Global Keynote: The Beginning of Better
May 12, 2026 · 1h 25m · Orlando, Florida
SAP's 2026 theme was the Autonomous Enterprise. It launched the SAP Business AI Platform, merging its AI foundation, Business Data Cloud and BTP, added SAP domain models and Joule Studio 2.0, announced intents to acquire Dremio and Prior Labs, and said its applications will become an Autonomous Suite. Anthropic joined on stage.
What it announced
- SAP Business AI Platform · SAPAI foundation, Business Data Cloud and BTP combinedAnnounced
- SAP domain models · SAPModels trained on SAP code and processesAnnounced
- Joule Studio 2.0 · SAPOpen agent build layer, free for AI developmentAnnounced
- Intent to acquire Dremio · SAPAgentic lakehouse and data federationAnnounced
- Intent to acquire Prior Labs · SAPTabular foundation modelsAnnounced
- Open agent interoperability at no charge · SAPSAP agents exchange data with third-party agents freeAnnounced
- SAP Autonomous Suite · SAPFinance, spend, supply chain, HCM, CXAnnounced