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Once again among the top five in the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V. and on the podium in the 2026 e-commerce ranking! 🎉 We are delighted with this vote of confidence from our customers and see the ranking as proof of the real digital value we create together. In the end, it’s not the bare numbers that count, but the measurable success of our joint projects. A huge thank you to the valantic team for their daily commitment, and to our customers, who openly discuss their challenges with us and place their most important projects in our hands. 🤝

🎬 New Series: AI Spotlight – Our AI talents on stage 🎬 🔦 What happens when AI experts take the stage? You get our internal format 'AI Spotlight' – where real use cases, project insights, and best practices come to life. From client solutions to internal automation, our colleagues share how AI works in practice – not just in theory. 🎭 Meet the team behind it: Maike Saager – shaping our valantic AI agenda Victoria Sturm – connecting speakers and community Isabelle Nevels – turning complex AI into engaging sessions 💡 Why it matters: Our AI Spotlight builds real skills, connects teams, and fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and learning across valantic. 📢 What’s next? We’re bringing this format to our social channels: Get to know the speakers, our AI Experts at valantic. They will share their key takeaways, and behind-the-scenes insights. Stay tuned and meet the people shaping AI at valantic! ⚡ #AISpotlight #AI #Innovation #Tech #valantic #FutureOfWork

Last Tuesday, we joined the Data & AI Workbench Munich 2026 as a partner of LSZ Future Connections. A day built not around slides and buzzwords, but around honest conversations between people actually doing this work 🤝   On the panel “Driving the Uncertainty Age – Where Does AI Stand in 2026?”, our collegue Dr. Maximilian Hausmann joined Bernd Preuschoff, Prof. Dr. Katja Nettesheim, Selina Weigele, Anna Spitznagel and Florian Kurzmaier for exactly that kind of conversation.   Is AI still an experiment, a tool, or already a system in your own daily work? The panel got personal: positive surprises, real developments, but also the friction that remains. How do you handle confidential data? Where do organizations still hesitate, and why?   Larissa Tholund and Dr. Maximilian Hausmann then took the stage with a statement many leadership teams will recognize: “We communicated the rollout, so we’ve done change management.” Their session unpacked why that’s almost never enough. What actually happens in people’s heads when AI enters an organization? Status quo bias, identity threat and why pressure from above so often produces the opposite of what leaders hope for.   ✨ We came away with a lot of great conversations, new connections and a clear sense that change management around AI is touching a nerve right now.

Yesterday ChatGPT, today Claude, tomorrow who knows? The models keep changing, the organizational challenge doesn't. No matter which LLM is in focus right now, companies face the same underlying question: how do you embed AI responsibly, securely and efficiently, in a way that scales with the technology, not against it? AI Governance is the answer. Not as a compliance exercise, but as a strategic framework. It defines roles, processes and accountability around AI, so organizations can adopt new capabilities quickly, without starting from scratch every time. A few principles that hold true regardless of where you are in your AI journey: 💡 Governance works best when it grows from within. Integrating requirements into existing structures outperforms building parallel ones. New bureaucracy slows adoption, but adapted processes enable it. 💡 Regulation is no longer optional. The EU AI Act demands systematic risk management, addressing bias, security gaps and non-transparent decision-making. Organizations that treat this as a checkbox exercise will fall behind those that use it as a foundation. 💡 Adoption depends on trust. Explainable models, documented decisions and continuously upskilled teams determine whether AI actually gets used or stays stuck in the pilot phase. The path forward follows a clear sequence: current state analysis, design, implementation, and continuous operation. Scalable, pragmatic, built to evolve. On May 28 in Frankfurt, Julia Kristlbauer Kristlbauer (valantic) and Anna Spitznagel Spitznagel (Founder of trail ) will discuss exactly this, with concrete perspectives from consulting, software and enterprise practice 👉🏻 https://hubs.ly/Q04fgNxX0

From crisis mode to planning excellence: How can industrial companies escape crisis mode?   Volatile demand, disrupted supply chains, rising costs: for many industrial companies, crisis mode has long since become the new normal. Our current meta-study shows that traditional monthly planning and Excel-based models with forecast errors of 20 – 40% can no longer cope with this level of volatility.   Where companies rely on end-to-end, data-driven planning, however, we see clear benefits: improved delivery reliability, lower inventories and measurable efficiency gains. Planning becomes a strategic EBIT lever, not just an operational necessity.   Specifically, the meta-study shows, among other things: 🔸 15 – 30% of planning time is spent on manual data entry and transfer instead of value-added activities 🔸 75% of companies already report production stoppages because plans fail to translate into operational reality 🔸 Companies that adopt integrated, AI-supported planning early on realize efficiency gains of 20 – 30%, while late adopters lag significantly behind by 2030   A crucial step is moving away from reactive firefighting towards scenario planning, constraint-based control (materials, capacities, logistics) and clear decision rules at C-level.   Many thanks to Jan-Frederik Ahrens and Henrik Drüner from Statista and Statista+, and Darya Basarhina from valantic waySuite for their thorough research and support in preparing the meta-study!   The full meta-study "How can industrial companies escape crisis mode?" is available for download 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/equBAHTP

