SUMMIT PROGRAM – BFUTR 2025 Innovation Leadership Big Ideas

Partner Lounges

AI is Revolutionizing our Work, Learning, and Connections

The most significant opportunities are for those who leverage it strategically. This engaging, hands-on session will demonstrate how tech professionals can use AI to boost their careers. Participants will explore practical prompts, hacks, and applications for job searches, personal branding, productivity, and daily life.
Expect live demos, interactive exercises, and ready-to-use tools — no buzzword-filled slides.

Speaker

Gladys Simen

SAP

Director, Solutions Consulting

Office Hours

SAP Office Hours are a casual, open space for you to connect with SAP employees and recruiters. It’s a chance to learn more about our company culture, explore current career opportunities, and get your questions answered in a relaxed setting. Whether you’re actively job hunting or just curious about life at SAP, we would love to meet you!

Speakers

Zahi Maalouf

SAP

Inclusion Lead

Margot Goodson

SAP

VP, Head of Inclusion, North America

Amandeep Kaur

SAP

Senior Technical Recruiter

AI as an Equalizer

How AI can reduce barriers and expand opportunities for underrepresented communities and businesses.

Speakers

Maz Ahmed

SAP

Director, Value Advisory

Leading with Purpose: Empowering Diverse Teams in Tech Sales

  • Overview of my journey from AMEX to technology ( how to pivot)
  • Challenges in the workplace: micro-aggressions, working in a male-dominated field
  • How I am using technology in my role to be successful
  • Advice on creating impact and building inclusive, high-performing teams (S/O Caribbean top performer Sarah Ghafoor in my team who will be in the audience)

Speakers

Latifa Mlindasse

SAP

Team Lead, Sales Development - SMB Canada

Office Hours

SAP Office Hours are a casual, open space for you to connect with SAP employees and recruiters. It’s a chance to learn more about our company culture, explore current career opportunities, and get your questions answered in a relaxed setting. Whether you’re actively job hunting or just curious about life at SAP, we would love to meet you!

Speakers

Zahi Maalouf

SAP

Inclusion Lead

Margot Goodson

SAP

VP, Head of Inclusion, North America

Amandeep Kaur

SAP

Senior Technical Recruiter

Learn About How AI Supports the Office of the CFO

As a vital part of the SAP Finance and Accounting process, SAP Business AI streamlines financial closing and reporting by automating data reconciliation, enhancing accuracy, reducing manual effort, and accelerating the overall closing cycle. Discover how SAP’s AI capabilities empower the Office of the CFO with greater accuracy, deeper insights, and improved efficiency—delivering better outcomes with less effort.

In this session we will explore:

How AI supports the strategic role of the CFO
Why AI value drivers are critical to the CFO considering the global unpredictable market and economy
What are some key use cases for AI in Finance and Accounting

Speakers

Christine Diaz

SAP

Sr. Account Executive - Finance & Spend