Mastering SAP

**Almost time. Mastering SAP Connect lands this week.** Two days on the Gold Coast packed with real ANZ case studies, real lessons, and real solutions to real-world issues across enterprise asset management, supply chain, procurement and SAP Spend Connect. None of it happens without our sponsors. Swipe through to see the partners standing alongside the community this year. They're the reason the sessions, the conversations and the connections at Mastering SAP Connect are possible. Thank you to every sponsor helping bring this event to life. We can't wait to see you on the Gold Coast - SAP, PiLog Group, Prospecta Software, Accenture Australia, FourPL - Supply Chain Specialists, SimpleMDG, NEOS by Argon & Co, NRI Australia & New Zealand, Prometheus Group, The Config Team Ltd, Cario, DyFlex Solutions, GoWide Solutions, Precisely, Syniti, Westernacher Consulting and Netfira. Final tickets → https://lnkd.in/gAZtNkb6 #SAP #MasteringSAP #SAPCommunity #EAM #SupplyChain #Procurement #SAPSpendConnect And a special thank you to the team behind each sponsor - Teresa McFarlane, Vishal Gupta, Dr Rashad Ahmed Syed, Vanshita Yadav, Gemma Grocutt, Laura Jenkins, Brittany Frankland, Jay C., Liam Brockett, Nina Kruschitz, Katie Cameron, Noor N, Alexandra Miles, Noriko Komaki, Paula Matthews, Melissa Collins, Naresh Kumar and Jim Beard

What does a resilient ANZ supply chain actually look like in 2026? Ask the people in this room next week. Swipe through and you'll see just some of the fabulous speakers taking the stage at Mastering SAP Connect, 4 & 5 June 2026 on the Gold Coast. Join Heads of supply chain, S&OP and planning. DC, logistics and MRO leads. Architects and data leads keeping the chain running on SAP. Real ANZ supply chains, real lessons, real people you can actually call afterwards. Book now → https://lnkd.in/gAZtNkb6 Two days of: → Real ANZ case studies, not vendor pitches → Planning, S&OP, logistics, warehousing and MRO → Supplier lead times, inventory and supply chain resilience → AI-ready data and where embedded AI is genuinely useful → Plus the EAM, procurement & SAP Spend Connect tracks running alongside Real-world journeys and expert perspectives from Mateusz Forlita, Brent Kimpton, GAICD, Branco Marcina, Kelly Mackay, Cathy Addison, Amit Pandit, Amit Sharma, Graham Nicholson, Jason Forsyth, Scott Winter, Steven Chittenden, Damien Smith, Brendan Doyle, Matt Tunstall, Shaun Cox, Tim McLain, Anthony Cook, Simon Terry, Matthew Currie, Leo Brooks and Hemant Biradar. Be in the room where the toughest supply chain challenges get unpacked and answered. #SAP #SupplyChain #SCM #SAPCommunity #MasteringSAP #S4HANA #SAPIBP #Planning #Logistics

**The room makes the event** Swipe through and you'll see what we mean. These are some of the people who'll be speaking at Mastering SAP Connect, 4 & 5 June 2026 on the Gold Coast. Heads of maintenance and reliability. Planners and schedulers. Architects, data leads, program owners. The people actually doing the work in enterprise asset management across ANZ, sharing what's worked, what hasn't, and what's next. Book now → https://lnkd.in/gAZtNkb6 Two days of: → Real ANZ case studies, not vendor pitches → Master data, mobile EAM, predictive maintenance, IoT, APM → Where embedded AI is genuinely useful on the frontline → The S/4HANA EAM roadmap → Plus the supply chain, procurement & SAP Spend Connect tracks running alongside Be in the room where your challenges in enterprise asset management are discussed and answers explored. Thank you to the wonderful EAM speakers for sharing their experiences Mustafa Atak, Christopher Wood, Linda Davis, Niranjan Raju, Cathy Addison, Jeff B., Cody Ralston, Ye Li, Amit Sharma, Shaun Cox, Norah Weatherby, Adam Sivell, Matt Tunstall, Scott Winter, Steven Chittenden, Damien Smith, Brendan Doyle, Graham Johnston, Tim McLain, Vicki Robertson, Darryl Roberts, Sam Dureau, Andy Hancock, Graham Nicholson, Anthony Cook, Jason Forsyth, Leo Brooks & Hemant Biradar. #SAP #EnterpriseAssetManagement #EAM #SAPCommunity #MasteringSAP #S4HANA #AssetManagement #ReliabilityEngineering

SAPinsider today opened nominations for the inaugural SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026, an independently judged awards program built to recognise the customer organisations, projects and people driving the SAP agenda across Asia-Pacific. Winners will be announced at Sydney ICC on 17 November 2026 as part of Mastering SAP Collaborate, an SAP TechEd on Tour event. Nominations are open now at https://lnkd.in/gAHVCsiW and close on 15 July 2026. "Excellence in our community is not declared, it is demonstrated," said Jamie Bedard, Global CEO and Chairman of SAPinsider. "For more than twenty years SAPinsider has stood alongside SAP customers as an independent voice. These Awards are the natural extension of that role - an honest, rigorous celebration of the work that moves enterprises forward. Bringing the program to Asia-Pacific reflects where some of the most consequential SAP work in the world is now being done." https://lnkd.in/gJrm3MdN

