One of the key benefits of attending a SAUG event is the interaction with peers, and the knowledge and insight that is shared in this sort of environment. While COVID may have prevented The SAP Australian User Group (SAUG) from running a face-to-face Summit this year, they will still be providing this key benefit particularly through the fire side chats and panel sessions featuring at the upcoming SAUG Summit Online Speaker Series.
The SAUG Summit Online Speaker Series will run from Mon 30 AUG – Thurs 2 SEP between 10AM – 11AM. The 4-day series will feature 3 high impact sessions each morning in the form of high impact customer case studies, expert sessions, fireside chats and discussion panels providing relevant, concise updates, helpful insights and the chance to have your SAP questions answered.
Jason Hincks, CEO at SAUG will be taking this opportunity to interview two heavyweight SAP executives on the topics of transformation and innovation. Peggy Renders, SVP & GM Customer Experience APJ, at SAP, will join Jason to discuss her thoughts on how to transform the way an organisation interacts with customers, engages with its employees and runs a smarter enterprise. In their discussion that will touch on transformational best practices, they’ll consider whether in this environment, transformation is an opportunity or has become a necessity.
Jason will also be joined by David Roberts Jnr, National Vice President, Business Architecture, from SAP (US). On the topic of innovation, this discussion will identify those key innovations that will change the way we work, key innovation trends and share key tips on building an organisational innovation culture. They’ll also get to the bottom of how to optimise and further develop your innovation strategy and how best to benefit from innovation.
4 Topics. 4 Panels. Over 4 Days.
The final session each morning of the 4-day Event Series will be a Discussion Panel tackling key questions relating to the event themes of Transform, Redefine, Innovate and Optimise. To give you a taste of what’s in store for these sessions; here’s an intro to our Panel Members.
Monday 30 AUG | TRANSFORM Panel
Key topic areas:
- Key transformation initiatives & trends at SAP customer organisations
- Transformation as a continual journey
- Has transformation changed & what does it really mean?
- What does transformation success look like & how do you measure it?

Tuesday 31 AUG | Redefine Panel
Key topic areas:
- Are member organisations redefining or rethinking how they operate?
- Changes in engagement with customers & employees
- Training & learning in a new environment
- Cloud migration experiences & strategies
- Risk & biggest challenges over the next year

Wednesday 1 SEP | Innovate Panel
Key topic areas:
- How do you build an organisational innovation culture?
- What are the best ways to benefit from innovation?
- Optimise & develop your innovation strategy.
- The innovation cycle
- Trends & Innovation in SAP solutions

Thursday 2 SEP | Optimise Panel
Key Questions:
- The ways to optimise SAP systems?
- Have recent disruptions driven greater need for efficiencies?
- Doing more with existing tools vs new tools – what is the balance?
- Optimising business processes
- Changing how people work

Each Panel will be capped off with a Q&A session where event attendees will have the opportunity to pose their questions to the Panel. In addition, the event agenda also boasts customer case studies from companies such as Lion, Fuchs Lubricants and SA Power Networks; expert sessions from Google Cloud, DXC Technologies, Tricentis and Basis Technologies plus more.
The format of the SAUG Summit Online Speaker Series is such that it allows for that peer interaction that is so popular within the SAUG community. Every session will feature ample time for Q&A. So don’t miss these, PLUS MORE incredible speakers and gain from the shared insights and experience of the amazing SAP community.
There’s no need to commit great slabs of time in your calendar… just 1 hour each morning for 4 days. This is the only independent, member run SAP event, created by customers for customers – so don’t miss the opportunity to hear the unfiltered content. Register TODAY and join us for this dynamic new Speaker Series.
PLUS, if you register before 5PM on Wed 25 AUG you have the chance to WIN lunch for you and 10 colleagues! Up for grabs are 4 prize packs each containing 10 x $25 Uber Eats Vouchers. (See the website for details*).
SAUG Summit Online Speaker Series. 1 Hour. 4 Days. High Impact. FREE!
You do have to be a member of the SAP Australian User Group to attend. Not yet a member? Contact SAUG, to find out how to join.
This article is sponsored by SAUG