SAPinsider Summit Chicago

NOVEMBER 11-12, 2026 | RADISSON BLU AQUA

SAP ERP Transformation Summit:
Moving from Clean Core to an AI-Powered Future

Two Days. Three Tracks.
The Working Summit 
for SAP Teams in Motion.

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20+Sessions & Labs
3Focused Tracks
2M+Community Reach

Built entirely for SAP end users.

Most enterprise tech events are spread thin across every audience and every platform. SAPinsider Summit Chicago is designed around one thing: SAP practitioners solving real transformation problems, together.

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NOVEMBER 11–12, 2026

Two days of work.
One of America’s greatest cities.

Leave with more than
just notes.

Attendees networking at SAPinsider Summit
“I came back with three vendor-neutral answers I’d been looking for for months.”
SAP Program Manager, Manufacturing

A mapped migration roadmap

A personalized path from where you are today to clean core - built from real peer experience.

Peer contacts in your scenario

Meet practitioners at the same journey stage - migrating, evaluating, or scaling AI on clean core.

Recordings & slides

Every session documented and shared - plus ongoing access to the full SAPinsider content library.

Vendor-neutral answers

Sessions run by SAP end users. Unfiltered perspectives on what actually works in production.

2M+ community membership

Ongoing SAPinsider access - research, expert articles, and a global network that keeps working after you leave.

A business case to take back

Use the AI agenda builder to generate a personalized justification doc to share with your manager.

Built for the people
doing the work.

Whether you’re driving strategy, architecture, implementation, or operations, SAPinsider Summit Chicago delivers what you need for your particular role.

Executive Leadership & Transformation Strategy

  • CIOs and IT Executives
  • VP and Directors of Enterprise Applications
  • ERP Transformation Directors
  • PMO and Program Governance Leaders
  • SAP CoE Leaders
  • Shared Services and Operations Leaders

Program Delivery & Business Transformation

  • ERP Program Managers
  • SAP Program Leaders
  • Functional Process Owners
  • Change and Enablement Leaders
  • Release and Cutover Managers
  • Testing and QA Leaders
  • Business Transformation Leads

Enterprise Architecture, Platform & Integration

  • Enterprise Architects
  • SAP Solution Architects
  • Integration Architects
  • SAP BTP Architects and Developers
  • SAP Basis and Platform Leaders
  • Cloud Architecture Teams
  • SAP Security and Governance Leaders

Data, Analytics & AI Readiness

  • Data Migration Leads
  • SAP Analytics and Reporting Teams
  • Data Governance Leaders
  • AI and Automation Leaders
  • Business Intelligence and Analytics Teams

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Pick the track that fits
where you are now
and where you're going next.

Still evaluating the move, deep in migration, or already live and optimizing? There's a track built for exactly where you are.

For organizations still shaping their roadmap and readiness strategy. Covers transformation planning, GROW vs. RISE deployment decisions, process intelligence, data retention and archiving, enterprise architecture, ECC remediation and custom code, change management, and hybrid landscape planning.

Best for

CIOs & VPs of ITEnterprise ArchitectsFinance Transformation & Program Sponsors

Questions This Track Answers

1What should our transformation roadmap look like?
2Which SAP cloud path is right for us - RISE, GROW, or another approach?
3Are our processes ready for SAP Cloud ERP?
4How much custom code and technical debt do we actually have?
5How do we align business and IT around a common vision before migration begins?

For program leaders, architects, and delivery teams executing transformation today. Covers agent-led migration, SAP Signavio for risk reduction, clean core strategy, integration architecture for the agentic era, data migration governance, extending SAP without breaking clean core, testing, cutover, and hypercare.

Best for

Program & PMO LeadersIntegration ArchitectsData Migration, Testing & Delivery Leads

Questions This Track Answers

1How do we accelerate migration delivery without compromising quality?
2How do we maintain a clean core under real-world business pressure?
3How do we manage integrations and extensions in a modern SAP landscape?
4How do we govern data so it's ready for migration and SAP Business AI?
5How do we reduce testing and go-live risk and avoid recreating legacy complexity?

For leaders turning SAP Cloud ERP and clean core into a foundation for the autonomous enterprise. Covers SAP Business AI Platform, Joule and AI agents, readiness assessment, AI agent governance, redesigning the SAP COE, prioritizing autonomous operations, agent orchestration, and scaling measurable value.

Best for

CIOs & SAP COE LeadersData & Analytics LeadersAI Governance & Business Process Owners

Questions This Track Answers

1Are we ready for autonomous operations - and what data foundation do we need?
2How do AI agents fit into enterprise processes today?
3How do we govern AI agents responsibly, with the right accountability and oversight?
4Who owns AI and autonomous operations across the organization?
5Which use cases should we prioritize to move beyond pilots and prove value?

What attendees say.

This is a must-attend event. It's where you find out what other people are doing, what value they're getting, and what's actually working in the real world.

SAPinsider Summit Attendee

I feel like I'm getting more knowledge in one or two days here than I get in months of other sessions. The quality of the conversations is just different.

SAP Program Manager

The most important aspect for us right now is AI. Understanding SAP's roadmap - how SAP AI actually integrates - this event gave us the clarity we needed.

IT Executive, Manufacturing

My first trip back to SAPinsider since 2019. It's great to see the event getting bigger and better. The practitioner focus is what sets it apart from the vendor shows.

Enterprise Architect

The most important part has been meeting my peers and other industry leaders, understanding what challenges they're facing, and realizing we're all working through the same things.

SAP Transformation Director

Absolutely a must-attend for any SAP professional. The depth of conversations, the access to real practitioners - you just can't replicate this online.

SAP Solution Architect
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60601

Chicago.
All under one roof.

Everything happens at the Radisson Blu Aqua - sessions, networking, receptions, and your hotel room.

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Expert-led sessions
Networking receptions
25 min from MDW airport
Local dining & culture

One pass. Full SAPinsider Summit access.

Every pass includes all keynotes, all three tracks, sponsor and peer networking, receptions, and post-event SAPinsider community access.

Better together. Bring your whole team.

Groups of 3 or more receive discounted rates. Each person can follow their own track - the value is in arriving with shared intent and leaving with a plan you built together. Substitutions are always free.

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Put your brand in front of a highly qualified room of SAP decision-makers and practitioners - the people actively driving transformation at their organizations.

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Two days. Real SAP strategies.
Chicago. Don't miss it.

November 11–12, 2026 · Chicago, IL · Registration open now

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