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With the theme of ‘Plant seeds for business success’, the event was held at an impressive venue with a 360 degree view of London – [Skyloft at Altitude in London](https://www.altitudelondon.com/london-venues/sky-loft/) –  on Monday 8 October. This year’s event was tailored to talk about specific challenges, so guests chose topics of interest affecting their companies in advance. The agenda was split into two streams – HCM and ALM – and guests were free to join the sessions they were interested in. Guest speakers were from both the public and private sectors and included Shell, BBC, Dunelm, Amey, UK Power Networks, Kingfisher, Nottingham County Council, and Dorset County Council. Everyone enjoyed networking with other like-minded professionals, sharing ideas with industry experts and getting SAP industry updates.  “It’s a great opportunity to hear from product developers on new innovations, and to share ideas with peers from other companies and work out how we can apply the products more effectively,” said James Severy, Organisational Change Analyst at UK Power Networks.  “This is the fifth User Group event in the UK, and it’s still going as strong as ever,” said Evan Jones, EPI-USE Labs’ Regional Managing Director. “We were delighted to have so many of our valued clients at the event this year, and we look forward to seeing them again, as well as more new faces, at next year’s event! CONNECT. COLLABORATE. NETWORK. BE INSPIRED.   ** AGENDA |  HCM Stream |  Time | ALM Stream | | --- | --- | --- | | Welcome and Introduction NATASHA MOWATT \| EPI-USE Labs  | 09:30 – 9:45 | Welcome and Introduction EVAN JONES \| EPI-USE Labs | | SAP HCM Market Insights EBEN DE LANGE \| EPI-USE Labs | 9:45 - 10:25 | SAP ALM Market Insights PAUL HAMMERSLEY \| EPI-USE Labs | | HCM Reporting Focus Group  EMILY BOWERBANK \| Nottinghamshire CC  MICHAEL GLEESON \| Amey RICHARD CAIN \| Dorset CC CHRIS LAYTON \| BBC | 10:25- 10:55 | Lean, secure SAP landscapes by design JAMIE NEILAN \| EPI-USE Labs | | BREAK 10:55 - 11:20 | | | |  Creating and distributing SAP HCM documents GARY MIDGLEY \| BBC | 11:20 - 11:45  | Lessons learned for creating large, scrambled test systems JOEP VERSCHURE \| Shell NILESH PATEL \| Shell | | Mobile reporting using Fiori technology JAMES SEVERY \| UK Power Networks |  11:45 - 12:10 |  Leveraging AWS to optimise your SAP landscape STEVE ROSS \| Dunelm | | Reporting integration with SAP SuccessFactors GETHIN JONES \| EPI-USE Labs | 12:10 -12:35 | Taking the complexity out of SAP security with Soterion Solutions DUDLEY CARTWRIGHT \| Soterion ROY TOPHAM \| EPI-USE Labs | | LUNCH 12:35 - 13:35 | | | | Customer insights into the GDPR journey PAUL HAMMERSLEY \| EPI-USE Labs |  13:35 - 13:50 | Customer insights into the GDPR journey PAUL HAMMERSLEY \| EPI-USE Labs  | |  EPI-USE Labs SAP Information & Compliance Portfolio JAN VAN RENSBURG \| EPI-USE Labs | 13:50 - 14:05 |   EPI-USE Labs SAP Information & Compliance Portfolio JAN VAN RENSBURG \| EPI-USE Labs | | Your security roadmap workshop | 14:05 - 14:35 | Your security roadmap workshop | | BREAK 14:35 - 14:55 | | | | On-demand test data tailored for SAP HCM JUANMA LEDO \| EPI-USE Labs | 14:55 - 15:20 | Uncovering your SAP Security vulnerabilities with Virtual Forge ANDREAS FRITZ \| Virtual Forge MANFRED HOFMANN \| Virtual Forge | | Moving your existing payroll to the Cloud? Two options EVAN JONES \| EPI-USE Labs | 15:20 - 15:45 | Using Data Sync Manager to support non-production refreshes STEVE THORN \| Kingfisher | | Innovative application examples in HCM EBEN DE LANGE \| EPI-USE Labs | 15:45 - 16:10 | Key considerations in moving your SAP estate NATASHA MOWATT \| EPI-USE Labs PHIL QUINTON \| EPI-USE Labs | |  Closing  EVAN JONES \| EPI-USE Labs | 16:10 - 16:15 | Closing NATASHA MOWATT \| EPI-USE Labs  | | DRINKS & NETWORKING 16:15 - 17:00 | | | ** DIRECTIONS TO THE VENUE: Altitude London **London Underground** - **Pimlico - 8 minute walk**. From the station please follow the signs for Tate Britain, you will find us in the large tower next door. - **Westminster - 10 minute walk**. From the station please take the EXIT 4 and follow Abingdon Street past the Houses of Parliament and continue walking unitl you reach the Millbank Tower. - **Vauxhall - 10 minute walk**. From the station, please cross Vauxhall Bridge and take a right along Millbank. 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