Best Practices for Implementing Fiori During Your SAP S/4HANA Transition
Tamas Szirtes, SOA People

This session provides a practical, experience-based walkthrough of Fiori implementation best practices, from defining UX value goals to ensuring long-term performance and support. Learn how to assess your current UX landscape, build a phased rollout strategy, and select the right architecture to support scalability and mobile access. Explore best practices for managing change, simplifying the launchpad design, and addressing common performance issues. Plus, get tips for role-based app selection, development approaches, and skill-building resources to prepare your team. Come away with the confidence and knowledge to effectively position Fiori within your broader SAP S/4HANA strategy.

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Case Study: Beyond the Tech: Business Strategy and Execution in Girteka Group's SAP S/4HANA Journey
Ausra Gustainiene, Girteka Group

This session offers an inside look at how Girteka Group built a future-ready foundation to support cross-functional modernization, centralized decision-making, and a more connected workforce. Explore the company's end-to-end transformation journey as it replaced fragmented legacy systems with a unified SAP landscape powered by SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors. Gain project management best practices, from aligning business and IT through agile delivery, to driving user adoption, managing change, and tracking success through clearly defined KPIs. Come away with real-world lessons on managing project complexity, driving adoption, and planning for future innovation.

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Case Study: Building a Clean Core at Scale: Equinor's SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP Transformation
Frank Stødle, Equinor
Ingrid Marie Larsen Gaarder, Equinor

For organizations planning their SAP S/4HANA journey, understanding how to maintain a clean core is critical to long-term agility, upgrade stability, and innovation readiness. In this session, Equinor shares lessons learned from its transformation to SAP S/4HANA and integration of SAP BTP. Gain practical insights into the principles of a clean core, how to assess and manage custom solutions, and how to apply governance to protect the core system. Plus, get tips to balance standardization and innovation using SAP BTP, and how aligning business and IT teams around shared goals can support transformation at scale.

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Case Study: Driving Global Consistency and Standardized Operations with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Stephane Colin, Amista
Michael Hossain, Ando Group

Discover how The Ando Group accelerated its global transformation by consolidating fragmented systems and standardizing operations across international subsidiaries using a single SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition solution deployed across all legal entities. Find out how The Ando Group aligned its finance and operational processes, improved reporting accuracy, and enhanced decision-making with real-time analytics. Plus, examine the business drivers behind selecting SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, and why strong change management was critical to ensuring adoption in a SaaS-based model.

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Case Study: How Girteka Group is Turning AI Hype into Real Impact
Ausra Gustainiene, Girteka Group
Erika Fridmanova, Girteka Group

This session explores how Girteka Group, an early adopter of SAP SuccessFactors AI and the Joule copilot, is putting SAP's AI innovations to work, starting in HR, but with lessons that reach far beyond. Hear how the company created a foundation for broader AI adoption across the enterprise through structured pilots, user-driven feedback loops, and a thoughtful approach to managing initial challenges. Gain real-world insights to evaluate AI opportunities, build trust in new tools, and scale adoption across SAP solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, and beyond. Come away with actionable insights to help turn SAP's AI strategy into measurable impact.

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Case Study: How Tronox Enabled Global SAP S/4HANA Transformation with a Hyperscaler Strategy
Neil Maslen, Tronox

This session offers a firsthand look at how Tronox modernized their global business onto SAP S/4HANA to streamline processes and enhance agility on the cloud. Discuss the key drivers behind the company's multi-phase transformation journey and gain insight into their deployment strategy, including criteria used to evaluate hyperscaler options, and why they ultimately migrated all infrastructure to Microsoft Azure to support the transformation. Get tips and lessons learned from Tronox, from standardizing critical business workflows across regions to driving integration across its end-to-end value chain.

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Case Study: Lessons and Outcomes from Geberit's SAP BTP and SAP Build Work Zone Journey
Christian Reutebuch, Geberit

Find out how Geberit turned early SAP BTP pilots into a unified, enterprise-grade platform that promotes cloud readiness, centralized business processes, and seamless integration across business systems. Discover how the team overhauled its Fiori environment by deploying SAP Build Work Zone and IAG, creating a central entry point to our SAP landscape and enhancing the user experience. Get practical takeaways from what succeeded, and what didn't, as Geberit explores next steps with integration of Joule in Success Factors, SAP Datasphere for BW modernization, and taps into ABAP Cloud for extensibility. Whether you're in the early phases of your SAP BTP journey or scaling existing investments, this session will equip you with actionable strategies, architectural insights, and lessons learned to guide your SAP transformation roadmap.

