Ask the Experts sessions provide an informal setting to connect one-on-one with subject matter experts and experienced end users on specific areas of expertise. Bring your pressing questions and be ready to discuss your key challenges and priorities.

Topics covered: SAP Cloud ALM, RISE with SAP, Solution Architecture, and IT Project Coordination

Ask the Experts sessions provide an informal setting to connect one-on-one with subject matter experts and experienced end users on specific areas of expertise. Bring your pressing questions and be ready to discuss your key challenges and priorities.

Topics Covered: SAP BTP, Integration, User Experience, Implementation, and Process Automation.

This session examines the day-to-day activities required to keep applications running in production on SAP BTP, including practical guidance to monitor application health, manage access and security, handle operational changes, and maintain stability.

Attendees will learn how to: 

• Run applications on SAP BTP in production using a clear operating model.
• Set up baseline monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility for live applications.
• Align responsibilities between SAP-managed platform services and customer-owned applications, including variations by runtime and connectivity model.
• Apply governance, security, and entitlement controls to support stable operations at scale.

Discover how companies are adopting and deriving value from SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) as an extension to their SAP application landscape. Learn how SAP’s BTP Adoption Framework can help enable you to be a future-ready enterprise and what leading companies around the globe are doing to drive process innovation.

Kick off SAPinsider 2026 with pre-conference gatherings designed to connect you with peers navigating similar priorities, decisions, and challenges. These facilitated roundtable conversations create space for candid exchange, shared experience, and practical insight in a relaxed setting before the main agenda begins. Choose a discussion aligned to your interests and walk away with fresh perspectives and new connections that set the tone for the rest of the week.

This session provides a practical guide to setting up and operating SAP Cloud ALM as the central platform for application lifecycle and operations management. Understand what's required to prepare your environment, connect managed systems, and configure users, roles, notifications, and alerts to support effective day-to-day administration. Explore how dashboards, health checks, and analytics enable centralized monitoring across systems, applications, and integrations, helping teams detect issues earlier and respond more effectively. Attendees will leave with proven best practices for proactive system health monitoring, performance management, and ongoing operational governance using SAP Cloud ALM.

SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA modernization initiatives are frequently constrained by years of accumulated custom code, undocumented logic, and intertwined system dependencies that increase remediation effort, extend timelines, and elevate risk. This session explores how Nova Intelligence’s Agentic AI platform can be applied within transformation programs to document legacy systems, map complex dependencies, and generate clean core–aligned code to modernize existing customizations or replace them with standard functionality. 

Key Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the custom code challenges that most impact SAP S/4HANA migration timelines and risk.
• Understand how Nova Intelligence performs large-scale custom code discovery and dependency mapping.
• Examine how AI-supported retain, retire, or replace classification improves modernization planning.
• Evaluate how Clean Core–aligned refactoring can reduce long-term technical debt.

This session offers guided instruction on using AI to improve task efficiency and reduce user friction in SAP Fiori apps, focusing on everyday user interactions and workflows. By attending, you will explore how AI can simplify information access, guide users through core tasks, and support faster, more confident decision-making in scenarios such as My Home. 

Attendees will: 

• Understand how AI can be applied within SAP Fiori apps to reduce user friction and improve task efficiency.
• Explore practical ways AI supports information discovery, workflow guidance, and day-to-day decision-making.
• Learn design principles for using AI to improve usability and accelerate user onboarding.

Embarking on the path to SAP S/4HANA is a transformative decision, but what does the planning phase really look like in practice? In this dynamic panel discussion, leaders from Moog and Upstate Niagara Cooperative will share key lessons and takeaways from the early stages of SAP S/4HANA planning. Learn about the critical factors they evaluated, the “Aha!” moments that shifted their strategy, and the roadblocks they encountered along the way. Panelists will share the tools and resources that proved most helpful, how they built internal alignment and secured executive buy-in, and what they wish they had known before they started.

