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Whether you’re just starting your SAP BDC journey or thinking about it as you are reading this, our 8 part webinar series is packed with insights from top SAP leaders, industry experts, and special guest speaker!
🌟Series Overview: Architecting Your SAP BDC Journey – From Data to Intelligence
- When: June 3rd – July 24th, 2025
- Time: All sessions would be conducted at 11AM EST or 5PM CET
- Where: Online (Register Now — https://go4.events.sap.com/shift-eaa-bdc-webinar/en_us/home.html )
- Audience: Enterprise Architects, Data Leaders, SAP Customers & Partners, and Innovators everywhere!
Check out the complete list of sessions below:
Sessions | Date & Time | Speakers | Session Recap |
Data Inspired – Successful concepts for data-driven organizations | 3rd June 2025 | Paul Kurchina, Dr. Sebastian Wernicke, Helmut Grimm, Gaurish Dessai | |
Unleash your Data and AI with Irfan Khan and Timo Elliott | 5th June 2025 | Paul Kurchina, Irfan Khan & Timo Elliott | |
Unpacking SAP Business Data Cloud for Enterprise Architects | 12th June 2025 | Ralph Richter, Gaurish Dessai, Axel Meier, Amogh Umbarkar | |
Enterprise Architects guide on SAP BW Modernization | 19th June 2025 | Jason Luo & Gaurish Dessai |
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Planning your Transition Paths to SAP Business Data Cloud | 26th June 2025 | Naveen Dumpa & Jason Luo |
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SAP Business Data Cloud and Databricks – Stronger Together | 10th July 2025 | Michelle Wiktorsson, Qi Su & Habeebuddin Mohammad |
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SAP Business Data Cloud & Databricks in Action with Demos | 17th July 2025 | Michelle Wiktorsson, Gaurish Dessai, Rithivika Acharya & Peter Schmidt |
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SAP BDC Series Wrap up – Insights, Learnings, and the Road Ahead | 24th July 2025 | Paul Kurchina, Ralph Richter, Gaurish Desai, Prakash Nanduri & Timo Elliott |
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Check out the details of each of the sessions below:
Individual Session Details
📅Session 1: Data Inspired – Successful Concepts for the Data-Driven Organization
We kick off the session with inspiration from our special guest Dr. Sebastian Wernicke, a renowned author of ‘Data Inspired’ and a TED speaker to talk about how organizations can truly become Data Inspired in the age of AI.
- When: June 3, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Sebastian Wernicke (Partner at Oxera & Author of “Data Inspired”)
- Paul Kurchina (SAP Enterprise Architecture Community Evangelist)
- Helmut Grimm (Head of Global Enterprise Architecture & Advisory)
- Gaurish Dessai (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
Session 1 Recap: https://community.sap.com/t5/enterprise-architecture-blog-posts/session-1-recap-amp-highlights-data-...
📅Session 2: Unleash Your Data and AI with Irfan Khan and Timo Elliott
We are joined by Irfan Khan to talk about SAP’s Data and AI strategy across its Business Applications. Irfan will then join Timo for a fireside chat to answer questions from the audience and explore how SAP’s latest data and AI strategies can supercharge your organization’s future.
- When: June 5, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Paul Kurchina
- Irfan Khan (President & Chief Product Officer, SAP Data & Analytics)
- Timo Elliott (Global Innovation Evangelist & VP Marketing at SAP)
Session 2 Recap: https://community.sap.com/t5/enterprise-architecture-blog-posts/session-2-recap-amp-highlights-unlea...
📅Session 3: Unpacking SAP Business Data Cloud for Enterprise Architects
Next, we unravel SAP Business Data Cloud and Databricks capabilities for Architects and understand what’s under the hood. We do a technical deep dive into how SAP BDC fits into your landscape. In this session, we will provide architects with a complete view of SAP’s new data offering called SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC). SAP BDC allows SAP customers to bring their SAP + Non-SAP and Structured + Unstructured Data together in one platform that unifies data governance, analytics, and AI. We will deep-dive on two new concepts:
- Data Products which enable governance and sharing organizations data assets while preserving the business context
- Intelligent Applications which bring together data analytics and embedded AI together.
