Name: Enterprise Architecture
Start: 2025-10-01T09:30:00
End: 2025-10-01T15:00:00
Location: One Angel Square, Manchester

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, IT departments face mounting pressure to keep pace with ever-changing business demands. Traditional integration methods are increasingly proving inadequate in complex, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) offers a transformative approach that enhances flexibility and agility, enabling real-time supply chains, immediate business insights and personalised customer experiences.

During this session, you'll explore the fundamental principles of becoming event-driven and discover how this approach transforms operations with real-time responsiveness, together with industry expert Christian Holtfurth from Solace. Learn how EDA provides a scalable, future-ready platform to drive efficiency, improve decision-making and enhance customer engagement whilst addressing the critical challenge of IT system agility and real-time information access that organisations across the UK are grappling with today.

Ian Daniel from SAP will also explain how he thinks the three new SAP products help Enterprise Architects. He will cover SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP’s Integrated Toolchain for Business Transformation Management and WalkMe and show how they empower Enterprise Architects to simplify complexity and accelerate business transformation.

The enterprise architects of today's SAP world are increasingly being challenged with the need for platform modernisation in response to unlocking the latest capabilities and innovations to deliver business advantage. Callum Bromley, SAP Solution Architect from BAE Systems, will introduce the significance of platforms such as SAP BTP as a prominent fixture in the SAP estate of tomorrow and how you, as an EA, can begin to understand the route towards a future vision of your enterprise.

Atul Jawalkar from Co-Op, will then give you a candid update on Co-op’s journey with SAP RISE, one year post go-live. This session will explore the realities of operating on SAP RISE at scale—from early wins and unexpected challenges to lessons learned and what’s next. Whether you're considering SAP Rise or already on the path, this is a chance to gain practical insights.

Who Should Attend

This session is specifically designed for Enterprise Architects working with SAP landscapes, Integration Architects managing complex system environments, SAP Technical Leaders responsible for system strategy, IT Directors overseeing digital transformation initiatives and Solution Architects dealing with multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Key Takeaways

Link Strategy Directly to Execution - See how SAP's integrated toolchain provides a unified view of your transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment and reducing architectural complexity
Discovering How Event-Driven Architecture Directly Enables Critical Business Outcomes
Unify Your Data with SAP Business Data Cloud - Learn how to provide seamless, governed access to all business data, enabling faster, data-driven decisions without complex integration projects
Mastering the Art of Keeping Your SAP Core Clean Whilst Building Reactive Extensions