Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the PLM Influencers Awards 2023

Welcome everyone to the summary of the PLM Influencers Awards 2023! After the resounding success of last year’s event, we’re back with an even bigger edition. This year, we received a fantastic entry of 48 Content Nominations in various categories, showcasing the outstanding content our colleagues have been generating for PLM.

Overview of Award Categories

Let’s dive into the award categories for this year:

1. YouTube Sensation judged by Mike Fecek: Recognizing professional, entertaining, and fruitful videos published on SAP YouTube Channels.
2. SAP Community Sensation judged by Mindy Davis: Highlighting outstanding blog(s) on SAP Community.
3. LinkedIn Sensation judged by Ismail Serin and Stephan Toebben: Celebrating posts with high engagement and recognition on LinkedIn.
4. Regional Sensation judged by Stefanie Otter: Acknowledging non-English content, including blogs on SAP Community and/or videos on SAP channels.
5. Stellar Partner judged by Carsten Dietze-Selent: Awarding the best video or blog posted on an SAP Channel by an SAP Partner.
6. Social Media Innovator judged by Patrick Maroney: Recognizing those who execute new techniques on social media to boost awareness.

Our judges had a tough time selecting the winners from the exceptional pool of nominees.

YouTube Sensation Award:

YouTube, the second-largest search engine, witnessed nine outstanding content nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees! The judge for this category, Mike Fecek, Global Presales Director, had the challenging task of selecting a winner.

The nominated content for the YouTube Sensation Award includes:

• The Process of Configuration Management in SAP Enterprise Product Development by Christian Koestner
• SAP Enterprise Product Development August 2023 Release | Exclusive Insights & Innovations by Sarah Mei Niesel
• SAP & SAP Partner Insights on PLM & Sustainability by Sarah Mei Niesel & Stefanie Otter
• Expert Talk: Product Lifecycle Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition by Sarah Mei Niesel
• Product Design Collaboration with SAP by Sean Laughlin
• Streamline your Idea Pipeline with Product Innovation Management – SAP EPD by Daniel Juhasz

Congratulations to all nominees for their content being nominated for the YouTube Sensation Award.

The winner goes to the video called SAP Enterprise Product Development August 2023 Release | Exclusive Insights & Innovations. Congratulations Sarah Mei Niesel for producing outstanding PLM-related content on YouTube!

SAP Community Sensation Award:

SAP Community, the global trusted network for SAP professionals, had ten content nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees! Mindy Davis, Global Head of DSC Marketing, served as the judge for this category.

The nominated content for the SAP Community Sensation Award includes:

• From Product Development to Manufacturing – How to become a Superhero – Part1: Motivation by Andreas Madlencnik
• The future of Digital Thread in the world of generative AI by Dzmitry Mazouka
• Discover SAP Enterprise Product Development – March 2023 Edition by Yash Agrawal
• Choosing SAP Product Lifecycle Management today, can help shape a sustainable tomorrow by Yash Agrawal
• SAP’s Design/PLM Solutions: Enabling the Digital Thread and Sustainable Product Development – Insights from Hannover Messe 2023 by Sarah Mei Niesel
• SAP PLM and Sustainability: Key Challenges and Best Practices – Insights from Experts by Sarah Mei Niesel

Congratulations to all nominees for their content being nominated for the SAP Community Sensation Award.

The winner goes to the blog called Choosing SAP Product Lifecycle Management today, can help shape a sustainable tomorrow. Congratulations Yash Agrawal for making a significant impact within the SAP community! You are awarded SAP Community Sensation, serving as an inspiring role model to your colleagues.

LinkedIn Sensation Award:

LinkedIn, an excellent platform for developing and strengthening your brand, saw ten content nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees! Ismail Serin, Head of PLM Product Management, served as the judge for this category.

The nominated content for the LinkedIn Sensation Award includes:

• Be the first to know: PLM Expert Forum by Christian Koestner
• SAP Enterprise Product Development Release Promo by Christian Koestner
• Design / PLM at Hannover Messe 2023 by Sarah Mei Niesel & Stefan Ziegler
• Unravelling the Digital Thread by Yash Agrawal
• Valentine’s Day on PLM and Sustainability by Yash Agrawal

Congratulations to all nominees for their content being nominated for the LinkedIn Sensation Award.

