UPDATED 13:40 EDT / MAY 13 2013

Your Guide to SAPphire NOW 2013 : Watch Live + More

Kicking off tomorrow is SAPphire NOW + ASUG’s annual event at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.  We’ll be there with theCUBE streaming live interviews with some of the industry’s top executives, extracting the signal from the noise (catch our live broadcast here at SiliconAngle.tv).  Headed to SAPphire this year?  Here’s a mini-guide to keep you on track this week.

This year’s SAPphire Now will feature  six learning campuses: Analytics, Business Networks, Cloud, Database and Technology, Mobile, and Industries and Lines of Business with microforums, theater presentations, and expert tables featuring demonstrations and discussion groups to help you better innovate, collaborate, and drive profitability and growth for your business.

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There will be keynote presentations from Bill McDermott, Co-CEO of SAP; Bob Calderoni, CEO, Ariba, Inc., and Member of Global Managing Board, SAP AG; Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEO SAP; Lars Dalgaard, Founder and CEO, SuccessFactors, and Member of Executive Board, SAP AG; Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board; and Dr. Vishal Sikka, Head of Technology & Innovation, Member of Executive Board, SAP AG.

There’s a lot going at SAPphire in addition to the learning campuses and keynotes, including microforums, theater presentations, and expert tables featuring demonstrations and discussion groups to help you better innovate, collaborate, and drive profitability and growth for your business.  To make things simpler for attendees, you can log on to My Agenda to browse the sessions and build your personalized schedule.

Like many tech conferences, the event would not be complete without special guests.  This year, attendees will get to enjoy performances from singer-songwriter Alan Jackson, respected guitarist and accomplished songwriter Bonnie Raitt, and GRAMMY-winner Martina McBride.

Registration is still open and it includes full access to the event, sponsored evening events, presentations, show floor, demonstrations, and meals provided during the conferences.   The regular fee is at $1,850.00 for non-ASUG members while the onsite/full registration fee is at $2,100.00 for non-ASUG members.  ASUG members and those from the public sector enjoy a discounted price.  There’s also a group discount package wherein you pay for the price of 7 for 8 attendees.

Get the latest buzz

Twitter –  @SAPPHIRENOW and @ASUG365 and by following the hashtags #SAPPHIRENOW and #ASUG2013

Facebook –  www.facebook.com/SAPPHIRENOW and www.facebook.com/ASUG365,

YouTube –  www.youtube.com/sapphirenow and www.youtube.com/asugtv, LinkedIn –  SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG; and if you’re on Instagram follow the hashtags  #SAPPHIRENOW and #ASUG.

You can also tune in at SiliconANGLE.tv or our YouTube channel The SiliconANGLE Network as SiliconANGLE founder and CEO John Furrier and Wikibon Analyst Dave Vellante will be covering the event on theCube.


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