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Conference Activities
Keynote Speakers
Through their visionary ideas and practical leadership, the keynote speakers of SAPPHIRE '06 Orlando have transformed the business software industry. Don't miss their unique insights into the direction of technology, business, and the global economy.
| Tuesday, May 16 |
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Bill McDermott is the president and CEO of SAP Americas and a corporate officer of SAP AG. SAP Americas is the North American and Latin American subsidiary of SAP AG. McDermott is responsible for managing SAP's strategic business activities in the United States, Canada, and Latin America, directing more than 6,000 employees to serve the needs of customers. |
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Léo Apotheker is president of Customer Solutions and Operations and a member of the Executive Board, SAP AG. In his role, Apotheker is responsible for all of SAP's field organizations, including consulting, education, training, sales, marketing for small and midsize businesses, and operations. He was appointed to his current position in 2002. From 1999 to 2002 he was president of SAP Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), where he oversaw a period of tremendous growth in the region. |
| Wednesday, May 17 |
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Henning Kagermann is chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, SAP AG. From 1998 to 2003, he was co-chairman of the SAP Executive Board and CEO together with Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP. Following Plattner's election as chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board in May 2003, Kagermann became sole chairman of the Executive Board of SAP AG and CEO. Kagermann has overall responsibility for SAP's strategy and business development and also oversees the areas of corporate consulting, global communications, global intellectual property, internal audit, and top talent management. |
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Shai Agassi, president of the Product and Technology Group, has been a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG since April 2002. He is responsible for the global development of all SAP products and SAP's portfolio of industry-specific solutions. The products include mySAP Business Suite, the world's leading enterprise application suite (including solutions for customer relationship management and supply chain management); the SAP NetWeaver platform -- the first fully integrated, service-oriented infrastructure platform; SAP xApps composite applications -- the world's first family of composite applications; and SAP Business One, a leading global small business software solution. |
| Thursday, May 18 |
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Hasso Plattner is Co-Founder, SAP, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, SAP AG. In 1972, he founded SAP together with four colleagues from IBM. In his role as chief software advisor, he concentrates on the medium- and long-term technology strategy and direction of SAP. From 1997 to 2003, Plattner was chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of SAP. |
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