Confidence
in action

SERRALA SUMMIT 2025

15th and 16th of May 2025
Hamburg, Curio-Haus Rothenbaumchaussee 11

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“Confidence in Action” – Take the leap into the future of financial technology and meet the industry’s top experts at the Serrala Summit 2025.

Your Mission: Serrala Summit 2025

Prepare for a mission that will elevate your financial strategy to the next level. At the Serrala Summit 2025, you’ll enter an exclusive operations hub filled with groundbreaking technologies, top-tier experts, and cutting-edge financial intelligence.

Your Assignment: Discover how to gain real-time insights into your payments, standardize processes, and automate workflows—for lightning-fast, smart decisions.

Your Advantage: Leverage your secret weapons: interactive breakout sessions, high-profile keynotes, and exclusive networking opportunities to sharpen your expertise and connect with the brightest minds in the industry.

Your Opportunity: Whether you’re deciphering market trends, unlocking the full potential of your Serrala solutions, or forging new strategic alliances—this mission will transform your financial world.

Be part of it—the future of finance won’t wait!

Day 1 - 23 April 2026
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Time
Session title
Speaker
09:00 - 10:30

Registration & breakfast

10:30 - 10:45

Opening & welcome

(main stage)

10:45 - 11:15

Finance at the Turning Point: Why the Office of the CFO Shapes the Enterprise of Tomorrow

(main stage)

Axel Rebien

11:15 - 12:05

A Future Without Limits: The Rise of the Modern Office of the CFO and the Serrala Finance Platform

(main stage)

Rami Chahine

12:05 - 13:05

Lunch

13:05 - 13:30

Customer Showcase – Vinci Energies: Secure, standardized payments at global scale -powered by FS² Payments and Payments as a Service

(main stage)

Nora Lachgar

Amaury Balouzat

13:35 - 14:00

The future of AI and how to Get ROI from your AI investments now

(main stage)

Nils Strachanowski

David Hobler

What’s new in Cash Application for SAP

(room 1)

Leonie Schrode

Hugo Elsman

Driving Innovation with FS² Payments

(room 2)

Jessica Adamczak

14:05 - 14:30

Unfiltered Insights: Real stories behind the move to the Serrala Finance Platform

(main stage)

Jutta Linne

Rainer Hofmann

Janina Kolbe

Beyond Rules: Unleash Autonomous AP with AI

(room 1)

Mohan Sivakumar

What’s new in Collections & Disputes for SAP

(room 2)

Jaya Dadlani

Patrick Heinisch

14:35 - 15:00

Turning Vision into Adoption: How the Serrala Finance Platform Meets Real Finance Reality

(main stage)

Mickey Vonckx

Isabel Scheuring Pereira

From Capture to Compliance – Discover the latest innovations in AP automation

(room 1)

Mohan Sivakumar

Oliver Kloster

Ionut Rosca

Discover AR Automation in the Cloud

(room 2)

Manuel Klaaßen

Andy Büch

15:00 - 15:30

Networking break

15:30 - 15:55

From global e-invoicing complexity to peace of mind — Serrala has you covered.

(main stage)

Vincent Prooij

Sylke Koumans

Give Your SAP S/4HANA Journey a First-Class Upgrade: Serrala ditches their data baggage for a smooth voyage

(room 1)

Vishal Awasthi

Nino Buchholz

From Trusted Business Identity to AI‑Ready Credit Decisioning at Scale

(room 2)

Tom Würfel

16:00 - 16:25

Customer Showcase: Bristow Group’s Accounts Payable automation rates take flight with Serrala

(main stage)

Matt Pitcher

Karen van Dorn

Sandra Meraz

16:30 - 16:55

Unlocking the Future of AR: Autonomous AI Agents in Action

(main stage)

Nils Strachanowski

Prashant Kumar

Supersize Your AP Savings with an AI-Powered Supplier Portal

(room 1)

Mohan Sivakumar

Matt Pitcher

Click. Pay. Done: Bill Payments with Alevate Bill Pay

(room 2)

Bernhard Bruns

17:00 - 17:25

The Future of Finance: Strategic Perspectives from an SAP CFO

(main stage)

Tobias Naumann

Axel Rebien

17:30 - 19:00

Cocktail reception

19:00 - 00:00

Customer awards, show & networking dinner

Day 2 - 24 April 2026
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Time
Session title
Speaker
08:30 - 09:00

Breakfast

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome to day 2 of the Serrala Summit 2026

(main stage)

09:15 - 09:45

Lecture on AI – will we remain smarter than robots?

