SUGTalks

Lessons from Twinings’ Transformation: Questions from UKISUG Connect keynote answered

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the conversation, Craig is once again joined by Sandeep Seeripat, Global Business Transformation and Technology Officer at Twinings, to...

An Interview with Sandeep Seeripat from Twinings

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alternative medium description In part one of this two-part SUGTalks conversation, Craig is joined by Sandeep, Global Business Transformation and Tech...

Women in SAP 2026 Update: Give to Gain and Building a Stronger Community

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Fiona Warburg, Solution Architecture Practice Manager at Co-op and Women in SAP Comm...

An Interview with Emel Morris, CIO at Central Bedfordshire Council

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior leader interview, Craig is joined by Emel Morris, CIO at Central Bedfordshire Council.Emel shares her journey from corporate comm...

Working With AI, Not Against It – Insights from Mark Raben

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Mark Raben, former SAP EMEA CTO, keynote speaker and leadership coach, to explore what really matters ...

Getting More Value from SAP with a Customer Center of Expertise

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Phil Creek, Intake Demand Lead at the SAP Centre of Expertise at Boots, and Rohan Parikh, SAP Platform...

UKISUG Connect 2025 Keynote Insights

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at UKISUG Connect 2025 at the ICC in Birmingham, Craig Dale is joined by Cliff Saran, Technology Editor at Computer Weekly, and Gerren M...

Unpacking SAP's Snowflake Partnership

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Russell Smith, Vice President of ERP Transformation Technology at AstraZeneca.Together, they unpack SA...

The Cost of Doing Nothing - Part 2

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig continues the conversation with Ian Mallinson, UKISUG Board Member, and David Yawalkar, Head of Solution Management...

The Cost of Doing Nothing - Part 1

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Ian Mallinson, UKISUG Board Member, and David Yawalkar, Head of Solution Management, RISE with SAP, to...

A look back at SAP Sapphire 2025

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig Dale is joined by UKISUG Chair Conor Riordan and board members Dipti Jakhodia and Emma Chambers to take a look back...

Inside the SAP Community: Introducing UKISUG’s New Vice Chair

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig sits down with Costa Petrosellini, SAP Technical Services Manager at Dunelm and the new Vice Chair of UKISUG. Costa...

SAP Sovereign Cloud Explained

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Pip Plah, Head of Sovereign Cloud, SAP UK, and Chris Soden, Head of UK Delivery, SAP Sovereign Cloud S...

Understanding SAP ERP, private edition, transition option

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Neil Gardner, Head of Cloud ERP, RISE with SAP. Together they unpack SAP ERP, private edition, transit...

Exploring All or Nothing Thinking

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig welcomes back Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive, to explore “all or nothing thinking” and how it impacts...

How to build great SAP partner relationships

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Simon Bacon, SAP Operations Manager at QD Group, to discuss how strong partner relationships can make ...

UKISUG Connect 2025 Preview

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, guest host Gerren Mayne (regular host of the SAPCHAT podcast) takes the chair with Craig Dale moving to the role of guest...

From Negativity Bias to Positive Mindset

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig welcomes back Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive, to discuss negativity bias and the importance of taking a p...

Understanding SAP BTP: Insights from the UKISUG BTP Research Paper (Part 2)

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of a two-part series, Craig is joined by Steffen Schad (Head of Outbound Product Management, SAP BTP), Richard Henry (Commercia...

Understanding SAP BTP: Insights from the UKISUG BTP Research Paper (Part 1)

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this first of a two-part series, Craig is joined by Steffen Schad (Head of Outbound Product Management, SAP BTP), Richard Henry (Commercial Directo...

Data-Driven Innovation: Inside SAP Business Data Cloud

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Hagen Jander, Vice President, Product Management & Strategy – SAP Business Data Cloud & Insi...

Inside SAP BTP: AI, Joule Studio and Data-Driven Success

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Steffen Schad, Head of Outbound Product Management for SAP BTP. Together, they discuss the latest inn...

Aligning AI with Business Value: People, Data and Governance

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig is joined by Jose Carvalho, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at the Value AI Institute and Global Head of Centre of Excellence a...