What does it take to successfully adopt SAP Cloud ERP Private as part of an enterprise modernization journey? In this candid customer panel, business and IT leaders from Kyocera, Naturipe Farms, and Woodstream share insights on what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently. Get practical guidance to strengthen program governance, manage RISE service tickets effectively, resolve issues before they escalate, and use SAP Cloud ALM insights to support performance and business continuity as your environment evolves. Come away with the clarity and confidence to make informed decisions, reduce risk, and drive lasting business impact from cloud ERP.

SAP’s cloud portfolio continues to evolve, introducing new deployment options, commercial models, and naming conventions that can be difficult to interpret across planning, execution, and post-go-live phases. This pre-conference session offers a comprehensive review of SAP’s cloud landscape and examines similarities and differences across delivery models, commercial frameworks, and operating responsibilities. 

Key learning objectives: 

• Clearly differentiate SAP Cloud ERP Public and SAP Cloud ERP Private, including architecture, extensibility boundaries, innovation cadence, and standardization expectations.
• Understand what RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP represent from a commercial and operating model standpoint, and how each aligns to specific deployment paths.
• Translate legacy and informal terminology into SAP’s current naming conventions used in contracts, delivery models, and product roadmaps.
• Identify the organizational, regulatory, customization, data, and integration factors that typically drive one cloud option over another.
• Understand how operational responsibilities shift across cloud models, including ownership of upgrades, maintenance, security, and system availability.

The move to SAP Cloud ERP (formerly RISE with SAP) isn't a "big bang" - it’s typically a multi-year journey through a complex hybrid landscape. For most Basis teams, this transition creates a massive visibility gap: managing legacy on-prem systems alongside new cloud instances and the critical non-SAP services that connect them. How do you maintain service level agreements (SLAs) when your visibility is fragmented across tools?
In this session, Shutterfly walks through the technical blueprint for achieving "full-stack" clarity during an SAP transformation. We’ll skip the marketing slides and dive into how Shutterfly used Avantra to bridge the gap between their heritage estate and their future-state Cloud ERP.

Attendees will learn:

• Technical strategies to unify monitoring across On-Prem, Hyperscalers, and cloud, eliminating "green dashboard" syndrome where SAP is up, but the business process is down.
• How Shutterfly replaced manual Basis toil with automated, cross-platform workflows that work consistently regardless of where the system resides.
• A step-by-step approach to migrating operational logic away from SolMan and Focused Run without losing historical performance context or security posture.
• How to feed complex SAP telemetry into self-service platforms (like ServiceNow) so the business sees the health of the process, not just the server.

As SAP organizations adopt SAP S/4HANA and modern operating models, traditional process visibility and point-in-time controls are no longer sufficient to manage scale, complexity, and risk. Fragmented reporting, manual monitoring, and after-the-fact analysis leave teams reactive to process breakdowns, compliance issues, and performance leakage across critical end-to-end processes such as Customer-to-Cash (C2C). This session examines how enterprises are operationalizing AI-enabled process intelligence to establish continuous monitoring across SAP-centric business processes. By combining process mining with AI-enabled machine learning, organizations gain real-time insight into actual process execution, surfacing control gaps and high-risk deviations without added manual effort. Attendees will learn how this approach shifts oversight from reactive analysis to proactive, continuous governance that strengthens audit readiness and drives sustained operational improvement.

Key learning objectives:

• Learn how to design and implement continuous monitoring across end-to-end C2C processes.
• Discover how process intelligence exposes control gaps, deviations, and inefficiencies in real time.
• Understand how to operationalize ongoing process oversight without increasing manual workload.
• Explore how organizations can move from reactive controls to proactive compliance and performance management.

