ASUG Talks Executive Interview: Philipp Herzig, Chief Technology Officer at SAP

In an exclusive interview with ASUG Talks, Dr. Philipp Herzig, SAP Chief Technology Officer, discusses the talk of the SAP ecosystem:  artificial intelligence. The constantly-evolving technology is steadily becoming a critical component of the software company's offerings, with SAP working to embed AI capabilities across its entire suite of solutions. 

Ahead of SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 2025, Herzig sat down with Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, for a wide-ranging discussion about the place AI holds in the SAP ecosystem and how he is working to further enable SAP customers to embrace the technology. 

 Key Insights

•  How Herzig is specifically driving SAP’s goal of being the “number one business AI company”
• Specific examples of how SAP is embedding AI capabilities across its entire portfolio
• The vision for SAP Business Data Cloud and how it empowers enterprises to embrace AI solutions

 Related Resources

•  Read ASUG's exclusive interview with Jan Gilg,  Chief Revenue Officer & President for SAP Americas and the SAP Global Business Suite organization
• Expand your AI knowledge with the ASUG  Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals and SAP AI Solutions Content Collection
• Listen to ASUG Director of Strategic Topics and Communities, Kelly Dowling, on a recent episode of the Women in ERP Podcast, where she discusses her work building and empowering the ASUG community

 Listen to more ASUG Talks

• Jeff Suellentrop, Chief Information & Technology Officer at Phoenix Global, joins the podcast to walk through his organization's recent GROW with SAP project
• Andre Bechtold,  President of SAP Industries & Experiences, lays out how SAP approaches technology innovation and building the next generation of SAP professionals
• Geoff Scott is joined by two members of the ASUG Board-- Mark LeClair and Craig Dalziel--to break down the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) release and Databricks partnership