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

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DAYS

300+

PARTICIPANTS

40+

Speakers

stages

AI for Business

Discover how leading companies are leveraging AI to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and generate significant value in the business landscape. Gain insights from industry leaders, explore actionable strategies, and witness the power of AI in changing business operations.

SAP-Powered Innovations

Uncover how S/4HANA migration advances critical Enterprise Resource Planning processes. Explore how SAP solutions power crucial business functions, including Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Supply Chain, Intelligent Spend and Business Network.

Enterprise Transformation Journeys

Get inspired with real-world examples of successful digital transformation journeys from industry leaders.

Product Development Insights

Learn how our clients from various industries transformed their “idea on a napkin” into successful live products.

Design Thinking Workshop "Explore AI capabilities"

Led by Andreas Hauser, Senior Vice President of SAP AppHaus Network at SAP, and the LeverX AppHaus Team, this workshop is designed to give you hands-on experience with the latest AI tools and strategies.

Be part of our Celebration night at REgatTa GRove

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

Sam Yen

Chief Innovation Officer, Commercial Banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Robert Heideman

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

A. O. Smith

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo

CEO & President of FIFA World Cup 2026™ Miami Host Committee, Chairwoman of Hornblower Group, Author

FIFA
Hornblower Group

Andreas Schwarzer

Vice President of Global IT

FUCHS Group

Anchal Gupta

Chief Technology Officer

American Airlines

David McGrath

Chief Executive Officer

MarketOnce

Markus Albrecht

Senior VP & General Manager of Solution Area Business Technology Platform

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

Andreas Hauser

Senior Vice President of SAP AppHaus Network

SAP

Tamas Tobak

Chief Information Officer

Head of IT

Waberer's International

Naga Nallaiah

Head of System Security and Compliance

Varian Medical Systems

Michael O'Donnell

Chief Revenue Officer

SAP Digital Supply Chain

SAP

Stuart Van Houten

Chief Revenue Officer, SAP ISBN, NA

SAP

Shane Gorman

Chief Revenue Officer, BTP, NA

SAP

Alfred Sanchez

President & CEO

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Geoff Scott

CEO

ASUG

Cristina Greysman

Head of SAP on AWS Partners & Alliance

Amazon Web Services

Max Skalatsky

Global Vice President, Head of Product Localization

SAP

Mark Sargent

Worldwide Industry Lead

Apple Inc.

Shahaf Yaari

SAP TM Department Manager

ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd

Roy Hirsch

Head Of Delivery

SAP Israel

TBA

Google

Sardor Mirzakhmedov

Chief Executive Officer

Safia Cafe and Bakery

Premal Bathia

Sr. Director,
North American CoE

SAP

Martynas Sarapinas

Chief Transformation Officer

Girteka Group

Koen Roaen

SAP Program and Project Manager

Joris Ide

Olena Toporovska

Head of Center of Excellence and SAP Program Manager

RETAL

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

Israel Ekpo

Cloud Solutions Architect

Microsoft

ERIC STAJDA

Senior Vice President, Delivery, North America

LeverX

Matthias Hohensee

Silicon Valley Bureau Chief

WirtschaftsWoche - German Business Week

Jekaterina Timofejeva

SAP HCM & SuccessFactors Service Lead

Girteka Group

JACQUES MURATORI

Solution Director, Intelligent Spend & Business Network

LeverX

Rene Riedi

Chairman of the Board

President & CEO

Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Florida Chapter

Andreas J. Wagner

Chief Strategy & Market Development Officer for Digital Supply Chain

SAP

Carsten Dietze-Selent

Head of Engineering, SAP PLM

SAP

Sean Laughlin

PLM Solution Management

SAP

Nadia Torres

Global CoE Digital Supply Chain & Sustainability

SAP

Lars Olson

Senior Client Partner, NA

LeverX

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

Achim Rossel

Senior Vice President Business Development

DSC Software AG

Lina Ponomarioviene

Head of People and Culture Business Partnering

Girteka Group

Vitali Usau

Head of Innovation and Mobile

LeverX

DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA

Miami-Dade County Mayor | Visionary Leader | Champion of Innovation & Sustainability

EXPERIENCE

Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman mayor in November 2020, after 40 years of advocacy for South Florida families. As mayor, she oversees more than 31,000 county employees, serves nearly 3 million residents, and manages an annual budget of approximately $12 billion. She is focused on building a more resilient and prosperous Miami-Dade. Her initiatives include combating gun violence, building a future ready economy full of opportunity, tackling the housing crisis, and preserving our precious environment. A social worker, lawyer, and activist, she previously served as the County Commissioner for District 8 and worked with vulnerable populations through Legal Services of Greater Miami and Catalyst Miami, an organization she founded. With her husband, Dr. Robert Cava, she raised two children, Eliza and Edward, in Miami-Dade.

