The SAPinsider Awards 2027 

SAPinsider has been the independent leader in educating and connecting the SAP user community for more than 20 years. After a successful launch in 2026 that featured 150 submissions, 22 finalists, 8 winners, and an amazing celebration, we're thrilled to kick off the 2027 Awards!  

We’re elevating the stories of our members and partners to recognize excellence they’ve achieved over the past year. We encourage customers and partner organizations to submit your stories of customer success and individual leadership. 

The SAPinsider Awards will be presented during an awards celebration at the SAPinsider Las Vegas Conference, March 15 - 18, 2027. We will honor our finalists and winners in each category while enjoying a reception, dinner, music, and more. Finalists will be announced in December.

**To submit your entries, please click green Submit an Entry button to the right.

Award Categories:

ERP Transformation Project of the Year 
Highlighting the most successful SAP migration projects that drove measurable operational excellence and demonstrated exceptional execution, stakeholder engagement, and business outcomes. 

Digital/Cloud Transformation Project of the Year 
Awarding the SAP customer organizations that best leveraged cloud technologies and/or delivered data-modernization projects to improve operations, drive agility, deliver seamless access to mission-critical business data, and unlock new business potential. 

AI-Powered Innovation Project of the Year 
Recognizing SAP customers that accelerated transformation by boldly adopting artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automation technologies to innovate business models, processes, or customer experiences. 

Cybersecurity Project of the Year 
Honoring the SAP customers that leveraged technologies and processes to significantly improve security in the enterprise and transform the security landscape in their enterprises. 

Innovation Vanguard - Customer of the Year
Celebrating organizations that successfully completed an innovative enterprise tech initiative that modernized the business and directly delivered outstanding business value, growth, or operational improvements.  

SAPinsider Woman of Impact 
Honoring the most impactful women in the SAP ecosystem whose achievements, leadership, and commitment to both the SAP community and to empowering women in tech, inspires and motivates her colleagues both inside and outside her organization. 

Next-Generation Leader of Impact 
Recognizing the emerging leaders who demonstrate impactful contributions to the SAP community through innovative solutions, inspiring others, impacting their organizations or communities, and promoting a culture of excellence. 

SAPinsider Member of the Year
Celebrating SAPinsider members who make a significant impact through knowledge sharing, peer engagement, advocacy, and leadership, strengthening connections and making our community stronger and more innovative. 

General Submission Criteria:

For the Project/Customer of the Year awards: 

• Please focus on the customer's story. If you’re a partner, the customer must be the star in your submission. We will recognize you as the partner that helped deliver the project. 

• Customer project submissions must be from The Americas or EMEA regions and completed within the last 18 months. 

• A representative from the customer company that is nominated must be in attendance to be considered for the final round of judging.  

• Each customer company that is a finalist will receive 2 complimentary all-access passes to the Las Vegas conference and 2 passes to the Awards celebration. 

• Please share details about the project itself, the before/after status, the results, and impacts on the business.  

• Judges will consider the following criteria - measurable operational excellence, quality of execution, stakeholder engagement, business outcomes and strategic impact, use case clarity & creativity, and alignment to the spirit of the award category.   

For the Individual Awards (Woman of Impact, Next-Gen Leader, and Member of the Year): 

• Please focus on the contributions of the nominee and their impact on others  

• The individual must have worked in The Americas or EMEA within the last 18 months 

• Judges will consider the following criteria - evidence of them being a person of impact, their achievements and contributions to the SAP community, their success motivating and empowering others, their promotion of a culture of excellence, and the alignment to the spirit of the award category.  

• The Nominee must be able to attend the Las Vegas event in person to be considered for the final round of judging. 

• Each nominee that is a finalist will receive 2 complimentary all-access passes to the Las Vegas conference, including attendance at the Awards Celebration. 

Judges – our judging panel will be made up of industry leaders and SAP experts. Specific details and bios to come. 

If you have any questions, please contact Alan Ramsdell at alan.ramsdell@sapinsider.org