LEVEREDGE 2024

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
Rating: 4.9 (114 reviews)

The Premier Business Event by LeverX

October 1 — 3, 2024 • Miami, Florida
JW Marriott Marquis

3
DAYS

Dive into 3 days of inspiring success stories by industry leaders covering Business AI, Digital Supply Chain, Intelligent Spend & Procurement, Data Migration, S/4HANA, and more.

300+ PARTICIPANTS

Join a quality network of over 300 C-Level executives to share expertise and innovative knowledge on discussed topics and more.

10+ COUNTRIES

Gain insights from representatives from over 10 countries, offering a global perspective on technologies and business insights.

EXCLUSIVE GUEST SPEAKERS

Connect with top-tier business leaders and insiders from world-renowned global brands.

DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOPS

Learn how to maximize stakeholder business value by leveraging the Design Thinking approach.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN MIAMI

Take part in both formal and informal events and engage in delightful experiences with industry peers.

Florian Heretsch

SVP, Head of Cross Product Engineering & Experience

SAP

Tony Azevedo

Chief Executive Officer

6-8 Sports

Five Time Olympian

Manoj Swaminathan

Chief Product and Technology Officer
Intelligent Spend and Business Network

SAP

Gus Shahin

Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President

Flex

Robert Heideman

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

A. O. Smith

Andreas Schwarzer

Vice President of Global IT

FUCHS Group

Markus Albrecht

Senior VP & General Manager, Head of Business Technology Platform
Cloud Success Services