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 AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, international Chambers of Commerce, local tech and business leaders, financial and academic institutions, and members of the LeverX team.

Day 1 – Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Time	Agenda / Location
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Pre-Event \| Design Thinking Networking Breakfast Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami, FL 33131 LeverX AppHaus Team
10:00AM – 1:00PM	Pre-Event \| Morning session: Design Thinking Workshop "Explore AI capabilities" powered by the SAP AppHaus Network Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami, FL 33131 LeverX AppHaus Team & Andreas Hauser, Senior Vice President of AppHaus, SAP
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Pre-Event \| Design Thinking Networking Lunch Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami, FL 33131 LeverX AppHaus Team
2:00PM – 5:00PM	Pre-Event \| Afternoon session: Design Thinking Workshop "Explore AI capabilities" powered by the SAP AppHaus Network Pre-Event Registration Needed \| LeverX HQ: 801 Brickell Ave # 1970, Miami, FL 33131 LeverX AppHaus Team & Andreas Hauser, Senior Vice President of AppHaus, SAP
2:30PM – 5:30PM	Presentation Dry Run \| Speaker check \| Panel Discussion check JW Marriott Marquis, Pool Deck, 19th Floor
6:00PM – 8:00PM	Early Badge Pick Up JW Marriott Marquis, Pool Deck, 19th Floor
7:00PM – 11:00PM	Welcome Reception \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, Pool Deck, 19th Floor

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)

