The strategic mandate for SAP enterprises has transitioned from technical migration to the pursuit of the autonomous enterprise. While the move to SAP S/4HANA or Cloud ERP provides the foundation, many organizations find the path to operational AI obstructed by legacy technical debt, fragmented data silos, and a widening security perimeter. Success in this next phase requires an architectural shift that treats security and governance, integration, and a modern data foundation not as secondary IT tasks, but as the primary drivers of business intelligence.

This session brings together leadership from across the SAP ecosystem including the CEOs of Boomi and Onapsis, Microsoft’s Global Head of SAP, and the CIOs of Blue Diamond Growers and Mattel. These luminaries will cover topics such as reducing the risk of cloud migrations, managing complex relationships with software and infrastructure providers, and the best ways to activate and manage data essential for future AI use.

Key takeaways from the keynote include:

• Managing the relationships between SAP, cloud providers, and SIs to prevent project drift and control the hidden costs of cloud-based ERP.

• Moving beyond traditional perimeter defense to integrate SAP-specific vulnerability and compliance monitoring directly into the cloud landing zone to ensure continuous audit-readiness without slowing delivery.

• Using modern integration platforms to bridge the gap between SAP and non-SAP data, creating the activated, real-time data streams needed to feed analytics and AI with trusted content.

• Practical insights from Mattel and Blue Diamond Growers on transitioning from stabilization mode to a culture of driving continuous innovation.