Podcasts about sap north america

In this latest episode of ASUG Talks Live, recorded at ASUG Tech Connect, AI takes center stage. Marissa Gilbert, ASUG Research Director, is joined by Geoff Scott, CEO & Chief Community Champion, ASUG; Jared Coyle, Chief AI Officer, SAP North America; and Soulat Khan, Worldwide Head of SAP Solution Architects, AWS. Diving into recent ASUG research focused on the community's usage and attitudes of AI solutions, the panel also discussed the way AI is driving change in the SAP ecosystem along with ways listeners can effectively embrace these solutions. 

Kicking off the SAP for Utilities conference, Michael Sullivan, National Vice President of Renewable Energy and Utilities at SAP North America, joined Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, to discuss cloud migration, the clean energy transition, the increasing relevance of AI, and how SAP is empowering its customers.

In this episode of Tech-Driven Business, William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor (Chief), Automotive for the Customer Innovation Office at SAP North America, rejoins Mustansir Saifuddin to talk about the electronic vehicle (EV) market. Bill shares background on the EV market, how the market is developing, and what to expect in the future. From fuel cell technology to point charging to the changing user experience and sustainability, Bill covers a lot. More importantly he shares some valuable information for consumers and suppliers alike. Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen's IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry.  Connect with Us: LinkedIn: Bill Newman, Mustansir Saifuddin, Innovative Solution Partners  Twitter: @william_newman @Mmsaifuddin Instagram @billwine5 YouTube isolutionpartners or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation.    Episode Transcript [00:00:03.760] - Mustansir Saifuddin Welcome to Tech Driven Business brought to you by Innovative Solution Partners. In this episode, I welcome back Bill Newman of SAP. Listen in as Bill shares a background on the electric vehicles or the EV market. He dives into not only the past, but what we can expect to see down the road for suppliers across industries.   [00:00:30.200] - Mustansir Saifuddin Hello, Bill. How are you?   [00:00:32.060] - Bill Newman Good, Mustansir. Good to be back on your show.   [00:00:35.960] - Mustansir Saifuddin Thank you. Hey, welcome to Tech-Driven Business. We had some interesting conversations in the past and I'd like to continue our talk. But this time I picked a different topic than what we had discussed in the past. So looking forward to having that conversation with you.   [00:00:53.120] - Bill Newman Sounds great. Let's dive in.   [00:00:56.490] - Mustansir Saifuddin All right. So what we want to discuss as part of the show today is electric vehicles or EV and technology and how they go hand in hand. So with that, let's start with our conversation. I want to start off with, what are some of the cool things on the horizon when you talk about EV market? Can you just give us some background and your perspective on that?   [00:01:24.740] - Bill Newman Well, sure. I think listeners will be pretty familiar with the light passenger space. Battery electric vehicles, plug in hybrid electric vehicles, particularly those are going to be some of the things that we're seeing now and will continue to see. In other parts of the vehicle space, we're seeing hydrogen, other aspects of fuel cell technology, particularly for long-haul. But the general consumer, unless they're part of that transportation business, is probably, at least in the near term, not going to be impacted by that. With electrification comes this pesky business of having to charge a vehicle. I think listeners might be aware of the term range anxiety. The good news is that on a couple of fronts, battery density and the ability to charge a battery quickly using a DC direct-current fast-charging methods and even some infrastructure that allows parallel DC fast-charging will become more and more available. So it's not just we need locations for charging, but we also need those locations to be quick, efficient, and effective. People understand that you can't just put charging stations out in a parking lot and it works great in the summertime. But when there's weather and in the Sun Belt, the weather can be in the summertime, you have to also provide a friendly charging environment for that.   [00:03:14.240] – Bill Newman So you're going to have covers and maybe some solar collection on the top of the covers, maybe some heated environments for northern climates. These things are all being talked about. We went in deep with them with a recent center of automotive research event that we had that SAP sponsored in San Ramon at the end of 2022. I think also, too, the fact that the federal government is enabling an additional subsidy program for passenger EVs, and also putting some significant infrastructure dollars on the table as a part of the IRA will allow not just the Coast and a lot of the key Gulf Sunbelt strips, which do seem to have a high propensity for charging station density, but allow those to fill into places like in America's heartland where there's lots of open stretches in places where the traditional oil and gas companies have fought to keep electric charging out. So I do think that you'll begin to see over the next few years a little bit less range anxiety. Maybe even we get closer to the mythical 1,000 mile charge, which would really free up EVs as a cross continental and road trip platform that you could take with your friends, your family, maybe even towing, given the fact that we've got some really cool high torque electric vehicle trucks that are now making it into the marketplace and are getting very well received. Here to show everybody around the candy store what might be coming with EVs. So far, it all looks pretty good over the next few years.   [00:05:16.620] - Mustansir Saifuddin I think it's a very exciting time that we're living in, especially that some of the changes that are coming in this segment of the market is pretty phenomenal. How the battery life has been standing in a matter of very short period of time. I think this is really exciting stuff. Taking that growth in that EV space now, looking from the lens of a technology company, how can tech companies support this evolving EV market?   [00:05:54.100] - Bill Newman Well, staying on the topic of point charging, we see there an emergence of a new role in the auto ecosystem and that of energy provisioner. Being not just the companies that create third-party charging stations, but actually brands owning that as an option to say someone like you or I buying an electric vehicle, just like we would decide that we want some sporty wheels and trim packages on our vehicle. Maybe there's a package for pulling a boat, and we'll also be able to buy a trim package to hang a charging unit on the inside of our garage and be able to charge that way. Those are products that need to be built. Those are products that need to be serviced and managed. Guess what? There's a lot of companies, like all the big brands that want to have a piece of that and not only just white label those to be able to provide to their customers, but also be able to potentially do some fractal billing, a few basis pennies per kilowatt hour over time really adds up. And so there's a significant upside and revenue potential there and the Wall Street Journal covered that pretty extensively in an article in late 2022.   [00:07:18.940] - Bill Newman So those are all good things from a vehicle technology perspective, obviously higher density batteries, non-heavy metal batteries. So doing a lot of work with silicone, which can be developed synthetically and not have to be mined and harvested out of tough to reach and sometimes areas with really poor labor practices or maybe not politically friendly to Western markets. So there's a real upside there. And really just also, I think when you look at EVs, the nature, and I've spoken about this on this program and others, the nature of how EVs are shifting the experience from the front-seat driver experience to what I call the back-seat passenger experience, where you might be traveling in a semi-autonomous vehicle that is electrified and may not have a steering wheel, may actually feel more like a rolling, either workplace, or family space. And those provide new opportunities for companies who provide interiors, who provide lighting, who provide sound and instrumentation. We are working with suppliers today, automotive suppliers today, that are really thrilled with the opportunity to come up with some of these new creative designs or creative applications to support some of the new technologies that are going into different EV designs.   [00:08:56.580] - Bill Newman That piece is really extraordinary. If you look back in time, it's almost like when we left the Model A and the lifted carriage design that Henry Ford made so popular and really began to go into the longer sedan like driving experience where everybody could go for a Sunday drive in the countryside. And it was really liberating. I think in many ways we're at that next juncture point now in the design of vehicles that EV is letting us aspire to.   [00:09:36.600] - Mustansir Saifuddin I like your comparison. Really, it is coming to the point where we are going to see a big shift, at least from the vantage point we are at right now, seems like the possibilities are endless, especially when you talk about the interior of a car and the experience of a passenger, not just a driver. You're bringing in a whole new market segment, not only for organizations who are building those interiors, but technology companies who provide those accessories where it opens up a lot of opportunities for the consumers to have a different experience altogether in a vehicle.   [00:10:24.330] - Bill Newman I'll just add really quickly to that and do a shout out to the Experiences Per Mile Advisory Council, and the report that they issued in 2022, actually was the first report of its kind that suggested that the utility or the experience value, the value of an experience was different based on the purpose for that particular use of a vehicle. So if I was going on a vacation road trip, or if I was just driving to the office, or I was taking my kids to a soccer practice, there were lots of different use cases. And it's really pretty extraordinary to see then, are we moving to a place, particularly with new EV design, where we're actually designing or maybe just using a vehicle specifically fit for a given purpose or a set of specific purposes. And then for another basket of reasons why we would use a vehicle, we use something completely different all together. Really suggests a huge differentiation in potentially where vehicles could go and maybe moving out of that, how many hundreds of thousands of this particular vehicle did I produce to make money in a particular year to how personalized was I able to make this vehicle experience to my customers?   [00:11:55.840] - Bill Newman And how many times were they able to come into my portfolio of different vehicles to get the value that they wanted? So it's pretty fascinating stuff.   [00:12:07.660] - Mustansir Saifuddin I think you touched upon a very important point over here, the experience economy. Everything is about the experience now. This whole EV market can definitely change how folks look at a mode of transportation being so versatile and so open to having these possibilities which were unimaginable a few years back. Definitely a big shift in this direction. On a separate note, let me ask you this, what do you consider your biggest accomplishment? I know on a professional level, definitely you have a lot to share, but something that sticks out to you on a personal professional level that you'd like to share with our listeners?   [00:13:01.080] - Bill Newman Well, I think outside of my family, on a personal level professionally, I've always tried to be more of a teacher and a mentor. Interesting story. When I was a junior at UCLA, I was a substitute teacher for a school district that was on strike. All the world of respect to educators out there, but I was a hungry college student that needed to earn a few bucks, so I taught some math classes. One of my most fulfilling moments in my early adulthood was being able to work with some of the high school students that frankly hadn't gotten much of a shot from the institutional educators that were working at the high school that I was pinch hitting in and really being able to watch them grow. I've learned over the years that some of them have actually gone on to become educators themselves. I find that hugely fulfilling and feels like I have in a small way left a mark in somebody's life moving forward. Also just as a youth leader, too, as the same thing, whether it's at church or boy scouts or any of those things. Professionally, I've been part of some really cool vehicle design programs.   [00:14:23.900] - Bill Newman Listeners might know that I was an airplane guy before I was an automobile guy. So being able to take advantage of some design to first flight vehicle programs was really rewarding for me, as well as watching the Volkswagen Beatle sunset and roll off the assembly line down in Puebla, Mexico, after owning one as my first car when I had just gotten my license when I was 16. Those are just some fun things that come to mind. Appreciate you asking the question.   [00:15:03.360] - Mustansir Saifuddin Now, that's awesome. I can see that spark in your eyes when you talk about teaching and your passion for that and how it relates to your professional life also. But coming back to our topic, when you talk about EVs and this whole conversation about technology, what's your take on sustainability? How big a role is sustainability playing for the supply chain as you have seen in the past year or what do you see as the future in 2023?   [00:15:39.080] - Bill Newman Well, for sure, we're doing in our supply chain, we're moving more to a make-to-market, so more of a regionalization, which is good ecologically. Putting things on airplanes and putting them on boats and making them go thousands of miles. Yeah, I understand that there's a factor cost benefit to it to keep the price low, but it's not a good thing in terms of emissions either from vehicles or from ships, air vehicles, airplanes, air cargo jets in particular, and it's also very expensive. So I think that that aside, being able to figure out a way to manufacture EV technologies with less of a reliance on heavy materials that, again, need to be strip mined in many situations and have a tendency to devastate the environment of developing nations and not so developing nations who are doing that at their own expense. I think that there's something to be said about that. We're going to look at Scope 1, 2 and possibly Scope 3 requirements, along with significant tailpipe emission requirements and other rules that are going to come to the US in 2023. One can imagine that if I don't have my rules in alignment, I could, as an innocent EV owner, purchase a vehicle that was manufactured using inappropriate labor sources with materials that were mined in non-environmentally friendly ways and powered by non-environmentally friendly coal fired electrical plants.   [00:17:39.120] - Bill Newman So just because you drive an EV doesn't mean that you're being ecologically mindful. You have to really understand where it's all coming from and how you're using it. So sustainability plays a huge role there. We're going to see more regulatory impacts and reporting impacts as we go into 2023. And frankly, that works for people who want to drive gas powered vehicles as well. They're complex pieces of machinery and whether you have an affinity to drive gas powered electric or what have you, there's no guarantee that just because you climb behind a wheel, some gas powered vehicles are actually more sustainable than EVs. So it's not a black and white thing. Just to use the expression, you really have to go under the hood to understand what's going on there so that you're putting your money in a meaningful way in a place where you can act accordingly based on your beliefs for what sustainability means for you.   [00:18:48.360] - Mustansir Saifuddin I think you just hit it really right on the point when you talk about you really have to look under the hood to see what's going on. That's a good advice for our listeners to keep that in mind when you look at sustainability and how big of a role it plays overall. I think that brings us to the end of our conversation. Like I say always, what is the one take away from this particular topic that you're talking about that you want our listeners to keep in mind how we move through 2023?   [00:19:26.100] - Bill Newman Well, I think on the topic of EVs, just to wrap up the last piece that we were discussing, I think you have to decide what kind of an impact and how early you want to make, if you are going to be a green buyer and be conscientious and put your money where your mouth is. And for those people who really want to make an impact right now, immediately, and feel good about what they're doing over the next 5 to 10 years with the environment, buy a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. It's proven technology. Do plug it in. Don't drive it like a gas powered vehicle because then you're no better off than if you're filling up at the gas station. But that's very finely tuned technology. It's multi generations old. If you do feel that compelled to go in and buy a full battery electric vehicle, also understand that the technology is going to significantly improve, not quite like Moore's Law, but you're going to see some significant improvements in vehicle performance and comfort. Maybe not reliability because they're generally very high quality vehicles built today. But certainly in terms of battery capacity range, etc. You're going to see some real significant improvements in the next two to three years.   [00:20:51.240] - Bill Newman But again, plan to drive the car for 10 years, 15 years, 20 years. That's how they're built. And that's a real change in the mindset, particularly of North American auto consumers who, as recent as 20 years ago, generally bought or leased a new car every 4 to 6 years. We're moving away from that. So be really happy and confident in the purchase, particularly that you're making when and if you do go in for a form of electric vehicle. And that way you'll be quite satisfied over the period of ownership.   [00:21:33.120] - Mustansir Saifuddin That's a good advice to keep in mind. Thank you so much, Bill. It has been a pleasure talking with you. And it was a great conversation, especially this topic has been lingering and a lot of folks have questions in terms of how we are seeing the market now, but also what is the future holds for them. So thank you again for sharing your insights into this topic.   [00:21:58.240] - Bill Newman Great to be with you again. Take care. Have a great day.   [00:22:02.340] - Mustansir Saifuddin You too. Thank you.   [00:22:07.920] - Mustansir Saifuddin Thanks for listening to Tech Driven Business brought to you by Innovative Solution Partners. Bill covered so many aspects of the quickly evolving EV market. His main take away? Decide what environmental impact you want to make and when. We would love to hear from you. Continue the conversation by connecting with me on LinkedIn or Twitter. Learn more about Innovation Solution Partners and schedule a free consultation by visiting isolutionpartners.com. Never miss a podcast by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Information is in the show notes.

