BTP SYMPOSIUM

Tuesday 18th July 2023 - 10:00am - 5:45pm

etc.venues, Manchester

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The BTP Symposium committee would like to invite you to this full-day conference featuring the SAP Business Technology Platform, including presentations from SAP and other industry specialists and a number of break-out sessions in the afternoon.

Doors will open at 9:15 am for registration and you can take your time to walk around our exhibition area, talk to different partners and network with fellow delegates before we officially kick off at 10:00 am. Check out our agenda and find out what you can expect on the day!

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Would you like to:

  • Learn something new?
  • Master new skills and advance your expertise in BTP?
  • Have a face-to-face networking opportunity to connect with industry experts and peers?

If the answer is yes to any one of these questions, this is the perfect event for you!
The event also includes:

  • 12 Breakout Sessions
  • Exhibitions
  • Customer Success Stories
  • Panel Discussion
  • Networking Drinks Reception


Your BTP Symposium Committee:

Event Speakers

Iver van de Zand

CTO

SAP

Iver is the CTO for the SAP BTP and he leads all SAP BTP presales in Europe and runs a BTP blackbelt team. Iver has an extensive background in data & analytics and held various leadership roles in both the SAP Product and Presales areas for Analytics and Data Warehousing before becoming the CTO.

Marcia Kuchiki

Reporting & Analytics Global Lead - Voyager (S4H Transformation)

Diageo

20+ years professional experience leading local, regional and global teams. Robust background in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance, Treasury (including OTC and STP processes), Business Development, Finance Controllership and Enterprise Transformation programs.

Matt Unwin

Senior SAP Business Analyst and Project Manager

Synthomer

Matt specialises primarily in Customer Service, Logistics and Supply Chain specifically in FMCG, e-Grocery/e-Commerce and chemical industries, coordinating with the business users and developers to ensure requirements and solutions are optimal for the requirements.

Fiona Warburg

SAP CC Lead

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Fiona has over 17 years of experience working with SAP systems and nearly 21 years in IT. She is currently the Centre of Excellence Manager at Welsh Water and is responsible for ensuring optimum value is driven by investments in SAP.

John Ford

SAP CC – Senior SAP R2R Specialist (Finance)

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

John has been working with SAP since 1995 supporting Henkel’s initial implementation of SAP R/3 version 2.0B and worked in various roles consulting at Diagonal, moving to Sofa Workshop then back to consulting at Logica/CGI. He's currently at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water as Senior SAP Financials Lead.

Chris Hodgetts

Head of Technology Innovation

Sanctuary Group

Specialising in delivering outcomes to improve lives through strategy, innovation, and modernisation. Chris has great enthusiasm for innovation without indulgence and a special interest in health, social care, and person-centric interactions.

Craig Horner

Associate Partner – Data and Analytics (SAP)

IBM Consulting

With over 20 years of experience in Data & Analytics, Craig has delivered business solutions for clients across multiple industries helping to shape how to extract the value of SAP data.

Luke Parker

Partner, SAP Services Area Leader

IBM Consulting

Luke Parker is a Partner within SAP Consulting responsible for all IBM’s SAP Business in the UK and Ireland. Luke has over 20 years SAP experience and has worked closely with a number of our major clients including: Reckitt, Compass and Diageo.

Maddie Coller

User Experience Designer

Sanctuary Group

Maddie specialises in user experience and has a passion for inclusive design. Responsible for implementing the UX discipline within her current organisation to create better user experiences.

James Brack

Enterprise Architect

Sanctuary Group

James Specialises in leading digital transformation initiatives, bringing business outcomes to life with an Enterprise view on Technology.

Dan Barton

Co-Founder - Innovation & User Experience

Bluestonex Consulting Ltd.

25 years of SAP experience managing both end user enterprise teams as well as long background in consulting. Co-Founded Bluestonex in 2012, a software and services company based in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Daan Lefebvre

SAP Integration Consultant

Delaware

Marcus Castle

Team Manager, User Experience

NTT DATA Business Solutions

Marcus is UX Team Manager at NTT DATA Business Solutions Ltd, his team are responsible for delivering usability optimisation and simplification across key business processes.

Katie Sarson

Workforce Management Specialist

Dormakaba UK Ltd

Sales lead for UK and Ireland, Sales, contracts, project planning, 20+ years experience in Business process engineering, Integration and Sales and implementation.

Shivani Mishra

Senior Manager

Deloitte

Shivani leads Intelligent Technologies Capability in Technical Services within Deloitte UK’s SAP Practice. She is a Technical Architecture Specialist with expertise in Design Thinking and Innovation. She has been a key member of the team across numerous large-scale transformation projects.

Akos Szalay

Senior Technical Development Consultant

NTT DATA Business Solutions

Akos is a senior expert in the development team, with 15 years of experience developing solutions with SAP and third party technologies both on premise and in the cloud.

Christian Holtfurth

Distinguished Engineer

Solace

Christian Holtfurth is an Experienced Solution Architect and Solace Distinguished Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology, financial services industry and other sectors adopting EDA like manufacturing, retail and others with a focus on event-enabling SAP systems

Dean Farrow

Lead Solution Advisor for SAP Analytics and Intelligent Technologies

SAP

Dean has been enthusiastically working in presales and advising solutions for customers for over 25 years, mainly specialising in the area of business intelligence and analytics.