(main stage)

Dr. Boris Konrad

09:50 - 10:25

Beyond borders: enabling unified payments with cloud and AI intelligence.

(main stage)

Jan Bakker

Serrala Finance Platform AR: Capabilities, Migration & Customer Value

(room 1)

Nils Strachanowski

Manuel Klaaßen

GBS Transformation with Technology

(room 2)

Anna Tęczar

Magdalena Łuszczek

Łucas Grygorczuk

10:30 - 11:00

Networking break

11:00 - 11:25

Under CAMT and Year‑End Clock: FS² AutoBank Implementation at ElringKlinger—A Candid Customer Story

(main stage)

Arthur Lebsack

Stephanie Weiland

11:30 - 11:55

Serrala & TransferMate: Visions are rarely realized alone; how to move the needle in B2B cross border payments.

(main stage)

Jan Bakker

Gary Conroy

Optimizing Liquidity and Treasury: The FS² Advantage

(room 1)

Oliver Schaaf

What’s new in Credit & Risk for SAP

(room 2)

Jaya Dadlani

Patrick Heinisch

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:25

Customer Showcase: Transforming Procure-to-Pay: AkzoNobel’s Journey to Global Productivity and Value

(main stage)

Andreas Amrein

Werner Weger

13:30 - 13:55

Global Standards, Local Challenges: Navigating Payments Regulations

(main stage)

Thomas Keim

Michaela Odebrecht

14:00 - 14:15

End of the event

Demo stations

10:00 – 17:30

Live product demos and interactive presentations
Dedicated area for individual questions and customer feedback
Support and guidance from Serrala experts

You will find the following demo stations in our exhibition area

AR Automation
FS² Autobank
FS² Credit and Risk Management​
FS² Collections and Dispute Management​
Alevate AR – Collections & Customer Portal​
Alevate Bill Pay
AP Automation
FS² Accounts Payable
Alevate AP
Payments, Treasury & Cash Management
FS² Payments
FS² CashLiquidity​
FS² Treasury​
CPWeb SaaS​
Payments as a Service​
Alevate Payments Business
SerralaAdd-Ons
Serrala CRM​
Neev Data & Document Management

