SAPience Connect Day | The Digital CFO

Meco Group started cloud ERP with a finance-first mindset. Learn how a their S/4HANA Public Cloud scope allowed for sharpened profitability insights, and set a clean‑core foundation. With Meco’s lessons learned, KPIs and controls from the project team, this session is a practical playbook for digital CFOs.

In many organisations, projects and technical improvement initiatives are executed in an operational maintenance environment, while finance is expected to retain clear oversight of cost, budget, and financial risk across the full lifecycle of these initiatives. This session explores how the Digital CFO can leverage SAP capabilities to establish effective project financial governance, with a primary focus on budgeting, commitment tracking, budget availability control and plan-versus-actual cost transparency. Using a practical, cross-functional use case, we illustrate when basic cost monitoring is sufficient and when more structured project governance becomes essential to reduce risk, improve transparency, and support informed decision-making across Finance, Operations, and Engineering.

A practical session on how organizations are getting started with SAP Joule today. Based on lessons learned from two customer journeys, this session covers: 

• How to approach the first steps with Joule 
• What works well in practice — and what to avoid 
• How finance teams can quickly realize value from AI‑assisted execution 

Ideal for CFOs and finance leaders looking for a pragmatic entry point into AI‑enabled finance. 

In this session, Deloitte experts will outline a strategic roadmap for leveraging SAP’s AI capabilities—such as predictive planning, automated reporting, Generative AI, and Joule—to transform key finance domains for our clients. Drawing on Deloitte’s deep finance expertise and real-world implementations, we’ll explore how these tools drive efficiency, accuracy, and forward-thinking decision-making in today’s dynamic business landscape.

This closing keynote wraps up the day with a clear, end-to-end CFO story focused on practical action. Instead of theory or a classic SAP pitch, it shows how SAP Business Suite, Business AI and Joule support everyday finance, business and IT challenges — from working smarter with intuitive UX to AI-enabled automation and reliable core processes. Expect concrete examples, realistic do’s and don’ts, and guidance on what actually works today. You’ll leave with clear, hands-on takeaways to apply in your organization right away.