SAP Concur Fusion Exchange New York
June 27, 2023 | Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
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Registration & Check-In
Arrive early to check-in and grab your badge.
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Expo & Solutions Showcase
Stop by the Solutions Showcase throughout the day to see how SAP Concur solutions can provide a unified view into travel and spending data, all in one place. SAP Concur experts will be available to walk through the solution with you and answer your questions in real-time.
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Opening Keynote
Hear from SAP Concur leaders about our latest vision as well as strategies to help you be drivers of change, get a sneak peek into new innovations, and gain insights from industry experts and your peers.
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Straight from the Source: Deep Dive with Stanley Black & Decker (Room: Empire West)
Join Stanley Black & Decker to learn what business gaps motivated their decision to implement, and how their organization has achieved and measured success since beginning their journey with SAP Concur. This session is the perfect fit for anyone interested in learning more from their peer, including attendees who are not yet customers of SAP Concur.
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Keeping Pulse on Policy: Adapting and Applying Policy Changes for Travel & Expense (Room: Metropolitan East)
As travel and expense continues to evolve, how do you create, enforce, and maintain a flexible policy for your employees? Understand employee expectations, what you should revise to accommodate the modern-day worker, where to get started with policy changes, and how to measure success going forward. NOTE: Attendance for the full duration of this session will earn 1.0 CPE credit for CPAs. (Prerequisites = Working knowledge of Concur, Program Level = Intermediate)
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They Submitted What?! Real Fraud Stories and Tips for Prevention (Room: Empire East)
Expense reports can run the gamut from fully compliant to off-the-charts out of policy, and we've seen it all - from a new accent "office" chair to wedding floral expenses. Join your peers to review real-life fraud examples and what controls can be implemented to avoid these scenarios in the future.
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Closing Gaps in Travel Spend with HRS (Room: Metropolitan West)
The challenges for managed travel have never been greater with competitive talent acquisition, an increasing focus on sustainability, and regulatory pressures. With minimal support from legacy systems, travel managers face difficulties overcoming these common issues. Join HRS to understand how Level 4 data is key to closing gaps in travel spend and can help deliver a better experience for your travelers.
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Concur Invoice Evolution (Room: Metropolitan West)
Join solutions experts to learn about upcoming features of Concur Invoice. Discover how they can help you automate AP management to be more efficient, increase profitability, and get more visibility into spending.
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Don't Leave Spend up to a Coin Flip: Lessons to Make Headway on Tail Spend (Room: Empire West)
How do you control what seems uncontrollable? Employee-initiated spend through nonstandard payment channels can contribute to larger finance challenges involving posting and journal entries, cost center budget management, or even unapproved suppliers. Learn how to identify leakage on expense reports and increase spend control leveraging automation and reporting.
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Traveler Messaging and Popups: Give the Right Info at the Right Time (Room: Metropolitan West)
To effectively enforce policy, site administrators should be proficient in building, customizing, and managing travel rules and flags. Discover how access, edit, and enable rules, custom messages and popups to increase compliance and efficiency.
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Understanding Your SAP Concur Program for Beginner to Intermediate Admins (Room: Metropolitan East)
Whether your organization just implemented SAP Concur solutions, you're a new administrator, or you've been an admin for a few years, this session will set you up for success. Connect with your peers and SAP Concur experts to discover the key components you need to get started, as well as the essential features and functionalities to boost your expertise, train your end-users, and measure success.
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Enhancing the User Experience with the New and Improved SAP Concur Mobile App (Room: Empire East)
The use of mobile devices in the workplace is on the rise, and T&E employees are no exception. Discover the latest features of the SAP Concur mobile app from experts and hear from SAP Concur user Explorer Pipeline on best practices to back to your workforce and enhance their T&E journey. Connect with peers to exchange ideas for successful enablement and strategies to boost employee satisfaction.
