At SAP SAPPHIRE 2026 in Orlando, there will be a packed agenda for all supply chain planners and decision-makers. Create your conference agenda now, to ensure you do not miss an important session!
MONDAY
Building a resilient supply chain with characteristics-based planning | SCM1735
Overview Session
Eric Simonson, Director – Product Marketing SAP IBP, SAP AMERICA, INC.
Discover how characteristics-based planning with the SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain solution for supply and demand segmentation helps align planning with product and market attributes to effectively meet demands. Explore how to boost service, align business priorities, and stay resilient amid supply chain disruptions in real use cases across industries.
- Monday, May 11, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM EDT
Turning planning into a proactive growth engine with SAP IBP and AI | IND1380
Customer Success Story
Stefan Weisenberger, Global VP, IBU Director Mill Products & Mining, SAP SE
Mark Witiuk, Director, Integrated Business Planning, Metrie
Patrick Weil, IT Director, Metrie Canada Ltd
Metrie transformed supply planning for 15,000 SKUs with forecasting and inventory optimization in the SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) solution. It cut inventory by 7.8% and lost orders from stockouts by 33%, improving “on-time in-full” from 92.5% to over 95%. Hear about its Joule solution proof of concept and plans to use AI in SAP IBP.
- Monday, May 11, 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT
TUESDAY
Corning’s supply chain planning transformation with SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA | SCM1418
Customer Success Story
Aravind Balasubramaniam, IT Sr. Manager, SC Portfolio, Corning Incorporated
Shashidhar Pabba, IT Manager Supply Ch, Corning Incorporated
Jim Lichtenwalter, Senior Producer, ASUG
Corning modernized supply chain planning using the SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) solution with SAP S/4HANA and legacy ERP systems. This enhanced demand, supply, and inventory planning, enabled integration across platforms through a phased approach, delivered measurable value, and prepared the company for a planning transformation.
This session is hosted by ASUG.
- Tuesday, May 1211:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
Strategy for adopting AI in SAP IBP and preparing for the rise of agents | SCM2130
Strategy Talk
Stephan Kreipl, Head of Product Management SAP IBP, SAP SE
Everyone is talking about AI in supply chain planning, but what are practical steps for adopting AI? Learn about the AI use cases that are currently available in the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution and strategies to adopt them. Get a peek into the coming agentic AI use cases and learn how to get ready for them.
Watch on demand post-event
- Tuesday, May 12, 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM EDT
How supply chain leaders are pursuing a decision-centric planning approach | SCM1738
Customer Panel Discussion
Lori Harner, Global Vice President, Product Marketing, SAP AMERICA, INC.
Nitin Murali, Vice President, Supply Chain Excellence, E. & J. Gallo Winery
Dhaval Desai, Partner Engineering Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Robert Lecinski, Director, Digital SC & Capabilities Dev., Owens & Minor
Chris White, Director Supply Chain Planning, Mohawk
Hear from industry leaders who are using SAP’s AI-enabled decision intelligence solution and AI agents to orchestrate workflows, surface insights, and make data-driven decisions based on AI-supported scenario simulations. Experience rich process integration in a unified UI for modern planners and decision-makers.
- Tuesday, May 12, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
Dynamically adjusting supply chains: Orchestrate, adapt, and outperform | KEY2569
Keynote
Dominik Metzger, President Supply Chain Management, SAP SE
Rebecca Kaufmann, SVP, Head of Enterprise Process Platforms, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG
CEOs see supply chains as strategic assets—and COOs and chief supply chain officers must deliver. SAP software unites AI, contextual data, and apps to reimagine operations. From a user experience enhanced by the Joule solution to agent orchestration, transform your supply chain into a resilient, high-performance engine.
Watch on demand post-event
- Tuesday, May 12, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
Getting a holistic view of data with SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP IBP | SCM1963
Customer Success Story
Greg Capps, SAP Security & Controls Lead, Georgia-Pacific LLC
Emily Gettelfinger, Director Integrated Business Planning, Georgia-Pacific LLC
SAP S/4HANA often contains rich data for multiple planning scenarios, yet the user experience can be fragmented, demanding cross-functional ERP knowledge. To overcome this, manufacturer Georgia-Pacific LLC implemented the SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) solutions to address complex planning and forecasting needs.
This session is hosted by ASUG.
- Tuesday, May 12, 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY
Explore what is possible with supply chain planning reimagined | SCM1737
Strategy Talk
Lori Harner, Global Vice President, Product Marketing, SAP AMERICA, INC.
Laura Tozzo, AI Product Lead SAP IBP, SAP SE
See how SAP’s AI-supported decision intelligence platform and AI agents orchestrate workflows, surface insights, and autonomously resolve exceptions across all planning horizons. Gain insights into new embedded and extensible AI capabilities, decision-centric scenario simulations, and how AI agents help leaders make fast, data-driven decisions.
- Wednesday, May 13, 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
Road map for SAP Integrated Business Planning | SCM1736
Road Map Review
Stephan Kreipl, Head of Product Management SAP IBP, SAP SE
Understand the 12–18 month road map for SAP Integrated Business Planning that translates strategy into execution, highlighting planning agents, a unified planner workspace, and a new harmonized planning area. Get a clear view of our planning investment priorities, shaped by customer and partner feedback, and what they mean for your organization.
- Wednesday, May 13, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
AI-enabled supply chain planning at Illumina | SCM1801
Customer Success Story
Aparna Seksaria, Global Director, Life Sciences IBU, SAP
Leon Trevett, Enterprise Transformation Leader, Illumina
Supply chains face service pressure, capital constraints, and supplier complexity. Illumina Inc. built an AI-enabled, multi-echelon planning foundation using the SAP Integrated Business Planning and SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration solutions, reducing excess and obsolete inventory, meeting SLAs, and improving supplier collaboration.
This session is hosted by ASUG.
- Wednesday, May 13, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
Anticipating and responding to demand with supply chain transformation | SCM2139
Customer Success Story
Leah Knight, SAP Business Network for Supply Chain Product Marketing, SAP
Hear how a consumer product company uses the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution and SAP Business Network to optimize inventory and anticipate and respond to changing demand. Learn how collaboration with contract manufacturers, co-packers, and upstream suppliers helps reduce excess inventory and enhance customer service.
- Wednesday, May 13, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM EDT
Transformation to the new harmonized planning area | SCM1872
Strategy Talk
Marco Palumbo, SAP Deutschland SE &Co.KG
Pramod Mane, Sr. Director, Product Management SAP IBP, SAP Labs, LLC. (Palo Alto)
Harmonized planning enabled by the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution replaces siloed systems where demand, supply, inventory, and financial planning operated separately. Learn how the unified approach delivers a single source of truth, enabling real-time syncing, removing version conflicts, and helping ensure consistent assumptions.
This session is hosted by ASUG.
- Wednesday, May 13, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