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by multi-award-winning supply chain leader Darcy MacClaren. Darcy MacClaren is a strategic global leader who has spent 30 years growing, differentiating, and improving businesses through technology transformation with a focus on supply chain. She has held various leadership roles at SAP over the last ten years and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Digital Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 for SAP North America. Darcy is passionate about collaboration, and committed to guiding organizations in their digital transformation journey through innovative technology and next-generation business processes. Today Darcy will be talking to us about her career so far; the role of sponsors, as well as mentors; building a support network for women; and putting a focus on helping companies build resilient, agile, and sustainable supply chains. Plus, she'll be sharing her experiences as a woman in supply chain, as well as her words of advice for all of the women following in her footsteps.   SHOW SPONSOR:   Women fuel the success of some of the world's most successful businesses, yet barriers still exist. SAP is committed to supporting and elevating a new generation of women to profoundly lead and impact global supply chains and are proud to support the Women in Supply Chain Series and its efforts. Supply chains need to evolve from low-cost and optimized to risk-resilient and sustainable and SAP can help. SAP Digital Supply Chain solutions connect the entire process — design, planning, manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, and service; connecting your supply chains to the rest of your business and all your contextual data; supporting your efforts in alleviating risk in your supply chains. SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software and for the last 50 years has been helping companies to run better. Find out more at sap.com/scm   IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:   [06.53] Darcy's ambition as a young person, and how a role at Hewlett Packard in the early days of her career set Darcy on a path to success. “Right from a young age, I knew I wanted to be successful, I knew I wanted to be powerful – but I didn't know what that meant.” [09.18] How Darcy found supply chain, why her strengths were such a good match, and why she really fell in love with the industry. [13.02] Why Darcy found her voice early on in her career, and how she came to appreciate the magnitude of supply chain and the impact it had on people's lives. “I do a lot of mentoring for folks entering the field and I always let them know: 'you know more than you think you know. You just don't have the confidence yet.'” [16.59] Why Darcy joined SAP, her journey at the brand over the past 11 years and why she's so passionate about it. “When you work at a smaller niche company, many times you look around the room and you're the most experienced person there. I wanted to learn from senior executives, the best in the world, and really grow myself as a leader.” [20.33] Darcy's current role as Senior VP of Digital Supply Chain and Manufacturing for North America, the increasing importance of digital transformation, and what she sees from her perspective at SAP. “It's a journey. But the good news is that digital transformation is finally starting… you don't transform overnight but you have to have a plan, and you have to start now.” [25.34] The importance of tackling sustainability in supply chain, alongside risk, agility and resilience. “We all know it's the right thing to do… but if you want the best people, they want to work for sustainable companies; if you want customers, they want to buy from sustainable companies – so it makes good business sense.” [29.06] Darcy's experience as a woman in a male-dominated industry across her 30-year career. “It has changed, but not to the extent that I thought it would have, by the time my daughter came into the industry.” [34.23] Why Darcy established the award-winning Women in Supply Chain Network, and the impact it's having on the community. “It's great for the career path if you have aspirations to be in the C Suite – supply chain is a great background to have, because of the visibility you get across different industries.” [36.43] The difference between mentors and sponsors, and Darcy's advice for making the most of both of them. [40.25] Darcy's reflections on why women should dive into supply chain, and why they're so well-suited to the industry. “There was a study that actually said, statistically, women are better suited to supply chain – and it had to do with empathy.” [43.12] Darcy's advice for girls and women looking to follow in her footsteps.   RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED:   You can connect with Darcy over on LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear from another incredible woman from SAP, check out 283: Blended – The Rise of Asian Discrimination featuring Gale, Director of Global Influencer Marketing at the leading brand. Check out our other podcasts HERE.

