Description:
Registrations are now open for our next SAUG WA Connect meeting — an exclusive event tailored for SAP customers and partners to gain fresh insights, exchange innovative ideas, and connect with industry leaders on the cutting edge of the SAP ecosystem.
As part of our 2025 campaign, “SAUG is Coming Your Way,” we’re bringing the power of the SAUG network to every corner of Australia — and that proudly includes Western Australia. By hosting events in Perth, we’re ensuring that WA’s SAP community has direct access to valuable expertise, collaboration opportunities, and national conversations — all without leaving the state.
Join us at the SAP Office in Perth for an action-packed program featuring:
- Inspiring sessions from leading SAP customers and thought leaders
- The latest SAP innovations, real-world success stories, and emerging best practices
- Interactive discussions on key industry trends
- Opportunities to grow your professional network and exchange ideas with like-minded peers
Agenda:
9:45-10:00 | Arrival & Registration
10:00 | Welcome
George Papadopoulos, Chief Operating Officer, SAP Australian User Group
10:10 | Expert Insight: Unlocking SAP Potential with WalkMe and Signavio
Many business and IT leaders often ask, "what’s next?" and how can they unlock the true potential of their SAP environment. This session will explore driving digital adoption with WalkMe and Data-led process improvement using Signavio and how these new tools can streamline operations, drive value, and accelerate transformation.
Angus Hatton, Technical Solutions Advisor & Rob McCarthy, General Manager Sales, Dyflex Solutions
10:35 | Customer Insight: Aligning business and technology – Roy Hill’s S/4HANA success story
Roy Hill (now Hancock Iron Ore) is a world-class integrated iron ore mining, rail and port operation operating in the Pilbara region of West Australia. This session will explore how Roy Hill aligned executive vision, technical readiness, and business ownership to deliver a successful S/4HANA migration on time and under budget. There will also be practical guides to navigating complex SAP upgrades with confidence.
Paul Hickman, former Director S/4HANA Project, Roy Hill (now Hancock Iron Ore)
11:00 | SAP Commercialization updates – what you must know
This session will address your questions on key commerzialisation issues you must know about including Maintenance phase deadlines for cloud and on-prem, Compatibility Pack end of Use Rights, and ERP (ECC6) PCE Transition Option (2031-2033).
John Dawson, Head of Customer Evolution ANZ, SAP
11:20 | Morning Tea Break
11:40 | Customer Success: Modernising recruitment and onboarding with SuccessFactors at Synergy
Devang and Jane from Synergy will share how they moved from a legacy non-SAP system to SuccessFactors Recruitment module. They will also discuss their experiences upgrading to SuccessFactors Onboarding module 2.0 and Mini Employee Central, which modernized the candidate recruitment and onboarding journey.
Devang Shah, Manager SAP Applications & Jane True, HR Systems Specialist, Synergy
12.05 | Expert Insight: Dynamic Enterprise Architecture enabled with SAP Lean IX
This presentation will show how SAP LeanIX can help organisations have a dynamic and democratised view of their Enterprise Architecture to enable better decision making by shifting from a traditional, siloed EA approach to a more collaborative, data-driven, and transformation-focused model.
Neeraj Choudhary, Architecture Advisor, SAP
12.30 | AI Q&A / Feedback Session
Listening to the volume of constant new information about AI can feel like drinking through a fire hose so this session is different. It will give a high level overview of the latest developments in AI and then move into a fun, interactive phase where everyone will share their questions, experiences and thoughts around AI.
Mark O’Brien, General Manager Digital Technology & Innovation, CITIC Pacific Mining
1:00-1:30 | Open Discussion, Q&A
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage, learn, and lead — right here in WA. Register Now.
If you would like to share your stories and experiences at WA Connect, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Michael; click here
A big SAUG 'thank you' to our Event Sponsors:
For all event enquiries, including non-member enquiries, please contact us at events@saug.com.au
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