Mandeep Kaul-Virdi is responsible for leading the design of Avolta’s future planning capabilities and systems and then their implementation across the company, working closely with Digital and Functional teams. Mandeep has over 20 years’ experience in senior operational and strategic roles across different retail supply chains. She has been with Avolta since 2008, heading up the supply chain for their UK platform, leading several supply chain transformation initiatives and is the business head for SAP UDF.

Jon has worked at Greggs for over 20 years working in a range of areas before focussing on their enterprise systems. He was recently responsible for the successful move of their SAP systems out of their own data centres and into the cloud and is the technology lead for their migration to S4HANA.  

Karl has over 18 years experience in retail performing many roles across the supply chain. For the last 10 years his primary focus has been on forecasting and replenishment topics, with extensive knowledge of SAPs UDF, F&R and RPL solutions. 

Jon Weg is CIO at cardfactory, the first choice to celebrate all life’s moments. A publically listed, vertically integrated company, based in Yorkshire. They operate over 1,000 stores across the UK & Ireland as well as digital channels and a strategic plan to grow their omnichannel capability. Jon has over 25 years of leadership experience in world-renowned brands including Burberry, Fortnum & Mason, The Body Shop & Gillette. 

Anne is a retail expert with nearly two decades of experience in the industry. In addition to her studies in Business Informatics at SAP, she has been part of the retailsolutions team since 2019. As a dedicated solution advisor and cloud architect, she guides customers on their transformative journey to the cloud, with a particular focus on S/4HANA, especially Public Edition.

Apart from her professional achievements, Anne enjoys riding her bike and spending time with her family and friends.

Florian has been a managing partner and part of the extended management team at retailsolutions AG since April 2021. As Head of Sales and Business Development, he focuses on all aspects of Business Value for our customers in the context of digital transformation in retail, taking into account all current SAP offerings such as the "SAP Industry Cloud", "Rise with SAP" or “ Grow with SAP”.

 

With over 20 years of experience in the retail sector, spanning Luxury, High Street, and Big-Box retail brands such as Woolworths, Harrods, and Burberry, Anees Modan serves as Head of Enterprise Systems at Cardfactory. He has successfully led multiple SAP deployments across diverse geographies, including the USA, China, South Korea, and the UK, driving innovation and operational excellence in the retail landscape. 

With over 20 years of experience in the retail sector, spanning Luxury, High Street, and Big-Box retail brands such as Woolworths, Harrods, and Burberry, Anees Modan serves as Head of Enterprise Systems at Cardfactory. He has successfully led multiple SAP deployments across diverse geographies, including the USA, China, South Korea, and the UK, driving innovation and operational excellence in the retail landscape. 

After achieving his Bachelor Business Administration and Engineering in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Bas’ Business career started in supply chain management / planning in the Semiconductors Industry at Philips / NXP. In these first 10 years he got familiar with many different tools of supply chain planning. In January 2011 he switched companies and got to know the wholesale and retail business at Gebrüder Heinemann SE & Co. KG. At that time SAP ERP and especially SAP F&R was ready to be introduced and to go live at Gebrüder Heinemann. Being more and more involved in projects he switched his function from Teamlead Supply Chain Management to become a Business Process Expert at the end of 2016. As such Bas became responsible for optimising the demand and prognosis processes within the Supply Chain Strategy & Effectiveness Department.

Jan has extensive experience in the SAP domain, particularly in the luxury goods and retail industries. Since 2016, he has been working at Gebr. Heinemann, where he is responsible for all processes on the SAP CAR platform. His focus is on optimising and developing marketing processes as well as designing and advancing IT architecture.

Marina has joined Migros as Integration Manager for the EIGER Transformation Program in 2023. In this role, she takes care of the process integration between the different business domaines focusing on delivering integrated E2E processes to our business stakeholders. Furthermore, she covers for various release scoping and preparation activities.

In her previous role as consultant, she has gained experience as project manager, cutover manager and data migration lead in large transformation projects.

She holds a master's degree in Business Innovation and has a passion for sports like skiing and hiking.

Erik worked as an SAP developer for five years and had the opportunity to serve as Lead Developer for the S/4HANA migration at Coop. For the past 1.5 years, he has been focused on the area of Forecast and Replenishment. During this time, he was responsible for leading the rollout of the "Replenishment Planning" project, which was successfully completed in November 2024.

Max is a Senior Development Consultant at retailsolutions GmbH and has been with the company since 2017. With a business background in master data management and data quality, Max focuses on integrating AI solutions into existing systems and processes of this area. In addition, Max develops solutions for retail customers, be it in S/4HANA or SAP BTP or a mix of both such as using side-by-side extensions. With experience in research projects and practical implementations, Max has helped clients leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive value and efficiency in their retail business.

