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This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by two of my fellow ASUG colleagues, Kelly Dowling and Elizabeth Tuckwell. The three of us were on the ground in Las Vegas for SAP Connect. We got together to discuss our biggest takeaways from the event. 
Key Insights
Breaking down the news and announcements from the event
The importance of governance 
Examples of how SAP customers are different lines of business are leveraging SAP AI
This week in the ASUG community...
Read our recap SAP for Utilities, Presented by ASUG, Day One
Listen to my conversation with Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries 
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This week on ASUG Talks, Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries, joins the podcast to talk about how the SAP solutions that enable customers to manage the "front door" of their businesses is changing. 
Key Insights 
How retail and utility industry changes are spurring SAP CX innovation
The place of AI in SAP CX solutions 
Upcoming SAP CX developments and innovations
This week in the ASUG community..
Read about the groundbreaking solar and wireless charging infrastructure at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
Gain insight into how fellow SAP customers are using, measuring, and working with AI.
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In light of the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident and AI leaders' call to pace agentic AI development, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott joins the podcast to discuss what these developments mean for SAP customers' AI investments and journeys. 
Key Insights 
How the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident is a warning, not a prediction 
Future agentic AI risks for enterprises--and how to mitigate them
Practical recommendations for SAP customers based on these developments
This week in the ASUG Community...
Read Geoff's blog about the importance of harness to AI governance
Learn about the Tennessee Valley Authority's SAP ERP transformation 
Join the ASUG Utilities community for a webcast focused on how utility companies are leveraging AI
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This week on ASUG Talks, we hear about the key themes in the utilities industry and how the upcoming SAP for Utilities conference addresses those topics. 
Key Insights 
S/4HANA adoption in utilities 
How utilities are leveraging AI 
The way agentic AI are helping utilities contend with modern challenges 
This week in the ASUG community...
Learn from PG&E’s SAP S/4HANA digital transformation and change management journey
Tune in for a Community Conversation focused on SAP Joule for Developers’s ABAP Ai capabilities and agentic features 
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This week on ASUG Talks, as we get closer to the SAP ECC end of maintenance deadline, we dive into how organizations can prepare, and the lessons learned from previous SAP ERP transitions. 
Key Insights
How S/4HANA and AI adoption are now intertwined 
The importance of data quality 
Breaking down the "Palantir fallacy"
This week in the ASUG community...
Preview the road map for SAP Distributed Energy Resources, via SAP utilities product owners
Join ASUG on Sept. 16 for a Community Conversation webcast focused on the City of Charolettesville's migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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