SAP

Martin Guther

Head of BDC, Customer Advisory Deutschland | SAP
Collaboration & New Work
Connectivity & Network
Cloud Computing
Data Analysis & Big Data
Automation

Martin Guther is an experienced business development and presales manager with many years of expertise in building and scaling technology and data solutions. On March 1, 2025, he took over the management of the Customer Advisory Teams for SAP Business Data Cloud. Previously, he was Vice President in the Center of Excellence (COE) Business Technology Platform at SAP for Central and Eastern Europe, where he led a team of experienced architects and contributed significantly to the business development of key technologies such as SAP HANA and SAP Datasphere.
He began his career at SAP in 2002 with various leadership roles, including Head of Global EIM Solution Management and Vice President COE Platform & Technology in Central Europe & Greater China, where he was responsible for the implementation of growth programs and the expansion of the cloud business. Prior to this, he was Key Account Manager at Hewlett Packard since 1997, where he was responsible for large IT infrastructure projects in retail groups.
Martin Guther holds an M.B.A. with a focus on leadership (German Graduate School of Management & Law) and a degree in economics (University of Hohenheim).
In addition to his professional activities, he is passionate about technology, team leadership and business innovation. Privately, he enjoys spending time with his family in the mountains or diving and is passionate about music.

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Masterclass Artificial intelligence

Garbage in Garbage out: Daten als Schlüssel zur KI-Transformation

13:30-14:15
Raum Q | Level 2

SAP is pursuing a data and AI strategy that aims to create a uniform and high-quality database across all business processes (on-premises, cloud, edge) in order to embed AI functionalities directly into business-relevant applications. Platforms such as SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Datasphere and the Business Technology Platform play a central role here, particularly in terms of governance, data accessibility and the use of generative AI and assistance functions such as Joule.

Masterclass Artificial intelligence

SAP Business Data Cloud - Überblick & Architektur

16:30-17:15
Raum Q | Level 2

The presentation provides an overview of the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) and shows how it enables consistent, secure and scalable use of company data as a central data platform. It will explain the architecture that seamlessly combines integrations, governance and AI-supported analyses to promote data-driven innovation.