Sapphire 2023 hosted 8,579 customers and partners, up 60% over 2022. The feeling of positivity was palpable concluding with a powerful keynote featuring tennis legend Serena Williams. The message across the show was consistent and focused on SAP’s strong commitment to diversity and sustainability demonstrating to the world what we stand for. Sapphire news reverberated across global tier-one publications (Bloomberg, CNBC, CIO.com, Forbes, MarketWatch, Reuters, etc.) as many focused on SAP’s Vision for Future-Proofed Business in the Age of AI Comes to Life: SAP Sapphire in 2023.
Show Highlights
Alexa Gorman of SAP.iO and Alberto Rebolledo of Colgate-Palmolive presented on the strategic focus areas for startups in 2023 and how you can pilot startup solutions to solve challenges facing your business. The Next Frontier: Augment Your SAP Solutions with Startup Innovation
5,473 Total Customers Attended
78% of those who attended are decision makers
Virtually, the event had over 208,000 unique viewers
At IUC Basel, attendees discuss how the industry can rise to the challenge of energy security, develop winning decarbonization strategies, stabilize supply chains, and help tackle the cost-of-living crisis, whilst remaining competitive. At IUC, attendees learn from customer use cases from across the world, insights from SAP executives and solution experts, inspiring advice and guidance from guest speakers, more opportunities to grow network and learn from others within the community.
SAP.iO team at the booth together with the SAP Industry Cloud for Utilities team: Séverine Kichou, Sina Fraenkle, Bianca Ruebartsch and Christopher Pfendner.
Breakout session with LiveEO on Asset Management, including APJ Customers like Endeavour Energy, Powerlink, Yemena, Enexis BV
Round table on main stage on Distributed Energy Resources including Net2Grid, Evolution Energie, SAP and SA Power Networks
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We were thrilled to connect with industry leaders, demonstrate our startup partner solutions, and highlight how they fit seamlessly into SAP’s strategy. Take a look at the SAP.iO Thought Leadership Report created especially for this year’s event. If you missed us at the International SAP Conference
for Utilities this year, take a look at some of the show highlight here…
Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial technology exhibition, featured over 4.000 exhibitors and welcomed more than 130,000 visitors this year and is a global platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and business opportunities
The SAP.iO Team, represented by Pia Krause and Lior Weizman, had a dedicated pod where they presented our startup program and showcased one of our portfolio startups each day at the SAP booth!
Show Highlights
The SAP.iO pod hosted 5 SAP.iO Rising Stars partners, one every day.
20 pre-booked guided tours visited the SAP.iO pod with a total estimated number of 300+ people.
2 startup video interviews: Soley by industry influencer Maria Villablanca, and shyftplan by the SAP crew.
2 SAP.iO live sessions with clients & partners were presented at the SAP Live Forum Theater: shyftplan & Krones case study, and Zoovu & MAPAL case study.
Quotes
“Thanks to SAP.iO we had the chance not only to present at the SAP booth for a day, but also to invite our customer Krones on stage to present the BTP integration and the work we did with them. This was a unique opportunity to be a part of the SAP family, learn about our customers’ needs, and meet many amazing customers and members of the broader SAP ecosystem.” Jan-Martin Josten, Founder & CEO shyftplan
“For a second consecutive year, Milkman Technologies was invited by SAP to attend Hannover Messe, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology. We had the pleasure of joining as SAP.iO Rising Stars partners, having a dedicated stand in the SAP arena, and discuss our innovation in last mile delivery and logistics to customers, partners, and experts.” Valentina Russo, Chief Marketing Officer, Milkman Technologies
“We were thrilled to be invited by SAP to participate in the Hanover Fair this year, in partnership with SAP.iO. Amplifying our presence in Hanover through the SAP.iO platform, we’ve gained invaluable visibility, connected with industry leaders, and fostered strategic relationships with high-level SAP personnel, fortifying our partnership and enhancing our potential for success in the industry.” Leonardo Batista, Tech Evangelist, nyris GmbH
“The SAP booth at Hannover Messe was a unique platform to present our company Soley and our Product Mining solution. The chance to be there and the support before and during the show from Lior, Pia and the whole SAP.iO team was outstanding and makes for a great partnership.” Dr. Maximilian Kissel, Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Soley
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We were thrilled to connect with industry leaders, demonstrate our startup partner solutions, and highlight how they fit seamlessly into SAP’s strategy. Take a look at the SAP.iO Thought Leadership Report created especially for this year’s event.
If you missed us at Hannover Messe this year, take a look at some of highlight here:
The SXSW Conference provides an opportunity for the global community of digital creatives to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals who share a similar appetite for forward-focused experiences. SAP.iO representatives attended the first portion of the conference that is centered around technology and the intersection between startups, investors and corporates.
Show Highlights
SAP.iO startups featured in the following sessions:
SAP.iO team members attended many sessions to learn more about topics like responsibility in the generative AI age, simulating the world with quantum computing & AI, achieving America’s aspirations through science, technology and innovation, and Democratizing Venture Capital.
Quotes
“Absolutely incredible to hear from Arati Prabhakar, from the White House office of science and technology policy to understand the ways the federal government influences infrastructure for emerging technology.” – Kange Kaneene VP, SAP.iO Foundries NA & LAC
On November 4th, our organization hosted an exclusive pre-event for SAP Customer Experience Live Munich.
Held at the SAP Customer Experience Labs showroom, the “Experience: Innovation” meetup brought together diverse internal and external stakeholders, with the goal of sharing knowledge and cultivating valuable relationships around key innovation topics. We were happy to welcome over 50 attendees of customers, partners, and members of the press. The unique event was made possible by sponsor and partner Netconomy, as well as appreciated contributors SAP.iO, SAP Digital Commerce, and SAP C/4HANA Foundation.
Our program was kicked off with a rousing introduction from Eugenio Cassiano (Chief Innovation Officer at SAP CX), followed by an in-depth look at our current research and development into emerging technologies, provided by Georg Kreimer (Head of SAP CX Labs).
Next, the audience was treated to a lighthouse customer discussion between Harry Thomsen (SAP Regional President Middle & Eastern Europe) and Johannes Langguth (Senior Director, Finance Systems, Delivery Hero).
In the breakout sessions, attendees toured the SAP.iO Foundry Munich and heard pitches from startups participating in the current Commerce and Marketing accelerator program. They also learned about the progressive B2B omnichannel experiences provided by the SAP App Center, and how SAP Cloud Platform Extension Factory and open source project Kyma enable easy, agile augmentation of SAP C/4HANA solutions.
Through engaging talks, inspiring showcases, and opportunities to network with like-minded peers, the “Experience: Innovation” event was a great success.
Culture Shifting Weekend NYC – offers institutional investors, social impact investors, corporate venturers, and the investment community-at-large direct face-to-face engagement with the burgeoning Black venture capitalist GP community. As our 2017 event reported, there are over 120 Black GPs currently seeking the right partners and paths forward for their funds.
Alexa Gorman, global vice-president of the SAP.iO Fund and Foundry, presents her keynote during the ‘Artificial Intelligence as Ally for Inclusion’ session at Inspirefest 2018.
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We help the world run better Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Apply now! What you'll do Help setup a technical onboarding program for SAP.iO startups Research and […]
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