Legacy middleware is on the clock. This session shows how to sequence your migration without ruining what's already working — moving from legacy integrations to event-driven architecture on a stable runtime foundation. You'll see a live demo: a sensor event flows from the edge through SAP and lands on your phone in real time. Bring your phone. You're part of this one.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Establish and maintain operational stability as integration architectures evolve, ensuring readiness before change and resilience during modernization.
• Apply clear decision criteria for targeted automation, focusing on where automation reduces downtime and operational risk during migration and cutover activities.
• Shift integration and orchestration responsibilities away from PI/PO-style middleware, using edge-based patterns that preserve a clean SAP core and support SAP BTP adoption.
• Translate demonstrated patterns into action, using reusable checklists and decision templates to guide integration and operational decisions in complex, hybrid SAP environments.

In this session, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) shares how they approached SAP modernization with a strong focus on day-one stability, execution confidence, and long-term operational simplicity. Representing the technology perspective, EWEB will discuss how RunMyJobs by Redwood supported go-live preparation through fast agent generation and installation, seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition and on-premise systems, and the ability to pre-schedule workflows and jobs ahead of cutover. Attendees will learn how these capabilities helped EWEB reduce technical debt, streamline daily platform management, and ensure critical processes were ready to run from the moment the system went live.

In this session, you will:

• Learn how to prepare automation for day-one SAP go-live by pre-scheduling jobs and workflows to minimize cutover risk and post–go-live disruption.
• Understand how rapid agent deployment supports hybrid SAP environments, including SAP S/4HANA PCE and on-premise systems.
• Discover how to simplify day-to-day automation management while reducing technical debt and operational overhead.
• Learn how centralized dashboards and alerting improve operational visibility, reliability, and confidence after go-live.
• Understand how to build a scalable automation foundation that supports current SAP operations and future innovation.

This insightful session explores the transformative shift from legacy Testing Centers of Excellence to a modern Quality as a Service model, deeply integrated with SAP's ecosystem through our longstanding partnership. 

By attending, you will:

• Discover how to build and deploy agile business process assurance functions that accelerate alongside AI-powered innovations, ensuring seamless adaptation to rapid enterprise changes.
• Gain practical understanding of integrating AI technologies to enhance traditional quality practices, supporting complex, heterogeneous systems and applications for future-ready operations.
• Explore demos and real-world examples for insight into how SAP customers and partners have leveraged Tricentis' solutions to achieve resilient, high-velocity software quality assurance in an era of unprecedented innovation.

National Gypsum Company shares how a long-standing SAP partnership has helped sustain and evolve its SAP landscape for over eight years. In this session, learn how a flexible AMS model—combining onshore, offshore, and scalable expertise—enabled continuous innovation, strong technical governance, and seamless support for complex SAP integrations. The discussion will also highlight how National Gypsum is leveraging AI, data platforms, and predictive analytics to drive smarter manufacturing operations and operational efficiency.

Modern SAP Managed Services are evolving beyond traditional ticket-based support into strategic business enablers. This session explores how organizations can drive continuous innovation, improve system stability, and optimize operational costs through outcome-driven managed services. Learn how proactive monitoring, automation, and expert-led delivery models help maximize SAP investments post go-live.

In this session, you will:

• Learn how to transform SAP Managed Services from reactive support into a proactive value-driven model.
• Understand the evolution of SAP Managed Services in modern digital enterprises.
• Discover how modern Managed Services enable faster business change adoption.

Hear directly from Woodstream about its enterprise-wide SAP Cloud ALM rollout and how it was embedded into their SAP S/4HANA program to drive smoother execution across all workstreams.

By attending, you will gain real-world lessons to:

• Integrate SAP Cloud ALM early in an SAP S/4HANA program to support testing, integration oversight, and clean core discipline.
• Establish lifecycle management practices that improve coordination and execution across complex workstreams.
• Address adoption, visibility, and cross-team alignment challenges when introducing new ALM processes and tools.
• Apply the most impactful elements of Woodstream’s approach to guide ALM planning and execution in your own transformation efforts.