Simona joined retailsolutions 2022 with 8 years of outstanding experience working at SAP Emarsys where she operated in Client Success, Technical Support, Project Management and Implementations teams. Simona managed some of the biggest SAP Emarsys projects to date including retailers such as New Balance, Samsonite, Foyles, Allsaints, Kurt Geiger and many more. 

Gerald Eder started in technology consulting and development and switched to HCM consulting. Today, he heads the SAP Customer Competence Center in the retail sector. He combines the approaches of SAFe and SAP Activate as a bridge builder between the two worlds.

Peter Burggraaff is a leader and advisor in retail industry for many years. He has been a CIO for New Zealand’s leading department store chain implementing SAP and new POS within a few years and he has been an strategic advisor on digital (and AI) transformations for retailers around the world while at the Boston Consulting Group. More recently he was CEO of a company producing and selling pet foods and accessories, where Peter transformed the company and - together with his team - modernised the IT landscape with SAP and a data platform.

Besides his professional career he also has a passion for sports, especially sailing. In his 20’s he participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In the last years Peter has been board member of the Dutch sailing association and supports talented sailors and other top-athletes to build a professional career.

 

With over 20 years in retail innovation, Pano specializes in commerce, order management, and SAP S/4HANA. Now as Product Marketing Manager, he leads business development, digital commerce, and Rise and Grow Pricing. His customer-focused strategies and collaborative approach have driven impactful solutions in retail and CPG enhancing supply chain and order management.

Martin Koch is deputy lead and Head of Program Management of the EIGER transformation program at Migros, the largest retailer in Switzerland. He conducted the EIGER pre-study and was responsible for the setup of the EIGER program.

In his previous positions he gained experience in large transformation projects, for example as Business Owner of a large CRM Transformation at Switzerland’s largest Telecom provider or as responsible project manager of Switzerland’s first SAP S/4HANA brownfield transformation. He holds a master’s degree in Marketing Management and CRM. He likes diving, cycling, skiing and is a big fan of ice hockey. 

In his current role, Christoph shapes and executes SAP‘s GROW strategy for Retail. He builds high-level customer and partner relationships, and positions SAP's solutions with IT influencers and the press. He focuses on helping customers create successful digital and sustainable cloud strategies. Over the years, he has guided many global retail and fashion companies across six continents, helping them implement technology-supported corporate strategies. His team has also designed various retail-specific software solutions used by industry leaders worldwide.

With my Team of SAP experts, we ensure that we provide our business with a reliable and modern SAP landscape. We design and implement innovative and tailored solutions for our business, which enables us to be the leading the convenience shop and petrol station operator in Switzerland.

Barbara is heading the Retail Planning Product Management unit that takes care of Customer Activity Repository applications bundle and the new SaaS suite of predictive planning and inventory orchestration solutions. She comes with a wealth of experience in different roles of the product lifecycle at SAP.

Stefan Gempp is responsible for the team "IT Solutions MM/SD + Promotions" and was the project leader at the S/4HANA migration at Coop. He joined Coop in 2017 and is working in the SAP environment more than 20 years.

For the past three years, Leslie has been working as a Project Manager in the EIGER Transformation Program at Migros, the largest retailer in Switzerland. Her focus is on the "Product Development" value stream within the domain procurement, encompassing all processes of the product lifecycle. She translates business needs into IT requirements and is responsible for the design, implementation, and transformation of processes and associated systems in close collaboration with the business and Migros' technology and implementation partners.

In her previous role, she gained valuable experience as a Product Owner for a HR Performance Management solution at a major Swiss telecommunications company.

With 8 years of experience in the area of forecasting and replenishment at Coop, Tim joined the co-innovation project for improving the Unified Demand Forecast and the development of the Replenishment Planning with SAP in the early stages in 2017. Now he's responsible for the implementation of these new technologies, though the UDF is already live since 2020, the Replenishment Planning is right now in the rollout.

As a seasoned Solution Evangelist in Data & Analytics with six years of experience in the retail industry, Florian specializes in advancing SAP's cloud-based data and analytics solutions for the sector. His role focuses on championing innovative strategies and tools to enhance business intelligence and operational efficiency. 

Thomas Bamberger is President of Customer Evolution at SAP, focusing on cloud transformation. Since joining SAP in 1993, he has held several pivotal leadership roles, like CFO SAP Hosting, COO Global Service & Support, Chief Audit Executive and President Customer Engagement and Experience.

Thomas holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration and is dedicated to driving customer-centric success and innovation.

Andre Bechtold is the Senior Vice President and Head of Solution & Innovation Experience at SAP, responsible for overseeing learning and enablement for customers, partners, and employees.

He began his career at SAP as a student in 2001 and has held various management roles, becoming well-known for his visionary leadership style. In his current role, he reports directly to the CEO, and is passionate about creating memorable experiences and driving continuous innovation powered by SAP.