The winner goes to the LinkedIn Post on Be the first to know: PLM Expert Forum. Congratulations Christian Koestner for consistently providing thought-provoking and influential PLM content on LinkedIn!

An additional award judged by Stephan Toebben in this category specifically for the topic of PLMSI. He is the Vice President Private Cloud SAP PLM.

The nominated content for the LinkedIn Sensation PLM Systems Integration Award includes:

• Discover the pre-configured SAP Teamcenter Integration of our third release, coming directly from Siemens (“T4ST”) and SAP (“PLMSI”) by Thomas Elsaesser
• Celebrating the new feature pack FP04 of SAP PLM System Integration by Annette Garcia Lorenzo and Christian Koestner

The winner goes to the LinkedIn Post Celebrating the new feature pack FP04 of SAP PLM System Integration. Congratulations to Christian Koestner & Annette Garcia Lorenzo. You both are awarded the LinkedIn Sensation PLM SI Award, serving as an inspiring role model to your colleagues.

Regional Sensation Award:

The Regional Sensation category, with a focus on providing product information in regional languages, had five content nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees! Stefanie Otter, Global Solution Marketing Lead SAP DSC Design, served as the judge for this category.

The nominated content for the Regional Sensation Award includes:

• Create your first campaign to collect ideas on your new product – SAP Enterprise Product Development, innovation management (video in Mandarin with English subtitles) by Grace Wu, Xinyi Chen and Lu Jin
• Choosing SAP Product Lifecycle Management today, can help shape a sustainable tomorrow translated to Mandarin by Grace Wu

The winner goes to the video called Create your first campaign to collect ideas on your new product. Congratulations Grace Wu & Xinyi Chen and Lu Jin for making a remarkable impact within a specific region! You are awarded the Regional Sensation, serving as inspiring role models to your colleagues.

Stellar Partner Award:

The Stellar Partner category, recognizing exceptional partners in the SAP PLM area, had eight content nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees! Carsten Dietze-Selent, Head of PLM & Engineering, served as the judge for this category.

The nominated content for the Stellar Partner Award includes:

• New SAP ECTR release sparks the fusion of PLM and ERP by Nadine Huelsen
• In how many pots do you cook your product data? by Nadine Huelsen
• What’s new in SAP ECTR 1.1 for SAP S/4HANA SP6 Release by Dominik Maier
• Experts Reveal How Data Silos Slowly Disrupt Your Business and How to Avoid It by Valiantsina Siarheyeva
• How to manage customer requirements in the entire product lifecycle by Lisa Schmitt
• Configuration Management with SAP Enterprise Product Development by Frank Schlotter
• Shorten time to quote with SAP Enterprise Product Development by Frank Schlotter

The winner goes to the blog called Shorten time to quote with SAP Enterprise Product Development. Congratulations Frank Schlotter for being an exceptional partner in the SAP PLM area! You are awarded the Stellar Partner, serving as an inspiring role model to the PLM community.

Social Media Innovator Award:

Lastly, the Social Media Innovator category emphasized the importance of continuous innovation in presenting content on social media. Six content nominations were received. Congratulations to all the nominees! Patrick Maroney, Executive Industry Advisor for High Tech, served as the judge for this category.

The nominated content for the Social Media Innovator Award includes:

• Get the scoop on SAP Enterprise Product Development by Yash Agrawal
• Promotion for PLM Expert Forum on LinkedIn by Christian Koestner
• Discover SAP Enterprise Product Development event promo on LinkedIn by Stefan Ziegler

The winner goes to the LinkedIn post Get the scoop on SAP Enterprise Product Development. Congratulations Yash Agrawal for demonstrating creativity and innovation in leveraging various social media platforms to promote PLM! You are awarded the Social Media Innovator, serving as an inspiring role model to your colleagues.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! Your contributions to the PLM community are truly exceptional and inspiring. We hope you continue this great spirit of collaborating and publishing great content for our PLM Community at SAP. A big thank you to our judges Patrick, Mike, Mindy, Stefanie, Stephan, Ismail and Carsten and everyone who participated in making the PLM Influencers Awards 2023 a tremendous success. Special shout out to Giovanni Marconi for hosting our watch party of the PLM Influencers Awards 2023. Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the world of PLM.