SAP Advisory Council for Retail & Wholesale Distribution 2026

We're proud to be a partner of the SAP Advisory Council for Retail and Wholesale Distribution again in 2026,
and this year it's in Zurich.

From 14 to 16 October 2026, SAP experts, retail and wholesale customers and a small group of selected partners will meet in Zurich. Attendance is by invitation only. The focus is on candid discussion of transformation experiences, the SAP roadmap and the topics shaping the industry right now, from AI and Joule to Clean Core and SAP Business Technology Platform.

Why it matters to us

Close to the Roadmap

We hear first-hand where SAP is taking retail and wholesale, and we bring that knowledge straight into our clients' projects.

Candid conversations

Talking with customers, partners and SAP leaders sharpens our understanding of what really drives businesses through their transformation.

A home fixture

retailsolutions was founded in 2005 as an SAP spin-off in the canton of Zug, so we're especially pleased that the community is meeting in Zurich this year.

SAP Advisory Council for Retail & Wholesale Distribution 2026

Zürich, Switzerland

October 14 - 16, 2026

Format: by invitation of SAP

Featured Session

Holding All the Cards: A Retail CIO's Playbook for SAP BDC and SAP AI

How do you get from multiple inventory files to store apps to data and AI without betting the house?

Steve Ingram shows how Card Factory did it: 1,000+ stores on mobile apps, basket (and fraud analysis) on SAP Business Data Cloud, and a plan for what's next. retailsolutions follows with a simple roadmap for choosing the SAP AI use cases that fit your business, including “Freshchain”, a SAP AI prototype built with Shoprite at a hackathon.

Bring your questions, because the session is built for peer exchange.

Steve Ingram

IT Delivery Director
Card Factory

Let's meet in Zurich

Michael Niestroy

Managing Partner
retailsolutions

Philipp Rohe

Managing Partner
retailsolutions

Our Managing Partners Michael Niestroy and Philipp Rohe will be at the event and would be glad to meet you.

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SAP Advisory Council for Retail & Wholesale Distribution 2026

Why it matters to us

Close to the Roadmap

Candid conversations

A home fixture

SAP Advisory Council for Retail & Wholesale Distribution 2026

October 14 - 16, 2026

Featured Session

Holding All the Cards: A Retail CIO's Playbook for SAP BDC and SAP AI

Let's meet in Zurich

Michael Niestroy

Philipp Rohe

retailsolutions AG

Contact

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