Day 2 – Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Time	Agenda / Location
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Registration \| JW Marriott Marquis, Lobby, 3rd Floor
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Breakfast \| Networking \| JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Blue Stage
8:30AM – 8:40AM	A Word From Victor Lozinski and Master of Ceremonies Dr. Victor Lozinski, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board Ted Souder, ex-Google, Strategic Advisor, Founder of Wiggs Holding
8:40AM – 9:00AM	Welcome Speech From the Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor
9:00AM – 9:30AM	Maximize Your Business Potential: Unlocking New Levels of Efficiency and Experience with SAP Florian Heretsch, SVP, Head of Cross Product Engineering & Experience, SAP
9:30AM – 10:00AM	Perspectives on AI in Pharmaceutical R&D Joshi Venugopal, General Manager and Head of Europe, Novartis Gene Therapies
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Panel: Perspectives of AI & Digitalization for Prosperity and Sustainability Rene Riedi, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Alfred Sanchez, President & CEO, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Vincent Subilia, Directeur Général, Geneva Chamber of Commerce Moderator: Ted Souder, Former Google Insider, Digital Transformation Champion, Advisor To Chairpersons & CEOs
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Data and Modernization Anchal Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, American Airlines
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Multi-Platform Service-App "FluidsConnect" Andreas Schwarzer, Vice President of Global IT, FUCHS Group
11:30AM – 12:00AM	Will be announced
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Lunch \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 2
1:00PM – 1:30PM	Future Engineering Challenges in a Global Organization Robert Heideman, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, A. O. Smith
1:30PM – 2:15PM	Panel \| Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Customer Adoption Challenges in AI Implementation Michael O'Donnell, Chief Revenue Officer, SAP Digital Supply Chain, SAP Stuart Van Houten, Chief Revenue Officer, SAP ISBN, NA, SAP Shane Gorman, Chief Revenue Officer, SAP BTP, SAP Moderator: Max Skalatsky, Global Vice President, Head of Product Localization, SAP
2:15PM – 2:45PM	Journey and Growth of Enable Injections with the Support of SAP Tim Flaherty, Chief Financial Officer, Enable Injections, Inc
2:45PM – 3:30PM	Keynote \| Establishment of the United States Space Force General John W. "Jay" Raymond
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Networking (Around the Pods) JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 5
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Managing Change: How to Seamlessly Integrate New Technologies and AI Andreas Hauser, Senior Vice President of AppHaus Network, SAP Siarhei Valenda, Head of BTP Practice, LeverX Dmitry Antanovich, Director of Product, Digital Supply Chain, LeverX
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Scalable Innovation that Empowers the Enterprise: Finding Opportunities through Human Inspiration Sam Yen, Chief Innovation Officer, Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Green Stage
9:30AM – 10:00AM	AI-Powered Clean Core Extensions with SAP Business Technology Platform Premal Bathia, Sr. Director SAP NA COE, Business Technology Platform, SAP
10:00AM – 10:30PM	SAP Cybersecurity: A Collaborative Endeavor, Assisted by GRC and AI Maxim Chuprunov, Chief Executive Officer, Riscomp
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Panel: Will be announced soon
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Streamlining ERP Transformation @ BalexMetal : Successful S/4HANA Implementation in Poland Koen Roaen, SAP Program and Project Manager, Joris Ide
11:30AM – 12:00PM	SAP Warehousing: Trends and Innovations Kam Ghossaini, Director, Digital Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 COE, SAP
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Lunch \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 2
1:00PM – 1:30PM	From Data to Delivery: The Role of AI in Modern Logistics Martynas Sarapinas, Chief Transformation Officer, Girteka Group
1:30PM – 2:15PM	Unlocking Strategic Insights RETAL: Leveraging Actual Costing Functionality SAP S/4HANA Olena Toporovska, Head of Center of Excellence and SAP Program Manager, RETAL
2:15PM – 2:45PM	Digital Transformation Journey Using SAP S/4HANA and Transportation Management at Waberers Tamas Tobak, Chief Information Officer, Waberers International
2:45PM – 3:30PM	Will be announced soon
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Networking (Around the Pods) JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 5
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Enhanced Employee Experiences: The Power of Mobile, AI, and User-Centered Design Mark Sargent, Worldwide Industry Lead, Apple Inc. Vitalii Usau, Head of Innovation and Mobile, LeverX
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Digital Transformation of Safia Sardor Mirzakhmedov, Chief Executive Officer, Safia Cafe and Bakery
Yellow Stage \| SAP PLM Forum @ LEVEREDGE
1:30PM – 2:00PM	SAP PLM Vision & Strategy Andreas J. Wagner, Chief Strategy & Market Development Officer for Digital Supply Chain, SAP Carsten Dietze-Selent, Head of Engineering, SAP PLM, SAP
2:00PM – 2:30PM	Real-world Success: SAP PLM Implementation in Discrete Industries: Implementing a Global PLM System at AO Smith – A Legacy of 150 Years, AO Smith Edward Chavez, Senior PLM Manager, A.O. Smith
2:30PM – 3:00PM	Real-world Success: SAP PLM Implementation in Process Industries Carsten Dietze-Selent, Head of Engineering, SAP PLM, SAP Jim Osborne, COE Solution Advisor, North American PLM practice, SAP
3:00PM – 3:30PM	Panel Discussion \| Challenges and Trends in PLM Jim Osborne, COE Solution Advisor, North American PLM practice, SAP Carsten Dietze-Selent, Head of Engineering, SAP PLM, SAP Sean Laughlin, Product Marketing Manager SAP Product Lifecycle Management, SAP Edward Chavez, Senior PLM Manager, A.O. Smith Achim Rossel, Senior Vice President, DSC Software AG Eric Stajda, VP Services and Product Development, LeverX
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Networking (Around the Pods)
3:30PM – 4:30PM	Breakout 1: Specification Management & Formulation (Process PLM) Carsten Dietze-Selent, Head of Engineering, SAP PLM, SAP
3:30PM – 4:30PM	Breakout 2: Where the Digital Twin begins: Integrating All Aspects of Product Design Into SAP's PLM and ERP Solution Offering Achim Rossel, Senior Vice President Business Development, DSC Software AG Sean Laughlin, Product Marketing Manager SAP Product Lifecycle Management, SAP
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Outlook Day 2
Celebration Night @ Regatta Grove
5:00PM – 6:30PM	Free time
6:30PM – 7:00PM	Transfer to Party Location
7:00PM – 11:00PM	Celebration Night @ Regatta Grove

