Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

The buzz: Podcasts aren't a bubble, they're a boom—and that boom is only getting louder" (Miranda Katz). In the midst of our current digital renaissance, with breakthrough technologies maturing, an old-school yet cutting-edge marketing tactic is resurging: audio. From podcasts to audio whitepapers, apps to smart speakers, the world of sound is immediate, portable, affordable, customizable, and wherever you go. The experts speak. Pam Didner, Consultant and Author: "Keep it simple stupid" (Kelly Johnson). Kenneth Kinney, AI Media Group: "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift…the present" (Alice M. Earle). Ginger Shimp, SAP: "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it" (Henry Ford). Jeff Janiszewski, SAP: "Everyone wants some magic pill—some life hack—that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist" (Jocko Willink). Join us for Hear and Now: Audio Content in Digital Marketing.

The buzz: "Sales Isn't A Laughing Matter. But Maybe It Should Be?" (yesware.com). Good salespeople understand the science behind selling – an ironclad knowledge of their products or services coupled with the calculated practice of qualifying a prospect's needs. Truly great salespeople, also tap into a psychological component by positioning themselves as the most engaging and likeable option. Today, a strategic alliances exec, partnership relationship manager, and IT sales rep turned comedian-and-motivator make the case for using right-timed appropriate humor as a sales tool. The experts speak. Jon Selig, Comedian: "Once in a while you can get shown the light in the strangest of places, if you look at it right" (Grateful Dead). RJ Bibby, NetApp: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" (Ben Franklin). Casey Ryan, SAP: "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" (Victor Borge). Join us for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sales Pitch.

The buzz: "Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now (Mattie Stepanek). If your #1 business wish is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, stay tuned. Live today, January 23 – and on-demand from Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2018 and Jan. 9 and 16 – we're bringing you 80+ thought leaders' predictions covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 6 live. Guests: Werner Zeitlberger, Hackett Group; Rita Sallam, Gartner; Rogan Morrison, Olayan Group; Uli Muench, Lori Mitchell-Keller, Werner Baumbach, Timo Elliott, and Matt Jennings, SAP; Erika Hovland, IOLITE360; Barbara Giamanco, Social Centered Selling; Michael Bernard, Vertex; Joanne Black, No More Cold Calling; Sven Denecken, SAP; Lisa Durrett, Broad Insite; Chris Kernaghan, Bluefin Solutions; Jim Davis, SAP.

