IN FOCUS: Combating COVID-19 misinformation

In this premiere SAP Partner Podcast, Meaghan Sullivan, head of Global Partner and Midmarket Marketing, SAP, talks with Larry Walsh, CEO, chief analyst and founder at Channelnomics, about how SAP partners are helping businesses adapt and evolve as the economy reopens. Joining them are two SAP partners –Sadee Gamhewa, co-founder and CEO at Velou, and Chris Couch, vice president SAP Solutions at Applexus Technologies – who share their insights about the specific challenges facing retailers and to talk about how RISE with SAP – business transformation as a service – is simplifying customers’ move to the cloud. Listen to this podcast to find out how SAP partners are creating opportunity for businesses to gain advantage in the economic recovery.

Why is cooperation between academia and industry crucial for cutting-edge innovation? Find out in this interview with Professor Felix Naumann from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam as he shares insights and takeaways from his academic fellowship with the SAP Innovation Center Network.

In this podcast we interview Kristen Reynolds. She talks about how career coaching can help unlock employees’ hidden potential by fostering self-reflection and awareness.

Karina Montilla Edmonds joined SAP at the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In her new role as Head of SAP Academies and University Alliances, she sets out to strengthen SAP’s brand throughout the academic sphere. 

In this podcast we interview Lars Bo Hassinggaard, Corporate IT Manager at Royal Greenland. He shares how the company is working closely with healthcare and food administration authorities to maintain safe-running operations during this global pandemic crisis, while keeping customers supplied. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/fCTj2izHEhg

In this podcast we interview Michael Byczkowski, SAP Global Head of IBU Healthcare Providers. He explains why German health authorities rely on SAP to handle COVID-19 challenges better and how the epidemic promotes digitalization in public health services. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/n_k52L2wMiw

In this podcast we interview Max Wessel, SAP’s Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Director of SAP Labs Silicon Valley. He talks about how SAP is in a unique position to offer software and services that are light on resources and easy to deploy. Find out how this is helping organizations produce cutting-edge, future-focused technology quickly and advance their transformation journey to the intelligent enterprise. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/3sKc0Xu8Fnk

Hear how Thomas Saueressig, the newest member of SAP’s executive board, has adapted his leadership style in the current global crisis. Learn how he stays close to his 29,000 employees, while inspiring people to continue innovating. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/RxUmW_d1hSQ

In this podcast we interviewed Ashley Crowder, Sandeep Bhanote and Matt Laukaitis. They explain how technology helps retailers stay close to customers and survive the pandemic and its economic aftershocks. Learn how new technology like AR, 3D and geospatial deliver great customer experiences – especially when combined with digital business solutions like SAP S/4HANA. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/rFiopsB5JzA

In this podcast we interview Scott Russell. He talks about new app “Bridge-IT”, created to provide users with reliable information on COVID-19 and guidance on how to cope with the virus. Learn how combining experience data (X-data) with operational data (O-data) can help companies address the coronavirus misinformation deluge.