
ASUG Talks
ASUG Talks covers vital topics in the SAP ecosystems, leveraging thought leaders, customers, and experts to help listeners navigate modern challenges and maximize their SAP investments.
Episodes
42 episodes
ASUG Talks Executive Interview: Andre Bechtold, SAP
While visiting the SAP global headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott recently sat down with Andre Bechtold, President of SAP Industries & Experiences. As the software company looks...
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ASUG Board of Directors Roundtable: Unpacking the SAP Business Data Cloud Announcement and Databricks Partnership
Tune in to a special roundtable episode of ASUG Talks, where Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community, is joined by two ASUG Board Members: Mark LeClair and Craig Dalziel. A few weeks ago, the three attended the
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ASUG Talks Roundtable: How AI is Changing the SAP Ecosystem
ASUG Talks dives deep into the technology of the moment: artificial intelligence. In this roundtable, Jim Lichtenwalter, ASUG Content Manager, is joined by two AI experts: Paul Modderman, SAP AI Director, Mindset Consulting
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ASUG Talks: Insights from the 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research
Each year, ASUG charts the shifting attitudes, focuses, hurdles, and solution adoption rates among its members with the annual Pulse of the SAP Customer Resear...
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ASUG Talks: Breaking Down the Debut of SAP Business Data Cloud
ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott traveled to New York for the SAP Business Unleashed event, where SAP
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ASUG Talks Special Edition: AI Announcements and Innovations
To debrief major announcements from the most recent editions of Microsoft Ignite and ASUG Tech Connect, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott and Carolyn Szczurek, ASUG Communications Lead, recently welcomed Holger Bruchelt, Princ...
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ASUG Talks Special Edition: Navigating Enterprise Architecture and AI - Live from ASUG Tech Connect with Diginomica
ASUG partnered with Diginomica for a special episode of ASUG Talks. Recorded at ASUG Tech Connect, Jon Reed, Co-Founder at Diginomica, hosted a conversation with Geoff Scott, CEO & Chief Community Champion at ASUG, and Jos...
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ASUG Talks Special Edition: SAP User Group Collaborative Research
Tune in for a special episode of ASUG Talks dedicated to insights from the recent collaborative research project ASUG undertook alongside DSAG and UKISUG. Focused on AI, the research examined how members of the three communities are approaching...
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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Building Effective Supply Chain Strategies
Supply chains have steadily become a major priority for organizations in recent years, especially as black swan events severely disrupted normal supply chains and trade routes. Enterprises must take steps to ensure their supply chains are effec...
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ASUG Talks Live: ASUG Research - Expert Leaders Reflect on Generative AI in the SAP Ecosystem
In this latest episode of ASUG Talks Live, recorded at ASUG Tech Connect, AI takes center stage. Marissa Gilbert, ASUG Research Director, is joined by Geoff Scott, CEO & Chief Community Champion, ASUG; Jared Coyle, Chief AI Officer, SAP Nor...
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ASUG Talks Special Episode: A Conversation with Thomas Saueressig
In a special episode of ASUG Talks, Thomas Saueressig, Member of the SAP Executive Board overseeing the Customer Services & Delivery Board area, sits down with ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott. Their conversa...
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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Keys to Successful Change Management Programs
In this ASUG Talks roundtable, we are joined by three change management experts--Jane E. Schwartz, Senior Director of Global Financial Services, Arthur Lawrence; Karan Froom, Transformation Change Leader & Owner of KFROOMCO Consulting; and ...
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ASUG Talks Live: Transformative Insights and AI Innovations with AWS and Accenture
Jeff Miers, Director of Partnerships and Alliances for the Energy & Utilities Industries at AWS, and John Downie, Global Energy Industry Lead at Accenture, joined Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, to discuss growing valu...
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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Addressing the Technology Skills Gap
The steadily growing skills gap is complicating the implementation of next-generation technology, including cloud ERP and AI solutions. We're seeing this at play in the ASUG community. According to the
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ASUG Talks Live: At SAP for Utilities, Embracing the "Confluence" of AI, Cloud, and Clean Energy
Kicking off the SAP for Utilities conference, Michael Sullivan, National Vice President of Renewable Energy and Utilities at SAP North America, joined Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, to discuss cloud migration, the clean e...
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ASUG Talks Live: How AI is Changing the SAP Ecosystem
In a special, live episode of ASUG Talks recorded at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, Marissa Gilbert was joined by Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion; Deirdre Toner Marketing Director for Specialists' Sales at Amazo...
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ASUG Talks: Special Edition Episode: Volunteers Reflect on Their ASUG Journeys
In this exclusive episode of the ASUG Talks podcast, celebrating ASUG Volunteer Week, three long-time ASUG Volunteers discuss their journeys through the SAP user ecosystem, reflecting on memorable moments from their ASUG membership and the impo...
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ASUG Talks: Special Edition Episode: 2024 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research
Tune in to an exclusive conversation between ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott and ASUG Research Director Marissa Gilbert on key takeaways from the 2024 ASuG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research, reflecting on what these results...
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ASUG Talks: Special Edition Episode: Learning SAP, Closing the Skills Gap, and Facing the Future at ASUG Tech Connect
Listen in to a special ASUG Tech Connect episode of the ASUG Talks podcast, recorded live from New Orleans, in which ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott hosts a l...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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47:24

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, Season 2, Episode 11: Benjamin Deaver
In this eleventh and final episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Benjamin Deaver, Senior Solution Architect for SNP Group.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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27:59

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations: Season 2, Episode 10: Joe Leimer
In this tenth episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Joe Leimer, VP of Technology with Design Resources, Inc.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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31:00

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations: Season 2, Episode 9: Darin Schultz
In this ninth episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Darin Schultz, AMS in Commercial and Logistics with Braskem America.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:28

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations: Season 2, Episode 8: Mark Richardson
In this eighth episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Mark Richardson, Chief Technology Officer at Rich Analytics.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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30:13

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, Season 2, Episode 7: Scott Gordon
In this seventh episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Scott Gordon, Senior Principal IT Technical Analyst for Medtronic.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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32:10

ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations: Season 2, Episode 6: Maria Hourani
In this sixth episode of ASUG Talks: Candid Career Conversations, season 2, we talk with Maria Hourani, Director General, Strategic Financial Governance with the Department of National Defense, Canadian Armed Forces.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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