SAP

General JOHN W. "JAY" RAYMOND

Chief of Space Operations

U.S. Department of Defense

Joshi Venugopal

General Manager & Head of Europe

Novartis Gene Therapies

Maurice Jenkins

Chief Information Officer

Miami International Airport

Dr. Ted Way

VP & Chief Product Officer, SAP Business AI

SAP

Premal Bathia

Sr. Director,
North American CoE

SAP

TBA

JBS SAP Implementation Team

JBS

Tamas Tobak

Chief Information Officer

Head of IT

Waberers International

Michael O'Donnell

Chief Revenue Officer

SAP Digital Supply Chain

SAP

Stuart Van Houten

Chief Revenue Officer, SAP ISBN, NA

SAP

Cristina Greysman

Head of SAP on AWS Partners & Alliance

Amazon Web Services

TBA

Google

Joern Keller

Executive VP & Chief Product Officer

SAP Business Network

SAP

TBA

Microsoft

Sardor Mirzakhmedov

Chief Executive Officer

Safia

Otis B Smith

Enterprise Architect

Advanced Analytics & Automation

Florida Crystals

Andreas Hauser

Senior Vice President of AppHaus

SAP

Martynas Sarapinas

Chief Transformation Officer

Girteka Group

Daniel Zimmermann

Partner & Co-Chair

WilmerHale

Koen Roaen

SAP Program and Project Manager

Joris Ide

CHRISTOPH FISCHER

Vice President of Sales, North America

LeverX

Maxim Chuprunov

Chief Executive Officer

Riscomp

Soumya Sekhar Das

Senior Partner Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

Tim Flaherty

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Enable Injections

ERIC STAJDA

Senior Vice President, Delivery, North America

LeverX

Matthias Hohensee

Silicon Valley Bureau Chief

WirtschaftsWoche - German Business Week

Alvis Abolins

Chief Financial Officer

Karcher Technology Latvia

Jekaterina Timofejeva

SAP HCM & SuccessFactors Service Lead

Girteka Group

Antons Antonenkovs

Head of IT Enterprise Solution & Data Analytics

Rimi Baltic

JACQUES MURATORI

Solution Director, Intelligent Spend & Business Network

LeverX

Rene Riedi

Chairman of the Board

President & CEO

Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Florida Chapter

DAVID KRAMP

Director of Sales, LeverX

LeverX

Alfred Sanchez

President & CEO

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Vincent Subilia

Directeur Général

Geneva Chamber of Commerce

Jim Osborne

Solution Advisor,
North American CoE PLM Practice

SAP

Omar Jabara

Procurement & Supply Chain Expert

SAP

DMITRY ANTANOVICH

Solution Director, Digital Supply Chain

LeverX

SERGEY SELEZNEV

Director, SAP Software Solutions and Product Development, LeverX

Product Owner, DataLark

Kam Ghossaini

Director, Digital Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 COE

SAP

Edward Chavez

Senior PLM Manager

A. O. Smith

Siarhei Valenda

Head of Automated Information Systems Development

LeverX

Artūrs Semjonovs

Information Technoiogy Manager

Karcher Technology Latvia

Achim Rossel

Senior Vice President Business Development

DSC Software AG

Jekaterina Masosina

Stream Lead in SAP Retail Area

Rimi Baltic

Lina Ponomarioviene

Head of People and Culture Business Partnering

Girteka Group

Vitali Usau

Head of Innovation and Mobile

LeverX

More to come
Stay tuned!

TED SOUDER

EXPERIENCE

Ted Souder is a leading authority on the transformative power of embracing a digital mindset in today's business world. With an impressive tenure as one of Google's earliest employees, Ted dedicated over 20 years to contributing to one of the most remarkable business success stories in history. Throughout his time at Google, he held various senior roles, including Head of
Industry, Retail, and Founder of the Google CFO Forum. Additionally, Ted served as Vice-Chair of the prestigious Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, one of the oldest and largest chambers in the United States.

DR. VICTOR LOZINSKI

Co-founder & Chairman of the Board, LeverX

vision

LEVEREDGE 2024 is a premier event designed to bring together leading minds from various industries to exchange knowledge, experiences, strategies, and visions through keynotes, presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. We expect over 350 participants from North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The audience will include our customers, prospects, partners, SAP colleagues, representatives from Apple, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, international Chambers of Commerce, local tech and business leaders, financial and academic institutions, and members of the LeverX team.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Morning session: Design Thinking Workshop powered by the SAP AppHaus Network

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Afternoon session: Design Thinking Workshop powered by the SAP AppHaus Network

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Speaker Dry-Run & Event Dry-Run

6:30 PM – 11:00 PM Early Badge Pick Up

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Welcome Reception | Networking

Day 1

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration opens

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome speech

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote: The Future of Business AI

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Insightful presentations and panel discussions covering the following topics and more:

AI for Business
SAP-Powered Innovations
- Digital Supply Chain and ISBN
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM Forum @ LEVEREDGE)
- Core ERP & Migrations
- Business Technology Platform
Enterprise Transformation Journeys
Product Development Insights

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM LEVEREDGE 2024 Gala Celebration

Day 2

Thursday, October 3, 2024

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration opens

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Warm up

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote: Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Transformation

9:00 PM – 5:00 PM PLM Forum @ LEVEREDGE

9:30 AM – 2:00 PM Insightful presentations and panel discussions covering the following topics and more:

AI for Business
SAP-Powered Innovations
- Digital Supply Chain and ISBN
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM Forum @ LEVEREDGE)
- Core ERP & Migrations
- Business Technology Platform
Enterprise Transformation Journeys
Product Development Insights

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM LeverX Happy Hour

Day 3

Day 1 – Tuesday, October 1
Time	Agenda / Location
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Pre-Event \| Design Thinking Networking Breakfast Pre-Event Registration Needed
10:00AM – 1:00PM	Pre-Event \| Morning session: Design Thinking Workshop powered by the SAP AppHaus Network Network Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Pre-Event \| Design Thinking Networking Lunch Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami
2:00PM – 5:00PM	Pre-Event \| Afternoon session: Design Thinking Workshop powered by the SAP AppHaus Network Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami
2:30PM – 5:30PM	Presentation Dry Run \| Speaker check \| Panel Discussion check JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor
6:00PM – 7:00PM	Early Badge Pick Up JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:00PM – 11:00PM	Welcome Reception \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, Pool Deck, 19th Floor

