BRINGING THE SAP
ECOSYSTEM TOGETHER
Brilliant Content. Capability Development. Networking.
13 – 14 November 2023. Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD.

WHAT IS
MASTERING SAP
Brilliant Content. Capability Development. Unrivalled Networking.
Mastering SAP is the coming together of two very special Mastering SAP Communities where you get access to everything . An extravaganza of amazing content, networking, and fun.
We’re bringing the thriving Mastering SAP community together – 500+ people, 2 days, 40+ hours of brilliant content and a plethora of unrivalled networking opportunities – to celebrate the talent, innovation and ideas literally transforming the way we work.

Think Tanks: 25 Oct – 5 Nov
20 Mastering SAP think tanks, all are based on hot topics in EAM, Supply Chain or Procurement. One hour in length and led by industry experts, the think tanks offer you excellent peer to peer learning and are designed to fit into busy schedules. You can attend as many as you wish.

Meetups: 9 – 17 Nov
We are thrilled to announce meetups (Covid dependent) in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra. Meetups will run from 4.00pm – 7.30pm and include a keynote speaker, drinks, canapes, and networking. For those not able to travel to any of these cities, we will also host an online meetup!

OnAir: 18 – 19 Nov
60+ hours of keynotes, case studies, perspectives, and masterclasses – served to you via five concurrent channels and discovery-learning formats. Featuring SAP customers, partners, leadership experts, and guest speakers. All content is available on-demand after the conference.
FROM THE
MAIN STAGE

UNLOCKING AGILITY AND ADAPTABILITY
Gus Balbontin – Investor, Advisor, Adventurer
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Gus Balbontin is one of them. He’s an investor, entrepreneur, founder and explorer who has spent two decades helping businesses adjust strategies, products, services, culture and individuals to better deal with rapid and regular changing markets. As the former executive director and CTO of Lonely Planet, Gus led one of the most loved brands in the world through significant disruption. Gus remains heavily involved with the startup scene around the world. He will delve deep into the digital transformation of the past two decades, sharing stories of how so many companies mishandled this seismic shift and how today’s business leaders can capitalise on the disruption that’s still occurring today.
HOW COST SCRUTINY LEADS TO SUPPLY CHAIN AND INVENTORY CONTROLS
GRAHAM MACLEOD, VP Asset Integrity & Supply Chain, Precision Drilling (Canada)
Graham Macleod will present how reporting and cost scrutiny in a down market saved Precision Drilling significant dollars on their supply chain spend.
How technology supported finding the parts, matching them to equipment, eliminating free text purchases and removed risk from the operation.
This address will be a fast-paced fire hose of information and concepts from Graham who holds a senior level in the Precision Drilling organization.


INNOVATE WITH SAP BUSINESS NETWORK TO CREATE RESILIENCY WITH INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN
PAIGE WEI-COX, Global Head of SAP Business Network, SAP SE (Germany)
You’ve heard of SAP Business Network, but perhaps you’ve wondered what it does or how it works? Well, wonder no longer! In this session, Paige Cox, SVP, Chief Product Officer and Head of SAP Business Network, will walk us through the cloud-based platform’s origins in Ariba Network and how it has evolved to allow trading partners to perform seamless data flow and frictionless collaboration across core business processes including design, sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, asset operations and external workforce management.
ASSET MANAGEMENT WITH SAP
Dieter Haesslein, Senior Vice President, SAP SE (Germany)
How can you increase asset uptime, reduce maintenance cost, and achieve resilient operations at the same time? Learn how SAP’s solutions for Asset Management help you to define effective maintenance strategies and plans to avoid breakdowns and reduce cost with efficient maintenance planning and execution.
See how SAP has put the maintenance user at the centre and simplified the asset management process in S/4HANA, leading to higher user productivity and more efficient maintenance planning and execution of work.
Understand SAP’s strategy and future direction for asset management, so that you can make the right decisions as you map out your future digitisation strategy for asset management.

DISCOVER OUR
COMMUNITIES
MASTERING SAP is home to two interconnected Communities each
with their own hot topics, schedule and speakers.
MASTERINGSAP
ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Mobility & The UX; Planning & Scheduling; Rotables and Repairables; Asset Management; Master Data; Workforce & Skills; Training; Integration; Linear Assets and Geospatial; Reporting & Analytics; Predictive and IAM; Budgeting; Portfolio, Project and Construction Management
MASTERINGSAP
SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT
Visibility Across the Supply Chain; Procurement & Contract Mgt; Supply Chain Planning; SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP); Sustainable & Ethical Supply Chains; Reporting & Analytics; MRO Spares & Inventory Mgt; Master Data; Extended Warehouse Mgt – EWM; Innovating with RPA, AI, ML & Data Mining
MEET OUR
SPEAKERS
From SAP customers and partners to leadership experts and change managers – the Mastering SAP program offers you thought leadership and innovation from a diverse range of industries and companies.
GET YOUR
TICKETS
- Live and Interactive MeetUps: Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra (Covid dependent) + Online Meetup
- 60 x Amazing Sessions over 2 days
- Masterclasses to Develop Capability and Training
- Recorded Content Post Event
- Global Thought Leaders and Inspiring Human Interest Stories
- Networking and Interconnectivity

“Everyone at Mastering SAP is so happy to talk about their learnings!”
ROSS METCALFE
IT Service Manager, Christchurch City Council
THANKS TO OUR
SPONSORS
Thank you to these amazing sponsors who have shown EXTRAORDINARY support of the Community through thick and thin. They are hugely acknowledged by all.









“I know the mechanics of ‘what’ you guys do, but there’s a spark in your ‘how’ that is just impossible to bolt down. It is in the essence of every one of your people.”
JOHN DWYER
Principal Consultant, Rizing EAM - a Wipro Company
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