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Join us for a day of inspiration, knowledge-sharing and collaboration, and find out how other clients like you have had impressive success with EPI-USE Labs solutions.

We’re crafting an agenda based on your interests and needs, ensuring this event is as relevant and valuable as possible to you. Here are some topics we’ll explore during the event:

  • Landscape transformation: migrations to S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, RISE with SAP
  • Test data management and test data automation
  • Managing legacy data: Challenges and solutions for archiving data when migrating from SAP SuccessFactors to S/4HANA or dealing with non-SAP systems.
  • Data privacy: Staying ahead of compliance and protecting your SAP data.
  • Reporting and data visualisation for HCM data
  • EPI-USE Labs' future vision: How EPI-USE Labs is continuing to evolve to support your transformation journey.

Client presenters

Agenda

Time

Session

 

9:00 - 9:55

Registration and breakfast 

10:00 - 12:00

KEYNOTE:

  • Welcome and introduction | Evan Jones, EPI-USE Labs
  • The future, now: A glimpse into EPI-USE Labs' vision | Tiaan Scheepers, EPI-USE Labs
  • AstraZeneca's SAP landscape evolution: The power of strong partnerships | Doug Scott, AstraZeneca | Liz Morton and Paul Hammersley, EPI-USE Labs
    • Businesses must not only adapt to change, it must be empowered by it. This session will examine how the long-standing collaboration between EPI-USE Labs and AstraZeneca transformed challenges into opportunities. Join us to learn how partnerships can empower your business to thrive in an era of constant technological and social change.
  • Special guest session | TBC

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 15:00

Afternoon sessions: Optimise and secure SAP data and environments

  • Data privacy and security update
  • Accelerating your RISE with SAP Journey
  • Beyond Manual Test Data Management
  • Lowering costs with Soterion in the S/4HANA Era

Afternoon sessions: Achieve an intelligent HR Enterprise

  • The AA's digital road ahead: migration to ECP with PRISM
  • Effective scrambling for SAP SuccessFactors non-production environments
  • The future of variance monitoring in Payroll
  • Integrating Joule AI with your EPI-USE Labs foundation for Next-Gen HCM

15:00 - 15:30 

Coffee break

15:30 - 16:30

  • Mastering your SAP data: strategic decommissioning 

**See below for more details.

  • Query Manager User Group special session

**See below for more details.

 

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Afternoon sessions

Find out more about our upcoming sessions.

Optimise and secure SAP data and environments
Achieve an intelligent HR Enterprise
Data privacy and security update:
  13:00 - 13:30
Data privacy and security update:

Learn about masking non-production SAP environments, security during migrations to S/4HANA, and more | James Watson, EPI-USE Labs

In this session, we will cover new offerings, updates and trends in data privacy and security, sharing some real client cases (Zeiss, Origin and Lifetime Brands) about how other companies are looking at their security and data privacy. 

The AA's digital road ahead:
  13:00 - 13:30
The AA's digital road ahead:

Transforming ECP with EPI-USE Labs PRISM | Andrew McKeracher and Jonathan Salter, The Automobile Association

Join us for a deep dive into The AA's successful digital transformation, specifically their Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementation with EPI-USE Labs' PRISM solution. We'll explore how our PRISM methodology helped the AA to streamline their migration, optimise payroll, and establish a future-ready HR landscape.

Accelerating your RISE with SAP Journey:
  13:30 - 14:00
Accelerating your RISE with SAP Journey:

Learn from real client projects how to achieve a smooth S/4HANA transition | Jamie Neilan, EPI-USE Labs 
Embarking on RISE with SAP or a migration to S/4HANA? This session shares vital lessons from real client projects, demonstrating how to achieve a smooth transition. We'll explore strategies to manage data efficiently, and our Selective Data Transition (SDT) methodology called PRISM.

Securing your workforce data:
  13:30 - 14:00
Securing your workforce data:

Effective scrambling for SAP SuccessFactors non-production environments  | Rohin Ramjee, EPI-USE Labs 
Securing non-production environments in SAP SuccessFactors is crucial, especially because of data privacy regulations and sensitive HR data. This session focuses on effective data scrambling for these environments. Learn about best practices for masking sensitive workforce data, ensuring compliance, mitigating data breach risks, and maintaining data utility for testing and development.