Day 2 – Wednesday, October 2
Time	Agenda / Speakers
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Registration \| 3rd floor
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Breakfast \| Networking \| 3rd floor
8:30AM – 8:45AM	A Message from the LeverX Co-founder and Chairman of the Board Dr. Victor Lozinski, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, LeverX
8:45AM – 9:00AM	Welcome Kick-off Laura DiBella, President and CEO, Enterprise Florida
9:00AM – 9:30AM	SAP Keynote Muhammad Alam, President and Chief Product Officer for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network Product Engineering and General Manager for SAP Business Network & Joern Keller, SVP and Chief Product Officer, SAP Business Network
9:30AM – 10:00AM	Customer Keynote: Driving Digital and Business Transformation @SCALE at Schneider Electric Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO and SVP, Schneider Electric
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Unlocking Innovation: How Flex Partners with Startups to Tackle Business Challenges Sumaira Nabeel, Vice President Strategic Operations and Partnerships, Flex
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Networking (Around the Pods)
11:00AM – 11:30AM	AWS for SAP, the proven cloud to run and extend any SAP workload Cristina Greysman, Head of SAP on AWS Partners & Alliance, Americas Amazon Web Services Beth Sharp Sr. Solution Architect Manager, North America
11:30AM – 12:00PM	Enterprise Intelligence Solutions by Google Cloud Edy Sardilli, Global Partnerships & GTM, Google Cloud
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Lunch \| Networking
1:00PM – 1:30PM	Panel: CIO Perspectives, Navigating Digital Transformation, Igniting Innovation, and Elevating Enterprise Success Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO and SVP, Schneider Electric, Gus Shahin, Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO), Flex
1:30PM – 2:00PM	Panel: The Future of AI. Is AI our friend or enemy? Andy Hancock, Global Vice President of the Center of Excellence within SAP Melissa Medina, CEO & President of eMerge Americas Ted Souder, Digital Transformation Champion, Advisor To Chairpersons & CEOs Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College Daniel Zimmermann, Partner, WilmerHale
2:00PM – 2:30PM	Espresa's Journey: Transforming Ideas into a Cloud-Based Employee Platform Alex Shubat, CEO of Espresa
2:30PM – 3:00PM	Transforming Quote to Cash Solutions for Large and Medium-Size Enterprises Arnold Heinz, Head of Product Management Quote to Cash, SAP
3:00PM – 3:30PM	Connecting people, processes, and systems in supply chain across multiple enterprises Brooke Williams, Vice President - SAP Business Network
Breakout Sessions:
Track 1 - Supply Chain, Logistics & Business Network - Met Ballroom 2
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Evolution towards Intelligent Enterprise in Logistics: Embracing the Transportation-Centric Approach and Unveiling SAP Solutions Implementation Julius Česnakauskas, Head of SAP Solutions, Girteka Saulius Pauliukas, SAP Project Manager, Girteka
4:00PM – 4:30PM	The Ariba experience by Amer Sports Sylwia Piatkowska, Procurement Project Coordinator, Amer Sports
4:30PM – 5:00PM	SAP EPD Collaboration integration to SAP Ariba Sourcing and Supply Chain Collaboration Ulf Petzel, Head of PLM Global Solution Advisory, SAP
Track 2 - Product Lifecycle Management - Met Ballroom 3
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Digitalize product development, innovate faster, and build a digital thread Mark Landrosh, Senior Director - R&D/Engineering Solutions at SAP Sean Laughlin, PLM Solution Management – Digital Products & Projects at SAP
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Design to customer demand and product individualization with PLM software Jim Osborne, PLM Practice Lead, SAP North American Digital Supply Chain COE Achim Rossel, SVP Business Development at DSC Software
4:30PM – 5:00PM	How to Improve Your Product Costing Process and Avoid Expensive Mistakes Lino Messerschmidt, Product Manager, SAP Product Lifecycle Costing
Track 3 - Innovation - Met Ballroom 4
3:30PM – 4:00PM	AWS SDK for SAP ABAP, intro Generative AI and how that helps SAP customers Joao Bozelli, Specialist Solutions Architect, SAP on AWS na Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Glasstower: Is the World Ready for Instant, Low-Cost B2B FX Payments? Keith Styrcula, Founder and CEO, Glasstower Digital, LLC
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Using AI to empower your organization with innovative technologies by Google Cloud Blake Lanning, Solutions Engineer, Google Cloud
Track 4 - Business Technology Platform - Met Ballroom 5
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Bring together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration Shawn Brown, Senior Director - Center of Excellence SAP Business Technology Platform
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Innovating with SAP Business Technology Platform for customer value Amir Bonakdar, Senior Director - Business Lead Global and Americas - AppHaus at SAP
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Innovate faster with SAP BTP and 200+ AWS services Soumya Sekhar, Senior Partner Solutions Architect - SAP at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6:30PM – 6:45PM	Meet up JW Marriott Marquis Lobby
6:45PM – 6:50PM	Shuttle departure to the Sefair Yacht
7:00PM – 11:00PM	Set Sail in Miami! Sefair Yacht

