IBM at SAP Sapphire 2026

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SAP Sapphire 2026

SAP Sapphire Orlando 2026 brought together SAP and IBM to showcase how they are shaping global business technology through innovation, product development and consulting.

Join us next at SAP Sapphire Madrid, taking place 19–21 May, to continue the conversation—in person or virtually.**

On-demand session

AI strategy to agentic execution: Driving business value at scale

Executives are facing a moment where AI, including agentic AI, is moving from hype to measurable value. Explore what is creating value today, where organizations are getting stuck and where SAP and IBM can best support you. 

Watch on demand

SAP Sponsorship Speaking Sessions

Speakers: Kelly Hutton, VP and Senior Client Partner, IBM

Andreas Truls, ECS Delivery Head, SAP Oesterreich GmbH, SAP

IBM, one of the world’s largest SAP customers, migrated from SAP ECC to SAP Cloud ERP Private solutions on IBM Power VS across 175 countries and 150,000+ users in 18 months. Learn how IBM modernized quote‑to‑cash and finance, contributing to USD 4.5 B+ in productivity savings. Gain practical lessons for AI‑enhanced ERP transformation at global scale.

Speakers: Mustapha Levine, IBM Moderator

Speakers: Jeff Olsen, Managing Director, Cognitus Consulting LLC

Ricardo Bartra, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Arrow International, Inc

Speakers: Jerome Robertson, Director, AI Driven Business Insights, Pfizer

Vijay Sanklecha, Associate Partner, Data and Analytics, IBM

Speakers: Michael Dillon, Global Platform Leader, IBM

Speakers: Richard van der Sanden, Chief Enterprise Architect, SAP America, Inc.

Prasad Chennuru, Chief Architect, IBM

Learn how Nestlé is building a future‑ready enterprise—boosting speed, efficiency and consumer focus—by transforming its digital core. This award‑winning move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition enables AI and automation at scale, powering a new innovation platform for growth. This session will include an AI agent demonstration. 

Speakers: Markus Schnabel, Sr. PGM SAP Landscape, Nestlé 

Anup Ghosh, Distinguished Engineer, IBM

Executives are facing a moment where AI, including agentic AI, is moving from hype to measurable value. Explore what is creating value today, where organizations are getting stuck and where SAP and IBM can best support you. 

Speakers: Shivani Parikh, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Svenska AB

Stacy Short, VP/Senior Partner, SAP Global Partnership Executive, IBM

Speakers: Devraj Bardhan, SAP AI Leader, IBM United Kingdom Limited

Mark Wright Senior Director, SAP Build Product Marketing, SAP Labs

Speakers: Bill Piotrowski, Senior Partner, Americas SAP Leader at IBM, IBM Consulting

Alessandro Sabidussi, Cloud ERP Partner Portfolio Manager, SAP

Raj Gopalakrishnan, Managing Director, Deloitte

Faye van Wyk, Global SAP Methods Lead, EY Global Services Ltd

Resources

Key benefits of RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server Modernizing SAP environments to enable scalable transformation ERP meets AI: Fortune favors the bold Learn how IBM transformed its global operations with SAP Cloud ERP Private