Description:
SAUG is delighted to invite all Executive Council members to our next SAUG Executive Council Melbourne Meeting which will be held at the Pan Pacific Hotel South Wharf on Monday, 17th Nov 2025.
This is our peak body for senior executives to network, gain and share incomparable insights and influence SAP leadership. The discussion based meeting format means that members can ask questions from SAP and other members, hear responses and action outcomes, as well as influence future roadmaps and strategy.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to connect with fellow CIOs and industry leaders in an intimate setting, fostering valuable relationships and collaborative opportunities.
Agenda:
2:15-2:30| Arrival & Registration
2:30-2:35 | Opening
George Papadopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, SAP Australian User Group
2:35-2:40 | Welcome
Adrian Stagg, Chief Information Officer, McGrathNicol
2:45-3:05 | Expert Session: How to make your transformation deliver lasting and impactful change.
Thi, former global CIO and change leader will tackle a key challenge for all organisations: cultural resistance to lasting change. He will diagnose the unwritten rules that undermine strategic transformation and look at how to embed new processes and behaviors and engineer the culture to demand a new way of working. This isn't just change management, it's ensuring your strategic investment becomes the inescapable new reality and your transformation is permanent.
Thi Nguyen, VP of SAP Business Transformation Management, SAP Signavio and former global CIO
3:10-3:30 | Thought Leader Session: Unlocking real business value from AI
Many organisations are grappling with the issues of when and where to bring AI into an organisation, what are the capabilities and how do we realise business value from AI? AI has reached a pivotal moment and it requires a shift in mindset and thinking to gain real benefits. Our thought leader presenter Rik, who has been a Chief Architect, Author and CTO, leading digital transformations, Cyber Security, AI and the adoption of emerging technology, will be sharing his insights.
Rik Irons-Mclean, Sector Lead – Manufacturing and Energy, Microsoft ANZ
3:35-3:55 | Reimagining SAP on Google Cloud
This session will discuss how to future-proof your SAP investments and unlock new value by harnessing Google Cloud's advanced Data and AI capabilities.
Srimurugan Veluswamy, Head of SAP Practice- APAC, Google Cloud &
Abhishek Sawhney, SAP Specialist Leader, AuNZ, Google Cloud
4:00-4:25 | Customer Panel Discussion: Cloud migration and Transformation strategies
Host: Adrian Stagg, Chair SAUG Executive Council
Panellists:
Andrew Ritchie, Head of IT Enterprise Solutions, Officeworks
Peter Buchan, Executive Director Systems, Queensland Shared Services
Adam Ridgewell, Senior Director ERP, JR Simplot Company
4:30-4:45 | Updates & Introductions (including):
Graduate Talent Portal - Dr Scott Bingley, Victoria University
4:45-5:00 | General Discussion – Member updates, Q&A, key questions and topics.
Michael Kovacevic, Head of Content, SAP Australian User Group
5.00-6:00 | Networking Function
This event is open to SAUG Executive Council Members Only
A big SAUG 'thank you' to our Event Sponsor:
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOW CLOSED
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