Meet the Authors

Barri Horn is at the forefront of AI-driven procurement innovation as the Director of Product Marketing for AI for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass’ strategic procurement portfolios. With over 15 years of experience in technology and procurement solutions, Barri is dedicated to equipping procurement professionals with AI-powered tools that elevate their strategic impact and operational efficiency. Prior to joining SAP, she honed her skills in various product marketing and management roles at startup and fast-growth companies, giving her a unique perspective on agile innovation in the tech sector. Barri holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Kansas and has completed the Advanced Leadership Certification program through the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

Experienced technical leader with a demonstrated history of leadership, delivery, and stewardship across multiple industries. Strong focus on data driven activities, including governance, data life cycle management, and rapid monetization of enterprise data assets. I am passionate about helping organizations realize the value of their data assets.

Bernd Baier is an SAP Business Development Manager and spearheads CNT’s S/4HANA transformation initiatives in North America. Bernd draws a wealth of experience from various customer-facing roles from infrastructure, SAP Basis, and, most recently, SAP business process consulting.

My first SAP implementation experience was in the early 1990s. It enabled transformative impact of service, cost, and people engagement outcomes.

Working at the Enterprise level I have led in growth circumstances and Business Turnaround and Recovery.

Through my career I learned that many factors that some considered out of scope are actually the drivers of effective business transformation outcomes.

I work with the Bright Sparks, Bold Executives, and Boards working in transformation.

I serve as a Speaker, Author, Mentor, Facilitator building Business Transformation leadership capacity.

Bhakya Dhanathiagu is a Research Analyst/Editor at SAPinsider. Skilled in marketing, business communication, and data analytics, her interest lies in drawing insights and effectively conveying them to a business audience through writing. She holds an MBA from VIT University and an MS in Business Analytics from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester and has industry experience in IT services, hospitality and education.

Bilha is a Solution Analyst at Contact Energy with a focus on the support and development of Contact’s SAP solution to support the Generation business. Her current focus is on improving the SAP end user experience and has been instrumental in the design and build of a Fiori framework which has recently been implemented across Contact’s end user community. When not living and breathing SAP Fiori Bilha enjoys gardening and dreaming of a gin and tonic on her work in progress deck.

Bill Farrell has 20 years of IT leadership and IT professional experience focused on delivering IT value based on business priorities and growth. Bill has success in leading IT support teams using ITIL practices, and business process transformation and is skilled at IT Budgeting and IT cost reduction with positive impact on EBITDA. Bill has managed cross-functional IT teams in matrix organization across multiple application landscapes and has excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Bill has over 20 years’ experience in the field of SAP Information Security and auditing which includes large scale Security and GRC implementations as well as managerial roles in external audit, advisory, and assurance services. Bill holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from Boston University and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Bill has been a regular presenter on SAP Security and CyberSecurity for SAPinsider since 2015.

As director of product management for Latin America, Billy Kazantzis lives by the idea that great teams are made up of the right people at the right time. No matter what, his business philosophy focuses on taking ownership of a situation by being honest and transparent. During his time at Sovos, Billy has helped expand the company’s product and service portfolio through acquisitions, integrations, and market expansion.

Billy credits the wealth of knowledge and experience he has accumulated over the years to the power of listening and surrounding himself with experts whenever he can. With a background in travel, Billy has seen firsthand the value of trying new approaches to achieve desired outcomes; whether a developer is introducing a brilliant code or a chef with a secret ingredient, he finds it essential to remain open to new perspectives.

Aside from working, Billy enjoys spending time at the soccer fields with his wife and two boys, cheering for Liverpool and watching Formula 1.

Biswan Senapati is Platinum-level ERP-SAP Consultant having 20 + Years of Industry Experience in Domain Consulting, Business Consulting and Solution Architect for large-scale ERP systems Design, Development, Implementations, Roll out, Support and business process re-engineering capacity in Supply Chain, Chemicals, Hi-Tech, CPG, Pharmaceuticals, Wholesale, Fashion Retailer, Health-Care, and Manufacturing Domains. Biswan has worked SAP Group of Consulting Companies i.e. HomeDepot, SONY, Gordon Foods, Constellations Brands, Olin Corporations, HPE, Ecolab’s, TSC, Hanes Brands, PVH, Applexus , ECCO Denmark, Mindtree Germany, Ciber USA, Cognizant, Capgemini and Deloitte Consulting. Here are few Roles and responsibilities performed.

• Led the SAP Competency (COE) and Delivery Centers at USA, European Region, UK, EMEA and ASEAN Geography.
• Solution Architecture experience designed solutions individually & have been part of the team for multiple opportunities/projects in SAP worth upward of $100.00mi.
• SAP experience in leading large business transformation projects for SCM, Wholesales Distributions, Retail, Fashion, Manufacturing, Utility, Transportation Management, and Consumer Goods industry verticals. –
• Managed more than 23+ERP-SAP projects in US, Canada, EU, EMEA, APAC Geography, to support the global full life cycle implementation, upgrades support and maintenance, Providing offshore delivery management oversight/direction to multiple IT application, implementation and maintenance projects across multiple client engagements.
• Building IT/IS archietctures on the Industries 4.0( Chemicals, Pharma, CPG, Hi-Tech, Apparels, Manufacturing, Retail domains, Hi-Tech, SCM & E-Commerce Portfolio in SAP HANA S/4 and C/4 HANA Box for the Large Enterprise.
• Expertise in RPA,AI,Deep Learning, ML and IoT Skill for Digital Innovations, (BPR), Applications Portfolio Rationalization, SAP Solution Designing, Testing, data migration and production support. – Certified in SAP S/4 HANA (OTC/SD, P2P,ARIBA, CRM,BPR, IS Retail and SAP-FMS),C/4 HANA.
• Rich Expertise on HANA S/4 O2C Manufacturing Solutions, Supply and Distribution.
• Rich Expertise on Hybris, Cloud, E-Commerce implementation and support to global customer.
• Experiences on Quantum Computings(Quantum Machine Learnings,QAI & QIS to solve real-worlds Problem as in Industries 4.0)
• Expertise on UI5, Fiori Apps development as per Customer Requirements within SAP S/4 and C/4 Landscape.
• Hands on Expertise on BRIM and Revenue Cloud Solution Well versed with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Practioner).

Bob has been a part of the SAP community for over 25 years, providing implementation and support of SAP for multiple companies on multiple continents, primarily in life sciences and with a focus on warehousing and distribution. In his role at bioMerieux, Bob supports SAP and related supply chain systems to help provide important diagnostic tools that the world needs.

In addition to his work at bioMerieux, Bob has a passion for education and helping students develop practical skills that will lead to employment and success in the SAP community and the business world in general. Bob sees the SAP University Alliances as one of the best tools to achieve that vision and provides teaching support for ERP classes at North Carolina State University.

Bob’s views are his own and not necessarily those of his employer.

Bob Stark has been a product and go-to-market financial technology leader for 25 years. As the head of market strategy at Kyriba, Bob works directly with clients, partners, and industry influencers to ensure Kyriba is at the forefront of financial technology for ERP to Bank Connectivity, AI, APIs and Liquidity Management. Stark has empowered finance leaders at some of the world’s largest companies, and is a frequent speaker and author on treasury, risk management, and payments at AFP, EuroFinance, Sibos, and other industry events. Bob resides in Vancouver, Canada and is a graduate of Simon Fraser University.