Excellence is rarely about big headlines – it’s about the outcomes, the teams and the quiet, consistent execution that moves enterprises forward. Recognition matters because it shines a light on that work, shares real-world lessons with peers, and lifts the people and organisations setting the pace across our region. That’s why we're launching the inaugural SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026 – an independently judged awards program (as part of our global family of brands) celebrating the customer organisations, projects and individuals driving SAP excellence across Asia-Pacific. 🏆 Seven categories of excellence Highlighting outstanding work in: 1.    ERP Transformation Project of the Year 2.    Digital and Cloud Transformation Project of the Year 3.    AI-Powered Innovation Project of the Year 4.    Cybersecurity Project of the Year 5.    Innovation Vanguard - Customer of the Year Plus two categories recognising the people behind the outcomes: 6. SAP Woman of Impact and 7. Next-Generation Leader of Impact. 📍 Awards Night: 17 November 2026 📌 Venue: ICC Sydney, as part of Mastering SAP Collaborate – an SAP TechEd on Tour event If you’re an SAP end user in APAC – or you work with customers delivering impactful SAP initiatives – we’d love to see your achievements recognised on this independent stage. 🔗 Nominations are open now Enter here: https://lnkd.in/gAHVCsiW Nominations close 15 July 2026. Who will you be putting forward for recognition this year? #awards #excellence #SAP #APAC

Looking forward to an amazing Gold Coast lineup - Enterprise Asset Management, Supply Chain Management and Procurement together. Great to be in conjunction with SAP Spend Connect again.

Quick question for anyone managing inventory in an asset-intensive SAP environment: What is the biggest barrier to proactive inventory planning in your organisation? Vote below. If none of these quite fit, tell us in the comments - we are genuinely curious. Find answers to your EAM questions at Mastering SAP Connect Gold Coast, 4-5 June. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRzPzFsD #MasteringSAP #SAP #SupplyChain #EAM #InventoryPlanning #ANZ

Technology is rarely the hard part for high-tech companies when they begin their SAP IBP journey. However, aligning data, managing organizational change, and preparing the business to trust the output determines whether an SAP IBP implementation delivers real value or creates a more expensive version of the same problems. In a supply chain environment defined by tariff volatility, geopolitical constraints, and rapid product qualification cycles, SAP IBP's most strategic value is eliminating guesswork from decisions, not removing humans from them. Read more at SAPinsider https://lnkd.in/gK_2FrmF

Checkout our Gold Coast speaker lineup featuring amazing speakers and equally amazing stories they'll be sharing on 4th and 5th June at Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast. Operations leaders, maintenance managers, supply chain and procurement professionals, and SAP product experts - all sharing what actually happened in their organisations, not what was supposed to happen. 📍 Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast | 3-5 June 2026 Thank you - Cathy Addison, Mustafa Atak, Hemant Biradar, Leo Brooks, Patrick Chambers, Sharat Chandra Chikatmarla, Steven Chittenden, Anthony Cook, Shaun Cox, Brendan Doyle, Shaun Dunning, Jonathan Fogarty, Mateusz Forlita, Jason Forsyth, Ziahd Freijah, Julie Gerodias, Vishal Gupta, Dr Ben Hamer, Graham Johnston, Tim Jones, Joy Kennedy, Brent Kimpton, Ye Li, Kelly Mackay, Aidan Malone, Branco Marcina, Tim McLain, Chris Murphy, Vinodman Nair, Graham Nicholson, Denis Pavlov, Vicki Robertson, Florian Seebauer, Dr. Amarendra Singh, Damien Smith, Matt Tunstall, Jonathan Wilson, Scott Winter, Christopher Wood and more on the way! If you work in EAM, Supply Chain or Procurement and run SAP, this one is worth the trip. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gy49PDVU #MasteringSAP #SAP #EAM #SupplyChain #Procurement #GoldCoast2026 #ANZ #SAPcommunity

Going live is a milestone. Sustaining value after go-live is the real challenge. Norman Alimagno, MBA, ITIL, CSSGB, ADGBS Alimagno from Go Global Business Services (JG Summit Holdings Inc.) shares what consistently breaks after project teams step away, and why unclear data ownership, not technology, is usually the root cause. For executives who want to protect long-term SAP investment, this session, "Go-Live Isn't the Finish Line: What Really Determines SAP Value", tackles the organisational choices that most programs don't talk about until it's too late. 🔗 Read more at https://lnkd.in/gW6VF7Kx #MasteringSAP #SAP #S4HANA #DataGovernance #ERPValue #PostGoLive #CustomerCaseStudy