I had a fantastic time catching up with Brenda Bown (Chief Marketing Officer, SAP Business AI ) just before the major keynotes at SAP Sapphire 2026.

What I loved about this conversation was how Brenda moved past the theoretical hype of AI to show how it's actually solving deep-seated customer pain points like data fragmentation and a lack of business context.

It’s one thing to talk about "automation," but it's another to see how a "digital backbone" of agents can turn a 10-minute manual task into a three-second autonomous process.

⭐ What You’ll Learn in This Interview:

👉The Three Pillars of the Autonomous Enterprise: Understanding the evolution of Joule, the new Autonomous Suite, and the Business AI Platform.

👉 Agentic Workflows in Action: How global companies like LC Waikiki are using AI agents to achieve a 70% improvement in operational efficiency.

👉 The "Human in the Lead" Model: Why we are moving from being "in the loop" to leading an augmented, agentic workforce.

👉 Scaling with Joule Studio: How business users—not just developers—can now build and govern their own agents in a matter of days.


Powerful Insights from Brenda:
"The Autonomous Enterprise is effectively a new way of working. It is completely reimagining how you interact with your systems."
"We call it the 'human in the lead.' The human leading those key decision moments... as the system gets smarter."

If you are an executive looking to move beyond "pilot mode" and start delivering tangible business outcomes with AI, this discussion is a must-watch.

Also check out SAP’s new offering called SAP GROW, which can help you get up and running on cloud ERP (the “brain” of your business) in a matter of weeks so you can leverage AI embedded in your core business processes. https://www.sap.com/products/erp/grow...

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