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Case Study: Minimal Disruption, Maximum Impact: Lessons from Nintendo's SAP S/4HANA Transition
Andreas Lang, Nintendo of Europe

Discover the strategic decisions and practical methodologies behind Nintendo's seamless SAP S/4HANA conversion and near-silent go-live. Learn how a dual-track migration of ERP and BW, executed by a single project team on a shared timeline and budget, helped optimize resources and maintain system alignment. Hear how Nintendo mapped its landscape early to reduce risk and applied a unique 'feeling into it' approach to simplify complexity and support user adoption. Come away with lessons to ease common concerns and prove that, with the right planning, an SAP S/4HANA transition can be smooth, efficient, and cost-effective. But don't wait, delaying can be costly.

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Case Study: Modernizing Integration: From Legacy Interfaces to Event-Driven Architecture

As organizations push for greater agility, real-time insights, and scalable operations, legacy integration models can't keep up. In this session, discover how Eneco modernized integration across its enterprise by leveraging SAP S/4HANA, SAP Event Mesh, and SAP Integration Suite to enable responsive, loosely coupled systems that scale with business needs. Get details on how the company transitioned from traditional interfaces and ABAP proxies to event-based integration using SAP S/4HANA Event Enablement and standard APIs. Explore the technical architecture, governance model, and lessons learned from Eneco's journey, and walk away with a blueprint for modernizing SAP integration in your own organization.

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Case Study: Orkla's SAP Cloud ALM Migration: Retiring SAP Solution Manager and Rebuilding for the Future
Thijs van Haaren, Orkla IT
Subhash Saha, Orkla IT

Dive into the technical and operational details of Orkla's journey to retire SAP Solution Manager and adopt SAP Cloud ALM across its vast SAP landscape. Get an inside look at what capabilities translated well to the new platform, which ones required alternate solutions, and how the team overcame integration and monitoring challenges to support a cloud-first SAP S/4HANA strategy. Acquire tips to identify which SAP Solution Manager functions map directly to SAP Cloud ALM, and which do not. Get real-world insights on integrating SAP Cloud ALM with hybrid SAP environments and third-party tools and come away with practical guidance on managing centralized job monitoring, change control, and test management in the new architecture.

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Case Study: Technical Debt to Technical Health using SAP BTP At Polestar
Karthik Seshasayee, Polestar Performance AB

Learn how Polestar future-proofed its SAP landscape with a clean core strategy supported by SAP BTP to drive continuous innovation and scalability. Get best practices on setting design guardrails, aligning to SAP’s upgrade cadence, and embedding automated testing and validation to simplify upgrades and reduce technical debt—without disrupting operations. Discover how the company modernized its SAP S/4HANA environment, streamlined integration, and enhanced user experience through a stable, flexible architecture. Come away with proven practices to embed resilience, governance, and long-term scalability into your SAP modernization roadmap.

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Case Study: To UPA or Not to UPA—Securing the Future with Universal Parallel Accounting at CSL Limited
Prajosh Ranganathan, CSL Limited

As a customer navigating a global transformation, CSL Limited faced a pivotal decision: whether to activate Universal Parallel Accounting (UPA) and Advanced Intercompany (Adv IC) processes in their SAP S/4HANA template. These features offer clear long-term advantages, but the path to adoption is far from simple—especially when balancing innovation with operational readiness and future-proofing with current constraints. Hear firsthand how they engaged stakeholders across finance and IT, the questions they asked, and the trade-offs they had to consider. This session offers a transparent look at the real conversations, uncertainties, and lessons that shaped their decision-making process.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Approach the decision to adopt (or defer) UPA and Adv IC from a customer’s perspective.
• Clarify the business and technical implications of these features.
• Align diverse stakeholders around a shared understanding of risk, value, and timing.
• Explore SAP’s roadmap and manage ambiguity in evolving capabilities.
• Document and communicate design decisions in a global program through practical examples.

