Mastering SAP Announces Advisory Committee for 2025 Sydney Collaborate Conference

Sydney, NSW – 6 August 2025 – Mastering SAP today announced the 25 end users, SAP experts, SAP Mentors and SAP Champions appointed as the Sydney event Advisory Committee. As an official SAP TechEd on Tour event, the advisory committee brings both indepth technical and business understanding to guide the event content for the APAC SAP community.

With its NEW location in Sydney and its partnership with SAP TechEd, Mastering SAP Collaborate has a renewed focus on what’s practical, peer-led, and boldly forward-looking, and promises to be more than a conference.  It will be where the SAP community comes to learn, collaborate, and spark new ideas.

Guiding the content strategy is an Advisory Committee made up of seasoned professionals from across industries, roles, and technologies, who each contribute their passion and insights to ensure the program dives deep into today’s SAP challenges.

• 2025 Advisory Committee Members Include:
• Jason Anthony, Head of Enterprise Applications, SA Power Networks
• Mohit Bansal, Assistant Vice President, Infosys Compaz & SAP Mentor
• Mustafa Bensan, Chief Architect, Intentum & SAP Champion
• Paul Bisby, SAP Security SME, Commonwealth Bank Australia
• Phil Cooley, SAP BTP Lead and Clean Core Specialist, Business Process Solutions & SAP Champion
• Tony de Thomasis, Technical Specialist, SAPWORKS
• Mike Doyle, Developer, Kintbury Consulting Pty Ltd
• Matt Harding, SAP Solution, Development and UX Architect Plus Developer & SAP Mentor
• Paul Hardy, Senior ABAP Developer, Heidelberg Materials Australia & SAP Mentor
• Chris Harper, Manager Group Finance, HydroTasmania
• David Hicks, Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Aman Kaur-Shaik, Director, HR Evolve Process Optimisation & Reporting, Nutrien
• Yatsea Li, Solution Architect & SAP BTP & AI, SAP & SAP Champion
• Miriam Magliulo, SAP SuccessFactors, Lead Consultant, Transgrid
• Chris Paine, Chief Technology Officer, Discovery Consulting & SAP Mentor
• Jacqueline Palalagi, Systems Risk and Controls Senior Analyst, Ventia
• Chris Rae, Founder & Chief Architect, DalRae Solutions & SAP Mentor
• Glenn Roberts, Head of SAP BTP Customer Success A/NZ, SAP & SAP Champion
• Graham Robinson, SAP Mentor
• Murali Shanmugham, Head of Customer Success – SAP BTP Acceleration, APJ & Greater China, SAP & SAP Champion
• Brendan Tanner, Head of Finance, McGrathNicol
• Alisdair Templeton, Independent & SAP Mentor
• Jorg Thuijls, SAP Cloud Architect, Shebang Software & SAP Champion
• Lauren Walsh, Superintendent Learning Systems, CITIC Pacific Mining
• Angela Wheeler, Centre of Excellence Lead, SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting & Onboarding, Discovery Consulting & SAP Champion

“To ensure the sessions at the Sydney event are relevant to the community and this region, we’re pleased to announce the APAC end users & tech experts forming our Advisory Committee.

We thank the end-users, industry experts, SAP mentors and SAP Champions for their support and guidance of the event learning experience – from hands-on labs, deep dives, strategic roadmaps, end user case studies, keynotes, thought leadership sessions and solution demos – so each person gets the technical knowledge and business insights to make their SAP journey better,” said Annette Slunjski, CEO of Mastering SAP.

“Mastering SAP is about people, and this committee reflects the incredible depth of talent and generosity in our community,” added Slunjski. “We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Sydney in 2025.  Whether you’re new to SAP or helping lead the next wave of transformation, you can’t afford to miss this event.”

About Mastering SAP
Mastering SAP is the leading conference and community for SAP professionals in Australia and New Zealand. For over 28 years, it has brought together users, partners, and experts across the SAP ecosystem to connect, share, and learn. Powered by a passion for people, learning, and innovation, Mastering SAP is more than just an event—it’s where the SAP community comes to grow.

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