Professor Henning Kagermann joined SAP AG in 1982 and has been a member of the SAP Executive Board since 1991. As co-Chief Executive Officer (co-CEO) jointly with Léo Apotheker, he has overall responsibility for SAP's strategy and business development. Kagermann also oversees the areas of global communications, internal audit, and top talent management. Read a full biography.

Executive Communications

Henning Kagermann is a featured speaker at many leading business events and is featured regularly in business journals throughout the world. Here is a selection of some his more significant communications.

Speeches

• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) Mannheim, June 3, 2008, German Presentation (PDF)
• Deliver More Value to Citizens: IT as a Key Driver for Public Sector Innovation (PDF) London, November 1, 2007
• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) Mannheim, May 10, 2007, German presentation (PDF)
• Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF), Mannheim, May 9, 2006
• 2006: Year of Science, Year of Technology: Opening keynote for the Year of Science and Technology (PDF), Berlin, January 17, 2006
• Building A Level Playing Field: UN Global Compact Summit (PDF), Shanghai, China, November 30, 2005
• Corporate Governance - Companies as Trustworthy Partners: 8th symposium for Group Accounting (PDF), Frankfurt, November 25, 2005

Presentations

• Goldman Sachs Technology Conference (Webcast), February 27, 2006 Registration required.
• Presentation for the Financial Community (Webcast), London, UK, February 22, 2006

For more information, see additional presentations on SAP's financial performance.

Points of View

• Reinventing Your Business Model, Harvard Business Review, December 2008
• The Proof Is in the Math: Running a Corporation in the Digital Age (PDF), translated excerpt from: "Mathematik – Motor der Wirtschaft. Initiative der Wirtschaft zum Jahr der Mathematik,“ Springer-Verlag 2008
• Adapting to a Flattening World (PDF), European Voice, October 2007
• Major Banks Change Their IT Strategy --Technology-Based Business Innovation (PDF), HandelsZeitung, January 4, 2006
• The Strategic Lever for the Development of the Chinese Economy (PDF), Excerpt from: Mergers & Acquisitions in China/ Experience and Perspectives, F.A.Z.-Institut, 2006
• The Alignment of Business and IT: New Opportunities for Germany (PDF), February 6, 2006

Thought Leadership

Business model innovation – innovation in how business is conducted – is fast exceeding product and service innovation as the key driver of growth. Henning Kagermann and the most forward-thinking experts on this topic are identifying the challenges and opportunities presented by Business Model Innovation. Learn more from the insight they have on this important topic.