SAP Concur Fusion Exchange Chicago | October 11, 2022
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Onsite Registration & Check-In
The Registration Desk is located on Level 0 of the Swissotel Chicago. Arrive early to check-in and grab your badge.
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Opening Keynote (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
Kick start the day by exploring how to balance competing priorities within your program. Hear an engaging fireside chat with customers from MUFG and Alkermes, Inc. to learn how each organization weighs their priorities differently to deliver best-in-class programs. Walk away inspired to bring impactful change to your organization.
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Workshop: Unlock Strategic Thinking With Cutting-Edge Travel & Expense Tech (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
Navigating all the complexities within your program today can be tricky, and finding time to strategically plan for what's to come can be even trickier. Take this opportunity to learn more about Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Biometrics - what they are, how they're impacting T&E programs today, and the potential they hold for the future. Spend time with your peers to workshop how you can utilize these technologies to elevate your program.
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Gaining Visibility into Spend Programs with Concur Budget (Micro Forum)
If you find yourself saying "do we even have budget for this?" - see how Budget can show you the answer.
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Straight From the Source: What SAP Concur Solutions Can Do for You (Montreux 2-3 | Level 2)
Interested in learning more about how SAP Concur solutions can help you and your organization? Join this fireside chat to hear stories from customers of different sizes and industries. This session is the perfect fit for attendees who are not yet customers of SAP Concur and are exploring how SAP Concur solutions can automate, connect and simplify their processes.
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New SAP Concur Customer: What To Expect and How To Succeed (Zurich C | Level 0)
Welcome to the SAP Concur family! If your organization has just recently began it’s journey with SAP Concur solutions, this session is where you can learn best practices for setting your program up for success - including topics like end user communication, training tactics, adoption, and more. You’ll be able to network with organizations in your same position and take those exciting next steps together.
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Becoming an Expert: Understanding Your SAP Concur Program (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
Whether you are a new administrator of an existing SAP Concur program or you've been an admin for multiple years, there can be a lot to learn. Your organization may be familiar with the tool, but you need to be the expert. This session will ensure that you have a deep understanding of how your current program is set up, what resources are available to help you learn more, and give you the opportunity to connect with other program administrators.
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Calling All SAP Concur Veterans: Peer to Peer Sharing (Zurich AB | Level 0)
If you've been an SAP Concur administrator for awhile or if you’re such an expert you could lead one of these sessions yourself – this is the place for you. Hear from each other and learn from your extensive experiences around topics such as performance enhancements, reporting, and benchmarking.
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Pattern and Trend Analysis for Compliance with Detect by Oversight (Micro Forum)
There are patterns and trends that highlight non-compliant employee initiated spend - see how Detect by Oversight helps you find them.
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Reclaiming Value Added Tax with Concur Tax Assurance by Blue dot (Micro Forum)
Reclaiming VAT can be complex to navigate - see how Concur Tax Assurance by Blue dot makes it simple.
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Reducing Compliance Risk with Concur Verify (Micro Forum)
For those employees that try to be reimbursed on everything from groceries to hot tubs - see how Verify can spot it.
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Centralizing Meeting Planning with Concur Event Management by Groupize (Micro Forum)
Team outings are back - see how Concur Event Management by Groupize helps you organize them.
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Crafting Your Travel Program to Meet Today’s Needs (Zurich AB | Level 0)
This session explores major travel trends and breaks attendees into small groups to share current challenges. Hear from industry experts and your peers about how traveler experience, sustainability, duty of care, budgetary factors, and more will affect your program. We’ll highlight key travel reports you can use to make sure you’re on track. The future of travel starts now, ensure your program is ready for it.
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The Dos and Don’ts for Optimizing Employee Experience (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
We all know happy employees means more success for your organization, but how can you contribute to this? Discover tips & tricks and the practices to avoid so that you can optimize the employee experience – no matter where they’re located or what their needs are. Share with your peers and learn from each other's expertise.
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Moments of Risk into Moments of Opportunity, Ensure Compliance Throughout Your Portfolio (Zurich C | Level 0)
As the business environment continues to change, more challenges for maintaining compliance are introduced. Let’s walk through the T&E journey to highlight all the moments where you can ensure compliance. Systemic audit rules, automation, human checks, are just a few of the methods we’ll review and give you an opportunity to discuss with your peers.
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Automating the AP Process with Concur Invoice (Micro Forum)
Vendor payments can impact profitability just as much as revenue - see how Concur Invoice improves your bottom line through automation.
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Tracking Taxable Employee Benefits with Concur Benefits Assurance by Blue dot (Micro Forum)
Tracking taxable employee benefits can be complex to navigate - see how Concur Benefits Assurance by Blue dot makes it simple.
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Making Sustainability a Reality with SAP Concur Solutions (Micro Forum)
Sustainability goals are a priority but it's hard to know where to start - see how SAP Concur solutions can support you with these quick tips and tricks.
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Cowriting Policy With the Modern Day Employee (Zurich AB | Level 0)
Now is the time to adapt your policy, but how do you do so in a way that fits the needs of your employees? This session will explore two main inputs for policy decisions, employee feedback and data, and how to make the policy adjustments successfully. Expect to hear from experts, discuss with your peers, and learn what key reports provide insight on policy performance.
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AP Automation Strategy: Top Changes to Transform AP and Drive Savings (Zurich C | Level 0)
Join a workshop session to spotlight how AP automation can provide new efficiencies, better employee experience and more visibility into your spend management platform. We’ll discuss vendor efficiencies, procurement, and payment, and highlight key reports for tracking invoices. You don’t want to miss your opportunity to innovate your invoice process.
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Strategies to Increase Efficiency for Employees, Approvers, and Processors (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
Efficiency is key in driving business forward today, but often times employees, approvers, and processors are spending time on manual tasks. Discover how you can rethink your end-to-end T&E program to increase automation and efficiency, including the latest AI and ML processes. This session will highlight the KPIs to help you identify and optimize efficiency in your organization, and give you an opportunity to share practices with your peers.
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Delivering User Guidance with Concur User Assistant by WalkMe (Micro Forum)
Your employees may need step by step support as they go through T&E processes - see how Concur User Assistant by WalkMe can be their guide.
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Meeting Traveler Expectations with Concur Travel (Micro Forum)
Traveler expectations don't always align with company policy - see how Concur Travel can help find the balance.
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Exchange, Explore, and Evolve: Networking Workshop (Zurich DEFG | Level 0)
Within your T&E program, what challenges have you faced and what learnings can you share? How do you get the most out of your solutions? Speed network with your industry peers to ideate and innovate together.
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Leveraging Pre-Spend Approval Processes with Concur Request (Micro Forum)
There are ways to ask politely before you spend on the company dime - see how Concur Request simplifies pre-approvals.
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