APAC’s SAP Community Gets Its Own Awards: Inaugural SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026 Opens for Nominations
Announcement posted by Mastering SAP 22 May 2026
Sydney, Australia - 22 May 2026 - SAPinsider today opened nominations for the inaugural SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026, an independently judged awards program built to recognise the customer organisations, projects and people driving the SAP agenda across Asia-Pacific.
Winners will be announced at Sydney ICC on 17 November 2026 as part of Mastering SAP Collaborate, an SAP TechEd on Tour event. Nominations are open now at awards.judgify.me/sapinsiderapac2026 and close on 15 July 2026.
APAC is now SAP's fastest-growing region globally, and the SAPinsider Awards APAC bring the region the same kind of independent, peer-recognition stage SAPinsider already provides to its North American community.
"Excellence in our community is not declared, it is demonstrated," said Jamie Bedard, Global CEO and Chairman of SAPinsider. "For more than twenty years SAPinsider has stood alongside SAP customers as an independent voice. These Awards are the natural extension of that role - an honest, rigorous celebration of the work that moves enterprises forward. Bringing the program to Asia-Pacific reflects where some of the most consequential SAP work in the world is now being done."
A Regional Sister to the Global Program
The SAPinsider Awards were presented in North America in Las Vegas in March 2026. The APAC edition is independently produced and editorially curated by SAPinsider, with a focus on the end user organisations, teams and individuals behind project and initiative excellence.
Seven Categories of Excellence
The SAPinsider Awards APAC include five categories that recognise end user customer project work:
1. ERP Transformation Project of the Year
2. Digital and Cloud Transformation Project of the Year
3. AI-Powered Innovation Project of the Year
4. Cybersecurity Project of the Year
5. Innovation Vanguard - Customer of the Year
Project entries are judged on business outcomes and strategic impact, execution quality and stakeholder engagement, use case clarity and creativity, and fit with the spirit of the category.
Two categories recognise the people behind the work:
1. SAP Woman of Impact
2. Next-Generation Leader of Impact.
Individual entries are judged on demonstrable impact, contribution to the SAP community, and the candidate's role in lifting those around them.
APAC: The Region Setting the Pace
"The growth story for SAP in this region is outpacing the rest of the world thanks to innovative end users across APAC," said Annette Slunjski, CEO at Mastering SAP. "SAPinsider and Mastering SAP are known for featuring end user case studies in our event programs so the awards are the next step to highlight real-world learning from regional innovators for our members."
End user organisations and individuals in APAC are encouraged to enter the awards directly and partners and integrators are warmly invited to nominate customers.
Key Dates
Nominations open: 22 May 2026
Nominations close: 15 July 2026
Finalists announced: August 2026
Awards night: 17 November 2026, Sydney ICC
The judging panel, drawn from SAP customer leaders, independent analysts and SAPinsider editorial, will be published on the awards site ahead of nominations closing.
Nominations are open now at https://awards.judgify.me/sapinsiderapac2026
Enquiries regarding sponsorship of the SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026 to events@masteringsap.com
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Media Contact
Annette Slunjski, annette.slunjski@masteringsap.com
About SAPinsider
SAPinsider is the world's largest and fastest-growing SAP membership organisation, providing independent research, content and community to SAP customers globally. Its APAC division has more than 220,000 members and operates the Mastering SAP brand.
About Mastering SAP
Mastering SAP is the leading SAP-focused events and education organisation across Asia-Pacific, connecting the regional SAP community through conferences, training and research.
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