Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

The buzz: Health. Wearables like wrist bands, watches, glasses, and contact lenses are the NBT. Why? They can now measure body conditions and use the data to support healthier living, disease prevention, and faster rehab. But will patients actively track and share wearables-generated data, despite privacy concerns? And are wearables precise enough to meet medical device quality standards? The experts speak. Lynne Dunbrack, IDC Health Insights: "…When the familiar pen-and-paper methods of self-analysis are enhanced by sensors that monitor our behavior automatically, the process of self-tracking becomes both more alluring and more meaningful." (Gary Wolf) Greg Reh, Deloitte Consulting: "For a busy doctor, the ability to use email would save more lives than a Fitbit." (Jeff Tangney) Joe Miles, SAP: "Connected gadgets that are indistinguishable from their disconnected peers will fuel the growth of wearable technology." (Roger Bate) Join us for Health Wearables – Hype or Revolutionary?

The buzz: Space. Changing the culture and shaking up the status quo in organizations is always challenging, but key to survival. How to make it happen? Build a continuous innovation culture by identifying the right people, process, and space. But working in a tiny cubicle with half-walls or a conference room is hardly conducive to brainstorming new ideas. Hint: Your employees, partners and customers need a stimulating environment that inspires them to loosen their (proverbial) ties and think outside the box. Get it now? The experts speak. Jason Yotopoulos, mach49: "If humans can live for 100 years, why do companies die so young?" (Sukant Ratnakar). Greg Petroff, GE Software: "Eventually everything connects–people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se." (Charles Eames). Sam Yen, SAP: "We don't know who discovered water, but we're certain it wasn't a fish." (John Culkin). Join us for The Case for Space: Disrupting the Status Quo with Innovation.

The buzz: Recruiting. If acquiring and retaining top talent for your company tougher than ever, three factors may be at play: workforce mobility mindset, competitors' poaching, and your employer brand. If the third comes as a surprise, here's a reality check. Just as customers check social media for product and service reviews, potential job recruits are combing the Web for insider info about you, the employer. Are your talent leaders helping or hindering your brand? The experts speak. Tim Sackett, HRU Technical Resources: "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called "EVERYBODY", and they meet at the bar." (Drew Carey). Chrissy Glover, GlassDoor: "What you deny or ignore, you delay. What you accept and face, you conquer." (Robert Tew). Jessica Miller-Merrell, Xceptional HR: "Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make something simple." (Willie Woody Guthrie) Join us for The Yelpification of Recruiting – Part 2.

The buzz: Future of Insurance. According to a survey from SAP and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), long-standing insurance companies are struggling to keep pace with strong competition from other industries that offer advanced consumer-facing insurance capabilities. Can traditional insurers survive? It may depend on how well they embrace analytics and learn to incorporate data from M2M and IoT. brbr The experts speak. Anthony O'Donnell, Insurance Innovation Reporter: "Now Harrison was prepared to reject 25 years of his own work and move ahead on an almost untried technology…" (NOVA) Karen Furtado, SMA: "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten." (Bill Gates) Hugh Anderson, SAP: 'Your success in … is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers, and business." (Mark Sanborn) Join us for Future of Insurance in the Age of Customer Intimacy and IoT.

The buzz: Travelers' TMI brbr "The customer is #1" is a customer service industry mantra and mandate, particularly for business-to-consumer travel and hospitality staff who are required to greet each visitor by name. But now that their clients willingly share searchable, "TMI"-level personal data on digital media, how and when should the industry use it, if at all? The experts speak. brbr Deva Senapathy, Infosys: "The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk to you. It just works." (Jeff Bezos) brbr Mike Wittenstein, Storyminers: "In work, no matter how hard you try or how much you spend, your brand can't be any better than what your customers experience." brbr Raghu Ramanathan, SAP: "The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land." (GK Chesterton) brbr Join us for Hotel Guest Personalization: Welcome or Social Media Stalking?

