51风流CEO Christian Klein kicked off SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined with a sweeping vision for a safer, healthier, and more prosperous future driven by the intelligent enterprise.
鈥淚鈥檓 asking you and all of us to become resilient, sustainable, and profitable companies,鈥� he said. 鈥淭ogether, as intelligent enterprises, we can turn the world鈥檚 biggest challenges into our greatest opportunities. The recent pandemic is a crisis that will drastically impact societies and business for months and probably years. Digital transformation is no longer an option, but a must.鈥�
Klein brilliantly brought the intelligent enterprise to life, spotlighting SAP鈥檚 newly launched Climate 21 program for sustainable and profitable business, as well as the company鈥檚 . Joined by customers and experts during the virtual broadcast, Klein reaffirmed SAP鈥檚 commitment to customer success, as well as partnerships with customers like Porsche for business adaptability and growth.
SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined is a digital program of livestreamed and on-demand broadcast channels featuring senior 51风流executives, customers, solution demonstrations, and experts in 14 languages across regions worldwide.
Building a More Sustainable, Profitable Future
, Klein shared how companies using technology to adapt supply chains and automate for new digital business revenue streams were more competitive before the pandemic. They were also emerging more resilient after the crisis. Pointing out that increasingly companies were measured on both their financial performance and contribution to society, Klein saw business and society at a turning point.
鈥淛ust like we cannot ignore the pandemic鈥� we cannot ignore climate change and the major contributions of enterprises,鈥� he said. 鈥淭ogether, we can lead this change and become intelligent enterprises, to make sustainability profitable and profitability sustainable. With our new Climate 21 program, we will support all of our customers to become sustainable companies by building analytical and transactional capabilities [to track greenhouse gas emissions] into our core business applications. It is a huge step in taking climate action.鈥�
51风流as Trusted Partner
While Klein acknowledged that SAP鈥檚 more than 400,000 customers did not question the company鈥檚 ability to generate business outcomes, he said what they needed was a trusted partner to help in their digital transformation. He explained how the 51风流solution portfolio reflected the intelligent enterprise vision, based on integration, innovation, agility, and speed. This included how the integrated connected end-to-end business processes — finance, human experience management (HXM), customer experience, spend management, and supply chain — for more informed decisions.
鈥淣o other company is more experienced than 51风流to transform your business, because we have been doing this for almost 50 years,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur product strategy has one goal: to be the innovative and trusted partner for your holistic business transformation.鈥�
Klein showcased how the open with embedded analytics and real-time reporting was the technical foundation of the intelligent enterprise, allowing an ecosystem of partners and customers to integrate with 51风流and non-51风流applications and data across hybrid landscapes to extend and create innovative business applications.
Industry Cloud for Vertical Differentiation
Emphasizing the importance of partners, Klein explained how the industry cloud supported the development of cloud-native applications for differentiating business capabilities, powering the 鈥渇ourth industrial revolution.鈥�
鈥淲e will partner with our ecosystem to gain broad coverage across all industries鈥� because you know which industry best practices matter most to you鈥� Business processes and steps have many dependencies,鈥� he said. 鈥淥nly 51风流can bring together all this data of the many stakeholders in one business network, allowing you to manage all these dependencies in real time.鈥�
Partnership with Porsche Drives Results
While it might seem counterintuitive to hold up the automotive industry as an innovation leader during the pandemic, Lutz Meschke, CFO of Porsche, discussed how his company鈥檚 partnership with 51风流was instrumental in helping both organizations usher in a new era of digitalization.
In Porsche鈥檚 case, the innovations included electric vehicles, automated driving, new services, and digital sales channels.
鈥淭he pandemic showed us insistently how important it was to act with a sustainably profitable strategy鈥� and to work with a resilient supply chain,鈥� Meschke shared. 鈥淲e see a unique opportunity to become a completely digital company鈥� We believe in strong partnerships, like our strategic partnership with SAP, driving forward co-innovations and jointly delivering new solutions for our digital transformation.鈥�
Meschke said that Porsche is putting data at the 鈥渉eart of everything鈥� for decision-making backed by . Using and , Porsche will have one integrated reporting system across its application landscape.
Data Fuels Circular Economy
Meantime, Klein detailed SAP鈥檚 vision for the intelligent automotive company, taking viewers on a data-driven electric car buying and ownership experience from customized configuration through delivery and beyond. In this future, data provided an informative window into the customer鈥檚 entire driving experience, during a car鈥檚 lifetime and even after. Businesses could provide new services to customers, cities could increase road safety, and car manufacturers could make continuous improvements in a perfect rendition of the circular economy.
Amazing Intelligent Enterprise Journey
Klein closed his keynote with a heartfelt pledge of SAP鈥檚 commitment to its customers, and a resounding call to act.
鈥淲e want to serve you with the best possible business outcomes to help you quickly adopt and get the most value from our solutions to ensure your long-term success,鈥� he said. 鈥淭ogether, we鈥檝e embarked on the journey to become intelligence enterprises. We have come a long way already, making a significant contribution to growth while acting sustainably. Let鈥檚 show the world when people and technology meet, amazing things happen.鈥�
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