The buzz: "The future is not what it used to be" (Laura Riding & Robert Graves, 1937). Welcome to 2019! If your #1 business wish is knowing what the year holds for your company, your industry and the world, stay tuned. Today, January 16, and on January 23 – and on-demand from December 5, 12, 19, 2018 and January 9 – we're bringing you 80 thought leaders' predictions covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 5 live. You'll hear from James Rothwell, AgilityWorks; Shannon Platz, SAP; Dr. John Frey, HPE; Chris Carlstead, Thomson Reuters; Matt Creason, SAP; Brian Everett, itelligence; Brandon Bornancin, Seamless.ai; Tom Franklin, TCS; Christopher Koch, SAP; Will Ritzrau, SAP; Dan Wellers, SAP; Paul Lewis, Hitachi Vantara; Loic Simon, PartnerWin; Benjiman Zimmerman, EY. Happy new year from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: "It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." (Karl. K. Steincke, Danish politician, 1948). If your #1 business wish this new year is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. We're bringing you six weeks of predictions from nearly 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 4 live. You'll hear from Perry van Beek, Social.ONE; Thiagu Bala, Deloitte; Nicholas Whittall, Accenture; Tina Rosario, SAP; Andy Steer, itelligence; Sana Salam, Sodales Solutions; Yusuf Jazakallah, Recruitment Smart; Frank Diana, TCS; Casey Ryan, SAP; Mic Adam, Vanguard Leadership; Mashhood Alam, SAP; Sabrina Sigourney, Blue Marble Consulting; Nicole Sahin, Globalization Partners; Jesse Samberg, IBM. Happy new year from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: "I am interested in the future because I expect to spend the rest of my life in the future" (C.F. Kettering). If your #1 business wish this holiday is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. We're bringing you six weeks of predictions from a total of 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 3 live. You'll hear from Tom Raftery, SAP; Alistair Wheate, Onalytica; David Graham, City of Carlsbad, Ca; Kay Sargent, HOK; Devraj Bardhan, IBM; Frederick Ronse, Ovinto; Meg Divitto, Divitto Design Group; Harpreet Singh, Deloitte; Alexandra Witte, SAP; Kyle Tate , Eventful Conferences; Birgit Starmanns, SAP; Joe Renz, New Mobility Lab; Mike Lackey, SAP; William Newman, SAP; and Hudson Harris, HarrisLogic. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: "The future is not what it used to be" (Laura Riding & Robert Graves, 1937). Good news! If your #1 business wish this holiday season is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Over six weeks, we're bringing you predictions from 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 2 live featuring Surendra Reddy, Quantiply Corporation; Ton Dobbe, Value Inspiration; Jochen Nagel, Accenture; Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter; John Walker, Chirp; Bryan Mattimore, The Growth Engine Company; Robert Thiele, OpenText; Michael Harding, Virtustream; Chip Kleinheksel, Deloitte; Sebastian Valencia, Clarkston Consulting; John Schitka, SAP; Margaret Laffan, SAP; Juliet Henry, EPI-USE America; Craig Stasila, SAP. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: "It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future" (K.K. Steincke). Good news! If your #1 business wish this holiday season is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Coffee Break with Game-Changers Radio is bringing you six weeks of predictions from 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions–Part 1 live. You'll hear from Shaun Syvertsen, Convergent IS; Brian Kalish. Kalish Consulting; Gerard Das, SAP; Christian K. Kugelmeier, VORSPRUNGatwork; Maggie Goralska, SAP; Ellen Sasson, SAP; Jim Harris, JimHarris.com; Julio Viskovich, NexLevel Sales; Christopher Carter, Approyo; Richard Mooney, SAP; Sam Smith, Stellar One Consulting; Gray Scott, GrayScott.com; Praful Karanth; SAP; David Jonker, SAP. Happy holidays from Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: "Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, machine learning?—?whatever you're doing if you don't understand it?—?learn it. Because otherwise you're going to be a dinosaur within 3 years" (Mark Cuban). No longer just for "cool" early adopters, AI, ML, and IoT are moving into the core of business systems, potentially shaping the new economy. What would you do if an ML-educated AI CEO took the reins of your company? The experts speak. Owen Pettiford, BackOffice Associates: "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?" (The Scarecrow). Carsten Nitschke, SAP: "Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers" (R. Kriegel & D. Brandt). Frank Diana, TCS: "We have a duty to think hard about what may be so as to better prepare society for the changes that may come" (Richard Baldwin). Gray Scott, Futurist: "Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is...the foundation of intelligence" (Jeff Hawkins). Join us for The Bots Are Coming: Ready to Meet Your AI CEO?

The buzz: "Data is the new oil? No: Data is the new soil" (David McCandless). Big data has officially crashed into the business world, taking competition to new levels. Can your organization benefit if you don't have qualified data-science resources like a data science lab or pedigreed experts to navigate and take advantage of AI, Machine Learning and other powerful technologies? Good news. Packaged application software has lowered the skills barrier to data mining. Our panel offers proof that anyone can successfully use data analytics tools. What did they wish they'd known when they began? The experts speak. Chris Carter, Approyo: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" (Wayne Gretzky). Jason Olsen, Kimberly-Clark: "When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time" (Creighton Abrams). Samantha Wong, SAP: "If you see it there, darling, then it's there" (Freddy Mercury). Join us for Business Analyst by Day, Data Science Hero by Night – Part 2.