- When: June 12, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Ralph Richter (Chief Enterprise Architect, SAP)
- Gaurish Dessai (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
📅Session 4: Enterprise Architects’ Guide on SAP BW Modernization
We then Discover SAP’s BW modernization assessment, which outlines how BW can integrate into the BDC ecosystem and support your digital transformation journey. You will get a complete understanding of how you can transform your SAP Business Warehouse landscape.
- When: June 19, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Jason Luo (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
- Gaurish Dessai (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
📅Session 5: Planning Your Transition Paths to SAP Business Data Cloud
Transitioning to SAP Business Data Cloud is crucial for harmonizing cloud operations, enabling faster product innovation cycles, and improving resilience. By transitioning to SAP Business Data Cloud, organizations can leverage a unified data platform that supports impactful decision-making and drives innovation. This session will guide you through the strategic roadmap and practical steps to ensure a smooth and successful transition. You’ll also learn about a range of complimentary SAP assessments and services designed to support your journey and facilitate smooth collaboration as you move to the Business Data Cloud.
When: June 26th, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Naveen Dumpa (Enterprise Architect, SAP)
- Jason Luo (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
📅Session 6: SAP Business Data Cloud and Databricks – Stronger Together
We are then joined by our partner’s Databricks to talk about the details of how SAP and Databricks partnership is a gamechanger for organizations who are looking to transform the data. At the core of this collaboration is SAP Databricks on Business Data Cloud, a first party offering that brings Databricks’ leading Data Science, Data Warehousing, and AI capabilities into the SAP ecosystem. With SAP data natively accessible in Databricks through Unity Catalog and enriched with business-ready metadata, this solution enables customers to seamlessly harness the power of their most valuable data—SAP—on the industry's best data platform, delivering both immediate insights and long-term transformation.
- When: July 10, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Qi Su (Solution Architect, Databricks)
- Michelle Wiktorsson (Manager, Field Engineering, Databricks)
- Habeebuddin Mohammed (Senior Director, SAP)
📅Session 7: SAP Business Data Cloud & Databricks in Action with Demos
See SAP Business Data Cloud and Databricks in action. Join us for the detailed demos of BDC Capabilities and Databricks to understand how this all comes alive together!
- When : July 17th at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
Speakers:
- Michelle Wiktorsson (Manager, Field Engineering, Databricks)
- Gaurish Dessai (Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP)
- Rithivika Acharya (Senior Product Specialist, SAP Business Data Cloud )
- Peter Schmidt (Chief Solution Architect, SAP)
📅Session 8: SAP BDC in Review – Insights, Learnings, and the Road Ahead
Join us for the final wrap-up session of the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), where we’ll bring together key insights from across all sessions—including the architectural foundations of BDC, SAP’s strategic partnership with Databricks, BW modernization strategies, live demos, and practical transition guidance. This interactive discussion will reflect on lessons learned, highlight real-world applications of BDC, and explore how organizations can become truly data-driven by leveraging a unified, governed, and AI-ready data platform.
- When: July 24, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET
- Speakers:
- Paul Kurchina
- Timo Elliott
- Ralph Richter
- Gaurish Dessai
- Prakash Naduri
Check out the registration page for the whole series using this link : https://go4.events.sap.com/shift-eaa-bdc-webinar/en_us/home.html
From building a data-driven organization to unleashing AI capabilities, modernizing SAP BW, partnering with Databricks, and planning your transition to SAP BDC — each session is packed with insights, demos, and practical advice. Whether you’re just starting or looking to accelerate your data transformation, this series is your ultimate guide to unlocking new possibilities with SAP.
Register now and get ready to transform your data future!!
If there are any questions you want answered by the experts during our live sessions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below!!
Registration link for the whole series: https://go4.events.sap.com/shift-eaa-bdc-webinar/en_us/home.html
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