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Transforming Travel: Managing Modern Retailing and NDC (Room: Metropolitan West)
Airline “modern retailing” is appearing in many forms to revolutionize the travel industry. Most recently, the use of the NDC API has amplified the move towards a more modern and flexible experience. Discover how to enable policy-compliant “modern retailing” solutions to offer more personalized and dynamic services while maintaining program visibility and traveler satisfaction.
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The Impact of Digitization, AI, ML, and OCR on Employee Initiated Spend (Room: Metropolitan West)
With the increasing adoption of digital technologies, organizations are being held to higher standards of accountability. Discover how the SAP Concur compliance portfolio offers effective controls and compliance measures, along with an enhanced user experience.
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Mastering SAP Concur Solutions for Intermediate to Advanced Admins (Room: Empire East)
If you've been an SAP Concur administrator for multiple years and are looking to gain more experience or discover the latest advanced tactics, this is the place for you. Join your peers to discuss how to drive performance enhancements, elevate your reporting, and maximize your investment.
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BYOC: Beginner to Intermediate Training for Intelligence (Room: Metropolitan East)
Whether you're just starting to explore IBM Cognos or looking to expand your reporting skill set, this hands-on session can help. Learn how to find all the functions and features in Cognos 11, and understand how to modify standard reports. Cognos Professional Author Role required to participate but all are welcome to observe. *BYOC = Bring your own computer for this hands-on training. Reach out to your SAP Concur admin to have the Cognos Professional Author Role applied to you ahead of the event...
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Future Feature Feedback: Travel Evolution (Room: Empire West)
Discover upcoming enhancements to the travel ecosystem to help you better manage your travel program. Our solutions experts will share their insights and then open up the floor to you, providing you with the opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts to influence development and timing.
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How to Create Custom Audit Rules for Effective Compliance (Room: Metropolitan West)
Empower users to comply with expense policies by using audit rules in SAP Concur. Enhance control, prevent violations, and ensure compliance.
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BYOC: Intermediate to Advanced Training for Intelligence (Room: Metropolitan East)
If you know where to start and the basics of IBM Cognos but are looking to master your craft, this intermediate to advanced session is for you. Discover how to use graphing to better illustrate your data story. Cognos Professional Author Role required to participate but all are welcome to observe. *BYOC = Bring your own computer for this hands-on training. Reach out to your SAP Concur admin to have the Cognos Professional Author Role applied to you ahead of the event if needed. Attendance for th...
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Future Feature Feedback: Expense User Experience (Room: Empire East)
Discover upcoming features to help you improve spend management with an efficient, automated, and streamlined approach. Our solutions experts will share their insights and then open up the floor to you, providing you with the opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts to influence development and timing.
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Quick Tips: Unlocking the Potential of the SAP Concur App Center (Room: Metropolitan West)
Use the SAP Concur App Center to your advantage - transform the way you manage business travel and enhance operational efficiency. Lean how the latest features and partner integrations can help simplify processes for road warriors and reduce friction for payroll, tax, HR, and IT.
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Automate to Elevate: Digitizing AP Processes (Room: Empire West)
Whether you're just discovering the benefits of automation or looking to improve your current processes, learn how to increase visibility of managed spend and reduce errors in accounts payable. Connect with your peers on how to overcome challenges in procurement and take your program to the next level.
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Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Building a Compliance-Friendly Expense Framework with FCM Travel (Room: Metropolitan West)
Corporate travel may be back, but so are untracked travel expenses. Variances between TMC and expense provider data can make you feel like you're wandering without a map trying to reconcile the two. In this session, join FCM Travel to explore how to effectively connect your TMC and expense data into a common model that can be used to improve supplier negotiations and address compliance. Plus, discover how decision support technology can guide travelers back to the approved channels and further ...
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Networking Reception
Wrap up the day with some light appetizers, drinks, and networking before you head home.
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Traveler Messaging and Popups: Give the Right Info at the Right Time
To effectively enforce policy, site administrators should be proficient in building, customizing, and managing travel rules and flags. Discover how access, edit, and enable rules, custom messages and popups to increase compliance and efficiency.
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