Johannesburg – The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) has announced that several local SAP customers will be sharing their invaluable insights and success stories at the highly anticipated upcoming SAPHILA 2023 conference.
Set to take place from 9 to 11 July 2023 at the Sun City Resort in South Africa’s North West province, the event will feature speakers from several leading organisations.
The speakers represent several sectors across the continent, including automotive, retail, pharmaceutical, financial services, oil and gas, and more.
A critical part of this, says AFSUG general manager, Amanda Gibbs, is a look at the business and technology journeys of local SAP customers.
“SAPHILA offers an excellent opportunity for African customers to give practical insights and real-world, actionable advice to their peers, discussing challenges faced, strategies implemented and positive outcomes achieved,” said Gibbs.
Stream speakers at SAPHILA 2023 will include;
- Sasha Perhat, senior manager: HR systems at Toyota;
- Hanlie van der Berg, SAP architect at BMW;
- Robert Heneke, executive head: cloud, SAP development and technology, and Anja Leonard, enterprise solution architect both from Pick ‘n Pay;
- Orscilla Haggard, group executive: finance business support, and Bushy Thebehali, application services manager from Aspen Pharmacare;
- Ronel Pfotenhauer, business owner, SuccessFactors and People Analytics, and Prinushlee Govender, data scientist, People Analytics at SANLAM;
- Innocent M. Dlamini, COO and sponsor of the SAP transformation project at Sincephethelo Motor Vehicles Fund;
- Aveena Mothilall, CIO at Engen Petroleum;
- Rob Coombe, group IT manager, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation; and Werner Carstens, SAP solutions architect, Capitec Bank.
“Another drawcard speaker from outside the African region is Juan R. Carvallo Alarcon from the King Abdullah University of Technology (KAUST), a private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, who will be speaking on the transformation of KAUST into a living lab and smart city,” Gibbs said.
As a bonus, Diamond SAPHILA sponsor Dimension Data will be holding a client panel discussion on Monday 9 July 2023, where several local organisations will talk about how and why they have navigated their unique SAP journey to the cloud, across a range of deployment, subscription and licence options.
AWS and SAP will also host a session with ABSA on the same day, looking at the company’s success journey and lessons learned.
The full SAPHILA 2023 agenda can be viewed here.
The line-up of speakers for SAPHILA 2023, the African SAP User Group’s premier conference hosted in collaboration with SAP is impressive.
“We are thrilled to bring together an exceptional group of industry leaders and experts who will share their invaluable insights and experiences with our attendees,” said Gibs.
“The diverse range of topics, from Platform and Technology, Solutions, Transformation, and AI, promises to provide attendees with the knowledge and inspiration they need to drive innovation and success in their organisations.”
In addition to excellent calibre content, Gibbs said: “We’re also serving up spectacular evening events at SAPHILA this year”.
She added that there will be a, “boma dinner in the neighbouring Mankwe Game Reserve, which takes place on night one of the conferences, and will feature a performance by Mzansi’s much-loved Ndlovu Youth Choir.”
Branded SAPHILA merchandise will be on sale before the conference and can be booked for collection at Sun City via the website www.saphila2023.com.
