Telstra, Powerlink Queensland and BHP among those recognised for innovation

Sydney – SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 – SAP announced the winners of the sixth annual SAP Best Run Awards for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), celebrating the top companies and people using SAP products to turn insight into action, drive innovation and transform their businesses.

The awards are open to customers and partners leveraging SAP products or technology. Entrants were encouraged to showcase new ways of thinking, disruptive use cases and the deployment of technologies that set the benchmark for their industry and make the world run better.

Winning entries showcased implementations demonstrating excellence in optimising business processes, improving productivity and reducing costs, and providing real-time insights. Many also highlighted impressive implementations leading to increased employee satisfaction, reduced turnover and overall business success.

The awards recognise 14 winners across categories including Next Gen Innovator, Capital Management, Business Transformation, Intelligent ERP Enterprise and Data Supply Chain, among many more. A new Business AI category attracted inspiring entries resulting in joint winners.

Additionally, the SAP Chris O’Brien Award recognises organisations that have successfully implemented SAP solutions to achieve sustainability goals, improve social impact and create shared value for stakeholders. Powerlink Queensland was recognised as this year’s winner for its implementation of SAP Datasphere and Sustainability Control Tower to empower sustainable change through climate reporting.

The winners were announced in-person at Pier One Sydney, at the event hosted by Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of SAP ANZ, on Friday August 30.

Colantuono said: “We are thrilled to recognise the incredible achievements of our valued customer and partner community over the past year. We’re navigating testing market right now, so it’s encouraging businesses in ANZ are turning to technology and data to provide the certainty they need to make the right decisions and bring out their best.

“I am in awe of our winners and finalists – each representing businesses that have brought bold visions to life and driven real-world results. And it’s great to see cutting-edge innovation in the new Business AI category. I can’t wait to see what our customers and partners do next in 2025.”

The winners and runners-up of SAP Best Run Awards 2024 for ANZ are:

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