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Held in conjunction with Mastering SAP Connect 2025 - SAP Spend Connect brings an additional layer of value, enabling attendees to explore how procurement, supplier collaboration, and intelligent spend management strategies can amplify operational and supply chain performance.

In the dedicated SAP Spend Connect sessions local and international experts will provide insight into:

Register for your all access pass so you can attend all the Spend Connect sessions or add in sessions from the Mastering SAP Supply Chain and Enterprise Asset Management tracks. Your pass includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea plus welcome drinks on 4 June and community BBQ dinner on 5 June.

Driving Procurement Success in 2025: Thriving Amid Uncertainty with SAP Agentic AI and Unified Data

Baber Farooq Senior Vice President, Market Strategy, Procurement Solutions, SAP

Sushant Jain SVP, Head of Finance & Spend – APAC, SAP

Procurement leaders face growing pressure to adapt to global disruptions, evolving regulations, and ESG priorities. This session explores how agentic AI and harmonised data capabilities empower teams to make faster, smarter decisions across spend analytics, category management, and source-to-pay processes—turning complexity into competitive advantage.

Procurement Transformation: Fonterra’s Simplification Journey

Emily Dawe Source to Pay Programme Director, Fonterra

Vishal Gupta Head of Finance & Spend Melbourne, SAP Australia & New Zealand

Fonterra, a global leader in the dairy industry, has embarked on a transformative Source to Pay (S2P) journey to modernise its procurement function by optimising people, processes, and systems. Initiated in 2023 under the leadership of Emily Dawe, S2P Program Director, and in collaboration with SAP, this transformation aims to enhance user experience and unlock strategic value across the organisation. Emily will share insights into the challenges, the strategies adopted, and the lessons learned along the way. This session will explore how Fonterra is leveraging innovation and technology to drive smarter, more efficient procurement outcomes.

Maximising Value and Safety: The Case for Contractor Management in Asset-Intensive Industries 

John Martinez Manager Resourcing Operations, Energy Queensland

Toni Jackson Regional Director Fieldglass APJ, SAP

In asset-intensive industries, managing an external workforce is crucial but comes with challenges like safety risks, inefficiencies, and rising costs. This session emphasises that strong contractor management, supported by solutions like SAP Fieldglass, is a strategic necessity to improve visibility, compliance, and cost control. By automating and centralising workforce processes, organisations can enhance safety, reduce risk, and maximise the value of their external talent. 

From Implementation to Innovation: Unlocking Value Through Strategic Partnerships 

Nicole Croak Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Endeavour Energy

Dylan Semmens-du Bois Head of Procurement, One New Zealand

Anton Colak Project Manager: SAP Ariba, Veolia

Arent van der Schatte Olivier Head of SAP Finance & Spend for Australia & New Zealand, SAP

Australian Unity’s Procurement Transformation Journey Focused on People, Process and Technology

Andy Bee Head of Procurement, Australian Unity

Steve Arsinoski Director - Sales, ANZ, Icertis

Discover how Australian Unity, a leading member-owned wellbeing company delivering health, wealth, and care services to its members and the broader Australian community, reimagined its procurement function to become a strategic business enabler - uniting people, process, and technology for real impact. In this fireside chat, Andy will share how his team moved from paper-based processes to a scalable, digital-first procurement ecosystem powered by AI-driven contract intelligence. Learn how contracts have become central to driving governance, operational efficiency, and insight-led decision-making, helping procurement deliver real business value across the enterprise. Hear practical lessons from their journey - from embedding source-to-contract workflows to unlocking the power of obligation management and AI for continuous optimisation. If you’re looking to elevate procurement’s role in your organisation, this session is for you.

Leading with Purpose in a Technologically Complex World 

Rob Halsall Managing Director, CPO & Executive Leader, The Executive Athlete

Robyn Ludlam VP Solution Advisory APAC, SAP

Drawing on decades of leadership experience, Rob Halsall will share first-hand lessons from leading major procurement transformations and supporting organisations through high stakes change. Now advising and training professionals in leadership, commercial and risk management, Rob brings a grounded, practitioner lens to navigating procurement challenges. This session will explore real-world examples of how organisations have unlocked visibility, improved decision-making, and created meaningful outcomes through modern procurement tools and practices. Rob will also share his perspective on what it takes to lead transformation from within and how platforms like SAP can help enable a connected, agile procurement function that delivers long-term strategic value.

Procurement in an Era of Polycrisis – Insights from Global Procurement Study from the Economist & SAP Ariba 

Gordon Donovan FCIPS MSc Global Vice President Research, Procurement & External Workforce, SAP – Finance & Spend Management

Tass Scopetos  Head of Spend Management Customer Success | ANZ South, SAP

Economist Impact’s The Procurement Imperative, now in its fourth year, surveyed 2,026 C-suite executives on the key challenges, priorities and expectations for the function. In this session we will review the ANZ results, both in the context of global and regional findings. What do CPOs in ANZ and globally state are the current priorities and risks? What does the broader C-suite suggest the focus should be, and what are the results of improving collaboration? 
We will also explore SAP Ariba benchmarks and best-in-class procurement practices. How do SAP customers compare to global leaders, and what drives top-performing organisations to deliver superior outcomes through benchmarking? 

Breaking Barriers to Adoption: Enabling Change Management in Procurement Transformation 

Tu Tran Country Director, Australia and New Zealand, WalkMe

Paul Casaneanu Senior Solutions Advisor, WalkMe

Change management continues to rank among the top challenges in procurement transformation, according to industry studies. This session explores common barriers faced by leading organisations and how they're tackling them. Hear real-world examples and discover how AI-powered tools like WalkMe, an SAP company is helping drive adoption, streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies and boost ROI. 

Innovations in Procurement 

Nikolai Lavrentiev Head of Solution Advisory for Spend Management ANZ, SAP

Robyn Ludlam VP Solution Advisory APAC, SAP

You’ll witness the latest capabilities in Procurement, including demonstrations of AI, Joule, Intake Management, Spend Control Tower, Category Management, Central Invoice Management and use of PCards in Guided Buying.  Solutions will include SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, SAP S/4 Public Cloud and Taulia.