SAP, the leader of the global enterprise application software market, brought together leading institutions of the business world and managers from different sectors at the special event it organized in Istanbul.
The biggest event of the year in the SAP ecosystem in Turkey “SAP Innovation Day“, in Istanbul on April 17, approx. With the participation of more than a thousand people was carried out. Prominent leaders of the business world came together at SAP Innovation Day, which invited companies aiming to grow to benefit from the power of cloud and artificial intelligence.
Within the scope of the event, which started with the opening speeches of SAP executives, 12 different sessions were held throughout the day, following the “Investments that make a difference with innovation” and “Those who lead the transformation in the cloud” panels with CEOs from different sectors. The closing of the SAP Innovation Day event, where experience areas focused on customer experience, digital supply chain, finance, retail, human resources and expense management were established, was made with the performance of Comedian Gökhan Ünver.
17 of the 20 largest companies in Turkey use SAP cloud solutions
SAP Türkiye General Manager opened the event. Uğur Candan’s According to the statements of the largest companies in our country 90% SAP uses. While 85% of the export activities of the largest 500 companies are triggered by SAP systems, companies that use SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) achieve a net turnover increase rate of 2.3 times per employee compared to those that do not use SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
Candan said that the investments made in the cloud in the last 10 years are preparation for today.We no longer have any projects that do not touch the cloud. Cloud ERP projects in Turkey have increased approximately 2.5 times in the last 2 years.” he said.
Regional Vice President of Operations for SAP EMEA Region, which includes 97 countries Hans-Peter Fülle In his presentation, he gave the following information about SAP’s customers around the world: “SAP’s customers constitute 87% of total global trade. While 99 of the world’s 100 largest companies use SAP, 85 of them place SAP S/4HANA at the center of their business processes. “97 of the 100 greenest companies in the world prefer SAP.” Fülle also gave information about Joule, SAP’s artificial intelligence-supported digital assistant, and SAP Build Code, which optimizes application development.
“Microsoft and SAP’s biggest goal is to work for Türkiye”
In the session titled “Simplify Your Daily Work Routines with Artificial Intelligence”, Özgür Odabaşıoğlu, Cloud ERP COO of SAP EMEA Region with Microsoft Türkiye General Manager Levent Özbilgin and SAP Türkiye Industry and Innovation Director Çağatay Özak took the stage.
Stating that there are 6 thousand RISE with SAP customers worldwide and over 100 thousand Cloud ERP systems managed and offered as a cloud service, Odabaşıoğlu mentioned that the adoption of the cloud is very fast and said that it is not cloud transformation, Proper cloud transformation is important he underlined. Explaining their R&D work with the world’s leading universities on artificial intelligence, Odabaşıoğlu added that Microsoft is a major business partner with which SAP works closely.
Levent Özbilgin, Microsoft’s Türkiye boss, whom we know with the Co-Pilot model, said, “Artificial intelligence runs on cloud platforms. An IT platform consisting of trillions of units… As Microsoft, our aim is to offer this technology platform. We are the first user of RISE with SAP. Our cloud platforms operate in more than 70 locations around the world. RISE with SAP is also one of the most important users of this platform. There are two important issues for the future: Scalability and reliability. Cloud provides both.” he said.
Emphasizing that the partnership between Microsoft and SAP is important for Turkey, Özbilgin added: “Our main goal is to create value for the end user. SAP does this so well because it works with so many different industries. Microsoft offers the platform. That’s why we benefit from SAP’s competencies in sectoral and customer-based breakdowns. Microsoft and SAP are currently the 2 largest multinational technology companies operating in Turkey. The biggest reason for the existence of Microsoft and SAP is working for Türkiye.”
Those leading the transformation in the cloud were also included
In one of the sessions moderated by SAP Turkey Deputy General Manager of Sales Elif Ertan, CEOs took the pulse of the cloud. SOCAR Turkey CEO Elchin Ibadov, who received applause from the audience by saying that they do not see themselves as foreigners but as Turkey’s largest foreign investor, said: “2We entered the Turkish market in 008. The first 5 years were spent getting to know the market and the country. We invested actively in the second 5 years. “We have been increasing our efficiency while continuing to invest for the last five years.” said.
On the other hand, Yılport CEO said that they aim to be among the top 10 players in the world. Erhan ÇiloğluGeneral Manager of Nobel Pharmaceuticals Oğuz Akandil and Borusan Cat Chief Executive Officer Ozgur Good Morning He also made statements.
At the SAP Innovation Day event, in the afternoon, in 3 different halls, a total of 12 parallel sessions Edited. The session titled “Pioneers of Cloud Transformation: Inspiring Stories” was moderated by Detaysoft Deputy General Manager of Sales Fatih İnanç. İDO General Manager Murat Orhan and Martur Fompak International Smart Technologies Senior Director and Supply Chain Methods and Technologies Senior Director Özlem Altınışık also took part in the panel.
In the panel titled “Digital Transformation of the Taste Journey with Komagene”, Komagene Marketing Director Demet Ünsal and Nagarro + MBIS Professional Services Director Orhan Aksu took part. SAP Türkiye Cloud ERP Solution Manager Dr. In the panel moderated by Serdar Kebapcı, Komagene’s digital transformation journey with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud was explained.
Innovative technologies were discussed
“Our preparations for the flight are complete, fasten your seat belts!” In the panel titled RISE with SAP journey above the clouds, moderated by Felece General Manager Selahattin Güldeş, Doğanlar Mobilya Group Information Technologies Director Hidayet Fidancı and Özler Tarım Information Technologies Director Sinan Güler spoke.
NTT DATA, Türkiye and MENA Presales Group Leader Yonca Yarayan moderated the “The Future Transformed with Innovative TechnologiesMonster Notebook Information Technologies and E-Commerce Deputy General Manager Korhan Erdem and Martaş Automotive Digital Transformation Director Serkan Kandemir attended the panel.
Process management and sustainability were not forgotten either
In the afternoon parallel sessions, SAP Signavio Leader H. Bora Taşer said, “Process management “How aware are you of the risks in your initiative?” brought up the question. sahibinden.com SAP Project Leader Hilal Ercan Kaçar talked about their digital transformation journey accompanied by Vektora Senior Project Leader Ezgi Hasret Talu. The transformation of sahibinden.com, Turkey’s most downloaded real estate and sales application with 60.7 million users, with Rise with SAP was discussed.
In the panel where SAP’s Corporate Sustainability Approach was discussed, Smart Güneş Technologies’ IT Director Damla Sezgin Yoluaçık and Project Manager Mert Sefa Ünal and SAP Turkey Risk and Sustainability Leader Nazlı Savaşçı, moderated by SAP Turkey Sales Director Can Bilgin, talked about SAP’s corporate sustainability approach. sustainability discussed his approach.