In this next series of Tech-Driven Business, William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor at SAP North America, rejoins Mustansir Saifuddin to discuss how Workforce Planning has evolved through out the pandemic. This includes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, changes in business operational styles, talent acquisition and retention, and how SAP is playing a role in this landscape. From not only supporting customers with their talent attraction and retention to providing access to education to expand the talent pool, SAP continues to be an important player in the tech industry. Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen's IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry.  Connect with Us: LinkedIn: Bill Newman Mustansir Saifuddin Innovative Solution Partners  Twitter: @william_newman @Mmsaifuddin Instagram @billwine5 YouTube @isolutionpartners or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation.    Episode Transcript [00:00:04.090] - Mustansir Saifuddin Welcome to Tech-driven Business. Brought to you by Innovative Solution Partners. In this first episode of a multipart series, I welcome back Bill Newman of SAP listen in as Bill shares his thoughts on how workforce planning has evolved in the pandemic. There are so many moving pieces to the puzzle and Bill hits on what businesses of all sizes should be aware of.   [00:00:30.730] - Mustansir Saifuddin Hello, Bill. How are you?   [00:00:33.530] - Bill Newman Great. Mustansir. Good to be back with you again.   [00:00:36.970] - Mustansir Saifuddin Thank you. Thank you for joining us. It's been a while, so it's really good to have you back on our show.   [00:00:42.590] - Bill Newman Good to be back with you. Good topic to revisit now that it's been a little while, for sure.   [00:00:49.730] - Mustansir Saifuddin I think today we will focus on workforce planning and DEI. That's what we want to talk about and get some real examples from you and how things have progressed over since our last conversation. So if you're ready, we can get into our questions.   [00:01:10.230] - Bill Newman Let's dive in.   [00:01:12.390] - Mustansir Saifuddin Sounds good. So I know when you last joined me, we were in the midst of a pandemic, right? And looking back at 2022, what changes have you seen and where do you see us going?   [00:01:28.330] - Bill Newman Well, I think the biggest change is that we're all we're all back together again, right? We're all working. We're working differently. So obviously there's a lot of technology that has been provided to enable remote work that's become mainstream. And in fact, in many cases, it's de facto. Whereas prior to the pandemic, we would say, tell me why we can't get together face to face. The kind of the thinking now is, tell me why we can't do this virtually. Right? Everybody's kind of enjoyed not only do they have the technology to work remotely, many people have enjoyed the fact that they haven't had to spend two, three, 4 hours a day commuting or traveling. So if we need to, we will. If we don't, why should we? It's even gotten to a point where a lot of our customers have asked their employees, tell me what days you would be willing to come into the office. And no big surprise, very few people lift their hand on Monday and Friday because they would like to spend those days at least working from home to have a little bit more of a work life or life work balance.   [00:02:47.270] - Bill Newman But interestingly, everybody coming into the office on Wednesdays just creates the same traffic nightmare and parking anxiety that everybody had prior to the pandemic. So that's always an interesting facet. I think the way that we engage with people both in terms of how we bring them into the company and what our expectations are of them once they're in the company, I think has certainly changed. I think about some of the prioritizations and I guess what's a good word for it, some of the glamour that kind of went along with working for, say, for example, a high tech company in Silicon Valley. Well, guess what? You can probably work for that same company and work in Asheville, North Carolina, up in the mountains eating fish tacos at night. So there's really lots of different opportunities to work. So the glamour around working for some of these companies where you would come in, you get the ping pong table, you could bring your pet to work, you could get free lunches, free dinners, almost create an environment where you'd never want to leave, particularly if you were at the time of young millennial without a family.   [00:04:13.570] - Bill Newman That pretext has gone away and that pretense doesn't make any sense anymore. We'll get into a couple of other things around workforce hiring and some of the things that are emerging around diversity and equality and inclusion or dei, which I think is very interesting as we do our look ahead. But those are some of the main and plain changes that we've seen since you and I were together, I think over a year ago.   [00:04:44.490] - Mustansir Saifuddin Yeah, for sure. I think Bill and thanks for getting into like the nittygritty of what's going on and what we are seeing in this 2022 versus during the Pandemic. I think one of the things that was really stood out, especially for younger workforce, they find this as a new normal. And that has definitely put a lot of pressure on organizations to look at this as a going forward approach also right. In terms of how they should be operating, not just now coming out of the Pandemic, but in the long run, how should they be structured and what should be the criteria for the employees to be attracted to an organization or to associate with them. Right. In that fashion, I think it's safe.   [00:05:35.780] - Bill Newman To say that geography has very little correlation to where we work and what we do anymore. And that is a huge game changer.   [00:05:44.190] - Mustansir Saifuddin Yeah, for sure. That kind of takes me to looking ahead. So let's fast forward to 2023. What do you think organizations should be looking at and employees at the same time, right? What should be their focus as far as moving ahead in 2023?   [00:06:07.190] - Bill Newman Well, I think on the topic of workforce planning, for sure, and I'll look at this through a manufacturing lens. So, you know, you and I are both manufacturing experts, so let's kind of stay in our base camp for the moment. There's going to be a significant amount of hiring that's still going to continue just because we decide to keep interest rates high. That's not going to take away the need from having people with both skilled trades as well as higher education, engineering especially, to come in and really contribute. So those talents will remain and will become very competitive across different kinds of manufacturing as well as non-manufacturing segments. So, again, remember, we took geography out of the equation. So you and I are today recording. We're both in Michigan. Tomorrow we could be looking at bringing somebody on board to our projects that could be in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Florida and Georgia. Doesn't matter. We're all going to be enabled to come together. So I think that this idea of, again, where you work and where you live is now disassociated. And what that does is it creates a lot of competitiveness across industries and across industry sectors.   [00:07:36.870] - Bill Newman So how we interview, I'm a big brand, you want to come and work for me? Maybe I'm not really interested in going through eight to ten interview cycles with you anymore. Maybe I can find a good job, a good next step in my career without having to make that kind of commitment that you expected to come work for a brand name company before the pandemic. So being able to get to figure out for employers, being able to figure out what's the talent we need, what does that skill mix look like, what's my preferred ratio of being in office or being remote? Does the position require being face to face? And if so, how much, how much virtualization can be needed, is needed to be successful? All of that you got to figure out ahead of time and then really compress the onboarding and hiring process. So that's for sure going to be a real challenge, particularly in this talent shortage and manufacturing, again, staying kind of our base camp. I think the other thing to look at and we'll lead into this topic around DEI, it's really in the mainstream now. So I'm going to refer to the recently published Original Equipment Supplier Association OESA study that was completed with Acadia just in December of 2022.   [00:09:09.790] - Bill Newman It really spoke strongly and without going too deep into the report, just kind of give a couple of points. That over 60% of companies now in the automotive supplier space. So again, kind of stay in niche into one of our home bases here have active dei programs and of those, 60 plus percent are showing improvements or acceleration in those programs. And I'm really not just talking about making sure that you have a diverse workforce from a cultural or race or a gender perspective. It's actually also extending to socioeconomic background kind of in terms of culturally where your country of origin might be from, and also making sure that those DEI elements not only apply to new talent acquisition, but also to high potential programs to work shift opportunities. So if you did want to take a different shift in your skilled trade, maybe having that balance across for second and maybe even third shifts is important as well as in the boardroom. So you're not just going to see it at the front end and the back end of the career management process. You're going to see it all across the different elements of an employee journey, throughout the organization.   [00:10:35.470] - Bill Newman And again, while manufacturing is going to be significantly short on effective and productive talent, you're going to see a real lean into that to keep those people happy, to keep them motivated and to keep them performing at very high levels with very high intrinsic value, for sure.   [00:10:56.900] - Mustansir Saifuddin I think you mentioned about DEI and what role is being playing and how quickly it is getting integrated into the new normal. Right. That's amazing. With that being said, let's take a little detail over here on a personal note. I know you always have a pulse on what is going on in the industry. How are you able to do that?   [00:11:23.370] - Bill Newman Well, I think it comes from a lot of years and knowing a lot of people and having done a lot of different things. I really do enjoy learning. I'm a naturally curious individual. I also enjoy meeting new people and hearing their perspective, particularly some of the lessons learned in the personal experiences coming out of the pandemic. I think we have a lot to offer each other and I think that just being able to be part of that conversation and maybe not contribute into the conversation as much as well as listening in and taking ideas away from the conversation, but certainly trying to frame a balance of that. And I think also, too, it's very interesting as the parent of Millennials now that the millennials are essentially running the workplace now. They're the largest generation in the workforce now by numbers. It's very interesting for me to see how the nature of business is changing now that essentially my kids generation are running business here, at least in North America. So I find that particularly interesting and in some cases highly entertaining.   [00:12:47.650] - Mustansir Saifuddin I can totally relate to that. It's just different dynamics, right? That's for sure.   [00:12:53.750] - Bill Newman Yeah, 100%. You know, things are things are very, very different and the different expectations that come with shaping those different generational life journeys is pretty interesting to watch.   [00:13:08.010] - Mustansir Saifuddin Yeah. And I think that in a good way, it's happening and it's happening fairly, I would say at a very fast pace the way it's happening. But now looking back, like, let's do it from an organization's point of view, right. What's your take on how SAP is helping retool the workforce to make it easier for people to jump into it? What have you observed?   [00:13:39.170] - Bill Newman Well, there are some things certainly that we can offer our customers that can make it a lot easier for them to manage their employee journey. So I think listeners are probably familiar with the fact that SAP has a special relationship with Qualtrics. Qualtrics does a lot of work around employee relationship and being able to kind of do those pulse surveys. And we did use those pulse surveys very significantly across a lot of industries during the pandemic. They were incredibly useful just to kind of keep a sense, particularly when we weren't together at all, to be able to keep a sense on where everybody was. The so called pulse check, I think also too that from a human experience management or human HR relationship type of perspective. We've always had tools to help with the onboarding and also the career management of employees. I just think that those are going to gain a higher level of importance, particularly as skilled trade and experienced talent particularly is harder to find and is harder to keep and as the demand grows. I think from a knowledge and community sharing, SAP has been very forward with online learning platforms such as Open SAP.   [00:15:13.970] - Bill Newman So lots of education, a lot of content, a lot of knowledge available to go in and learn basically available for at free of charge in many cases. So just one zone time. And I think based on some of the experiences Mustansir that you and I have had within the user groups, is a very vibrant community within the user base, that allows for not only personal networking, but also for experiential learning as well as story sharing and other really great learning vehicles like that. So we're trying to do our best particularly inside of key industries and localized geographies where people may not be working but where they are resident. And I think that that will continue and become even more important in the coming years.   [00:16:07.350] - Mustansir Saifuddin Yeah, I think you mentioned about SAP's role. I think I likely when throwing you mentioned about user groups and America's SAP User Group (ASUG) I will call them out on this and they have done a great job in kind of mixing in with the the new normal. How things are happening in 2022 after the Pandemic and having that virtual/in-person events, trying to meet up with the demands after the Pandemic, how things are moving forward and what are people looking at as far as learning and meeting up with each other, as well as collaboration. So I think we have a mixed bag of all the platforms that are currently available to the business community are coming along and moving into the direction that makes it much easier for organizations to manage how they are managing their workforce and especially this trend. Will we'll see how 2023 brings to the forefront in terms of what we have seen in 2022 and what is going to be a long term effect on how workforce planning goes in general right now, from an organizational point of view? So that being said, I know this was one thing that I always ask my guest what is that one takeaway that you want to share with our listeners and they should leave with that in this session?   [00:17:58.970] - Bill Newman Well, kind of going back to trying to have a state of natural curiosity, I think listeners can always keep in mind or maybe take with them the fact that we can always learn something from one another. And you may have a highly pedigreed career over decades, but bringing a set of fresh eyes with a different perspective can be really kind of that spark moment that you need to either solve a critical business problem or really just find something intrinsic in your own personal growth journey. Doesn't matter what your age are or who you are, we all have that need, and I think being able to contribute and help shape each other and being open, I think that's really also another key. Being open to those messages when they come in will all make us much better people and make our businesses operate much more productively and efficiently, for sure.   [00:19:09.570] - Mustansir Saifuddin Great advice. Thank you so much. This has been a great session with you, Bill, as always. Thank you and I look forward to talking with you in our next podcast.   [00:19:21.810] - Bill Newman Sounds great. Look forward to it. Thanks for having me on.   [00:19:27.750] - Mustansir Saifuddin Thanks for listening to Tech-Driven Business business brought to you by Innovative Solution Partners. Bill provided valuable insights on how workforce planning has changed over the last couple of years. His main takeaway? We can always learn from one another. Bringing a fresh set of ideas with a different perspective can be the spark movement you need to solve a business problem or for your own personal growth. We would love to hear from you. Continue the conversation by connecting with me on LinkedIn or Twitter. Learn more about Innovative Solution Partners and schedule a free consultation by visiting Isolutionpartners.com. Never miss a podcast by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Information is in the show notes.  

