Barcelona was the last SAP TechEd of 2017. It was supposed to be the culmination of lessons learned from previous TechEds, ideas you had in the back of your mind but was too afraid to voice, and for some, another opportunity to share their knowledge in-person with those seeking it. Thanks to our SAP TechEd team, the event in Barcelona did not disappoint! I especially liked the improvements to the Community Clubhouse with its blinged-out carpeting and sheer amount of new and familiar visitors it attracted.
SAP Mentors stepped up to help improve engagement and to give attendees a memorable experience since they understand it is important for anybody involved with TechEd (organizers, attendees, speakers and exhibitors). I'm most proud and thankful of Mentors for staffing the Mentors Lemonade stand (booth), giving
Mindfulness sessions, leading
showfloor tours, and conducting soft-skills seminars in the Mentors Room. And let's not forget
#goatspotting activities with Capra. There is much more to be thankful for, including
bjoern.goerke 's invitation for Mentors to stand and be recognized during his keynote.
As with previous post-TechEd blogs, I want to share with you a series of interviews Mentors hosted or participated as guests in Barcelona. I feel these live interviews show some of the best qualities of SAP Mentors - curiosity and willingness to share!
Thanks to jason.lax for coordinating most of these interviews.
Sit back, relax and enjoy these 19 interview replays!
SAP Mentor
diegohdora speaks to SAP VP of Industry Strategy and Innovation Portfolio
ulrich.scholl about
Blockchain: Relevant Technology for Building New Business Apps
Fellow SAP Mentors
julia.dorbic2 (Co-create Lead at Phillips Design) and
slim (Executive Coach and Meta-Designer) discuss the concept of
Bringing Design to Human-Human Interaction
SAP Mentor
raquel.pereiradacunha chats with SAP Support Architect
patrick.schmidt about
Change Control Management
SAP EVP & Chief Knowledge Officer
bernd.welz gets interviewed by Mentor
lanzlf about
Developing the Right Skills to Win in the Digital Transformation
f502e87dffa543a7957f934e18de6f84 speaks to Head of Global Support Center Spain
bernhard.luecke about
Self-Service Support and Community
Mentor
68fdcfd7801242baafce4e6cd1b5d218 brings out the
story of Co-Innovation with Former Member UX Architect of Merck Group and
michael.falk Chief Product Manager of SAP Fiori and Co-Pilot
Don't miss Mentor
florian.henninger interview with Mentor alumnus and Head of CxP Engineering in SAP IT
oliver and
gali.klingschneider Head of SAP Community, as they speak about the
SAP Community's Path Forward.
Are you ready for this? Mentor
wizbongre speaks to
markus.noga and
sebastian.wieczorek about
SAP Leonardo Machine Learning Foundation
SAP Solution Manager: A Hacker Tool or a Tool for Security Administrators? Mentor
christian.braukmller4 gets to the bottom of this question with
frank.buchholz SAP Security Architect.
Mentor
ann.rosenberg speaks to
ben.christensen SAP Next-Gen Purpose Driven Innovation Manager about
Science Fiction or Fact?
One of the hottest topics at TechEd this year - Security!
gregorw speaks to SAP Product Manager
kristian.lehment about
Securing Your Hybrid Landscape: SAP's Security Product Portfolio
ann.rosenberg has a chat with
Basile Michardiere, Head of Community at MakeSense to learn more about how this
Ultimate Social Entrepreneurship Platform helps engage citizens around the world
http://events.sap.com/embed/1vnmoqc6
Getting to know
sindhu.gangadharan VP and Head of
Product Management for Cloud Platform IoT,
phil.loewen2 asks a few interesting questions of a SAP veteran in this spotlight
http://events.sap.com/embed/flh3ybt5
ann.rosenberg and Global Director of Innovation
charlotte.bui speaks to
ben.christensen about the
#sheinnovates movement, and how it is helping to expose female technologist in our ecosystem.
http://events.sap.com/embed/9cyi8m5a
diego.dora speaks to fellow SAP Mentors
dj.adams and
wizbongre about career opportunities opening up because of cloud-based computing.
The Case for a New Role: The Cloud Platform Technician.
http://events.sap.com/embed/dnxsgohj
Continuing with Cloud,
jan.penninkhof2 learns from Cloud Platform Evangelist and Mentor Alumnus
steinermatt What's New on SAP Cloud Platform
http://events.sap.com/embed/7ys3wqhi
Education at TechEd is not complete without a chat with
thomas.jung, Mentor Alumnus and Chief Product Expert for SAP HANA.
christian.drumm finds out
What's New in SAP HANA Native Development.
http://events.sap.com/embed/w52z7uc4
midhun.vp learns about the journey towards SAP Leonardo from
ulrich.klingels and
ralf.becker from the SAP Knowledge team.
Your Enablement Path Towards SAP Leonardo.
http://events.sap.com/embed/a8jt3dsy
On the showfloor,
sylvie.sollod gets the perspective of Mentor
oliver.schreiber about
Differentiating in a Digital World.
(Periscope:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqGoaOaQlaxv)
Bonus: Spotlight on Developer Heroes!
Learn from Mentor
christian.drumm,
lars.hvam,
c3d1947136cd4c748a7aa794001af496 and
1bf660afcf81417ca60d42962287a506 what motivates them.
http://events.sap.com/embed/c5zkgh3j
For more SAP Mentors videos, interviews and discussions, be sure to check out
rafael.guimbala's blog post
SAP Mentors at SAP TechEd Barcelona (where you'll hear from Mentors in different languages :-)).