Innovation Success

Thomas Bamberger, President of Customer Engagement & Experience at SAP, interviews Alexis Glick, CEO at GENYOUth, a winner of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. With the use of SAP UI5 and multiple other SAP solutions, GENYOUth developed SAP4Kids in only 5 weeks to connect families with free community resources. Since its launch, SAP4Kids has had over 36,000 submissions of centers offering food and other resources, as well as more than 10,000 visitors to the resource locator.

Stephanie Nashawaty, Chief Customer Innovation Officer of SAP North America, interviews David Allen, Air Force Director at Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), a finalist and honorable mention of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. ERP utilized SAP cloud solutions to enhance its Air Force eye-in-the-sky, which both protects elephants and rhinos and delivers meals to nearby communities. As a result, ERP has seen zero poaching incidents in their Air Force operating areas.

Mark Miserak, the solution ambassador for the 2021 Innovation Awards Partner category, interviews Thomas Weber and Philipp Klewitz from EY. The EY Business Travel Compliance provides a holistic secure technology service and helps enhance compliance for the client while leveraging the benefits of one integrated SAP solution stack.

Glenn Sawyer, a global product champion with SAP, interviews Ryo Sakai, a project lead with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. Kawasaki utilized SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing and other solutions to create a new vertically integrated digital platform for Production Engineering and Manufacturing, making it easy to balance strict change management with frequent improvements.

Ana Ammann, a storyteller with SAP Customer Marketing, interviews Diarmuid Byrne, Managing Director of EquiRatings Limited, a global equestrian technology company that provides data-driven solutions for Olympic teams, governing bodies, and equestrian fans. A winner of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards in the Partner Paragon category, EquiRatings used SAP Analytics Cloud to deliver the first ever simulated competitions in Olympic equestrian sports. In addition to the live simulations, a fan experience app, built on SAP Integration Suite with Qualtrics integrations, allowed major brands and events to interact with the global equestrian fanbase directly – a historic first for equine sports.

Karuna Mukherjea, Vice President of Product Marketing for Business Technology Platform at SAP, interviews Umasankar Subramanian, Head of SAP Global Competency at Tech Mahindra, and Uma Anbazhagan, Lead of the Business Technology Platform Practice at Tech Mahindra, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. With SAP Integration Suite and multiple other SAP products, Tech Mahindra developed their solution Port Logistics to offer a collaborative platform for secure, faster port processes.

Maggie Buggie, Chief Business Officer for SAP Customer Success Services, interviews Frank Kress, Vice President of Finance & Controlling and IT at American Air Filter, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. Using SAP S/4HANA Cloud as their digital foundation, AAF not only streamlined operations but also reduced costs through system harmonization.

Dan Lahl, Vice President of Product Marketing for Business Technology Platform at SAP, interviews Max Mueller, CEO and co-founder of DAIMANI, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. Through the integration of multiple SAP solutions, including SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, DAIMANI provides a unified, streamlined user experience for customers and partners alike.

Alison Biggan, COO of Corporate Marketing at SAP, interviews Laura Goodrick, CFO at Merdeces-Benz EQ Formula E Team, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. Listen in to learn how S/4HANA Cloud enabled the MBFE Team to get up and running with financials and procurement in 13 weeks from a clean slate.

Steve Day, SAP Business Technology Platform Product Marketing Lead, interviews Daniel Göhlen, Founder and Director of Black Horse One GmbH, a finalist of the 2021 SAP Innovation Awards. Black Horse One utilized various SAP BTP products not only to boost interactivity but also to develop their groundbreaking paperless judging solution, eDressage™.