Your takeaways
Rise to the Next Level:
3 transformation paths for SAP customers
Get more out of your existing SAP investment - or take it to the next level. Experience how Microsoft technologies open up new scope for innovation, automation and AI-supported processes. The result for your company:
➡ Higher pace of innovation instead of system limits
➡ Tangible benefits from AI instead of theoretical potentials
➡ Less manual effort, more focus on value creation
When
May 20
Time
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, 80807 Munich
Costs
Free
When your SAP environment reaches its limits
Many organizations are faced with an ERP landscape that has become increasingly complex and inflexible over the years. Individual adjustments, manual processes and costly upgrades are slowing down innovation and blocking resources. At the same time, the switch to S/4HANA is approaching and support for SAP ECC will expire in 2028. And that calls for a strategic decision:
Continue to modernize SAP? Supplement it? Or examine alternatives?
This event shows SAP customers three strategic transformation paths based on Microsoft technologies: SAP Surround, Hub-and-Spoke and SAP Replace.
3 Modernization paths in comparison
with opportunities, risks, expenses and typical company profiles
Customer scenarios and field reports
HSO customers show how SAP-based companies realize automation, flexibility and innovation
Solid basis for decision-making
You will find out which modernization path best suits your own roadmap strategically
What you can expect
Event information at a glance
- Comparison of all three SAP modernization paths
- Customer examples for each modernization path
- Insights into the HSO Safe Passage approach
- Recommendations for action for your digital roadmap
- Exchange with experts and industry peers
- The event will be held bilingually, in German and English
You can look forward to this exciting agenda
09.30 - 10.00: Arrival & welcome coffee
10.00 - 10.15: Short presentation HSO (in German)
Get to know HSO as an internationally active Microsoft partner with many years of experience in the focus sectors of manufacturing, distribution and professional services. In this short introduction we will give you a compact overview of who we are and how we are positioned as an organization.
10.30 - 10.45: Keynote: Frontier Firm - AI & Agents (in German)
Michael Locher-Tjoa | Microsoft
In his keynote, Michael Locher‑Tjoa will share how companies can evolve into true Frontier Firms — organizations that scale faster and work smarter by integrating AI and AI Agents into their core processes. He highlights how human‑led, agent‑operated workflows unlock the next level of productivity and free people from routine tasks.
10.45 - 11.30: Option 1: SAP Core + Microsoft Innovation with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)
Innovation without SAP re-design: How Giesecke+Devrient expanded its SAP core processes with Microsoft technology to make it fit for the future (in English)
Magdalena Lazar & Johann van Saldern | Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)
How can innovation be achieved without changing existing SAP processes? Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) shows how the company has retained the reliable SAP core processes while at the same time rethinking processes and solutions for Customer and Field Service with Microsoft technologies. Based on an internationally rolled out MS Dynamics application for the global field service business, you will see how the HSO customer has created transparency, scalability and efficiency across multiple regions – from field service scheduling and partner integration to clear KPIs. The presentation combines concrete practical experience with a clear view of the big picture explaining why adding other application on to the established SAP core processes is an attractive way to roll out innovations faster – without taking unnecessary risks.
11.30 - 11.45: Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.30: Option 2: Hub & Spoke (with customer case)
Learn how companies can maintain SAP as a global hub while achieving greater agility through Microsoft-supported spoke processes. This session will provide first insights into a practical scenario from one of our customers - more details on the use case will follow shortly.
12.30 - 13.45: Networking Lunch
13.45 - 14.30: Option 3: SAP Replacement with VDE Services GmbH (in German)
Burkhard Strüder | Managing Director VDE Services GmbH
Get a first insight into how companies can completely modernize their existing SAP landscape and transfer it to a new ERP foundation. This session shows a practical scenario from VDE Services GmbH - further details on the use case will follow shortly.
14.30 - 15.00: SAP & Microsoft - HSO Integration Accelerators (in German)
Get a compact overview of how HSO efficiently supports integrations between SAP and Microsoft. In this slot, we will provide insights into our proven tools, templates and structured process models - further details and examples will follow during the session.