Day 3 – Thursday, October 3, 2024
Time	Agenda / Location
7:45AM – 8:45AM	Breakfast \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 2
Blue Stage
8:45AM – 9:00AM	Day 2 Warm-up Ted Souder, Former Google Insider, Digital Transformation Champion, Advisor To Chairpersons & CEOs
9:00AM – 9:30AM	How to start with “Business AI” Markus Albrecht, Senior VP & General Manager of Solution Area Business Technology Platform, SAP
9:30AM – 10:00AM	Will be anounced soon Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, CEO & President of FIFA World Cup 2026™ Miami Host Committee, Chairwoman of Hornblower Group, Author
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Journey from an Olympic Athlete to a CEO of a Tech Company Tony Azevedo, Five Time Olympian, Chief Executive Officer, 6-8 Sports
10:30AM – 11:00AM	The Journey of Lead-To-Agreement in ZIM Shahaf Yaari, SAP-TM Department Manager, ZIM Integrated Shipping Serviced Ltd. Roy Hirsch, Head Of Delivery, SAP Israel Tatsiana Nikifarava, Lead SAP Technical Consultant, LeverX
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Partner Presentation: Adopt RISE and Then Leverage BTP and AWS services to Create New Processes and Innovations That Lead to Positive Business Outcomes Cristina Greysman, Head of SAP on AWS Partners & Alliance, Amazon Web Services
11:30AM – 12:00AM	Google, Uber, Tesla, OpenAI - Do Good Stories Also Mean Good Business? Matthias Hohensee, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, WirtschaftsWoche - German Business Week
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Lunch \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:00PM – 2:30PM	Will be announced
2:30PM – 3:00PM	Unlocking SAP Success: The Strategic Advantage of ASUG Engagement Geoff Scott, CEO, ASUG
3:00PM – 3:30PM	Networking (Around the Pods) JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Demo Lounge
Green Stage
9:30AM – 10:00AM	Will be announced
10:00AM – 10:30AM	How Enterprise Customers can Benefit from AWS Generative AI solutions Soumya Sekhar Das, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services Vitali Usau, Head of Innovation and Mobile, LeverX
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Will be announced
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Vendor and Supply Chain Risk Omar Jabara, Procurement & Supply Chain Expert, SAP
11:30AM – 12:00PM	Driving Excellence: SAP SuccessFactors implementation journey in Girteka Jekaterina Timofejeva, SAP HCM & SuccessFactors Service Lead, Girteka Group Lina Ponomarioviene, Head of People and Culture Business Partnering, Girteka Group
Yellow Stage \| SAP PLM Forum @ LEVEREDGE
7:45AM – 8:45AM	Breakfast \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, South Pre-Function and Metropolitan 2
8:45AM – 9:00AM	Day 2 Warm-up SAP PLM Product Management
9:00AM – 9:30AM	Keynote \| Will be announced
9:30AM – 10:15AM	PLM: The Catalyst of Sustainable Innovation - Unifying Compliance, Safety, and Green Finance for Future-Ready Enterprises Nadia Torres,Global CoE Digital Supply Chain & Sustainability, SAP
10:15AM – 11:00AM	Improving your NPDI process with AI Jim Osborne, Solution Advisor, North American CoE PLM Practice, SAP
11:00AM – 11:30AM	Prototype Phase: Creating Low-Fidelity Prototypes SAP PLM Product Management
11:30AM – 12:00PM	Enhancing SAP PLM Application Security: Governance, Compliance, and Protection Against Vulnerabilities and Data Loss Naga Nallaiah, Head of System Security and Compliance, Varian Medical Systems
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Lunch \| Networking JW Marriott Marquis, Main Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:00PM – 1:30PM	Open SAP PLM Discussion All Participants
1:30PM – 2:30PM	Enabling Engineering Change & Product Data Governance (IPS, IQ DMS, BMAX, PPX) Eric Stajda, Senior Vice President, Delivery, North America, LeverX
2:30PM – 3:30PM	Deep Dive: Sharing Product Data Across Design-to-Operations Lars Olson, Sr. Client Partner, LeverX
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Deep Dive: Roadmap for Discrete Industries Sean Laughlin, PLM Solution Management, SAP
4:00PM – 4:30PM	Deep Dive: Roadmap for Process Industries Sean Laughlin, PLM Solution Management, SAP Lars Olson, Senior Client Partner, NA, LeverX
4:30PM – 5:00PM	Summary and Outlook Jim Osborne, COE Solution Advisor, North American PLM practice, SAP Sean Laughlin, PLM Solution Management, SAP Lars Olson, Senior Client Partner, NA, LeverX
LeverX Happy Hour
5:00PM – 7:00PM	Free time
7:00PM – 10:00PM	LeverX Happy Hour

October 1, 2024 • 10:00AM & 2:00PM • 801 Brickell Ave, Suite 1970, Miami

Design Thinking workshops "Explore AI capabilities"

Explore design thinking, a practical method used to solve tough business issues with creativity, with us and your industry peers.
Facilitated brainstorming sessions mixed with the inspiration sessions of our AI experts.
As a result of the workshop, we end up with a step-by-step plan for applying AI technology to a business problem.

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Seats are filling up fast. Don’t miss this chance to boost your AI knowledge and network with industry leaders.

October 2, 2024 • 7:00 PM • Regatta Grove

Be part of our Celebration night at REgatTa GRove

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

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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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.