As organizations evaluate SAP Cloud ERP, many assume that accessing full innovation and cloud operating model benefits requires moving workloads to hyperscaler public cloud data centers. In reality, SAP Cloud ERP can be deployed in existing customer data centers or colocation environments while maintaining the same software features and operating model as hyperscaler hosting options.

This session examines how SAP on-site and in-place hosting options are structured, how they compare to hyperscaler deployments, and how they can eliminate unnecessary migration and significant data center transition costs. Learn how these models support efficient data aggregation, secure AI inference for both SAP and non-SAP data, and access to SAP innovation, including Joule agentic AI. 

Attendees will:

• Understand the on-site and colocation hosting options available for SAP Cloud ERP.
• Examine what remains consistent across hosting models, including capabilities and operating approach.
• Evaluate risk, cost, infrastructure, and data residency considerations tied to staying on-site.
• Explore how innovation, including AI capabilities such as Joule, is supported in on-site environments.
• Gain guidance for determining whether on-site Cloud ERP aligns with enterprise architecture and long-term IT strategy.

This session examines how Under Armour modernized its integration landscape by consolidating toolsets from MuleSoft, Boomi, and SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI, Neo environment) to SAP Integration Suite on SAP BTP as part of its intelligent enterprise transformation.

By attending, you will:

• Understand the business and architectural drivers behind the company’s decision to consolidate multiple integration platforms to SAP Integration Suite.
• Learn how prepackaged SAP integration content, API Management, and event-driven capabilities reduced custom development and established standardized, reusable, and governed integrations.
• Explore how the company’s integration consolidation supports broader intelligent enterprise goals across commerce, supply chain, and finance.

As American Industrial Transport (AITX) evaluated its path to the cloud, leadership needed a clear, data-backed way to assess options and justify a potential move forward. In this session, learn how AITX used SAP Signavio process intelligence and AI-driven analysis to uncover inefficiencies, quantify value opportunities, and replace assumptions with objective insight. Hear how those findings were translated into a business case that aligned stakeholders, prioritized investments, and supported informed decision-making around cloud ERP and RISE with SAP. Attendees will come away with practical guidance for using process data to evaluate cloud transformation options and structure more effective executive-level discussions.

As enterprises accelerate adoption of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Ariba, and SuccessFactors, the complexity of managing cybersecurity, risk, and compliance across this fragmented ecosystem increases dramatically. This workshop provides a deep dive into how to operationalize the Shared Responsibility Model (SRM) across SAP cloud platforms. Attendees will be guided through a structured methodology to clarify ownership boundaries, embed security and compliance into SAP programs, and define a unified governance model. Interactive exercises and real-world case studies will equip participants with practical tools to identify control gaps, align cyber strategies with enterprise risk frameworks, and drive compliance across hybrid SAP environments. This session is designed for security, risk, and IT executives who want to go beyond theory and return with a blueprint ready to apply across their SAP cloud landscape.

You will learn how to:

• Apply the Shared Responsibility Model to SAP cloud applications to clarify ownership and reduce risk. 
• Design a unified cyber, risk, and compliance strategy across SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and more. 
• Identify control gaps and implement governance models that scale across hybrid SAP environments. 
• Align SAP cloud security operations with enterprise risk frameworks and regulatory expectations.

The application of generative AI to technical SAP operations has a practical and already proven side. With focused scope, AI does a remarkable job of converting the available firehose of alerts and data from SAP systems into something digestible and useful for Basis teams. This session examines how to use AI to convert a stream of metrics and machine detail into a human-readable, prioritized set of actionable responses. Then, reduce resolution time to acute system outages and use automated early identification to prevent them entirely.