The buzz: IP Security brbr Are market globalization and new competitors grabbing your customers' heads and wallets? If not, soon. How to survive? Innovate sustainably to speed differentiated products to market by streamlining operations, and collaborating, sourcing, partnering globally. A great plan until it raises the stakes by exposing your ideas to rampant IP theft. How do successful companies protect their valuable innovations? The experts speak. Andy Han, NextLabs: "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead." (Ben Franklin) brbr Arnab Mukherjee, Varian Medical: "Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." (George Bernard Shaw) brbr Mark Landrosh, SAP: "If you think I'll sit around as the world goes by, You're thinkin' like a fool 'cause it's a case of do or die… You've got another thing comin." (Judas Priest) brbr Join us for Globalization Challenge: Sustainable Innovation, Secure Collaboration

The buzz: Your business in 2015. brbr What hot business trends should you focus on this year? We asked three visionaries to share their insights and predictions. Tune-in and learn from the experts. brbr Ask ten people what the Cloud is and you'll likely get ten different answers. Why? There's still a lot of confusion about what it actually is and what it can do for business. In the first half, Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer of SAP Cloud, and Jeff Kaplan, founder and Managing Director of THINKStrategies, share their predictions for Cloud computing in 2015. brbr Today's enterprise is in essence, virtual. Companies operate on more flexible models, owning less infrastructure and outsourcing everything from customer service to supply chain. In our second half, Tim Minahan and Paul Greenberg, Managing Principal of The 56 Group, discuss the Networked Economy in 2015. brbr Join us for Business Trends 2015: Strategic Disruption in the Cloud and the Networked Economy.

The buzz: Credit cards.brbr With headline-topping credit card breaches at Target and Adobe, merchants are on high alert to safeguard their systems. A data breach is costly: lost customers and profits, a tarnished reputation, substantial fines. Are merchants proactive or reactive about PCI compliance and security standards? How easy is it for hackers to find unprotected access to merchant vulnerabilities? The experts speak.brbr Richard McCammon, Delego: "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you…Yours is the earth…" (Kipling, "If") brbr Hillel Zafir: "If it happens once it's ignorance, if it happens twice it's neglect, if it happens three times it's policy." (Anonymous) brbrFrank Richter, SAP: "Compliance with PCI DSS means your systems are secure and customers can trust you with their sensitive payment card information." (PCI Security Standards Council) brbrJoin us for Data Security in the Age of Credit Card Breaches.

The buzz: Your business wish list. Still wishing for a crystal ball to see what 2015 may bring for your company, industry and the world? We've got the next best thing. Completing our three-part Predictions 2015 Special, today 14 thought leaders will share their insights on the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2015 and beyond – bringing our total to 41 speakers. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2015 Predictions – Part 3, with Robin Carey, Social Media Today; Mick Collins, SAP; Nancy Casey, SAP; Jeremy Cox, Ovum; Monique Hesseling, SMA; Josh Greenbaum, EAC; Matt Healey, TBR; Shahar Larry, Demaya; Greta Roberts, Talent Analytics; Andrea France, SAP; Benjamin Robbins, Palador; BJ Bueno, Cult Branding; Gerry Brown, Ovum; Michael P. Cangemi, Cangemi Company. Collect the whole set of predictions: Part 1 (Dec. 10) and Part 2 (Dec. 17) on-demand. Happy New Year from SAP Game-Changers Radio.

The buzz: Your business wish list Wishing and hoping for a crystal ball to see what 2015 may bring for your company, industry and the world? We've got the next best thing. On our three-part Predictions 2015 Special, you'll hear 40 thought leaders' insights on the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2015 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us on Dec. 17 for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2015 Predictions – Part 2 live, with Kerry Brown, SAP; Jeff Tanner, Baylor University; Stacey Perrin, SAP; Gary Cokins, Analytics-Based Performance Management; Frank Rust, SOMMERRUST; John Ragsdale, TSIA; Jaco Van Eeden, Deloitte; Florian Brody, SAP; Nataraj Ganapathy, Cogent Integrated Business Solutions; Reuven Gorsht, SAP; Falk Rieker, SAP; Kaan Turnali, SAP; Steve Player, Beyond EPS Advisors; Andrew J. Sherman, Jones Day. Hear Predictions Part 1 (Dec. 10) on-demand at ow.ly/FE4jB. Happy holidays from SAP Game-Changers Radio.