisioning solutions, GRC software solution design, and corporate compliance implementations for companies around the world. Prior to founding the Customer Advisory Group, Mr. Roeske held strategic positions at Virsa Systems, SAP America, and SAP Canada. This has allowed him to lead, plan, and participate in over 280 SAP GRC and security projects for some of the largest and most complex compliance environments across the globe.

Naveen Rokkam is a dynamic Technology Evangelist with a profound passion for integrating business strategies, technology solutions, and SAP expertise to create transformative solutions for Fortune 100 companies. With a proven track record, he has successfully spearheaded numerous large-scale SAP implementations and served as a chief advisor for prominent organizations. As an esteemed SAP alumni.

Ankur Saxena is a seasoned SAP professional associated with SAP in various capacities for over twenty years. He is a Senior Technical Officer at the Bank of Montreal, leading the QA Testing (Manual and Automated) and Requirement workstreams for SAP S/4HANA Competency. Ankur has worked on consulting assignments in multiple geographies and is an avid traveler.

As SUSE CTO, Mr. Schroeder is responsible for shaping SUSE’s technology and portfolio strategy in support of emerging use cases in areas such as Hybrid Cloud, IoT and AI/ML. He drives the technology relationship with numerous industry partners, participates in open source communities as well as evangelizes the SUSE vision with customers, press and analysts. Mr. Schroeder brings to SUSE 30 years of technology innovation and development experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining SUSE, with Dell’s Office of the CTO, he was responsible for software technology strategy covering hybrid cloud, systems management, virtualization and operating systems. Mr. Schroeder has also held various management and engineering roles with NCR, Compaq and HP. Mr. Schroeder holds Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration from Iowa State University.

An IT professional with over 20 years of experience, JP has held sales, marketing, and business development leadership roles during his tenure with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco, and SUSE. At Red Hat, his focus is to develop strategic partner relationships to help customers with a holistic platform approach to run, simply, and extend their SAP landscape.

Britta Simms is a Managing Director at Accenture Security Services leading the Platform Security capability with focus on C-Level / CISO Advisory and Security Transformation leadership. She is a senior IT leader with deep expertise in ensuring alignment between business strategies, operational processes, IT and Security standards, and Compliance guidelines. Britta has an expertise in complex security transformation program solutioning as well as delivery with organizations moving to hybrid cloud environments. She has over 20 years of experience in the SAP platform specialty, journey to cloud – identity - and privacy integration as well as IT compliance & auditing. She owns the ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Britta holds a M.B.A. and a M.S in Information Systems and Decision Science.

As an accomplished cybersecurity leader with extensive experience in SAP security, Gaurav brings a unique combination of technical knowledge and business acumen. With over 17+ years in the industry, Gaurav has a proven track record of protecting organizations from cyber threats while maximizing their ERP/SAP investment. In addition to his leadership role, Gaurav is a highly sought-after speaker and author, delivering sessions and publishing articles on various topics related to SAP security and cyber threats. He has also been featured in leading publications such as SAPinsider Expert. His publication around a topic that is very passionate about how cybersecurity can help protect an organization’s sustainability goal has got him accolades in the industry.

Gaurav’s expertise spans the entire spectrum of SAP security, including identity and access controls, governance, risk and compliance, and, more importantly, vulnerability management and threat management, incident response, and backup and disaster recovery. He is passionate about going beyond traditional SAP security and cybersecurity, covering all aspects of the SAP security operations map, including infrastructure and cloud security. The prestigious awards ET Leadership Awards for Excellence in Cybersecurity, Times Business Awards 2023 for Excellence in Cyber Leadership, and Globee Gold – American Business Awards 2023 for leadership in cybersecurity and privacy, given to Gaurav Singh, acknowledge his extraordinary contribution to cybersecurity field.

Nitin Singh works as a Senior Principal and Director as part of the Industry Value Advisory team at SAP America, where he is responsible for leading strategic customer engagements to enable successful SAP ERP and cloud transformations for customers, working closely with their C-level executives. He has more than 17 years of international leadership experience, which includes more than 70 successful digital cloud transformation engagements, including several Fortune 500 customers. In addition, he has led many strategic programs, including strategic planning, business process intelligence, and intelligent enterprise and innovations. Prior to his current role, he worked as a business transformation lead and enterprise architect to execute customer projects across more than 20 countries. He is passionate about thought leadership and believes in sharing. He has published four thought papers on Digitalist and two E-Bites with SAP PRESS on SAP S/4HANA and SAP Signavio. He has presented regularly at external and internal events, such as SAPPHIRE, ASUG-SAPPHIRE, ASUG chapter events, and ASUG webcasts.