Accuracy in a complex World:
  14:00 - 14:30
Accuracy in a complex World:

The Future of Payroll Data with Variance Monitor | Adan Willemse, EPI-USE Labs

Payroll is becoming more complex with disparate systems. This session addresses the critical need for data synchronisation and accuracy across your hybrid payroll landscape. We'll introduce Variance Monitor, our cloud solution that helps you proactively identify and fix data inconsistencies—in payroll and beyond. Join us as we show you our strategy for addressing these key business challenges.

Intelligent efficiency:
  14:30 - 15:00
Intelligent efficiency:

Integrating Joule AI with your EPI-USE Labs foundation for Next-Gen HCM | Jhani Coetzee, EPI-USE Labs & Vitor Notaro, BWG
The future of Human Capital Management (HCM) is intelligent and automated. This session explores integrating Jules AI, SAP's intuitive AI copilot, with EPI-USE Labs's core HCM products like Query Manager and Document Builder. Discover how AI-powered insights and automation can streamline HR and Payroll, enhance employee experiences, and drive efficiencies across your SAP HCM and SuccessFactors landscape.

Beyond manual TDM:
  14:00 - 14:30
Beyond manual TDM:

Automating and optimising test data | Paul Hammersley, EPI-USE Labs
Manual Test Data Management (TDM) is a bottleneck in fast-paced SAP environments, particularly with S/4HANA and agile development. This session reveals how to move 'beyond manual TDM' through automation, helping you reduce non-production system sizes, ensure data quality, and speed up testing cycles for faster innovation and improved reliability.

Lower costs with Soterion in the S/4HANA Era:
  14:30 - 15:00
Lower costs with Soterion in the S/4HANA Era:

Updates for GRC, Access Governance and FUE Management | Roy Topham, EPI-USE Labs
The S/4HANA era brings new FUE (Full Use Equivalent) licensing and evolving GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) needs. This session provides updates on how Soterion, with EPI-USE Labs, helps you navigate these complexities to significantly lower costs. Discover strategies for optimising user access, managing FUE, and bolstering your security posture for compliance and reduced audit risks.

Special session: Query Manager User Group
  15:30 - 16:30
Special session: Query Manager User Group

Extraordinary meet-up for Query Manager User Group

Mastering your SAP data:
  15:30 - 16:00
Mastering your SAP data:

Addressing key business challenges with strategic decommissioning | Frederik Ried, EPI-USE Labs
This session explores how strategic data decommissioning delivers tangible benefits, including: securely retiring costly legacy systems with compliant data access; right-sizing ERP landscapes through intelligent data offloading; seamlessly navigating complex business transformations like M&A with consolidated, secure information; and ensuring robust data privacy, including data sovereignty. Join us for practical strategies on smart, secure, and highly efficient data governance.

Maximise your INSPIRE Experience: Explore what AI can do for your business

As part of our commitment to providing personalised value at INSPIRE Manchester, we're offering a hands-on and  SAP-certified  AI workshop.

Whether you're just starting your AI journey or looking to identify practical use cases within your organisation, this workshop is the ideal place to begin.

This is a unique opportunity to:

  • Collaborate directly with certified AI experts
  • Explore and prioritise AI use cases tailored specifically to your organisation’s challenges
  • Gain practical insights and actionable next steps to accelerate your AI journey

Spots are limited

Why attend?

  • Gain actionable insights on key SAP challenges and solutions.
  • Engage in interactive discussions with peers, SAP experts, and industry leaders.
  • Enjoy a networking lunch and connect with the EPI-USE Labs team.
  • Treasure a welcome gift as our thank you for attending.
  • Book 1:1 time with our technical experts and account managers to dive deeper into topics that matter to you.
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Hear about experiences from other companies like yours
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Find out about new developments and industry updates
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Ask our experts questions
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Benefit from the EPI-USE Labs' collaborative community
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Be inspired by new ideas and innovations.

When and where?

7 October 2025
In-person event
etc. Venues, Manchester, United Kingdom

Register here