Shaping BTP: SAP’s BTP Voice of the Customer Programme

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig Dale is joined by Stefan Kneis, Chief Customer Officer and Head of BTP Product Success at SAP. They explore the la...

How to survive and thrive in times of change

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig welcomes back Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive, for a timely conversation on how to survive and thrive in t...

An interview with Russell Smith from AstraZeneca

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Russell Smith, Vice President of ERP Transformation Technology at AstraZeneca. Russell shares his care...

The Future of Supply Chains with SAP

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Andy Hancock, Global Vice President - Domain Advisory for Supply Chain Management at SAP.  Andy shar...

From Empathy to Leadership: Unlocking the Power of Emotional Intelligence

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Founder and CEO of Thrive, Simon Nichols, to explore the vital role emotional intelligence...

Women in SAP 2025 Update

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by the co-chairs of the UKISUG Women in SAP community: Fiona Warburg and Emma Chambers. With Inter...

SAP Customer Evolution Program Update

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Uwe Grigoleit, Senior Vice President of the Customer Evolution Program at SAP.Togeth...

Effective communication: Turning relationships into results

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Nick Saunders, award-winning conference speaker and No. 1 Amazon bestselling author....

Cybersecurity challenges when moving from SAP on-premise to the cloud

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Brian Froom, Information Security Manager at Tata Steel, Paul Lloyd-Smith, UK&I ...

Mental Health Focus - The Importance of Rest

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Founder and CEO of Thrive, Simon Nichols,  to explore the importance of rest and sleep in...

Keynote Insights from UKISUG Connect 2024

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode Craig is joined by Cliff Saran, Technology Editor at Computer Weekly, and Gerren Mayne, host of the SAPCHAT podcast, at UKISUG C...

An interview with Thomas Saueressig from SAP

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode Craig is joined by Thomas Saueressig, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE for Customer Services & Delivery.  Together ...

Introducing the UKISUG S/4HANA Academy

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To coincide with the launch of the UKISUG S/4HANA Academy, Craig is joined by Edgar Luis, Competency Centre Consultant at Wales & West Utilities a...

10 steps to building the perfect SAP support case

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Gavin Critchley, Deputy Leader, EMEA Customer Office at SAP, to discuss how organisations ...

A Preview of TECHx at Connect

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Ian Stubbings, Staff Enterprise Technology Engineer at BP and Holly Evans, SAP Manager at S...

SUGTalks 100th Episode Special

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's 100th episode of SUGTalks, is hosted by two guest hosts: Gerren Mayne, Regional Vice President Sales, EU at smartShift and host of SA...

An Interview with Amanda Gardiner from SAP

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior leader interview, Craig is joined by Amanda Gardiner, Customer Advisory Manager, UK&I for S/4HANA & BTP at SAP.Amanda sha...

Making the most of change

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Founder and CEO of Thrive, Simon Nichols, to discuss how we can make the most of change.Si...

Demystifying SAP Clean Core

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Bert Schulze and Lars Rueter from SAP, to take a deep dive on SAP's Clean Core ...

Mental Health Focus - Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Founder and CEO of Thrive, Simon Nichols, to discuss how to overcome negativity in the wor...

A Deep Dive on SAP Data Strategy and Management

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Tina Rosario, Head of Data Innovation, Chief Data Officer, Europe at SAP.Together th...

SAP Sapphire Update

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Iver van de Zand, CTO & Vice President Business Technology Platform, EMEA at SAP...

The Future of Rise with SAP - Part 2

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode of SUGTalks,  is the second  part of a two-part discussion on the future of RISE with SAP, Craig is joined by David Robinson, ...

The Future of Rise with SAP - Part 1

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, which is the first part of a two-part discussion on the future of RISE with SAP, Craig is joined by David Robins...

Using AI to drive business success

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Katie King, published author and CEO of AI in Business. Together they discuss whether AI ...

Using positive mental health practices to thrive at work

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive to discuss how we can apply positive mental health...

A deep dive on AI and the Business Technology Platform

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Marc Geall, Head of Product & Technology Office, Data & Analytics, at SAP.Together...