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Charting the Right Course: SAP S/4HANA Deployment Models, Scenarios & Strategy
Kurt Hollis, Deloitte

Before diving into technical upgrades or executing on your migration plans, it's essential to take a step back and evaluate the strategic decisions that shape your SAP S/4HANA journey. Attend this session to: Explore key differences between SAP S/4HANA deployment models, and understand how your choice impacts long-term scalability, integration, and total cost of ownership. Evaluate transition scenarios (Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Migration) and the pros and cons of each based on system readiness, business priorities, and technical complexity. Identify key pre-migration questions, including custom code strategy, third-party compatibility, and data retention policies. Align your SAP S/4HANA strategy with business transformation goals.

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Designing the Backbone: SAP S/4HANA Architecture, Integration & Cloud Readiness
Kurt Hollis, Deloitte

Once you've chosen your migration strategy, the next step is designing a technical architecture that supports performance, agility, and innovation.

By attending you will:

• Understand SAP S/4HANA architecture requirements, including differences based on cloud, hybrid, and on-premise deployments.
• Explore the role of SAP BTP, SAP SAC, and SAP Datasphere.
• Learn how to size your systems using Quick Sizer, memory estimations, and T-shirt sizing.
• Prepare for secure, scalable operation through SSO, role management, and data archiving strategies.
• Get expert guidance around extensibility, hyperscalers, and cloud provider selection.
• Explore options for leveraging Fiori and rapid content activation for a smooth user experience.

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Looking Back to Move Forward: Correcting Course on SAP S/4HANA Outcomes
Henrik Secher Jarlskov, Gavdi A/S

Even with careful planning, SAP S/4HANA transformations can fall short of expectations in key areas like user experience, AI enablement, and custom code reduction. This session takes an honest look across many organizations’ post-go-live challenges and realized business value—what didn’t work, why it happened, and what should have been done differently. Learn how misjudging UX readiness, underestimating the complexity of AI adoption, and deferring tough decisions on custom code cleanup led to missed opportunities. Attendees will walk away with clear-eyed insights and practical guidance to help realign their own SAP S/4HANA programs for long-term success.

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Maximize the Power of the Universal Journal as Your Single Source of Truth
Abdullah Galal, Galal Consulting

The Universal Journal in SAP S/4HANA enhances the reporting and analysis process by consolidating financial, controlling, and profitability data into a single, reliable source of truth. Through practical examples, this session will demonstrate how the shift from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA can streamline daily financial operations, improve transparency, and ultimately support better business outcomes.

You will:

• Learn how to utilize the Universal Journal to streamline financial processes, reduce manual reconciliations, and accelerate financial close activities.
• Discover how to enhance data transparency and improve visibility and accuracy, leading to more informed decision-making.
• Understand the strategic advantages of migrating to SAP S/4HANA including increased operational efficiency and improved financial management.

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Navigating SAP's Cloud Journey: A Practical Guide to RISE and GROW
Anurag Barua, SAP

As business models evolve and digital demands intensify, organizations need a clear path to modernize operations and unlock innovation in the cloud. Attend this session for a comprehensive understanding of RISE and GROW, SAP's key frameworks for guiding enterprises through their cloud transformations. Review similarities and differences, licensing implications, and evaluation criteria to determine which is best suited to your organization's size, structure, and cloud strategy. Explore use cases for insight into how they accelerate your journey to SAP S/4HANA and help you run more efficiently, intelligently, and securely in the cloud.

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Safeguard Your Transition from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM: The Clean Core Strategy for Your ALM processes
Benjamin Schneider, SAP SE
Tonja Kehrer, SAP SE

This session explores key strategies for planning and executing a seamless transition from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM, with insights into various adoption scenarios. Attendees will learn how to leverage this transition as an opportunity to streamline ALM processes and embrace the benefits of SAP Cloud ALM as a clean core strategy. Review the tools and content currently available to support your ALM transformation and get a sneak peek at upcoming features on the product roadmap. Come away with actionable guidance for ensuring a smooth and successful ALM transformation.

