Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

The buzz: D-B-T and Y-O-U. Digital Business Transformation [DBT] touches everything and everyone -- hardware, software, processes, revenue models, and especially people and our attitudes. If you're an employee – a warehouse picker, salesperson in the field, delivery van driver, or anything else – do you know how will DBT affect YOU personally? Some of the answers are obvious; others not so much. We will explore the gamut. The experts speak. Richard McCammon, Delego: "Is it hard? Not if you have the right attitudes. It's having the right attitudes that's hard" (Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance). Hillel Zafir, HMS Technology Group: "There are risks and costs to a program of action—but they are far less than the long range cost of comfortable inaction" (John F. Kennedy). Gerlinde Zibulksi, SAP: There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity (Douglas MacArthur). Join us for Data Security Breaches: Your Digital Transformation—Security First!

The buzz: Get smart. If you're a woman entrepreneur – or hope to be soon – you're in the fastest growing U.S. business owner segment. What lessons can you learn from women-owned businesses that soared and/or hiccupped in 2015? What business opportunities and pitfalls can you expect in 2016? The experts speak. Jane Wesman, Jane Wesman Public Relations, Inc.: "Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard. (Guy Kawasaki). Linda A. Hamilton, CPA: "My day should end when I am tired not when I amLLdone. I am never done. There is always more to be done, more that should be done, always more that can be done" (Andy Grove). Deanna Kory, The Corcoran Group: "To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success" (Henry J. Heinz). Sandi Webster, Consultants 2 Go, LLC: "Sometimes it only takes someone saying just the right thing, at just the right moment, to change a person's life forever" (Kevin Spacey). Join us for Success Secrets for Entrepreneurial Women Part 3: Looking Back and Ahead.

The buzz: The buzz. According to a recent eMarketer report, marketers will spend $8.8 billion on native advertising by 2018. Naturally, this means the digital content landscape will continue to become increasingly crowded with articles, videos and graphics from a variety of different brands. How can your brand reign-in control of your content strategies and stand apart from competitors to ensure your stories are making a positive impact? The experts speak. Rebekah Iliff, AirPR: "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less" (Marie Curie). Andy Hilton, ADP: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing" (Benjamin Franklin). Tim Clark, SAP: "Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple" (Richard Branson). Join us for Brands as Publishers: Lessons Learned and Future Trend Predictions.