UKISUG Update: In conversation with Paul Cooper & Conor Riordan

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Paul Cooper and Conor Riordan.  Together they look back on Paul's experiences and ac...

An interview with Martin Taylor, SAP ERP Project Lead at NATS

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior leader interview, Craig is joined by Martin Taylor, SAP ERP Project Lead at NATS. Together they discuss Martin's career, how...

A deep dive into the data challenges facing SAP users

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Chris Gorton, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA from Syniti.  Together they discuss ...

UKISUG Women in SAP events and initiatives for 2024

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by the co-chairs of the UKISUG Women in SAP community: Fiona Warburg and Emma Chambers to discuss ...

How to better support people suffering from depression in the workplace

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive to discuss how we can better support those sufferi...

A deep dive on the RISE with SAP Migration and Modernisation Programme

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Dr. Uwe Grigoleit, Senior Vice President, SAP Customer Evolution at SAP. Together we will take a deep dive on SAP's recent...

How to leverage Digital Twins in SAP

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by John McNiff, VP Global CoE for Supply Chain Operations at SAP and Ian Mallinson, IT Director at War...

The impact of kindness on our personal and professional lives

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest episode of SUGTalks, recorded at UKISUG CONNECT 2023, sees Craig joined by Simon Nichols, CEO & Founder at Thrive to discuss how kindne...

Mental Health Tips from Birmingham Mind and Thrive

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest episode of SUGTalks, recorded at UKISUG CONNECT 2023, sees Craig joined by Simon Nichols, CEO & Founder at Thrive and Mike Jeffries, Tr...

An Interview with Angela Peach from Tata Consumer Products

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior leader interview, Craig is joined by Angela Peach, Head of Digital Transformation, International at Tata Consumer Products. Toget...

The Five Ways of Wellbeing

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive to discuss the five ways of wellbeing and Thrive&a...

Becoming a Pro at Public Speaking

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest podcast, Craig is joined by Victoria Pritchard, Founder at Redvoice to discuss how we can all become pros at public speaking. Based on h...

An Interview with Lynsey Reid from Heineken

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior leader interview, Craig is joined by Lynsey Reid, Customer Experience Director at Heineken. Together they discuss how Lynsey got ...

In discussion with Ryan Poggi, Managing Director, SAP UK & Ireland

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we’re sharing a recent discussion between Ryan Poggi, Managing Director, SAP UK & Ireland and our Chair Pa...

The psychology of successful groups

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Samantha Rockey, co-author of 'The Social Brain: The psychology of successful groups&...

Women in SAP update

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by the co-chairs of the UKISUG Women in SAP SIG: Fiona Warburg and Emma Chambers, to discuss Women...

It’s time to take a mental health MOT

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive to talk about why we should all take regular Menta...

Fostering future generations of SAP talent

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Alisha Gokani, SAP Solution Academy Associate. Together they discuss Alisha's journey, fr...

The future of AI and SAP

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by two guests from SAP; Timo Elliott, VP & Global Innovation Advocate and Vivien Boche, Se...

Tips for moving from SAP on-premise to the cloud

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Rob Geddes, Head of Customer Engagement Success, Cloud Success Services UK&I at SAP. They...

An interview with Kathryn Davidson from TT Electronics

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest senior IT leader interview Craig is joined by Kathryn Davidson, Director of SAP Solutions at TT Electronics. Together they discuss how K...

Mental Health Focus - Dealing with different generations in the workplace

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive, to discuss how ...

The Evolution of SAP Project Delivery

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by three guests to discuss how SAP Project Delivery has evolved post-pandemic: Leighton Copp, Cl...

A Focus on SAP Certifications

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by three guests to discuss SAP Certifications: Paul Huston IT Delivery Manager – Commercial &a...

UKISUG Vision for 2023

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks is hosted by Gerren Mayne, from the  SAPCHAT podcast.. Gerren is joined by Craig Dale, CEO of UKISUG and Paul Co...

The future of data and analytics on SAP

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of our Data and Analytics Symposium, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Iver van de Zand, CTO & Vice President Business Technology P...