15.00 - 15.30: Q&A & Closing (in German)
Experts from Microsoft, HSO and the industry
Our speakers
The experts will use real projects to show how SAP customers are using Microsoft technologies to implement innovation, automation and AI-supported processes faster - without jeopardizing the SAP core. The presentations combine strategic orientation with concrete use cases and support you in making a well-founded assessment of your suitable transformation path - SAP Surround, Hub & Spoke or SAP Replace.
Magdalena Lazar
Head of Operational Excellence and Data Analytics in Service
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbHMagdalena has more than 14 years of experience in CRM‑focused solution design, process excellence, and IT project leadership at G+D, with a strong track record in driving digital transformation and operational improvements. As IT project lead and technical lead, she had a key contribution to Light-House projects like introduction of the Global Service Platform based on Microsoft Dynamics, Global Sales Planning Solution based on Salesforce as well as SAP Template Rollouts.
Dr. Johann von Saldern
Digital Transformation Manager - Service
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbHJohann von Saldern brings more than 20 years of international experience in service applications, global service processes, SAP CRM & ECC, MS Dynamics 365, data platforms, and digital transformation projects. He has a strong professional background based on multiple service-related digitalization initiatives in different organizations. Johann is leading and coordinating digital transformation initiatives across the global CTCS service organization.
Michael Locher-Tjoa
General Manager SME&C DACH
MicrosoftMichael Locher‑Tjoa is the General Manager SME&C Business for Microsoft in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He brings extensive international leadership experience across Europe and Asia and most recently served as Chief Business Officer for Greater China at SAP, where he also acted as Interim Managing Director. Prior to that, he led SAP Switzerland as Managing Director. With a strong track record in large‑scale transformation and digital operating models, he helps mid‑market organizations advance their cloud and AI strategies.
Burkhard Strüder
Managing Director
VDE Services GmbH
You have the choice
What do the 3 transformation paths look like?
An ERP system is deeply anchored in the DNA of a company: in processes, data, interfaces and the daily work of thousands of employees. That is why we have developed three different modernization paths with which SAP customers can use the innovative power of modern Microsoft technologies.
With the HSO Safe Passage approach, we ensure a secure combination of both systems or make the transition as low-risk as possible.
Keep SAP at the core - add Microsoft innovation
SAP remains the leading ERP system. Microsoft technologies such as Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure and AI-supported automation are being used to create modern, flexible processes - without touching the stable core.
Who is it for? Companies that rely on proven stability and at the same time want to noticeably increase their pace of innovation.
Live at the event: A concrete customer scenario shows how companies can retain SAP as their core system and use Microsoft innovations productively.
Why HSO?
About HSO - The Results Company
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Leading international Microsoft partner
HSO is one of the leading Microsoft partners worldwide and has been helping companies modernize their ERP, CRM and cloud landscapes for many years. This long-standing partnership means: direct access to the latest technologies, certified expertise at the highest level and a well-established collaboration with Microsoft from strategy to go-live.
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Relevant industry knowledge
HSO combines in-depth process expertise in manufacturing, distribution and professional services with the entire Microsoft ecosystem: Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure and modern data and AI services. The result is not generic IT projects, but solutions that are tailored to the specific processes and challenges of an industry.
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Experience in the SAP technology environment
We know how existing SAP systems can be technically connected, gradually decoupled or replaced by Microsoft solutions. This makes HSO the ideal partner for organizations that want to maintain SAP stability and at the same time integrate Microsoft innovation in a targeted manner. We bundle this experience in our HSO Safe Passage approach, among other things, which will be presented at the event.
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HSO Integration Accelerators
Modernization does not have to be a leap into the unknown. With the HSO Integration Accelerators - proven frameworks, API libraries, data models and best-practice templates - transformation projects are implemented in an accelerated, structured and low-risk manner. Whether SAP Surrounding, hybrid Hub & Spoke model or complete Dynamics 365 transformation: HSO follows a pragmatic, business-oriented approach that focuses on measurable results.
Register now
Register now and gain strategic clarity for your SAP architecture.
The event is aimed at CIOs, IT managers and enterprise architects who want to design their SAP transformation in a targeted, structured and future-proof way.
Receive practical impulses, concrete bases for decision-making and valuable perspectives for your individual transformation roadmap.