2023 ● SAP North America

Aerospace and Defense Innovation Days

WELCOME 8th SAP A&D

INNOVATION DAYS 2022

April 17 – 19, 2023

The Waterfront Beach Resort
Huntington Beach, CA
Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
April 18 2023

Gregory Rietzke, Vice President, Aerospace and Defense, SAP

Special Thank You To

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2023 Companies Attending

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Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors
Platinum Gold

Silver Bronze

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A Changing Environment in the A&D Industry
• Recovery Trajectory: The aerospace and defense market is expected to continue on a
growth trajectory in 2023, with increased demand for commercial and military aircraft, as
well as defense systems (IATA growth forecast and Defense Budget growth 2023)
• Good news for primes and suppliers, but it may extend existing supply chain challenges

Supply Chain Workforce Cost Geo-political Cyber

Challenges Challenges Pressure Challenges Attacks

Siloed Technology Sustainable Natural Resource

Improvements Shifts Aerospace Shortages

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What you can expect in the
next two days

• Technologies
• Discover
• Exchange
• Network
• Full two day agenda
– 42 Speakers
– 21 Demo stations
– 8 Interactive Round Tables each day

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Agenda snapshot
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote session
"Lessons in Leadership - One Astronaut's Journey”
Susan Helms (Lieutenant General, USAF, Ret.), a retired astronaut, flight test engineer, and military officer,
sponsored by SAP at the Huntington Ballroom

10:25 a.m. - 11:15 a.m Breakout session 1

"The End of Stand-Alone Manufacturing Execution Systems/Manufacturing Operations
Management? Extending SAP S/4HANA Directly to the Shop Floor”
Scott Adkins, Director, 1ERP Manufacturing and Logistics Solutions, Northrop Grumman, and Matthew Cordner,
Principal A&D Business Architect, HCLTech

11:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout session 2

"Lockheed Martin's Journey to RISE with SAP" (One LM Transformation Program
(1LMX))
Christine (Chris) Fadrowski, Director, IT, SAP Center of Excellence, and ERP Applications, Lockheed Martin
Corporation,

1:25 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. Roundtables: Track 1 & Track 2 on various topics related to digital continuity,
manufacturing efficiency, cloud innovation, data management, and more.
3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Breakout session 4
"Innovation in Motion: VACCO's Journey to Becoming an Intelligent Enterprise"
Matt Stafford, President, VACCO Industries

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Breakout session 5

“V2X, an M&A Journey to Become a Single Government Services Company".
Chris Dorsey, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, V2X – Aerospace and Defense

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Networking dinner.

Lyon Air Museum founded by Major General William Lyon

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8:00 a.m.–8:50 a.m. Keynote session 1
“Completing the Puzzle for Digital Transformation at Northop Grumman” (Northrop
Grumman will discuss how they are building a next-generation digital platform)
Will Setiyawan, Senior Director ERP, Northrop Grumman

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m. Keynote session 2

“RISE with SAP 2023: SAP’s Cloud Strategy and Supporting our Customers’ Digital
Transformation Journey”
Tami Becker, Head of Global RISE Programs, SAP
Carmen Krueger, Managing Director and SVP, Regulated Industries, SAP
Kerri Tenbrunsel, SVP and GM, Head of SAP Business Technology Platform North America, SAP

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1: “Realizing Value Through Integrating Smart Factory with Core SAP
ERP Capabilities”
Kevin Hunt, Chief Information Officer, Spirit AeroSystems
Lou Librandi, Principal, Deloitte Consulting

12:40 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Roundtables: Track 1 and Track 2 on various topics related to digital continuity,
manufacturing efficiency, cloud innovation, data management, and more.
2:10 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Breakout session 3
Track 1: “Spirit AeroSystems Taking Flight with SAP Integrated Business Planning for
Supply Chain”
John Danley, Manager, Master Scheduling and Demand Planning, Spirit AeroSystems
Shawn Thudium, Lead Account Partner, IBM
Narjinder Pathania, Account Executive, SAP

Track 2: “Digital Efficiency, Predictability, and Visibility are Mission Outcomes of Production
Engineering and Operations, the Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) 2.0 Cornerstone”
Will Setiyawan, Senior Director ERP, Northrop Grumman
Chris Avery, Senior Director of ITS Solutions, General Atomics
Alok Buch, IT Director, Manufacturing and Operations, General Atomics
John Mikos, Principal Value Advisor, SAP

3:10 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Breakout session 4: “Practicing What We Preach and Deliver: Accenture’s Transformation
Journey with RISE with SAP x SOAR”
Michalene Schechter, Principal Director, Digital Platforms, Accenture
Jeff Miller, Managing Director, Accenture

4:10 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Breakout session 5: “A&D Flightpath to Navigate Disruptions”

Glenn McDonald, Senior Associate, AeroDynamic Advisory
Michael Cisek, Senior Principal, AeroDynamic Advisory
Torsten Welte, Industry Business Unit A&D, SAP 9
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 Passport Program

Attendees who visit 7 demo’s

and receive a stamp will have a
chance to enter a drawing to
win a comp pass to this year’s
SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual
Conference. Two Available

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• Get fully engaged with the Passport Program
• Get Social! #SAPAerospaceSurfCity

Social Posting Activity Challenge

• Social Posting – We encourage you to formally leverage the
mobile app to submit post about the event.
• Leader Board – You will see all active post and get real-time
updates as to who the leader is via the large monitor you see as
you walk into this ballroom.
• Winner – Whomever has the most points before my “Final
Thoughts” session on Wednesday will receive a 50.00 Visa Card

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understanding of where everyone is staying so that we can
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your respective hotels
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2023 ● SAP North America
Aerospace and Defense Innovation Days

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