A deep dive on SAP and the Public Sector

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast focuses on the SAP and the public sector.Craig is joined by three guests to discuss the topic: Satpal Biant, Head of Public Sect...

Mental Health Focus on Wellbeing Apps

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive, to discuss well...

An interview with Paul Cooper, Head of Information Systems and member of the Senior Leadership Team at Burton's Biscuit Company

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest senior IT leader interview sees Craig joined by Paul Cooper, Head of Information Systems and member of the Senior Leadership Team at Burton...

A deep dive on SAP Business ByDesign and Business One

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Rainer Zinow, Senior Vice President, SME Product Management at SAP, to take an in-depth look at Business ByDesign and Bus...

An interview with Philip Adams, Head of Group IT at Mercury Engineering

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest senior IT leader interview sees Craig joined by Philip Adams, Head of Group IT at Mercury Engineering, UKISUG Board Member and Ireland SIG ...

A deep dive on SAP's Customer Evolution Program

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Craig is joined by Dr. Uwe Grigoleit, Senior Vice President SAP Customer Evolution, to talk about SAP’s Customer Evolution Program, from ...

In conversation with Conor Riordan, UKISUG Vice Chair

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In an episode recorded at UKISUG CONNECT 2022, Craig is joined by Conor Riordan, EMEA Customer Service Director at Pfizer and newly appointed Vice Cha...

Creating positive working environments and managing stress

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive. Together they d...

Getting the most from your UK & Ireland SAP User Group

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In an episode recorded prior to the CONNECT conference this year, Craig is joined by  UKISUG board members Ian Mallinson, IT Director at Warburtons a...

A deep dive into SAP Signavio

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Wassilios Lolas, Global VP, Head of Center of Excellence, SAP Signavio, for a deep dive on what Signavio is and how to ge...

An interview with Sudeep Shetty, Chief Information & Transformation Officer at Britvic

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Sudeep Shetty, Chief Information & Transformation Officer at Britvic, for our latest senior IT leader interview. They...

The benefits of Low Code / No Code

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Ian Stubbings, Platform Engineering Lead at BP and UKISUG Developer SIG chair, as well as Kevin Raja, Senior Director, Gl...

Mental Health Focus on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive. Together they d...

Getting the most out of SAP Business One with our Special Interest Group

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks we focus on our Business One Special Interest Group. Craig is joined by John Wager, Head of Technology and Peo...

The dos and don'ts of Payroll and Patching

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig discusses all things payroll with Adam Frank, SAP HR Functional Lead at KCA Deutag and Natasha Robinson, L...

Neurodiversity in the workplace

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by  Chezzy Kennedy, Neurodiversity Director at Thrive to discuss neurodiversity in the workplac...

An interview with Ian Mallinson, IT Director at Warburtons

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Ian Mallinson, IT Director at Warburtons and UKISUG Board Member. Ian shares his journey, from starting out in the supply...

An interview with Stephen Clark, SAP CoE Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Stephen Clark, SAP Centre of Expertise Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance. Steve shares how his journey  from the Air ...

Sensory overload: How to shut out the noise

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Chezzy Kennedy, Neurodiversity Director and Simon Nichols, Wellbeing Director at Thrive to di...

Top tips for moving to S/4HANA

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on SUGTalks we’re discussing how to make your move to SAP S/4HANA a success. Craig is joined by, James Davies, and Claire Delisle from Eve...

Cybersecurity and SAP

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of SUGTalks we're discussing all things cybersecurity. To help us delve into this topic Craig is joined by Andrew Mor...

An interview with Nicola Davidson, Head of SAP at KCA Deutag

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Craig is joined by Nicola Davidson, Head of SAP at KCA Deutag. Nicola shares the journey that led her into the world of SAP – via an elect...

Stepping outside of your comfort zone

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Wellbeing Director at Thrive to discuss how to step outside of your comfort zo...

Making the most of data and analytics within the world of SAP

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Timo Elliott, Vice President and Global Innovation Evangelist at SAP and Chris Hodgetts, Head of Techn...