World Congress 2026 Europe

When AI Runs the Business: The Reality of Enterprise-Wide Automation

July 9, 2026 15:30 – 16:00 · 30 min Tech Leaders Stage

Axel Schell

CTO of Allianz Technology

Michael Ameling

President SAP Business Technology Platform, Member of the Extended Board of SAP

Ines Erker

Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Forbes Austria

What this session covers

Automating one team is easy to imagine; automating an entire enterprise is a different reality. This panel brings together leaders who run these systems to talk about what genuinely works and what is still mostly promise. A grounded look at the real state of enterprise-wide automation.

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