How does a 125-year-old technology company reinvent itself for the AI era? In this executive conversation, NEC CIO Toshihiko Nakata shares how NEC is becoming an AI-native enterprise by transforming core systems, processes, and ways of working with SAP.

NEC’s Client Zero approach puts internal transformation first, then turns those learnings into value for customers and society in Japan. Nakata-san explains how NEC strengthened data-driven management by moving core systems to the cloud, standardizing process data, and using dashboards to improve business visibility and performance.

You will also hear why NEC chose RISE with SAP and how a clean core strategy helps reduce complexity by addressing around 1,600 add-ons, enabling faster innovation and more efficient updates. The discussion closes with NEC’s view of AI as digital labor, including how SAP Business AI and Joule support everyday work and scalable enterprise adoption.

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:12 – NEC transformation and Client Zero in Japan
01:03 – Data-driven management dashboards
01:59 – Why NEC chose RISE with SAP
03:23 – Clean core and reducing add-ons with AI
05:55 – AI as digital labor with SAP Business AI and Joule
07:45 – What’s next for NEC and SAP

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When your business outgrows its processes, the instinct is to patch the gaps. But temporary fixes become business as usual – and suddenly you’re reacting to growth instead of ready for it.

SAP GROW is a complete AI-embedded cloud ERP that connects finance, operations, supply chain, and HR in one place. Industry-specific processes built in from day one. Go live in weeks, not years. Start with what matters, expand when you’re ready. No disruption, no starting over.

00:00 The challenge of scaling
00:34 What is SAP GROW?
00:50 AI built in from day one
01:04 Faster decisions, smarter teams
01:14 Go live in weeks, not years

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The @kentuckyderby doesn’t come together by chance. It runs on thousands of details moving in sync, from 300,000+ fans to 127,000+ mint juleps and 400+ red roses for the winner’s garland. To keep pace with growth across racing, online wagering, and gaming, Churchill Downs turned to SAP GROW, an AI cloud ERP foundation unifying finance, HR, procurement, travel, and operations across its business.

Explore the Churchill Downs story to see SAP in action behind “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports®: https://www.sap.com/asset/dynamic/2025/01/bcc388dd-ef7e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

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A bold new AI vision. A reimagined Joule experience. The future of how your business runs – revealed.

SAP Sapphire 2026 brings together SAP leaders, industry experts, and peers for our biggest announcements yet. See what’s next for enterprise AI, explore live demos, and discover how Joule is changing the way teams work.

What to expect:
0:00 – A bold new AI vision for enterprise transformation
0:10 – The reimagined Joule experience and specialized AI agents
0:20 – Role-based AI assistants built for how you actually work

Join us. The beginning of better starts here.

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16 teams. 4 rounds. 1 Cup. The pressure is the point. 🔥

Pressure, uncertainty, chaos – the Stanley Cup Playoffs run on it. This is the moment you stop waiting and start taking it. Four rounds. Best of seven. One Cup. Let it get loud.

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Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for social innovation—but many young entrepreneurs are still navigating how to use it effectively.

According to a global study, conducted by The Possibilists – a global alliance for youth innovation and partner of ChangemakerXchange – more than 60% of young impact entrepreneurs believe AI can benefit their work, society, and the broader economy. At the same time, 70% of these innovators say they lack support in navigating AI tools.

Through a long‑standing collaboration, SAP and ChangemakerXchange bring together young social entrepreneurs with SAP volunteers and professionals to exchange knowledge, explore practical use cases, and build confidence in applying AI responsibly.

Matthias Scheffelmeier, Co-Founder of ChangemakerXchange and Alexia von Salomon, Learning Designer at Education Innovation Labs and a changemaker in the European cohort, discuss which skills are essential in an AI-driven future – and how AI can help improve efficiency and scale social impact.

Learn more: https://news.sap.com/?p=241852

00:00 – Future Skills
00:20 – Education Innovation Lab
00:33 – Opportunities of AI in Social Innovation
00:44 – Global AI Report
01:25 – Partnership with SAP
01:29 – changemakerxchange.ai Program
01:59 – Partnerships in the Field of Social Innovation
02:08 – Hopes For AI

Winning today isn’t just about talent, it’s about how you use your data.

In this customer story, Team Liquid shows what it looks like to compete on trusted, context-rich data, and why that foundation matters before you put an AI layer on top. When data doesn’t match and context gets lost, AI can create more noise than insight. But when your data is connected and trusted, you can get the right information at the right time to make faster decisions and stay ahead.

With SAP Business Data Cloud, Team Liquid connects half a trillion data points while keeping context attached across gameplay, performance, and strategy. That means they can reason across what happened, why it happened, and what’s likely to happen next.

You’ll also hear how they’re applying AI to speed preparation and reduce manual work, including an AI-powered draft tool that helps teams walk into competition with preparation that’s clearer and faster. And with Joule Agents, they can ask highly technical questions in plain language and get answers grounded in the competitive context they need.

Catch the replay of The Fabric of Data & AI and hear more from leaders turning data into real outcomes: https://events.sap.com/fabric-of-data-and-ai/en_us/home.html?source=social-glo-orgsocial-bdcsurge

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Accelerate SAP project delivery by up to 14% with SAP Joule for Consultants, the conversational AI assistant built to help consulting teams move from questions to confident decisions, faster.

In this video, SAP expert Natalie Han explains how SAP Joule for Consultants can feel like a trusted senior consultant next to you 24/7, supporting everyone from junior consultants to architects with on-demand, up-to-date guidance from SAP’s most current knowledge base. Whether you are ramping up on an SAP cloud transformation, leading a complex program, or working through technical details, Joule helps you stay aligned with SAP best practices while keeping momentum high.

You will see practical examples across roles:

• Junior consultants can get immediate answers and clearer next steps, without waiting for someone to be available.
• Senior consultants and project leaders can use step-by-step guidance to navigate complexity and shape implementation strategy.
• Technical consultants can paste ABAP code to quickly understand what it does and the business process behind it, helping reduce delays and rework.

Natalie also highlights the customer outcomes that matter most: saving time with on-demand answers, improving decision quality, boosting productivity across experience levels, and driving faster time to value for clients. In some cases, consultants can save up to 1.5 hours per day, freeing more time for the strategic conversations that move transformation forward.

Explore SAP Joule for Consultants. 👉 https://sap.to/6053BB64x9

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Our AI. Your transformation. Hear how Joule Agents are changing the game at SAP Sapphire Virtual 2026.

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