Mickey Vonckx

SVP Portfolio Strategy, Serrala

Mohan Sivakumar

Team Lead, Alevate AP, Serrala

Matt Pitcher

Director, Accounts Payable, Serrala

Nils Strachanowski

VP Product Invoice-to-Cash, Serrala

Axel Rebien

Chief Executive Officer, Serrala

Michaela Odebrecht

FS² Product Manager, Serrala

Oliver Kloster

Manager Solution Architects - P2P, Serrala

Manuel Klaaßen

Manager Solution Architects, Serrala Group GmbH

Andy Büch

Solutions Evangelist - Invoice to Cash, Serrala

Rami Chahine

Chief Product Technology Officer, Serrala

Bernhard Bruns

Principal Solution Architect , Serrala

Schodjaoddin Qamari

Director Service Delivery Payments, Serrala

Oliver Schaaf

Product Owner CLT, Serrala

Vishal Awasthi

SVP Technology, Neev

Anna Tęczar

IFAO Technology/ Platforms Director, Capgemini

Andrew McGaffey

Global Product Marketing and Market Insights Manager, Serrala

Thomas Keim

Principal Solution Architect, Serrala

Ionut Rosca

Product Owner, FS² AccountsPayable, Serrala

Andreas Amrein

Global Process Owner and Process Delivery Lead Procure-to-Pay, AkzoNobel

Dr. Boris Konrad

Keynote Speaker

Jan Bakker

SVP Payments, Serrala

Jaya Dadlani

O2C Product Manager, Serrala

Patrick Heinisch

Principal Solution Architect - O2C, Serrala

Karen van Dorn

Senior Manager, Shared Services Accounting, Bristow Group

Sandra Meraz

IT Functional Analyst, Bristow Group

Isabel Scheuring Pereira

Global Director Product Marketing, Serrala

Nino Buchholz

Director Business Applications, Serrala

Stephanie Weiland

Corporate Process Owner O2C , Elring Klinger

Arthur Lebsack

Partner Manager, Elring Klinger

Tom Würfel

Senior Director Solution Sales DACH, Dun & Bradstreet

Nora Lachgar

Treasury Manager, Vinci Energies

Rainer Hofmann

Head of Governance, Projects and Process Improvements, Heraeus

Jutta Linne

Global Process , Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

Janina Kolbe

Strategic Account Executive, Serrala

Vincent Prooij

Director & Head of Engineering Capture & E-invoicing, Serrala

Tobias Naumann

Chief Financial Officer SAP, SAP

Sylke Koumans

Director Service Delivery, Serrala

Michael Cullen

SVP Global Payments, TransferMate

Leonie Schrode

Senior Product Owner Order-to-Cash , Serrala

Hugo Elsman

Product Manager for AutoBank Cash Application for SAP, Serrala

David Hobler

Director Product AI Strategy, Serrala

Magdalena Łuszczek

IFAO Practice Director, Capgemini

Łucas Grygorczuk

Sr. Director BSV IFAO P&C, Capgemini

Gary Conroy

Chief Executive Officer of TransferMate , TransferMate

Amaury Balouzat

Sr. Leader, Vinci Energies

Favad Siddiqui

Management Consultant, Capgemini

Werner Weger

Global Process Manager Lead I2P and T&E, AkzoNobel

Jessica Adamczak

Senior Product Owner FS² Payments & Account Statement, Serrala

Venue


Curio-Haus
Rothenbaumchaussee 11
20148 Hamburg
https://curiohaus.de/

Arrival with your own car

Address: Rothenbaumchaussee 11, 20148 Hamburg, Germany

From the A7 freeway (coming from the north or south):
1. Take the Hamburg-Othmarschen exit (26) off the A7 towards Hamburg-Zentrum.
2. Take the Bahrenfelder Chaussee (B431) towards the city center.
3. Turn left onto Hohenzollernring.
4. Follow the road until you reach Rothenbaumchaussee.
5. Curio-Haus is on the left-hand side.

From the A1 freeway (coming from Lübeck or Bremen):
1. Take the Hamburg-Billstedt exit (33) on the A255 towards Hamburg-Zentrum.
2. Continue on the B4 towards the city center.
3. Turn left onto the Kennedybrücke (B4/B75) over the Außenalster.
4. Continue on Rothenbaumchaussee.
5. Curio-Haus is on the right-hand side.

Please note that traffic and road conditions may vary, so it is advisable to check current traffic information before driving and possibly use a navigation app to get the most accurate route.

Arrival by public transport

Deutsche Bahn

You can use the Deutsche Bahn event ticket for your journey:
– fixed price for 1st / 2nd class
– bookable up to 6 months before departure
– 100% green electricity
– City-Ticket included for travel distances of 100km or more

Book an event ticket
You can find detailed instructions on how to book an event ticket here.

Public transportation

To and from Hallerstraße subway station
Line U1
Direction: Hamburg Central Station
Distance: approx. 800 m
Interval: approx. 5 minutes
Duration: approx. 23 minutes

Line U1
Direction: Hamburg Airport
Distance: approx. 800 m
Interval: approx. 5 minutes
Duration: approx. 38 minutes

To and from Hamburg Dammtor S-Bahn and U-Bahn station
Line S11, S21, S31
Direction: Hamburg Central Station
Distance: approx. 500 m
Interval: approx. 4 minutes
Duration: approx. 8 minutes

Line S11, S21, S1
Direction: Hamburg Airport
Distance: approx. 500 m
Interval: approx. 10 minutes
Duration: approx. 36 minutes

Parking

Unfortunately, we cannot offer designated parking facilities for participants.

Event information:

Registration and participation:

Logistics and accommodation:

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