You will learn how to:

• Eliminate alert fatigue and false alarms, focusing on what matters for business continuity.
• Convert from technical context to insight, using generative AI to interpret complex SAP monitoring checks, recommend "next best actions" and response priorities.
• Empower junior staff to troubleshoot critical database licensing or performance issues safely using AI-driven guidance"

SAP Cloud ERP (formerly RISE with SAP) simplifies infrastructure management, but most of your business runs well above the power-ping-and-pipe layer of Cloud ERP Private services agreements. Business-critical SAP workflows often leverage SAP, non-SAP, cloud services, and APIs – and all fall well outside standard Cloud ERP monitoring.
In this session, explore how to create a single point of control for your entire hybrid solution – anywhere it runs. Learn how to bridge the data gap between SAP Cloud ALM and your broader IT operations, ensuring the end of “green light outages.”

Attendees will learn how to:

• Integrate SAP Cloud ALM, SAP for Me and ServiceNow with your on-premises and non-SAP cloud footprints for a single, unified view.
• Monitor integration for critical non-SAP components (SaaS, OS, DB, and middleware) that your Cloud ERP environment depends on to function.
• Use the "Shutterfly" model to validate performance and availability across hybrid boundaries, ensuring seamless handoffs between SAP-managed and customer-managed layers.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is among the platforms SAP recommends for RISE with SAP environments, yet most organizations are only scratching the surface of what it enables. This session shows you the automation, compliance, and lifecycle toolchain already included in your subscription that eliminates manual toil across your SAP estate. Stop firefighting. Start operating.

Key Takeaways:

• Steadier day-2 ops.
• Migration-safe maintenance rhythms. 
• Measurable time/cost savings from automation.

The SAP landscape is no longer confined to the core—it’s moving to the cloud and edge. But managing hybrid architectures and ensuring seamless integration across diverse environments remains a significant challenge for IT leaders.

Join experts from SAP and SUSE for a deep dive into the synergy between SAP Integration Suite, Edge Integration Cell and SUSE Rancher for SAP applications. We will move beyond the basics to show you how a secure, enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform serves as the foundation for modern SAP workloads. Whether you are tackling decentralized manufacturing, retail logistics, or complex hybrid clouds, you’ll leave this session with a clear blueprint for building a scalable, future-ready SAP integration strategy.

Key learning objectives:

• Discover how SUSE Rancher simplifies hybrid management from core to cloud to edge.
• Understand why SAP introduced the Edge Integration Cell and the specific "real-world" use cases it solves.
• Get a first look at recent innovations and the future roadmap for both platforms.

This session provides a comprehensive review of the latest features, functions, and capabilities of SAP BTP, including planned enhancements across development, integration, automation, data, and AI. Attendees will gain clarity on how SAP BTP services fit together and how roadmap priorities influence architecture decisions and platform planning.

Key learning objectives:

• Understand how SAP BTP capabilities are organized across core service categories.
• Identify platform components most relevant to modern SAP landscapes.
• Assess roadmap priorities and their impact on adoption sequencing and architecture planning.

As SAP landscapes evolve across cloud and hybrid models, customers have asked: Where does SAP Cloud ALM fit in my organization and how should we use it for implementation, operations, and ongoing transformation? 
This session clarifies the role SAP Cloud ALM plays in driving innovation, managing change, supporting testing, and maintaining visibility from planning through post-go-live operations. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of when SAP Cloud ALM is needed, the problems it is designed to address, and how it has become the execution platform for SAP’s integrated transformation toolchain.

Key learning objectives:

• Identify the business and delivery drivers that support establishing SAP Cloud ALM as the central platform for implementation and operations.
• Distinguish the core use cases SAP Cloud ALM supports across delivery governance, testing, change, and operational visibility.
• Recognize how SAP Cloud ALM bridges the gap between implementation and operations for both new implementations and migrations (conversion / selective data transfer).
• Understand how SAP Cloud ALM connects with SAP Signavio and SAP LeanIX as part of the integrated transformation toolchain, and how each is used across transformation planning, execution, and operations.

Note: This lab session is BYOD (bring your own device). A limited number of devices may be available to borrow if needed.
Power is available at the tables. Please connect to the secure event Wi-Fi and test your browser before the session begins.