SAP announced significant leadership changes with the appointment of Lloyd Adams as President of SAP North America, effective as of September 1st, and the announcement that Dominik Asam from Airbus will take over as SAP CFO and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE on March 7, 2023. This comes as no surprise with the related big news in the enterprise software space this week being that cloud-native Salesforce dislodged legacy provider SAP as the world's biggest producer of enterprise applications, with second-quarter financial results showing Salesforce standing strong at $7.72 billion in revenue, topping SAP's $7.52 billion. Deltek announced that its CEO Mike Corkery was named to the Virginia 500 The 2022 Power List, which recognizes the state's most powerful and influential leaders by sector. Published by Virginia Business Magazine, this is the third annual edition of the Virginia 500 Power List and Corkery's second time receiving the honor. Planful Inc. announced momentum in its international operations, recording 110% year-over-year growth ending June 2022. Planful increased its roster of EMEA resellers by 200% and expanded its presence in the APAC region. Its operations in Canada have more than doubled year-over-year while the UK team has grown six-fold. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Microsoft announced the launch of “Get Connected” an initiative to boost enrollment in the Federal Communication Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program, a benefit program from the FCC that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare, and more. CWA and Microsoft will work with local public housing authorities and other community partners to publicize the events and pre-qualify residents for the program.https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com866-499-8550LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/erp-advisors-groupTwitter:https://twitter.com/erpadvisorsgrpFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/erpadvisorsInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/erpadvisorsgroupPinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/erpadvisorsgroupMedium:https://medium.com/@erpadvisorsgroup