Shantanu Goswami

Director - Centre of Excellence

SAP

Shantanu brings around 25 years of sales, delivery & consulting experience. Shantanu has worked with customers in Latam, Europe, Africa and AsiaPaciifc and working cross cultures on topics of Innovation & digital transformation is his forte.

Vivien Boche

Innovation Specialist

SAP

Vivien believes that not only every company can improve their productivity and efficiency through innovation but also those who strive to disrupt themselves today are the disrupters of the market tomorrow.

Event Location

etc.venues
11 Portland Street
*Entrance on Minshull Street*
Manchester
M1 3HU

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09:15 - 10:00

Registration and Exhibition

Connect with industry professionals and explore the latest products and services at our exhibition in Panorama Lounge.

10:00 - 10:20

Introduction and Welcome

10:20 - 11:05

Unlocking your business potential with BTP

Iver van de Zand

CTO - SAP

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is a platform that brings together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration in one, unified environment. In this keynote Iver will cover the SAP strategy, how the components that make up BTP can be used to innovate and integrate with examples of both on-premise and cloud applications and the steps recommended to unleash the full potential of a connected business.

11:05 - 11:35

Coffee & Networking

Great opportunity to connect with other professionals while enjoying some refreshments

11:35 - 12:20

BTP – Starting the journey to Data Sphere

Craig Horner

Associate Partner – Data and Analytics (SAP) - IBM Consulting

Marcia Kuchiki

Reporting & Analytics Global Lead - Voyager (S4H Transformation) - Diageo

Diageo is implementing S/4HANA, with the key drivers being the enablement BTP for Data and Analytics. This session will share the opportunities identified to support analytics beyond core S/4 reporting.

12:20 - 12:50

Panel Discussion

Craig Horner

Associate Partner – Data and Analytics (SAP) - IBM Consulting

Iver van de Zand

CTO - SAP

Marcia Kuchiki

Reporting & Analytics Global Lead - Voyager (S4H Transformation) - Diageo

Chris Hodgetts

Head of Technology Innovation - Sanctuary Group

Reflect on the contents, we heard in the morning, and allowing follow-up questions from the audience for valuable insights and perspectives from industry experts

12:50 - 13:50

Lunch & Networking

13:50 - 14:30

Breakout Session 1

14:35 - 15:15

Breakout Session 2

15:15 - 15:45

Coffee & Networking

15:45 - 16:25

Breakout Session 3

16:30 - 17:10

Breakout Session 4

17:10 - 17:45

Networking Drinks Reception

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Driving Innovation with BTP and Where to Start - Dan Barton (BluestoneX)

Dan Barton from Bluestonex presented Driving Innovation with BTP and Where to Start at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Navigating your way through BTP - Daan Lefebvre (Delaware)

Daan Lefebvre from Delaware presented Navigating your way through BT at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Reduce Costs and Improve Processes through Workforce Management - Katie Sarson & Andrew Slynn (Dormakaba)

Katie Sarson & Andrew Slynn from Dormakaba presented Reduce Costs and Improve Processes through Workforce Management at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday... Read More

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Starting the journey to datasphere - Marcia Kuchiki & Craig Horner (Diageo & IBM UK)

Marcia Kuchiki from Diageo and Craig Horner from IBM UK presented Starting the journey to datasphere at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Empower Your Business Discovering Extensibility's Competitive Edge and SAP's Generative AI Approach - Vivien Boche (SAP)

Vivien Boche from SAP presented Empower Your Business Discovering Extensibility's Competitive Edge and SAP's Generative AI Approach at the BTP... Read More

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Harnessing innovation to deliver business value with SAP BTP - Shivani Mishra (Deloitte)

Shivani Mishra from Deloitte presented Harnessing innovation to deliver business value with SAP BTP at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Delivering exceptional User Experience on BTP - Marcus Castle, Matt Unwin & Akos Szalay (NTT DATA Business Solutions)

Marcus Castle, Matt Unwin and Akos Szalay from NTT DATA Business Solutions presented Delivering exceptional User Experience on BTP at the BTP... Read More

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Leveraging AI through SAP’S Business Transformation Platform - Craig Horner & Luke Parker (IBM UK)

Craig Horner & Luke Parker from IMB UK presented Leveraging AI through SAP’S Business Transformation Platform at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th... Read More

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Preparing for the Journey Unveiling the Path to Cloud Success - Shantanu Goswami (SAP)

Shantanu Goswami from SAP presented Preparing for the Journey Unveiling the Path to Cloud Success at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Journey from SCP to BTP and what we learnt along the way - Fiona Warburg & John Ford (Welsh Water)

Fiona Warburg & John Ford form Welsh Water presented Journey from SCP to BTP and what we learnt along the way at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th... Read More

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Business Technology Platform and Finance - Dean Farrow (SAP)

Dean Farrow from SAP presented Business Technology Platform and Finance at the BTP Symposium on Tuesday 18th July 2023.

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Extending our Field service transformation with BTP - Can you do it OnCe? James Brack & Maddie Coller (Sanctuary Housing)

James Brack & Maddie Coller from Sanctuary Housing presented Extending our Field service transformation with BTP - Can you do it OnCe? at the BTP... Read More

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How Event Driven Architecture Can Help Power Your Real-time Business Processes - Christian Holtfurth (Solace)

Christian Holtfurth from Solace presented How Event Driven Architecture Can Help Power Your Real-time Business Processes at the BTP Symposium on... Read More

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