SAP | SAP Innovation Day for European Institutions

SAP Innovation Days
for the European Institutions

SAP Innovation Center Potsdam
March 18-20th, 2025

Welcome to the SAP Innovation Days for European Institutions!

We are thrilled to welcome you to this year’s SAP Innovation Days, a premier event designed to inspire, engage, and connect professionals across the European Institutions. This event is your gateway to discovering cutting-edge innovations, sharing best practices, and exploring how SAP solutions can help drive modernization and digital transformation in the public sector.

Over the course of this event, you will have the opportunity to:

Gain insights from our keynote presentation, which will outline SAP’s strategy for the Cloud and Public Sector.
Explore best practices for digitalization and modernization, tailored to the unique challenges of European Institutions.
Participate in hands-on sessions and use case discussions focusing on the latest advancements in data management and artificial intelligence.
Learn directly from presentations by European Institutions, showcasing their own innovation journeys and success stories.

The agenda is thoughtfully designed to ensure you leave with actionable ideas, practical insights, and a network of peers and experts to support you in your transformation efforts.

Call to Action:

The SAP Innovation Days for the European Institutions is a unique opportunity to learn from the projects and experiences from your peers. If you have an SAP project or initiative that you wish to present and share with your fellow Institutions, please reach out to your respective Account Executive (linda.michiels01@sap.com or niels.huybrechts@sap.com).

The event foresees a dedicated day on Thursday March 20^th for these presentations and peer learnings, and is historically highly valued by all participants. We warmly invite you to actively share and participate, and look forward to hearing your story!

Agenda overview per day

Monday, 17 March 2025

Pre-event Welcome Dinner (registration required)

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Timing	Topic
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome & Introductions
09:15 - 10:00	SAP Strategy: The next era of enterprise management: Step confidently into the future by redefining enterprise management with SAP's cutting-edge strategies. by Patrick Zimmerman, SAP - Head of Strategy & Transformation Projects
10:00 - 10:45	SAP Strategy for Public Sector: Reimagine the public sector transformation with SAP as your catalyst for innovation. by Martin Klein, SAP - Senior Vice-President of Global Public Services
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:45	SAP Service Strategy: How to accelerate transformation: Discover the strategies to fast-track your success and master the transformation journey. byThomas Pfiester, SAP - President of Global Customer Engagement & Services, Member of the Extended Board SAP Ses
11:45 - 12:30	SAP Strategy: Business transformation management: Learn how to effectively drive change and master the art of business transformation. by Gero Decker, SAP - General Manager of SAP Signavio
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:15	Public Sector: Preparing for a Digital 2030: Join us to pioneer change and chart the path toward digital sovereignty by 2030. by Edeltraud Leibrock, Roland Berger - Global Managing Director for Innovation
14:15 - 15:00	Running a resilient business with security compliance and risk management: Ensure your business's future by learning strategies for resilience, security compliance, and risk management. by Marielle Ehrman, SAP - Senior Vice-President of Security, Compliance, and Risk
15:00 - 15:15	Break
15:15 - 16:00	Migrate your ERP system to the cloud – and keep on innovating: Explore how to elevate your operations by seamlessly transitioning to the cloud while continuing to innovate. by Boris Maeck, SAP - Head of Technology and Architecture - Cloud ERP
16:00 - 16:45	AWS: A key technology for a successful and sustainable SAP modernization: Discover how AWS plays a crucial role in achieving a successful and sustainable SAP modernization. by Phani Dar, AWS - Global Head Public Sector ERP
16:45 - 17:30	Guided tour of the Potsdam Innovation Campus: Explore the heart of SAP innovation by joining our guided tour of the Potsdam Innovation Campus.
17:30 - 17:45	Wrap-up
19:30 - 22:30	Dinner

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Timing	Topic
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome & Tuesday Summary
09:15 - 10:00	SAP's Business AI Strategy and Deep-Dive: Unlock the potential of AI by diving deep into SAP’s strategic insights. by Florian Kunzke & Henning Heikotter, SAP - Global Director for AI Strategy, SAP - Head of AI Core at SAP Business AI
10:00 - 11:15	Hands-on: AI Embedded in an end-to-end process: Experience AI firsthand and transform your processes through hands-on application. by Philip Stambolov, SAP - AI Developer and Consultant
11:15 - 11:30	Break
11:30 - 12:15	SAP Data and Analytics Strategy: Harness the power of data and illuminate the path forward with SAP's analytics strategy. by Hagen Jander, SAP - Vice President for Business Data Cloud Product Management
12:15 - 14:00	Business Simulation Game for Public Sector: Engage with an interactive simulation to visualize the potential of the public sector. by Kamran Shaikh
14:00 - 14:15	Break
14:15 - 15:00	BUSINESS TRACK Priorities, roadmap, and vision for HCM with SAP SuccessFactors	TECH TRACK Bring out your best in data with SAP Business Data Cloud
15:00 - 15:45	Reimagining effortless and compliant mission experience with SAP Concur	Reinvent your processes with SAP Business AI
15:45 - 16:30	Discover the Future of Document Management with OpenText and SAP	Making data products easily consumable by the public at scale with OpenDataSoft
16:30 - 17:15	Contingent Workforce Management with SAP Fieldglass	Beyond Automation – Ensuring Business Assurance in SAP Transformations with Tricentis
17:15 - 17:30	Wrap-up
19:30 - 22:30	Dinner and Social Event (Barberini Museum)

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Timing	Topic
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome & Wednesday Summary
09:15 - 09:45	European Commission - Peer Sharing: SUMMA: the journey to the new corporate financial system by Vincenzo Curiale, Head of Unit – Corporate Financial and Accounting Systems – Directorate-General for Budget, SUMMA Programme Manager & Christophe thierry, Deputy Head of Unit – Corporate Financial and Accounting Systems – Directorate-General for Budget, SUMMA Business Programme Manager
09:45 - 10:15	European Central Bank - Peer Sharing: Digital transformation - Introduction of a new procurement solution with SAP Ariba by Miruna Taban (remote), Senior Project Manager/ Product Manager ERP Finance and Logistics, Directorate General Information Systems
10:15 - 10:45	European Parliament - Peer Sharing: Evolution from Lumira to SAC BI Reporting by Eleni Kapsimali, Responsible for Technical matters at European Parliament / DG FINS / Directorate of Budget and Financial Services / FMS Competence Centre Unit & Izabela Kozlik, Responsible for Operational and Management Reporting at European Parliament / DG FINS / Directorate of Budget and Financial Services / FMS Competence Centre Unit
10:45 - 11:15	Break
11:15 - 11:45	European Economic and Social Committee - Peer Sharing: All roads lead to Rome? The EESC's BPM journey by Federico Rossi, Deputy Director HR and Finance. European Economic and Social Committee & Hannah Riley, Head of Recovery Management & Planning. European Economic and Social Committee
11:45 - 12:15	European Commission - Peer Sharing: SUMMA Planning with SAP Analytic Cloud by Ilona Loeser, Head of Unit D4 Financial Reporting and data management - European Commission - DG Budget, Directorate D Accountability
12:15 - 12:45	European Medicines Agency - Peer Sharing: External workforces Management with SAP Fieldglass by Natasa Vucinic (remote), Product Owner for Fieldglass Contractors. European Medicines Agency
12:45 - 14:00	Closing keynote by Filip Lecomte