The buzz: The Future! If you're hoping for a crystal ball to see what 2016 holds for your company, industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Over the course of three weeks – Dec 2, 9, and 16 – we'll bring you predictions from more than 45 thought leaders – covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2016 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2016 Predictions – Part 2 live! Featured guests: Brian Kilcourse, RSR Research; Robin Saitz, Brainshark; Dr. Steven Hunt, SAP; Jane Wesman, Jane Wesman PR; Benjamin Robbins, Palador; Joseph Miles, SAP; Hugh McCullen, Axxiome; Andrea France, Capgemini; Prashant Kulkani, TechMahindra; Kevin Wheeler, Futurist; Julia Goga-Cooke, G Consultancy; John Evarts, Mediafly; Jeff Hattendorf, Macrospect; Jack Schmidt, SAP; Owen Pettiford, CompriseIT; Nina Kaufman, Esq., AskTheBusinessLawyer.com. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: Your #1 business wish this year. If you're hoping for a crystal ball to see what 2016 holds for your company, industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On Dec. 2, 9, and 16, we'll bring you predictions from more than 40 thought leaders on the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2016 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Game-Changers Radio 2016 Predictions – Part 1 live! Featured guests: Otto Schell, GM; Mike Wittenstein, Storyminers; Jennifer Engelhardt, IBM; Larry Stolle, SAP; Ingmar Christiaens, EY; Elizabeth Duffy, SAP; Hilary Carter, InTune Communications; Dan Berthiaume, Chain Store Age; Daniel Falvey, SAP; Katie Donovan, Equal Pay Negotiations; Josh Greenbaum, EAC; Corrine Vitolo, SmartKage; David Stephenson, Stephenson Strategies; Sandi Webster, Consultants2Go; Patrick Heffernan, TBRI; Sana Salam, Sodales Solutions. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: The future is almost here! Searching for a crystal ball to see what 2016 holds for your company, industry and the world? We've got the next best thing: our 3-part annual Predictions Special bringing you insights from a total of 48 thought leaders covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2016 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2016 Predictions – Part 3 live! Today's featured guests: Russ LeFevre, Cisco; Martin Wezowski, SAP; Chris Mark, SAP; Pat Saporito, SAP; Eleanor Treharne-Jones, Truste,com; Alex Bennell, Capgemini; Val Srinivas, Deloitte; Anthony Abbatiello, Deloitte; Frank Diana, TCS; Barbara Giamanco, Social Centered Selling; Jackie Ato, SAP; Nick Robinson, SAP; Joe Barkai, Industry Analyst; Susan Lucas-Conwell, Growth Resources Inc.; Bianca McCann, SAP; Puneet Suppal, SAP. Wishing you sparkling holidays and a stellar New Year from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: The Future! If you're hoping for a crystal ball to see what 2016 holds for your company, industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Over the course of three weeks – Dec 2, 9, and 16 – we'll bring you predictions from more than 45 thought leaders – covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2016 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2016 Predictions – Part 2 live! Featured guests: Brian Kilcourse, RSR Research; Robin Saitz, Brainshark; Dr. Steven Hunt, SAP; Jane Wesman, Jane Wesman PR; Benjamin Robbins, Palador; Joseph Miles, SAP; Hugh McCullen, Axxiome; Andrea France, Capgemini; Prashant Kulkani, TechMahindra; Kevin Wheeler, Futurist; Julia Goga-Cooke, G Consultancy; John Evarts, Mediafly; Jeff Hattendorf, Macrospect; Jack Schmidt, SAP; Owen Pettiford, CompriseIT; Nina Kaufman, Esq., AskTheBusinessLawyer.com. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: Your #1 business wish this year. If you're hoping for a crystal ball to see what 2016 holds for your company, industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On Dec. 2, 9, and 16, we'll bring you predictions from more than 40 thought leaders on the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2016 and beyond. br Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Game-Changers Radio 2016 Predictions – Part 1 live! br Featured guests: Otto Schell, GM; Mike Wittenstein, Storyminers; Jennifer Engelhardt, IBM; Larry Stolle, SAP; Ingmar Christiaens, EY; Elizabeth Duffy, SAP; Hilary Carter, InTune Communications; Dan Berthiaume, Chain Store Age; Daniel Falvey, SAP; Katie Donovan, Equal Pay Negotiations; Josh Greenbaum, EAC; Corrine Vitolo, SmartKage; David Stephenson, Stephenson Strategies; Sandi Webster, Consultants2Go; Patrick Heffernan, TBRI; Sana Salam, Sodales Solutions. br Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio!

The buzz: Ready. Set. Wait! You're a woman entrepreneur ready to start or expand your own business. Now what? You need to know that while women are the fastest growing segment of U.S. business owners, they tend to have smaller companies, generate less revenue, and employ fewer people than men. Is this due to fear of success, short-sighted planning, weak business processes, leadership insecurity – or all of the above? Learn the critical factors holding women back and solid advice to enhance your business success. These insights can help men, too. The experts speak. Jane Wesman, Jane Wesman Public Relations, Inc.: "Be flexible and recognize that business problems don't always have clear-cut solutions." Sandi Webster, Consultants 2 Go, LLC: "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right" (Henry Ford). Nina Kaufman, Esq., Entrepreneur.com Legal Expert: "It ain't over 'til it's over" (Yogi Berra). Join us for Success Secrets for Entrepreneurial Women – Part 2.

The buzz: Get a shiny quarter. br If your Finance function is like most organizations', it has traditionally focused on expense control, spreadsheet-driven accounting and management reporting, mostly past tense. Fast forward to 2020 and the full adoption of digital technologies. Now toss the coin. br Heads: Making the right digital changes to your Finance operating model, technology and people can transform Finance into a predictive analytics powerhouse. br Tails: Digital will kill Finance as we know it. If it happens – whether good or bad – how will you and your organization cope? br The experts speak. br David Axson, Accenture: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." (Albert Einstein) br Bob Parker, IDC: "Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat." (Jean-Paul Sartre) br Birgit Starmanns, SAP: "The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." (John Maynard Keynes) br Join us for Finance 2020: Life or Death by Digital?