SAP AG will be hosting its annual user conference, SAPPHIRE, set to explore new ways of driving collaboration and co-innovation to overcome business boundaries and gain competitive advantage.
SAPPHIRE 08, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7 and in Berlin, Germany, May 19-21, will focus on the theme “Business Beyond Boundaries,” addressing how today’s open technologies and integrated business networks can help companies achieve and maintain profitability, efficiency and growth.
According to the software giant, attendees will learn how to become best-run businesses with all aspects of their business networks working together as one.
“This year, with a focus on ‘Business Beyond Boundaries,’ SAP aims to provide a forum for the leading minds in business and technology to work together to tackle the challenges of accelerated innovation, workforce empowerment and collaboration across all areas of business,” said Marty Homlish, chief marketing officer and corporate officer, SAP.
Delegates can expect the to sit in on some 700 presentations and training sessions, along with nearly 200 interactive demo stations hosted by SAP customers and nearly 300 exhibiting partners on the conference floors.
Keynote presentations will feature Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of the Supervisory Board, SAP; Henning Kagermann, co-CEO and chairman of the Executive Board, SAP; Léo Apotheker, co-CEO and president, Global Customer Solutions and Operations, SAP; and John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects, an SAP company, and member of the Executive Board, SAP.
The keynotes will discuss how organizations can most effectively operate within and across industry boundaries, and close the loop between strategy and execution, all while delivering on requirements for strategic agility without compromising efficiencies.
SAPPHIRE 2008 will also mark Business Objects’ inaugural appearances as an SAP company.
“Business Objects looks forward to participating in the SAPPHIRE 2008 season and showcasing the synergy and co-innovation we continue to develop with SAP,” said John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects, an SAP company.
“Testimonials from our mutual customers will demonstrate to SAPPHIRE audiences how organizations can use SAP and Business Objects solutions to link strategy and execution by connecting people, information and business.”
Further SAPPHIRE 2008 program information can be found at www.sap.com/about/events/sapphire |