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SAP BTP: Strategy, Roadmap, and What's Ahead
Christian Loos, SAP

This session outlines SAP's current BTP strategy and the latest product innovations designed to help you build and extend applications faster, integrate processes seamlessly, and unlock business value from siloed data. Learn how to take advantage of embedded AI, clean core extensibility, and low-code development to accelerate digital transformation. Explore tools like SAP Build, the Generative AI Hub, and the Integration Suite to streamline workflows, enable intelligent automation, and create business-centric experiences. See how SAP BTP supports a secure, sustainable journey to the cloud, across hybrid landscapes and hyperscalers, while giving developers the freedom to collaborate using pro-code, low-code, and ABAP. Come away with actionable insights to turn SAP BTP's capabilities into real-world outcomes for your business.

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SAP Cloud ERP Security: Insights and Best Practices
Gabriele Fiata, SAP

Migrating to the cloud streamlines infrastructure and system maintenance, but it also introduces new way of working with security that organizations must navigate. This session will explore security best practices for SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud and SAP's broader cloud ecosystem. We'll address common customer questions, offer actionable guidance, and help build trust in SAP's approach to cloud security and compliance. Join us to deepen your understanding and strengthen your cloud security strategy.

In this session, you will:

• Learn the fundamentals of cloud security, including the shared responsibility model for cloud ERP.
• Explore key security features and best practices specific to SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud.
• Gain insight into how SAP ensures product security and responds to common customer concerns in the cloud.

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Turning Strategy into Action: Executing Your SAP S/4HANA Migration
Kurt Hollis, Deloitte

Once you've selected your deployment approach and designed the architecture, now it's time to execute. This session examines the step-by-step process of performing a system conversion, implementation, or selective migration to SAP S/4HANA.

Attendees will come away with actionable guidance to:

• Use SAP Readiness Check and simplification item analysis to prepare your system.
• Leverage SUM, CVI, the Migration Cockpit, and custom code tools.
• Manage dual landscapes during conversion and create execution runbooks for each environment.
• Plan your go-live with proven cutover and testing strategies. Navigate complexities such as custom code remediation, third-party add-on compatibility, and data migration validation.

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Unlocking Growth and Agility with SAP's Two-Tier Cloud ERP Model
Anurag Barua, SAP

This session examines how leading enterprises are leveraging SAP's two-tier cloud ERP model to balance global control with local agility, scaling efficiently, ensuring compliance, and accelerating market entry. Get expert guidance for designing a successful two-tier ERP strategy, from common deployment scenarios to how SAP's integration framework supports data harmonization and coordinated processes across tiers. Review the core components, drivers, and business value of the two-tier cloud ERP model, and examine real world use cases for insight into how leading SAP customers have implemented it to support geographic expansion, multi-brand operations, and more.

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What’s New in SAP S/4HANA 2508: Key Innovations and Business Impact

Explore the latest functional, technical, and user experience updates delivered in the SAP S/4HANA 2508 release, including updates across Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales. Unpack the latest SAP Fiori enhancements; expanded embedded AI use cases and Situation Handling scenarios; and new capabilities that support clean core architecture through improved extensibility. See how SAP S/4HANA 2508 delivers tighter integration with SAP BTP, Signavio, Build, and Datasphere to support end-to-end business processes. Gain practical guidance on how to prepare for adoption, including upgrade readiness tips and tools. Plus, get a forward-looking view of what’s ahead in the 2511 release and beyond to align your roadmap with SAP’s product direction.

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Where is Your SAP Financials Data Hiding?
Rohana Gunawardena, Exium Inc.

Are you curious how to better navigate and leverage the underlying financial (FI) data structures in both ECC and SAP S/4HANA? Join this session to discover how to locate where FI data is stored and link the raw SAP data with what your end users see to ultimately enhance financial reporting.

You will:

• Identify the key tables where FI data is stored in both SAP S/4HANA and ECC.
• Understand the consolidation of ECC tables in SAP S/4HANA Link the data behind the scenes to the data that your end users can display.
• Expand your ability to quickly write specifications for custom report development using Report Writer, ABAP or BI by leveraging your knowledge of tables.
• Quickly troubleshoot complex FI process by going behind the scenes to investigate the raw SAP data, without being hindered by the limitations of standard FI reports.
• Understand how to cross reference the tables using the key fields of SAP-GL.

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