Events

Andreas Breitrueck

AI @ SAP Signavio

Andreas Breitrueck accelerates global enterprise transformation as an Innovator and Thought Leader at SAP Signavio. 

The architect of the high-impact "Plug and Gain" methodology, Andreas is an SAP veteran who took a pivotal, AI-driven detour: after falling for the potential of AI in 2017, he left in 2019 to develop real-time AI assistants for preventing critical system issues. He returned in 2022, bringing that cutting-edge expertise to bear on enterprise efficiency. 

A physicist by training (Heidelberg) and a competitive tennis player across Europe, Andreas is also a father of three

Rik Irons-Mclean

Sector Lead - Manufacturing and Energy at Microsoft

Rik is a future-focused technology leader, with extensive experience driving digital transformation and innovation. He has held multiple worldwide roles in energy, manufacturing and resources, sustainability, IoT, security, and digital transformation in global technology companies.  

Rik has spoken at conferences around the world and is a published author. He has sat on multiple industry boards and standards groups in energy, manufacturing, sustainability, IoT, digital twins and digital skills, and is currently a delegate in the Australian Climate Leaders Coalition. 

Rik has an MBA focused on international leadership, holds the MIEMA and CEnv sustainability accreditations, and is a Gartner Peer Ambassador. He will be speaking about the value of AI.

Gia-Thi Nguyen

VP, SAP Business Transformation Management, Field Excellence, APAC at SAP

Gia-Thi Nguyen has been VP, Market Impact of SAP Signavio for Asia Pacific Japan and Greater China, leading the evangelization and awareness of business transformation activities in the region since November 2021.

He is currently based in Singapore where he lives with his family. Prior to joining SAP, Thi has been a former CIO, CFO and Head of Operational Excellence with Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers for nearly 2 decades working in 5 different countries. Some of his experiences include driving restructuring and divestment activities, implementing ERP systems, new company setups and driving various transformation activities.

Thi has implemented the largest process mining implementation in the Order to Cash realm globally and authored various publications on digital transformation and change management.