BTP Symposium 2026

Gary Jackson

Managing Director, Aliter Consulting

As Managing Director and Founder of Aliter Consulting with over 30 years experience in SAP, I am passionate about helping clients achieve the best results from their investment in SAP and us. This is made easier being surrounded by a fantastic team of experienced SAP consultants!

Richard Good

Enterprise Applications Director, Capita

Dan Barton

COO, Bluestonex

Dan Barton, COO and Co-Founder, Bluestonex

With over 30 years in SAP technology, Bluestonex’s co-founder Dan Barton, brings deep expertise and a pragmatic, design-led approach to digital transformation.
A Certified SAP BTP Enterprise Architect and LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator, Dan helps organisations unlock real value from SAP - and today that increasingly means AI. At Bluestonex, he leads on software and innovation, championing the kind of outcomes-first thinking that's made the company a recognised name for innovation, BTP, and data in the SAP ecosystem.

 

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Jonathan Beardsley

Director, Alliances & Solutions Marketing – SAP Solutions, OpenText UK Ltd

Jonathan Beardsley is the Global Director of Solution Marketing for OpenText, specifically focused on the Pinnacle Award-winning SAP Solution Extensions and SAP partnership. In his role, he (and his team) focus on the GTM strategy of OpenText’s information management capabilities with SAP and how they can reduce risk and add value to SAP’s Customers adopting RISE with SAP / SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors. When not working, Jonathan enjoys travelling, snowboarding in winter months and spending time with his 9-year-old daughter.

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Richard Bourne

Digital Transformation Solution Principal, NTT DATA Business Solutions

Richard has been a trailblazer in the digital transformation realm for the last 5 years, known for driving innovation and operational excellence throughout the SAP eco system. He is a visionary and skilled in utilizing Business Technology Platforms (BTP) to transform business models and processes into tangible results. His expertise particularly in  in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has led to significant efficiencies and product improvements with SAP Build , making him a key figure in the evolution of digital business solutions.

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Tim Dyer

SAP BDC and Data Architect, SAP

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Richard Good

Enterprise Applications Director, Capita

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Gary Jackson

Managing Director, Aliter Consulting

As Managing Director and Founder of Aliter Consulting with over 30 years experience in SAP, I am passionate about helping clients achieve the best results from their investment in SAP and us. This is made easier being surrounded by a fantastic team of experienced SAP consultants!

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Venugopal Kelkar

Regional Director EMEA, SAP (UK) Ltd

SAP professional with more than 20 years of experience with expertise in SAP BTP. Venu leads a team of experts providing Adoption and Consumption services across SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Business Data Cloud.  

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Vadim Klimov

AstraZeneca

No bio provided

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Wesley Lomas

Aliter Consulting

Wes is a highly knowledgeable SAP BASIS professional, having been involved with the installation, configuration and management of various types of SAP systems over the past 20+ years across diverse industry sectors, including construction, banking and water utility companies.

Specialising in the BASIS/technical aspects of SAP systems, Wes has extensive experience of leading the project delivery phases, from designing and planning through to the build, testing and go-live of SAP implementations for a variety of business solutions and platforms, including S/4HANA, ECC, BW and Business Objects BI Platform

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Anna Panitkova

Head of BTP, Data & AI Solution Advisory UK&I, SAP (UK) Ltd

Anna Panitkova is Head of BTP, Data & AI Solution Advisory UKI at SAP. She has over 15 years’ experience in SAP, cloud transformation, customer success, presales and enterprise technology leadership, helping customers turn innovation into measurable business outcomes.

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Jon Rail

Director of Solutions & Services, Birchman

Jon Rail is Director of Solutions and Services at Birchman, bringing over 30 years of experience driving innovation on SAP platforms. He specialises in the practical application of real-time solutions, combining people, deep business process knowledge and technology. Jon works closely with customers to maximise value from their S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite investments, translating strategy into tangible, business-led outcomes.

: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-rail-7b5a0011/

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Shahid Rehman

VP (SAP) Prolifics , Prolifics UK

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James Rothwell

Director - Data, Analytics & Intelligent Platforms, Invenio

James Rothwell is Director of Data, Analytics & Intelligent Platforms at Invenio, specialising in SAP BTP, enterprise data strategy and intelligent technologies. He helps organisations transform complex data into actionable insights that drive innovation and business performance.

: www.linkedin.com/in/james-rothwell/

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Abhijeet Singh

Director of Business Development - SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP (UK) Ltd

: abhijeet-singh-577a17

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Sam Stuttard

Solutions Architect , Lemongrass Consulting

Sam is an expert in SAP Extension, AI, Integration and Automation on BTP, building his experience through hands-on implementations on BTP since 2018. He has worked as a BTP Architect consulting on some of the largest BTP implementations globally. He is incredibly passionate about BTP, AI and practical implementations that deliver quick wins, drive business value and leverage the latest technology to solve real-life problems.

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Glenn van der Meijden

Senior Director - SAP Platform , AstraZeneca

Glenn van der Meijden has worked in the SAP ecosystem across industries for over two decades. He has led large-scale SAP transformation programs and rollouts, driving innovation in emerging technologies. With deep technical expertise across a broad SAP portfolio, architecture skills, and proven strategic leadership, he excels in complex implementations. His experience makes him a valuable addition to our growing community.

 

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