Day 3 – Thursday, October 3
Time	Agenda / Speakers
8:00AM – 9:00AM	Breakfast \| Networking \| 3rd floor
9:00AM – 9:30AM	Miami Dade County is Future Ready Margaret Brisbane, Chief Information Officer, Miami-Dade County
9:30AM – 10:00AM	Developing Innovative Digital Tools to Understand Local Water Quality Rebecca Tallon, Director of Water Treatment Technologies and Materials, A. O. Smith Corporation
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Eliminating the physical paper trail while increasing transparency & efficiency Nathan Emler, Engineering Programmer, Ariel Corporation
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Networking (Around the Pods)
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Navigating the Seas of Technological Advancement: Exploration of SAP implementation Laurynas Prikockis, CIO, Western Shipyard
11:30AM – 12:00PM	Integrated Product Lifecycle Management on S/4HANA Lindsay Neill, Director Enterprise Applications, Mizuho-OSI
12:00PM – 12:30PM	Enhancing People and Organizational Management through SAP SuccessFactors Jekaterina Timofejeva, SAP HCM & SuccessFactors Service Lead and Lina Ponomarioviene, Head of HR Transformation, Girteka
12:30PM – 1:30PM	Lunch \| Networking (Around the Pods)

Date: October 1, 2024
Venue: 801 Brickell Ave, Suite 1970, Miami, FL, 33131

Explore design thinking, a practical method used to solve tough business issues with creativity, with us and your industry peers. Learn hands-on techniques that apply creativity to seemingly unsolvable issues to develop effective solutions with a user-centered approach.

Secure your spot in the workshop and share the topic you're eager to tackle with design thinking sessions.

Muhammad Alam

President and Chief Product Officer for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network Product Engineering and General Manager for SAP Business Network

Elizabeth Hackenson

CIO and SVP, Schneider Electric

Gus Shahin

Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO), Flex

MARGARET BRISBANE

Chief Information Officer, Miami-Dade County

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Want to share a story of your digital transformation and innovation success? Become one of our speakers and share your expertise with us and the participants!

Your experience matters and could be helpful to those facing similar challenges. That’s why we ensure that all speakers' travel costs, including transportation and accommodation, will be entirely on us.

Please register via the button below and select the corresponding checkbox if you are ready to become a speaker at LEVEREDGE 2024.

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LEVERX: WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2003 in the heart of Silicon Valley, LeverX is a global system integrator specializing in SAP implementation and custom software development.

As an SAP Gold Partner and Global Strategic Supplier, we've delivered 950+ successful projects for 800+ customers, maximizing their SAP investments.

Our expert teams support clients across North America, Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East, offering flexibility and reliability through digital transformations.

Our competence is confirmed by relevant certifications and partnerships with market leaders.