Eric Martin, Vice President, Account-Based Marketing, SAP North America, talks with Rob about ABM and Executive Engagement in a large, matrixed company like SAP. He and Rob discuss the challenges of working with the firm's largest and most important clients, the complexities of a hybrid sales model when trying to reach the C-Suite, and the role that marketing can play in facilitating Executive to Executive (or E2E) conversations. The conversation further touches on the idea of the ABMer as the curator of personalized content for the client, and they question how important personalization really is – and what it actually means. As a long-time ABM program leader, Eric has a great perspective and an array of telling examples on what it takes to collaborate with account teams, key customers, and SAP's own executives to build and orchestrate complex relationships for mutual strategic value. As Eric notes, every meeting matters so prioritization, planning, and preparation is critical. C-Suite Marketing is sponsored by Boardroom Insiders, a business intelligence platform that makes executive engagement easier than ever. Boardroom Insiders helps you close bigger deals, faster.

We continue the conversation with William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor (Chief), Automotive for the Customer Innovation Office at SAP North America, about the Future of Work, especially within the Automotive Industry. Bill covers topics like hybrid work models, the role of technology in the future of work, setting expectations, and highlights how SAP is supporting its customers and employees. Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen's IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry.  Continue the conversation on: LinkedIn: Bill Newman, Mustansir Saifuddin, Innovative Solution Partners  Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin YouTube or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners and schedule a free consultation.

Greg Beyer, Senior Vice President, leads the next generation IT workforce and SAP strategic consulting and advisory practice for JDC Group. Greg spent 13 years at SAP where he served as head of services sales for the South Market Unit for SAP North America. In this role, Greg was responsible for leading SAP customer transformations […] The post Greg Beyer With JDC Group appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

In this next set of episodes, we switch gears and focus on the people component. William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor (Chief), Automotive for the Customer Innovation Office at SAP North America, discusses workforce issues that many businesses currently face: an aging workforce, a changing workforce, and how to survive when technology keeps changing and your workforce may not be ready.  Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen's IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry.  Continue the conversation on: LinkedIn: Bill Newman, Mustansir Saifuddin, Innovative Solution Partners  Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin YouTube or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation.  

In this episode of the AI Time Journal Podcast, Melissa Drew speaks with Maria Villar, Head of Data Enterprise Strategy and Transformation at SAP North America, about the ownership of data and how the Chief Data Officer's role may evolve in the next few years. ---- Timestamps Intro - 0:00 The impact of AI - 1:15 What do you do? - 4:37 Where does your role as Chief Data Officer end? - 8:38 Lessons learned throughout your career - 12:41 Defining the "ownership" of data - 19:16 "Managing Your Business Data from Chaos to Confidence" - 23:56 Maria's Masterclass - 24:16 How different data roles interact with each other - 26:25 Collaboration as the Chief Data Officer - 30:38 The evolution of the Chief Data Officer - 34:10 Wrap up - 37:08 ---- Melissa Drew, Associate Editor at AI Time Journal Maria Villar, Head of Data Enterprise Strategy and Transformation at SAP North America SAP Our website Maria's book "Managing Your Business Data from Chaos to Confidence" Maria's Masterclass

DJ Paoni, president of SAP North America, joins The Post to discuss SAP’s first-ever Global Mental Health Day, the importance of prioritizing employee health and the future of work.

The Propcast Episode 9   Title: Global Data with Robert Courteau Summary: In this episode we talk to Robert Courteau from Altus Group about Global Data   The Propcast is by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC's globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the built environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Robert Courteau https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobcourteau/?originalSubdomain=ca Robert Courteau is an accomplished senior executive with extensive experience in leading new business initiatives and achieving growth objectives with some of the world's foremost companies. Most recently, he was President of SAP North America, a $6 billion global market leader in enterprise application software, with other previous roles including COO of its Global Customer Operations. Prior to joining SAP, Mr. Courteau served as an Executive Vice President for EDS Corporation. He has held a number of senior management roles at Xerox Corporation, where he served as a North American Divisional Vice President and General Manager. Robert has been an active board member of numerous North American not-for-profit organizations and has served on the boards of several publicly traded organisations. Robert joined Altus Group as CEO in 2012, and has repositioned the company for growth by capitalizing on a global market opportunity for software and data solutions into the commercial real estate sector.   Resources LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk  UKPA www.ukpa.com Altus Group www.altusgroup.com Argus Enterprise https://www.altusgroup.com/argus/products/argus-enterprise/ OnSiteIQ www.onsiteiq.io   Insights from this Episode Really getting control of how you look at your business is fundamental to good governance, insight and decision making – Robert Courteau   We are trying to attract CTOs from all sorts of other industries, whether it's finance or other technology sectors, and they're now seeing the huge opportunity they have to really change the real estate world – Robert Courteau   Cloud based technology opens up the opportunity to really innovate on how you operate your business on a global basis – Robert Courteau   At the end of the day, you have to have people that are like minded about making the customer the priority as you move forward – Robert Courteau   The automation of your workflows, the improvement in the way you manage your businesses is fundamental. If you have things like straight through processing of data and information, you're going to be at a competitive advantage – Robert Courteau   The whole world is going to be driven by AI machine learning, the ability to collect data at scale and to put that data into information – Robert Courteau   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Sponsors You're listening to a podcast produced by A PODCAST COMPANY. This show was made by Podcast Syndicator where we help you go from start to grow to make money with your podcast. Let us help you share your message and your voice with the world. Reach out now. Jason@apodcastcompany.com to find out more. Thank you for listening and do come back to hear more shows like this.   1) Hey, don't miss out on a free webinar! Learn about how to launch a profitable podcast in just 60 days! http://www.apodcastcompany.com/sales-page1586718105525 2) Take your podcast from idea to execution in just 6 weeks! https://www.apodcastmasterclass.com/podcast-launchpad 3) Join our Exclusive Facebook group to Make Money Podcasting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PodcastPeople/  

