Excited to elevate your SAP skills? The full agenda for the S/4HANA Symposium will be released soon, but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of what to expect throughout the day. Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming your way!
 
*Please note that this agenda is subject to change without prior notice.
 
Wednesday 2 April
9.30am – 10am
Registration and Networking

Networking

10am – 10.20am
Welcome and Introduction

UKISUG Session

10.20am – 10.50am
SAP Business Suite – A New Era of Enterprise Management

Keynote - Neil Gardner, Head of Cloud ERP, SAP

10.50am – 11.25am
Coffee & Networking

Networking

11.25am – 11.55am
Embarking on your S/4HANA journey: Key considerations and lessons learned from GSK

Keynote - Paul Donovan, Senior Programme Director, GSK

11.55am – 12.25pm
A self-sufficient approach to S/4HANA for continuous improvement beyond go-live with National Gas and Resulting IT

Keynote - Andy Brown, IT Programme Director, National Gas

12.25pm – 1.10pm
Lunch

Networking

12.50pm – 1.10pm
Open Mic: I am on ECC6 - What are my options?

SAP Session - Jonathan Lake, SAP

1.10pm – 1.15pm
Mindfulness with Thrive

UKISUG Session

1.15pm – 1.45pm
Co-op's RISE with SAP journey to the Cloud

Keynote - Sandy Hallyburton, Portfolio Delivery Manager, Co-op

1.45pm – 1.50pm
Session Changeover

Networking

1.50pm – 2.20pm
AI Agents for Business and the Next Wave of Autonomy

Stream One - Manzar Haq, Senior Specialist for Business AI, SAP

How Watches of Switzerland utilised Integration Suite to prepare for their S/4HANA Journey

Stream Two - Glenn Bamford, Business Systems Manager, Watches of Switzerland

2.20pm – 2.50pm
Coffee & Networking

Networking

2.50pm – 3.20pm
Accelerate Your Journey to S/4HANA with a Clean Core and Clean Data

Stream One - Philip Carvalho, Regional Director, Data Migration International

RISE to Innovation Update: 2025

Stream Two - Stephen Jerram, Graeme Hughes, NTT Data

3.20pm – 3.25pm
Session Changeover

Networking

3.25pm – 3.55pm
BMI’s S/4HANA Journey: The Importance of Prioritizing Data First for a Successful Transformation

Stream One - Niclas During, Global Master Data Delivery Lead, BMI; Steve Connel, Head of Sales, Syniti

How to practically upgrade and transform business processes and maintain a continuous cycle of Innovation

Stream Two - Jonathan Lake, SAP Cloud ERP Solutions Expert, SAP UK

3.55pm – 4pm
Session Changeover

Networking

4pm – 4.30pm
A Deeper Dive into GSK's Journey

Stream One - Paul Donovan, Senior Programme Director, GSK; Conor Boden, Senior Solutions Manager, SNP

Navigating the complexities of the S/4HANA journey: Using AI to support the migration process

Stream Two - Dinesh Mohan Global Head, Tech & Digital Services , Expleo

4.30pm – 5.30pm
Networking Reception

Networking