Sachin Singh is managing director with Deloitte’s Cyber Risk Services practice and has expertise in helping organizations manage cyber risks emerging from business and technology transformation programs. He has diverse experience in security domains like Cloud Security, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Role Based Access Control, Identity & Access Management, Monitoring, Incident Management & Resilience, Data Privacy and Middleware Security.

Mark Slater is the VP Digital Business Solutions at Reynolds Consumer Products. Prior to joining the team at Reynolds Consumer Products, he was the VP – Platform Information Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance. In addition, Mark has over 20 years' experience in various consulting and industry positions leading global transformation initiatives. Mark holds an MBA in Finance from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degrees in Computer Information Systems from Illinois State University.

Eric has a deep understanding of the current technological landscape and stays up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies. His expertise allows him to lead teams from concept through execution, ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that meet and exceed customer expectations.

Sunil Srivastava is CTO & SVP at Pandora. In his role, he oversees the Core Technology organization from Copenhagen. He is responsible for Pandora’s global technology services and strategy that support its mission of digital transformation that drive growth with its Phoenix strategy. In his 29 years working in Technology he has spent the first half in Enterprise companies like Oracle and the rest in Consumer companies. Prior to Pandora his recent leadership roles include CTO at Travoom and Senior Director of Technology at Nordstrom. Sunil has transformed Technology into a competitive advantage by prioritizing the development of talent, culture, and engineering excellence. Sunil is born in Singapore and spent most of his career and education in the US. He holds a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Cornell University, an MBA from the University of Washington Business School, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Wichita State University.

Tushar is an AWS for SAP Specialist with over 20 years of experience in the industry. In his role Tushar is responsible for helping customers realize the full benefits of leveraging AWS technology and solutions to optimize and enhance their SAP systems. Tushar lives in Atlanta with his wife and two young kids and volunteers at a local shelter for boys who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. In his free time he plays the guitar and hopes to form a music band someday.

Craig Stasila is a Senior Direction of Solution Management for Enterprise Integration at SAP. His career spans more than 24 years of SAP implementation, product development, product management, presales, and solution management during which he covered a range of platform and integration technologies.  When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two girls, playing basketball, going to live music shows, and running.

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 t

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.

Jereme Swoboda is the Practice Director of the Development and Innovation Practice at Avvale. His team designs complex solutions in all areas of SAP Development, including SAP BTP, ABAP, Integration and Web/Mobile development. Jereme is a nationally recognized thought leader in the implementation and integration of SAP Solutions. He has many years of experience navigating complex solutions for customers, ensuring a successful deployment of SAP Solutions. Jereme has authored multiple SAP Press books routinely presented at conferences nationwide, and hosts multiple webinars driving thought leadership to the SAP community. He’s passionate about providing customers with transparent insight on the functionality and tangible business value of the implementation of solutions like SAP BTP.

Jay Thoden van Velzen is Strategic Advisor to the CSO at SAP and a member of the SAP Global Security Leadership Team, specifically focused on cloud security strategy during ongoing cloud transformation. He was at the forefront of SAP’s cloud security transformation through multiple annual initiatives supported by the Executive Board, helped grow the Multicloud Security organization, and brought teams together across the company to drive effective security improvements and organizational accountability. During this time SAP saw rapid Multicloud migration and growth from 2,500 cloud accounts to 17,000, in the midst of the global COVID pandemic and geopolitical changes. Jay is an SAP veteran, joining through the BusinessObjects acquisition, and worked in Consulting, Development and Cloud Security Operations, and is now in his fourth Board Area. Through that experience he is acutely aware, therefore, of the importance of SAP solutions for the business operations of our customers, and the resulting responsibility SAP carries to secure those workloads in the cloud.