Kelly Deily talks with DJ Paoni, President of SAP North America, about what inspired him throughout his career and why getting outside of your comfort zone is crucial for success. Music by Ikson.

On today's show, we talk to Ryan Sonnenberg, Digital Marketer for SAP North America, and also a millennial. We talk to Ryan about how he is making the unconventional happen at such a giant enterprise multi-national corporation. Some of his answers may sound incredibly simple to implement, but the bottom line is that you have to get out there and do it to get the attention of the managers and bosses above you.

Gary Tubridy, senior vice president of Alexander Group, gets a sneak preview into the upcoming keynote address by Chris Klayko, managing director of Google Cloud Americas & Global EDU, and Dave Spencer, chief operating officer of SAP North America, that they will deliver on November 8th at the Chief Sales Executive Annual Forum in Naples, FL about "the next chapter of digital sales and revenue growth".  Technology is rapidly transforming the sales function. Chris and Dave discuss the evolution of the customer buying journey in the digital era and how technology can empower organizations to drive better outcomes. 

Gary Tubridy, senior vice president of Alexander Group, gets a sneak preview into the upcoming keynote address by Chris Klayko, managing director of Google Cloud Americas & Global EDU, and Dave Spencer, chief operating officer of SAP North America, that they will deliver on November 8th at the Chief Sales Executive Annual Forum in Naples, FL about "the next chapter of digital sales and revenue growth".  Technology is rapidly transforming the sales function. Chris and Dave discuss the evolution of the customer buying journey in the digital era and how technology can empower organizations to drive better outcomes. 

Special edition of The Future of Cars with Game-Changers at the 2016 Best Practices for Automotive event, Detroit, MI.

What is #SB50DISRUPT? SAP's Technology Disruption at Super Bowl 50. #SB50Disrupt is being held February 1-5 in association with IBM, Deloitte, Capgemini, and itelligence. Each day SAP North America's live-streaming shows will focus on the future of business and how companies can utilize digital transformation to grow. The co-hosts for these shows are two of the leading live-streaming experts and social influencers, Dan Newman and Brian Fanzo. Each show will feature customers, thought leaders, SAP executives, and more. All week, they will broadcast live from the Fan Energy Zone Powered by SAP using the Blab platform, Periscope, Twitter, and Facebook. To watch the shows and stay up to date with daily events follow the hashtag, #SB50Disrupt and view the schedule. Tune in, join the conversation, and help build community awareness about SAP, their partners, and how collaborative leaders are transforming digital business.   Andiamo! About Vincenzo Landino: Vincenzo is the founder and CMO of Fifty 2 Creative, a digital marketing agency and consultancy specializing in brand storytelling through digital and social media. Vincenzo is also the host of the Brand Boost Podcast, a podcast designed for businesses looking to take marketing to the next level by learning from those doing it. Vincenzo is also a speaker and brand correspondent, working with brands like Applebee’s, Tinder, DC United, Barilla Pasta, BeastGrip and more. Outside of his professional life, Vincenzo is a die-hard Steelers fan, avid golfer and wine maker. Voice Over Artist, Rachel Creveling Rachel owns Belle Strategies, a social media marketing company specializing in turning followers into customers. She has been providing voice over talent for 6 years and has recorded for TV, Radio, and Podcasts. Find her at www.bellestrategies.com.   The Brand Boost Podcast mission The Brand Boost podcast is the show for brands looking to create the ’start-up sexy’ marketing ideology all while commanding total brand appeal.   About Fifty 2 Creative Fifty 2 Creative is a Digital Media Agency that focuses on brand amplification, customer experience and storytelling through various digital platforms. We strive to master the ins and outs of your business, who your ideal customer is and how to deliver the best experience to them every time. We take a unique approach to each client knowing full well that every business has different needs in the digital marketplace. Above all else, Fifty 2 Creative’s mission is to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships. Our clients are part of our family, not just another checkmark in our portfolio.  

In episode 31 of the Social Business Engine podcast, we invited Nick Robinson, Digital Straetgy Manager at SAP North America to share the social business journey at SAP, including where they've been, where they are and where they are headed. We dig into the evolution of SAP’s social business strategy, how it evolved over the past couple of years and what they are doing now in order to stay ahead of the game in the digital age of social media. Nick also talks about the necessary shift that had to be made in the employee culture of their massive corporation in order to adjust to this new era.  Catch the show notes at http://www.socialbusinessengine.com/podcasts/. 

What is the future of SAP consulting? Why do SAP customers struggle with SAP after go live? Where are the gaps in service that traditional Systems Integrators can't fill? To get to the bottom of these questions, I asked Greg Tomb, founder and CEO of Vivido Labs and former CEO of SAP North America, to join our podcast series and give us his take on how SAP consulting is changing.