500 leaders, practitioners and innovators. One question running through all of it: what does it actually take to turn AI ambition into business impact?   Last week, our valantic colleagues in Copenhagen brought that question to AI & Data Day 2026. A few of the perspectives that shaped the day:   🔹 Peter Hinssen reframed uncertainty as the ultimate driver of reinvention, and challenged leaders to build organizations bold enough to act on it.   🔹 On building responsible, human-centered AI at scale, Gabriel S. (LEGO) put governance, clear principles and genuine AI literacy first, before anything else.   🔹 Moving from AI use cases to customer-centric product development means shifting from inside-out to outside-in thinking. Lars Kierkegaard (A.P. Moller Maersk) showed why that shift turns technology into measurable business impact.   🔹 The real challenge isn't keeping up with every new tool. As Martin Nyhuus (DP World) argued, it's knowing what not to change, while building adaptability where continuous change is expected.   🔹 How do you create real space for AI innovation when the margin for error is razor-thin? Olivia Linder Tabel (Bech-Bruun) tackled the question every regulated industry is working through.   🔹 Conversational and agentic AI are reshaping the entire digital ecosystem. Jarno M. Koponen (Zalando) explained why customer-first beats AI-first, every time.   Thank you to the teams at Inspari A/S and VENZO for making it happen 👏

🧡 Ready to ask the right questions? Melanie and Anna break it down for you: In job interviews, “Do you have any questions?” is more than a polite closing line. It’s your chance to find out whether it’s truly a match between you and the role. Check it out and get ready for your next job interview at valantic! 💡 Spoiler: Next time, we’ll dive deeper into how to best prepare for your interviews. #valanticworld #valantastic #wherepeoplecomefirst

🔥 Out now: New valantic SAP Study 2026 How far have companies (D-A-CH) developed their digital transformation using SAP technologies – and what role do architecture, data, and AI play in shaping the next generation of ERP landscapes? Together with analyst and research agency techconsult GmbH, valantic surveyed 409 SAP customers from the German-speaking region about where they currently stand in their transformation journey – and where they’re heading next. Here’s what stands out: ➡️ Transformation is well underway Around 70% of companies are already running or have completed their transition to SAP S/4HANA. ➡️ Cloud is becoming the control layer SAP Cloud ERP Private is emerging as the preferred deployment option, while traditional on-prem solutions continue to decline. ➡️ From ERP to platform thinking With SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Business Data Cloud, companies are moving toward integrated architectures that unify data, processes, and innovation. ➡️ AI is moving into the core From automation to advanced analytics—AI and Agentic AI are becoming key drivers for efficiency and smarter decision-making. ➡️ Transformation goes far beyond migration For many companies, the move to SAP S/4HANA is only the beginning of transforming their ERP system into an integrated digital platform. The takeaway: Clear strategic ambition meets operational reality. Many organizations know where they want to go, but not all have unlocked the full value yet. 👉 Learn more about the study now and download all results (in German) including figures and analyses: https://hubs.ly/Q04f0QRJ0

⭐ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵: 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 ⭐ Hamburg is one of the biggest cities where valantic is located. Here's a glimpse into the beautiful office in the stunning HafenCity! Our location places us in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw from the main train station and the charming cafés of the Speicherstadt. 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Ericusspitze 2-4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany 🤝 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: 200 colleagues, 20 working students, 1 office dog 🏓 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸: playing Kicker or table tennis 🌇 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: of the Elphi 🌲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: summer and Christmas parties, cutting down Christmas trees in Altes Land We look forward to meeting you there! #valantic #valanticworld #OfficeOfTheMonth

⚡ Berlin becomes the hotspot for the energy industry this May – but the real focus is on one thing: making transformation actually work. From May 5–7, 2026, we’re at the EVU Prozess & IT Tage with the full valantic power. What that means: We will be present with the full valantic power – bringing together expertise across SAP, digital transformation, IT/OT, data, AI and energy industry consulting. Stop by our booth to meet our experts and explore how we help utilities shape a resilient, data-driven and future-ready energy world. 🎤 Our highlights on stage: SAP BIG IDEA DAY (May 5, 2026 | 3 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.) Minus 50% in grid operations? How much savings can drones, AI and SAP really deliver? Speaker: Mark Wider, Emile Schneider TRACK A – IT, Transformation & Digitalization (May 6, 2026 | 2:30 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.) §14a EnWG: From concept to reality – building the data foundation for control actions Speaker: Dr. René Breuer, Severin Wolf 💡 What we focus on at our booth: • SAP S/4HANA Utilities transformation & data quality • AI-driven maintenance & asset lifecycle management • Digital process automation & end-to-end utility transformation • Cybersecurity, resilience & future-proof IT/OT landscapes • Smart networks, inspections & infrastructure innovation 👉 Come and visit us at the valantic booth! 👉 Book a meeting in advance and secure your slot with our experts: https://hubs.ly/Q04dJ_my0 Let’s talk about how to turn complexity into clarity – and transformation into real business impact. We look forward to meeting you in Berlin! #EVU2026 #evutage #valantic #utiligence #Utilities #SAP Peter Stock, Mark A. Wider, Emile Schneider, Nik Mastenbroek, Dr. René Breuer, Roman Chrustowski, Thomas Marcon, Tobias Breitschwerdt