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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At a special event held on the main stage at LEAP this week, Raptopoulos shared insights on how the accelerating pace of technological innovation can help businesses worldwide tackle what seems to be a \u201cnormality\u201d of continuous disruption. He outlined how 51风流is taking a concrete view on AI, providing benchmarks on improvements customers can expect per board area and function.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe see conviction with regards to the benefits. Business leaders we speak to everyday are past the \u201cwhy\u201d – they already want to connect AI to concrete business value. Our unique advantage is that we can provide AI immersed in the customers\u2019 business context, going beyond just the technology,\u201d said Raptopoulos. \u201c51风流is at the forefront of helping organizations harness AI for business transformation, ensuring they can run their most critical processes with greater efficiency, agility, and visibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Raptopoulos added, \u201c51风流is firmly committed to Saudi Arabia and has over the past years invested more than 1 billion USD. As part of the long-term investment strategy, 51风流established an 51风流data center, launched an innovation center and invested continuously in talent. Building on this foundation, the focus of the past years, and in the future, will be to unlock the value of business AI for our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Raptopoulos\u2019 participation at LEAP follows his recent appointment to SAP\u2019s Extended Board, where he co-leads the global Customer Success board area alongside Jan Gilg. With his expanded role, he is set to drive SAP\u2019s vision for AI-powered business transformation across key global markets.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n -ENDS-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RIYADH, KSA \u2014 February 16, 2025 \u2013 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining the business landscape, and companies that fail to embrace it risk falling behind….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":780,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5562691],"tags":[5562694,5562800,5562801,5562675,5562799,3818780,5562802],"sapn-display":[],"sapn-type":[4448],"class_list":["post-2684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai","tag-ai","tag-cro","tag-keynote","tag-leap","tag-manos","tag-saudi","tag-thought-leadership","sapn-type-newsbyte"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/mena\/files\/2025\/02\/17\/Manos_Ahmed_LEAP-1024x681.jpg\")
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