Here’s The Rundown On The Next Generation Enterprise Architect Learning Forum
AI isn’t just accelerating change, it’s compounding it. Every industry, every operating model, every role is being reshaped. And next week, at the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Learning Forum, nearly 500 in-person leaders — plus a global livestream audience of 2,000+ — will gather in Newtown Square, PA to tackle one question:
How do we architect for exponential change?
This isn’t just another conference. It’s a working forum for people who build the future.
What Makes This Forum Different?
Most events talk about AI. This one shows you how to design with it. Here’s what attendees can expect:
- Eight pre-conference deep dives
- Five breakout tracks
- 24 Exploration Hub stations
- Curated roundtables
- Peer-driven collaboration sessions
- Concierge expert connections
- Expanded networking receptions
- Global livestream access
- Professionally recorded sessions (shared post-event)
This isn’t passive listening. It’s immersive architecture.
Day Zero: Depth Before Noise
The Forum has expanded pre-conference programming because surface-level AI conversations aren’t enough anymore. Here’s what you can expect on Day Zero, February 23rd:
Morning Deep Dives
- The Human Agentic AI Edge
- Data Strategy with Sebastian Wernicke
- LeanIX 101 + Customer Stories
Afternoon Intensives
- Your SAP Business AI Edge
- Enterprise Data Masterclass
- Application Rationalization
- SAP Security: Architecture, Governance & Trust
- The Multidimensional Architect
Track 1 = Full-day AI
Track 2 = Full-day Data
In addition, attendees will notice the topic of security is a recurring theme and runs through everything, not as an afterthought, but as architecture.
Day Zero ends with a Welcome Reception where conversations and networking continue, the ideal pre-game warm up before the main event.
Day One: Strategy at the Table
The Auditorium Track is livestreamed globally and professionally recorded. But being in the room? That’s different.
Highlights include:
- Ian Beacraft — Architects of Change: Redesigning Work for the AI Era (a preview of his SXSW keynote)
- Vlad (BCG) & Helmut — The Empty Chair That’s Costing Millions — why architects must sit at the strategy table
- Collaboration with ASUG, the Chief Architect Network, and the Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum
That evening, the Café transforms into a networking hub sponsored by Onapsis.
SAP Press authors will be signing books including Enterprise Architecture with SAP, BTP, LeanIX, and Business Suite. Sebastian Wernicke will sign copies of The Data Manifesto.
This is where hallway conversations become long-term collaborations.
Day Two: Staying Human in the AI Era
Featured speaker:
Rishad Tobaccowala — Staying Human in the Age of AI
Because amid all this acceleration, the real differentiator is still judgment, creativity, and influence.
Returning favorite:
Stuart Browne — Welcome to the Matrix: Bending Time for SAP Architects
And for the first time ever, a live book launch:
Andreas Welsch — The Human Agentic AI Edge
A forum isn’t just about learning — it’s about shaping the narrative of the profession.
Architecting with Authority
Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
Supported by SAP BWN and sponsored by IBM.
A focused experience inside the Forum on influence, confidence, framing, and impact.
Because technical depth without authority limits your reach.
Day Three: Applied, Practical, Transformational
Highlights include:
- Architecture lessons from rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral
- AI-Augmented Architect (peer show-and-tell)
- Toolchain deep dive workshops
- Ferose VR — From IQ to EQ to LQ (Learning Quotient)
And throughout all three days, James Marland will create visual summaries you can take back to your teams — making insights portable and actionable.
The Exploration Hub: Where Theory Meets Practice
24 expert stations featuring:
- SAP experts
- Startups like Luzid
- Partners and sponsors
- Community organizations
- Peer networking circles
This is where you pressure-test ideas. Where you meet the people solving the problems you’re wrestling with right now.
Beyond the Event
All sessions will be:
- Posted to YouTube
- Summarized via blog
- Included in a 30 Days of Learning series
And the momentum continues globally:
- London – April 15
- Toronto – April 22
- Additional EA Days of Learning throughout the year
This isn’t a moment. It’s a movement.
Why You Should Be There
Because AI isn’t coming — it’s here.
Because architects who don’t evolve become implementers.
Because strategy tables don’t add empty chairs on their own.
This Forum is where:
- Architects become influencers
- Data becomes strategy
- AI becomes design
- Community becomes leverage
If you care about your role in the next decade of enterprise transformation, this is the event for you.
And if you’re already registered?
Come ready. Come curious. Come prepared to lead.
The future is exponential. Let’s architect it together!