Experience how SAP Cloud ALM helps you adopt the SAP intelligent enterprise and accelerate your implementation projects. This hands-on training explores how SAP Cloud ALM supports implementation and transformation activities aligned with clean core, RISE with SAP dashboard and best practices. Through focused, hands-on exercises, participants learn how to manage project execution, governance, and quality.

Key learning objectives: 

• Get an overview of SAP Cloud ALM capabilities for implementation and transformation scenarios.
• Understand Clean Core governance and RISE with SAP dashboard outcomes across the transformation lifecycle.
• Learn how SAP Cloud ALM supports test management and quality assurance during implementation.
• Confidently use SAP Cloud ALM to support implementations, enforce clean core adoption and track RISE with SAP dashboard metrics.

Capacity is limited to 50 participants. If the lab is full, please join the waitlist. Pre-registered attendees should arrive at least 10 minutes before the session to claim their seat. To ensure an on-time start, any unclaimed seats will be released to waitlisted attendees 5 minutes before the session begins. If you’ve preregistered and later decide not to attend, please remove the session from your agenda in the event app so your spot can be offered to the waitlist. Waitlisted attendees should monitor the event app on the day of the lab and be prepared to proceed to the room quickly if space becomes available. Note: To receive waitlist updates, be sure to enable networking and allow push notifications in the app.

This session provides an overview of SAP Cloud ALM and its role as SAP’s strategic application lifecycle management platform for cloud and hybrid SAP landscapes. 

By attending, you will: 

• Understand the role of SAP Cloud ALM within SAP’s ALM portfolio and how it differs from SAP Solution Manager and third-party ALM tools.
• Explore Cloud ALM capabilities across implementation, testing, deployment, and operations using a lifecycle-driven perspective.
• See how SAP Cloud ALM integrates with SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP, SAP BTP, and SAP Integration Suite to support end-to-end visibility.
• Gain insight into the Cloud ALM roadmap, including upcoming enhancements and strategic innovation themes shaping future releases.

Explore SAP Cloud ERP as an AI-powered SaaS ERP application designed for organizations that rely on technology to support efficiency, innovation, and growth. Understand how SAP is evolving traditional ERP through business best practices, intelligent automation, embedded analytics, and cloud-native architecture that supports scalability, resilience, and security.

Attend this session to:

• Explore key business capabilities and innovations based on the latest 2602 release.
• Get a guided tour of its key technological aspects, including the multi-tenant SaaS foundation.
• View demos to see how SAP Joule is reshaping the user experience and supporting improved productivity across SAP environments.
• Get guidance on whether and how to leverage a 2-tier Cloud ERP model underpinned by SAP Cloud ERP.

SAP Cloud Identity Services are central to modern SAP landscapes - but many programs struggle with where IAS/IPS fit, how trust is established, and how SAP BTP security concepts translate into real configuration decisions. This session will clarify the positioning of Identity Authentication Service (IAS), Identity Provisioning Service (IPS), and related components, then connect those fundamentals to SAP BTP security essentials. You will see live demonstrations of common trust setups, group management patterns, authentication options, and a first IPS integration scenario. Take-home exercises will help you replicate the configurations later in your own environment.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain the purpose and positioning of SAP Cloud Identity Services (IAS/IPS) within SAP’s IAM landscape.
• Describe core SAP BTP security constructs (global account, directories, subaccounts, entitlements, role collections).
• Establish and validate trust relationships between IAS and SAP target systems (and common SAP cloud services).
• Configure IPS connectivity patterns (cloud and on-premise via proxy) and understand typical integration flows.

This session analyzes the results of SAPinsider’s latest SAP ERP Deployment Research Report and provides clear, data-driven benchmarks to help organizations assess their SAP ERP deployment strategy.

