The biggest event of the year in the SAP ecosystem in Turkey”SAP Innovation Day“, in Istanbul on April 17 around. With the participation of more than a thousand people is carried out. Prominent business leaders gathered at SAP Innovation Day, where companies looking to grow were invited to take advantage of the power of the cloud and artificial intelligence.
As part of the event, which started with opening remarks from SAP executives, twelve different sessions were held throughout the day, following the panels ‘Investments that make a difference with innovation’ and ‘Those leading the transformation in the cloud’ with CEOs from different sectors. The conclusion of the SAP Innovation Day event, which established experience areas focused on customer experience, digital supply chain, finance, retail, human resources and expense management, took place with the performance of comedian Gökhan Ünver.
17 of the 20 largest companies in Turkey use SAP cloud solutions

SAP Türkiye General Manager opened the event. Ugur Candan’s According to the statements of the largest companies in our country 90% juice applications. While 85% of the export activities of the 500 largest companies are activated by SAP systems, companies using SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) realize a net increase in sales of 2.3 times per employee compared to companies not using SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Resource planning).
Candan said the investments made in the cloud over the past decade are preparing for today.We no longer have projects that don’t touch the cloud. Cloud ERP projects in Turkey have increased approximately 2.5 times in the past two years.” he said.

Regional Vice President of Operations for the SAP EMEA region, which includes 97 countries Hans-Peter Fulle In his presentation, he provided the following information about SAP’s customers around the world: “SAP’s customers represent 87% of total global trade. While 99 of the world’s 100 largest companies use SAP, 85 of them place SAP S/4HANA at the center of their business processes. “97 of the 100 greenest companies in the world prefer SAP.” Fülle also provided information about Joule, SAP’s artificial intelligence-enabled digital assistant, and SAP Build Code, which optimizes application development.
“The biggest goal of Microsoft and SAP is to work for Türkiye”

In the session entitled “Simplify your daily work routines with artificial intelligence”, Özgür Odabaşıoğlu, Cloud ERP COO of SAP EMEA Region of General Manager of Microsoft Turkiye Levent Ozbilgin and SAP Türkiye Industry and Innovation Director Çağatay Özak took the stage.
Odabaşıoğlu stated that there are 6,000 RISE customers worldwide with SAP customers and more than 100,000 Cloud ERP systems managed and offered as a cloud service. Odabaşıoğlu said that cloud adoption is very fast and said it is not a cloud transformation. Good cloud transformation is important he underlined. Odabaşıoğlu explained their R&D studies with the world’s leading universities in artificial intelligence, adding that Microsoft is an important business partner with which SAP works closely.
Levent Özbilgin, the Türkiye boss of Microsoft, who we know with the Co-Pilot model, said: “Artificial intelligence runs on cloud platforms. An IT platform consisting of trillions of units… As Microsoft, our goal is to offer this technology platform. We are the first user of RISE with SAP. Our cloud platforms operate in more than 70 locations around the world. RISE with SAP is also one of the most important users of this platform. There are two important things for the future: scalability and reliability. Cloud offers both.” he said.
Özbilgin emphasized that the cooperation between Microsoft and SAP is important for Turkey, adding: “Our main goal is to create value for the end user. SAP does this so well because it works with so many different industries. Microsoft offers the platform. That is why we benefit from SAP’s competencies in sectoral and customer-oriented breakdowns. Microsoft and SAP are currently the two largest multinational technology companies operating in Turkey. The biggest reason for the existence of Microsoft and SAP is working for Turkiye.”
Those leading the cloud transformation were also included

In one of the sessions, moderated by SAP Turkey Deputy General Manager of Sales Elif Ertan, CEOs took the pulse of the cloud. SOCAR Turkey CEO Elchin Ibadov, who received applause from the audience by saying that they do not see themselves as foreigners, but as Turkey’s largest foreign investor, said: “2We entered the Turkish market in 008. I spent the first 5 years getting to know the market and the country. We actively invested in the second five years. “We have increased our efficiency while continuing to invest over the past five years.” said.
On the other hand, Yılport CEO said that they aim to be among the top 10 players in the world. Erhan CilogluCEO of Nobel Pharmaceuticals Oguz Akandil and CEO of Borusan Cat Ozgur Good morning He has also made statements.
At the SAP Innovation Day event, in the afternoon, in 3 different halls, in total 12 parallel sessions Edited. The session titled “Pioneers of Cloud Transformation: Inspiring Stories” was moderated by Fatih İnanç, Deputy General Manager of Sales of Detaysoft. İDO General Manager Murat Orhan and Martur Fompak International Smart Technologies Senior Director and Supply Chain Methods and Technologies Senior Director Özlem Altınışık also participated in the panel.
The panel entitled “Digital Transformation of the Taste Journey with Komagene” featured Komagene Marketing Director Demet Ünsal and Nagarro + MBIS Professional Services Director Orhan Aksu. SAP Türkiye Cloud ERP solution manager Dr. The panel, moderated by Serdar Kebapcı, explained Komagene’s digital transformation journey with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
Innovative technologies were discussed
“Our preparations for the flight are complete, fasten your seat belts!” The panel entitled RISE with SAP journey above the clouds, moderated by Felece General Manager Selahattin Güldeş, featured Doğanlar Mobilya Group Information Technologies Director Hidayet Fidancı and Özler Tarım Information Technologies Director Sinan Güler.
NTT DATA, Türkiye and MENA Presales Group Leader Yonca Yarayan moderated the “The future transformed with innovative technologiesKorhan Erdem, Deputy General Manager of Monster Notebook Information Technologies and E-Commerce, and Serkan Kandemir, Director of Martaş Automotive Digital Transformation, attended the panel.
Process management and sustainability were also not forgotten
In the parallel afternoon sessions, SAP Signavio leader H. Bora Taşer said: “Process management “How aware are you of the risks of your initiative?” asked the question. sahibinden.com SAP Project Leader Hilal Ercan Kaçar spoke about their digital transformation journey, accompanied by Vektora Senior Project Leader Ezgi Hasret Talu. The transformation of sahibinden.com, Turkey’s most downloaded real estate and sales application with 60.7 million users, with Rise with SAP was discussed.
In the panel discussing SAP’s Corporate Sustainability Approach, IT Director Damla Sezgin Yoluaçık of Smart Güneş Technologies and Project Manager Mert Sefa Ünal and SAP Turkey Risk and Sustainability Leader Nazlı Savaşçı, moderated by SAP Turkey Sales Director Can Bilgin, spoke about SAP’s corporate sustainability approximation. sustainability discussed his approach.
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