SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 2026
Start your week strong on Monday, May 11 with an ASUG Pre-Conference Seminar. Choose from 9 in-depth, expert-led sessions designed to sharpen your skills, spark new ideas, and deliver practical takeaways you can use right away.
Pre-conference seminars are peer curated to support our members year round.
Browse the agendas below and add your selection to your schedule by logging into your SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference registration. Select “Access Registration Record” and choose your preferred pre-conference seminar.
Onsite registration will be available, but availability is limited and popular sessions may sell out in advance.
Unlocking Transformational Value: A Practical Introduction to the New SAP Services and Support
Monday, May 11: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SAP’s modernized Services and Support portfolio helps organizations accelerate cloud adoption, boost productivity with AI, and achieve predictable outcomes. During this full-day workshop, SAP experts and customers will outline the new tiered model, comprising Foundational, Advanced, and Max tiers. They will demonstrate how each tier supports transformation, optimizes operations, and drives AI-enabled innovation. Customer cases will provide practical, real-world insights. Get clear guidance to maximize the value of your SAP investment across cloud, hybrid, and AI initiatives.
Key Topics:
• SAP Services & Support portfolio overview
• Customer panel and case studies
• Success Plan deep dives
• Development Services and Application Management
• Choosing the right success plan
Featured Speakers From:
- Marathon Petroleum Company LP
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Roche
- Genetech, Inc
- SAP
Maximize Value and Control Costs Across Your SAP Cloud and AI
Monday, May 11: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Today’s hybrid SAP landscape demands smarter control. This session reveals a unified governance approach to optimize RISE with SAP, Public Cloud, BTP, and AI investments. Discover how to unlock cost transparency, fuel innovation with confidence, and drive measurable productivity and ROI across your SAP ecosystem.
Key Topics:
• Continuous Cost Transparency: Use advanced measurement to monitor cloud consumption and ensure compliance.
• Agile Innovation with Budget Control: Leverage SAP BTP's flexible models and cost management tools.
• Productivity and ROI from AI: Master the impact of intelligent capabilities across your portfolio.
Featured Speakers From:
- Intel Corporation
- SAP
Jumpstart your Journey to Cloud ERP
Monday, May 11: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Designed for ECC or S/4 on-prem customers evaluating cloud strategy. Get a clear view of your options, migration and change management considerations, and how AI can support the journey, while connecting with peers facing similar decisions.
Key Topics:
• Learn from real-world decision-making experiences, including key lessons learned and practical tradeoffs
• Leave with a clearer understanding of when to move to the cloud and which deployment approach best fits your business
Featured Speakers From:
- Stater Brothers
- Komatsu
- SW Gas
- SFWMD
- Honeywell
- Naturipe
- Vitrola
BTP101: Comprehensive Overview of SAP Business Technology Platform — Foundations, Development, Integration, and Governance
Monday, May 11: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This 6-hour seminar introduces the core capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and how its services support modern SAP landscapes. Participants will examine platform architecture, development frameworks, integration services, and data management approaches, along with the governance considerations that guide implementation.
Key Topics:
• Platform Overview & Architecture – Understanding BTP's positioning within the SAP ecosystem
• Application Development – Building extensibility applications using CAP (Cloud Application Programming) model
• Clean Core Strategy – ABAP Cloud and modern development practices for SAP S/4HANA
• Enterprise Integration – SAP Integration Suite for seamless connectivity and process automation
• Data & Analytics – Leveraging Business Data Cloud[BDC] for data intelligence and real-time insights
• Identity & Security Foundation – SAP Cloud Identity Service as the cornerstone for secure BTP and Line of Business adoption
• Discovery & Architecture Resources – Navigating SAP Discovery Center, Architecture Center, and getting started frameworks
Featured Speakers From:
- SAP Labs, LLC
- SAP
Building Modern Applications on SAP BTP: From Clean Core to Cloud-Native Solutions – Hands-On seminar
Monday, May 11: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Application development on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) requires approaches that support both flexibility and system stability. Through guided exercises, participants will build applications using RAP on ABAP Cloud and CAP frameworks while applying clean core principles to extension design and deployment.
Key Topics:
• BTP architecture, adoption roadmap, and strategy
• Modern development paradigms: CAP and ABAP Cloud
• Clean Core principles and extensibility patterns
• Practical application development and deployment on BT
Featured Speakers From:
- SAP Labs, LLC
- SAP
Enterprise Architecture and Business Transformation Management: A Deep Dive
Monday, May 11: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join this session for a strategic, cross-collaboration focused on ERP direction, architecture alignment, and AI agent adoption. Explore SAP’s North Star smarter decision making through interactive demos, customer stories, panels, and an expert-led Q&A.
Key Topics:
• ERP strategy and Business Suite alignment
• SAP’s North Star for strategy and architecture
• Scaling AI agents across the enterprise
• SAP LeanIX interactive decision-making exercises
• AI for process transformation
Featured Speakers From:
- Sun Chemical Corporation
- SAP