By attending this session, you will: 

• Learn how peers are structuring SAP landscape
• Use benchmark data to understand where your organization stands today and how others are prioritizing governance, security, modernization, and readiness for AI-driven innovation.
• Gain actionable insights to validate current decisions and identify informed next steps for evolving SAP architecture with confidence.s across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud environments, and how adoption patterns for SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP BTP, and integration platforms differ by maturity level.

As SAP customers embark on or plan for an SAP S/4HANA transformation, SAP security professionals must prepare for this new frontier. With the Clean Core approach, the SAP landscape is shifting toward an API-first model where SAP BTP, specifically SAP Integration Suite, is central. For organizations coming from the SAP PI/PO world, this this is a new environment with its own limitations and challenges. As SAP Integration Suite becomes the hub for both SAP-to-SAP and SAP-to-non-SAP integrations, the granular RBAC controls familiar from the ABAP/Java world are no longer available in the same way.
 
Join this session to:

• Gain clarity on how SAP Integration Suite reshapes integrations with a Clean Core.
• Learn about process and architecture considerations to secure and govern SAP Integration Suite.
• Walk away with guidance on tenant strategy, CPI security, API security, policy and identity and access management.

Running SAP in modern, hybrid infrastructures demands operational excellence long after go-live. SUSE Trento delivers exactly that by providing intelligent, automated, and consistent Day-2 operations for SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA landscapes. In this session, we’ll explore how Trento improves system reliability and reduces operational risk through continuous configuration validation, proactive health checks, and built-in best-practice guidance based on SAP and SUSE recommendations.

As SAP landscapes evolve toward cloud and hybrid operating models, system management teams are increasingly responsible for supporting continuous transformation while maintaining operational visibility and readiness. This session examines how SAP’s integrated toolchain brings together SAP LeanIX, SAP Signavio, and SAP Cloud ALM to connect architecture, process, and execution context across SAP initiatives, enabling transformation to progress without disrupting day-to-day operations.

Attendees will:

• Understand the distinct role each solution plays within SAP’s integrated toolchain.
• Assess how application landscape and dependency visibility inform transformation planning and system readiness.
• Examine how process insights are translated into executable scope and tracked through implementation and operations.
• Learn how SAP Cloud ALM supports monitoring, release coordination, and execution oversight during continuous transformation.

This session provides a first look at findings from SAPinsider’s SAP ERP Migration and Transformation Research Report and offers a forum to benchmark key decisions against current market data as 2027 approaches. Discover how organizations are navigating timing pressure and making deployment tradeoffs as timelines tighten. 

By attending, you will: 

• Understand where organizations currently stand in SAP S/4HANA adoption and how those positions are influencing near-term decisions. 
• Examine how RISE with SAP and SAP Cloud ERP are affecting existing SAP ERP customers, including impacts on scope, timing, and deployment approach. 
• Identify the most common challenges and roadblocks organizations report as they plan or execute their move to SAP S/4HANA .
• Use research insights to assess risk exposure and extended maintenance expectations.

As SAP customers move toward cloud-centric landscapes, transitioning from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM requires more than replacing one tool with another. This session examines the fundamental differences in architecture, operating model, and scope that require teams to rethink how application lifecycle management is delivered in cloud-first SAP landscapes.

Attendees will: 

• Identify which common SAP Solution Manager use cases map to SAP Cloud ALM and which require changes in approach or continued use of other tools.
• Learn how organizations typically phase the transition by lifecycle use case, including parallel operation across implementation, testing, and operations.
• Evaluate organizational, process, and governance impacts that teams should plan for when moving to SAP Cloud ALM.

Delve into the SAP BTP services available to build custom AI agents and AI-powered applications using enterprise business data, from platform capabilities to activation paths and typical usage patterns.

By attending this session, you will learn how to: 

• Use SAP BTP services to enable agents and intelligent application behavior.
• Ground AI scenarios in SAP business data using SAP HANA Cloud and SAP Datasphere.
• Determine when to use Joule Studio, SAP AI Core, and supporting BTP services.
• Position AI capabilities within a broader SAP BTP strategy.