27 Apr 2026
The Ritz-Carlton Jeddah
Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation
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The race to digital transformation is accelerating, and organizations are under growing pressure to rethink how they operate, innovate, and deliver value. With SAP ECC support ending in 2027, enterprises are facing a pivotal moment—whether to maintain legacy systems or embrace modernization to drive efficiency, agility, and competitive differentiation. Migrating SAP systems to the cloud is becoming a strategic imperative to simplify operations, unlock innovation, strengthen resilience, and future proof the business.
IDC research reveals that more than 77% of organizations in Saudi Arabia consider themselves digital businesses, where value creation is deeply tied to digital technologies across processes, products, services, and customer experiences. However, while enterprises recognize the strategic importance of digital transformation, many still struggle with navigating the complexity of cloud migration, modernizing legacy applications, and integrating advanced cloud-native services into their SAP environments. To fully realize the benefits of becoming a digital business, organizations must transform their enterprise applications to streamline processes, embed AI-driven intelligence, and optimize performance.
At the heart of this transformation lies a well-defined strategy, a trusted modernization partner, and a robust cloud ecosystem that enables agility, scalability, and continuous innovation.
Join this exclusive roundtable to hear from IDC, & AWS experts about market insights, success stories, and best practices on how to accelerate SAP modernization in the cloud. This event will also provide a platform to engage with your peers, gain valuable industry perspectives, and explore the latest innovations that will help you harness the full potential of SAP in the cloud era.
Agenda
Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation
One Day Event
Registration & Networking
Welcome Address
IDC Keynote: The Modernization Imperative: Migration, Modernization, and Staying Ahead in an AI-First World
As industries evolve at an unprecedented pace, enterprises must modernize legacy applications to stay competitive, agile, and resilient. The shift from on-premise to cloud-based enterprise applications has gone beyond addressing cost efficiency challenges into future-proofing business models, embedding AI-driven intelligence, and overcoming the limitations of legacy infrastructure. However, modernization comes with challenges. CIOs are grappling with navigating complex migrations, managing customizations, integrating cloud-native services, and selecting the right technology and vendor ecosystem. This keynote will showcase insights from IDC’s research and explore strategic approaches to application modernization, vendor selection criteria, and the impact AI on enterprise application modernization.
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation
The race to digital transformation is accelerating, and organizations are under growing pressure to rethink how they operate, innovate, and deliver value. With SAP ECC support ending in 2027, enterprises are facing a pivotal moment—whether to maintain legacy systems or embrace modernization to drive efficiency, agility, and competitive differentiation.
Networking Break
Open Discussion: Scaling Enterprise Applications for the Future – The Modernization and Migration Imperative
As organizations transition to an AI-first, cloud-driven world, enterprise application modernization has now become a strategic necessity. Navigating this transformation presents complex challenges, from legacy IT constraints and migration complexities to vendor selection and AI integration. This discussion will bring together senior executives from the industry to explore the real-world impact of modernization, best practices for cloud migration, and the role of AI in driving business agility and competitive advantage.
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Summary & Closing Remarks
Networking Lunch
Speakers
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager
IDC
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Uzair Mujtaba
Event Sessions
Monday, April 27 2026 10:50 am | Location:
Open Discussion: Scaling Enterprise Applications for the Future – The Modernization and Migration Imperative
As organizations transition to an AI-first, cloud-driven world, enterprise application modernization has now become a strategic necessity. Navigating this transformation presents complex challenges, from legacy IT constraints and migration complexities to vendor selection and AI integration. This discussion will bring together senior executives from the industry to explore the real-world impact of modernization, best practices for cloud migration, and the role of AI in driving business agility and competitive advantage.
Monday, April 27 2026 9:35 am | Location:
IDC Keynote: The Modernization Imperative: Migration, Modernization, and Staying Ahead in an AI-First World
As industries evolve at an unprecedented pace, enterprises must modernize legacy applications to stay competitive, agile, and resilient. The shift from on-premise to cloud-based enterprise applications has gone beyond addressing cost efficiency challenges into future-proofing business models, embedding AI-driven intelligence, and overcoming the limitations of legacy infrastructure. However, modernization comes with challenges. CIOs are grappling with navigating complex migrations, managing customizations, integrating cloud-native services, and selecting the right technology and vendor ecosystem. This keynote will showcase insights from IDC’s research and explore strategic approaches to application modernization, vendor selection criteria, and the impact AI on enterprise application modernization.