Ryan Tsudek is a Director in the Regulated Industries Partner Channel at SAP and has been in the role for 3 years. He has over 20 years of focus in business analytics, technology deployments of SAP solutions in healthcare and retail industries. Ryan has supported many different roles at SAP including presales and field sales. In his current role within the Regulated Industries Large Enterprise Healthcare division at SAP, he supports current partners that play a divisive role in SAP solution sales but also searching for new opportunities with new partners providing greater value to SAP customers and prospects. In his time supporting our healthcare customers, his passion was visible when many healthcare organizations were transitioning from paper to digital based data management as deeper intergrations from the EHR to insights was key to the industry. He has a Business Administration Degree from Ryerson Polytechnical University and Seneca College and works/lives in South Florida with his wife and two boys.

Kendall Tyler is the trend sitting Host of the SAP Press Book Club Events. She has interviewed the authors of over 20 SAP Press Books! This has attracted the attention of thousands of people around the globe and now has become part of the SAP Influencer community. For the past 31 years, she has dedicated herself to SAP and working with SAP customers globally and currently works for Cognizant as the Director of SAP Partner Management for the US and Canada. Kendall is recognized as an SAP thought leader, trusted advisor, and influencer within the SAP Industry and thrives on people who are excited about SAP.

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.

Dr. Wheeler received his medical degree and completed a residency in Anatomic Pathology at the University of Washington in Seattle followed by postgraduate fellowships at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, D.C. For over 19 years, he has provided patient care for Quest Diagnostics, a global laboratory services company, and currently serves in the role of Vice President of Pathology and Medical Services. His focus has been on elevating cancer diagnostics across a number of medical subspecialities and improving the delivery of laboratory health care services through innovation via applications in digital pathology and artificial intelligence.

Adrian Wlder is  the Founder of "OB08.net". Partner at WAE Solutions (www.waesolutions.com), developing activities as Business Developer, Project Manager and SAP FI Expert with over 25 years experience, with wide international experience in project management, SAP implementations and SAP FI training.

David Williams recently joined Boomi after a distinguished 15-year career at SAP, where he held key roles in product marketing across data and analytics, and enterprise planning. An experienced SAPinsider, David's deep understanding of SAP user needs and challenges uniquely positions him to collaborate effectively with product teams and customers. His expertise lies in delivering insights into product capabilities, benefits, and market trends.

Mark Wright is a Director Product Marketing for SAP. For the last 20 years he has worked in various areas including Customer Success, Solution Adoption, Project Management, Pre-Sales, and Development. Currently supporting the success of SAP Build Code in the SAP BTP App Development, Automation, and Integration portfolio. 

Sherry Yu, Global Alliance Director - SAP Domain Architect at SUSE, has worked for over 15 years on SAP solutions and is a trusted advisor in solutions and reference architecture for key SAP products. Sherry is currently working closely with leading public cloud providers to integrate SUSE solutions and help world's largest SAP customers with SAP S/4HANA migration.

Casey Zaitz is the Director of Project Management and Organizational Transformation at M&S Consulting. She has over 18 years of experience in executing IT strategies by managing staff and overseeing multiple project activities. She is an expert in managing all cross-functional, high impact projects to meet an organization's strategic goals. Casey has created a niche in layering Project Management and Organization Transformation to help provide direction and process for complex projects, processes and change management initiatives. Most importantly, to help elevate the importance of Change Management - not only through technology transitions, but managing the human side of change and adoption.

Katja joined SAP in 1999 as a working student. Today she holds the role of VP UX Engineering, S/4HANA and as a Chief Product Owner Katja is responsible for engineering, strategy, and customer support for the SAP UX Engineering product portfolio. She is driving technologies like SAP Fiori elements, UX development tools such as SAP Screen Personas and SAP Fiori tools, as well as new UX initiatives such as SAP Fiori AI, Collaborative ERP, and the recently relaunches My Home for SAP S/4HANA.

Kathryn Zwack is a solutions marketing professional with more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech and software industry. She is passionate about evangelizing the benefits of SAP Business Network to address sustainability, economic, and collaboration challenges in finance, procurement, and supply chain through customer stories and successes. In previous roles, Kathryn led global marketing and communication efforts for non-profit, and start-up software organizations, as well as led digital marketing for organizations such as SanDisk, HP, and EMC.