SAP Reveals ANZ’s Top Tech Innovators for 2025
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Key Takeaways
⇨ The SAP Best Tech Awards recognized 13 forward-thinking organizations in ANZ for using SAP solutions to achieve tangible business outcomes and redefine industry standards.
⇨ A focus on AI and data analytics demonstrates that these technologies have become essential for driving real-world business impact, emphasizing the need for organizations to move beyond pilot projects.
⇨ Strategic partnerships are crucial for successful transformation, indicating a shift from a do-it-yourself approach to leveraging specialized skills and co-innovation with implementation partners.
SAP honoured the most forward-thinking organisations across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) at its annual SAP Best Tech Awards on October 8. The winners were announced at an in-person ceremony at the Art Gallery of NSW. According to SAP, these awards celebrated companies using SAP-powered solutions to redefine their industries and set new benchmarks for success. Winners were selected across 13 categories and a competitive field of over 100 organisations.
Creating Business Impact
The winning entries were chosen for projects that demonstrated tangible business outcomes, innovation, and industry leadership. Judges focused on organisations that used SAP solutions to streamline operations, harness the power of data and AI, deliver superior customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth.
“In today’s unforgiving business environment, standing still is not an option,” said Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of SAP ANZ. “These award winners show that smart technology investments don’t just cut costs, they unlock new revenue streams, sharpen competitive edge and turn IT into a true growth engine. It’s inspiring to see these organisations and the channel partners they work with re-imagine how value gets created and set the benchmark for their industries.”
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The Winners Circle
This year’s winners featured industry giants like Telstra and Bunnings that earned top honours in the Business Transformation category. Woolworths Group was recognised for its strategic use of Business AI, while Transport for NSW won in Data and Analytics.
Other notable winners included:
- Asahi Group Holdings for Supply Chain Management
- Squadron Energy for ERP Fast Growth
- The Smith Family, which received the prestigious Chris O’Brien Award for its social impact initiatives
The success of these projects was amplified by a strong ecosystem of channel partners, with firms like Accenture, Deloitte, and DXC Technology playing instrumental roles in enabling these transformations.
What This Means for Mastering SAP Insiders
These awards underscored that ANZ’s leading companies are leveraging technology not just to compete, but to lead and highlighted the following trends in the APAC region.
- AI and data have moved from hype to core business. The creation of a dedicated Business AI category, won by a major retailer like Woolworths Group, shows that practical AI applications are driving real-world outcomes. Similarly, the win by Transport for NSW in Data and Analytics highlights the power of data-driven decision-making in complex public sector environments. Therefore, organisations that still view AI as the future are already falling behind. The benchmark is now set by companies using SAP Business AI and analytics solutions to enhance operations, predict trends, and create new value. It’s time for Mastering SAP Insiders to move pilot projects into production.
- True transformation is a process revolution. The most prestigious award, Business Transformation’s definition explicitly mentioned tools like SAP Signavio, LeanIX, and WalkMe. This signals a major shift in focus from a technical ERP implementation to a holistic re-engineering of business processes. Thus, a successful transformation project goes beyond the technology itself. It requires a deep understanding and optimisation of end-to-end processes. Using process mining and enterprise architecture tools has now become essential for de-risking projects, ensuring user adoption, and achieving the full potential of an SAP investment.
- Your partner ecosystem is a strategic asset. The do-it-yourself approach to complex SAP projects is fading. The most innovative companies are leveraging deep, strategic partnerships to accelerate their transformation, access specialised skills, and co-innovate. For Mastering SAP Insiders planning their next initiative, this means viewing an implementation partner as a core part of the strategic team instead of a contractor.
