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SAP Partner Summit 2026 in Amsterdam: What It Means for SAP Business One Users

By IngoldOctober 28,2026

Three days, one hall full of SAP partners, and one question that kept coming up in conversation: where is SAP Business One going next? Ingold Solutions travelled to Amsterdam for the SAP Partner Summit 2026, held for EMEA and MEE partners at the RAI from 19 to 21 October. We came home with a clearer picture of what is on the way and what our customers can do about it now. This post shares the practical side.

What Was the SAP Partner Summit 2026 in Amsterdam?

The summit is SAP’s gathering for partners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This year’s theme was “Your market. Your move.” According to SAP, partners get direct access to the product roadmap, go-to-market plans and SAP leaders, with AI, business priorities and planning for 2027 at the centre. It ran in person only, with no livestream, so being in the room mattered. Our team went with three aims: compare cloud and AI approaches with other SAP Business One partners, understand what the move to the Web Client on HANA means for customer projects, and talk about automation for the process gaps that standard SAP Business One leaves open.

Who Spoke at the SAP Partner Summit, and What Did They Cover?

The programme ran across keynotes, breakout sessions and an expo hall. One session we can point to by name was the panel “AI, Talent & Transformation: Building the Confidence to Lead What’s Next”. It brought together four people from SAP and its partner community:

Karl Fahrbach, Chief Partner Officer at SAP

Madeline McCrea, Global SVP Strategic Partnerships at SAP

Marlene Beyer, SAP AI & Innovation Leader at Deloitte EMEA

Abigail (Abi) Allman, Global Head of Channel at Resulting IT

Giulia De Paduanis of the SAP Business Women’s Network moderated. The title tells you the topic: how AI is changing the skills, roles and confidence of the people who run businesses and implement systems. That matters for SAP Business One customers too, because new AI features only pay off when your team knows how to use them. The wider message from SAP’s partner leadership has a clear thread. When SAP announced the Autonomous Enterprise at Sapphire in May, Karl Fahrbach wrote that partners are the main channel for driving AI adoption, and described a funding programme for SAP Business AI and a new partner designation for AI and data. Amsterdam was the EMEA and MEE stop in the same partner series.

Where Is SAP Business One Heading?

The direction is visible in SAP’s published roadmap and in recent release notes, as reported by partner sites. Four themes stand out. Plans can change, so treat dates as targets.

The Web Client takes the lead. It runs in the browser, is built on SAP Fiori and works on the same company database as the desktop client. The latest feature package, 10.0 FP 2608, adds MRP, pick and pack, payment runs, bank reconciliation, a calendar and project management. The roadmap calls it the primary interface, with the desktop client staying available in the short term.

AI arrives inside the screens people already use. The Web Client gets an “Ask AI” function for context-aware questions on business documents, and AI-assisted SQL for user-defined queries, so a report can start from a plain-language request. Partners can also build their own extensions on SAP’s Generative AI Hub, and the roadmap mentions open source MCP server support for AI agent scenarios.

Version 11 is announced for 2027. Plans include multi-tenant cloud deployment on major hyperscaler platforms, automated updates, connections to SharePoint, Google Drive and OneDrive, stronger sign-in security, and item variants and BOM versioning in the standard product.

Compliance keeps expanding. The roadmap lists e-invoicing for Peppol, Germany’s XRechnung, Poland’s KSeF and French e-invoicing, plus German and Polish reporting formats.

What Does This Mean for a Company Running SAP Business One Today?

Nobody needs to rush, but waiting without a plan is the riskier choice. The roadmap says there is limited overlap between version 10 and version 11, and that partners and customers investing in the Web Client, the Service Layer and SAP BTP extensions are preparing for version 11. A sensible order of work looks like this:

Check your add-ons and customisations. Find out which ones already work with the Web Client and which need changes.

Tidy your data before you add AI. Features such as Ask AI can only work with what is in the system, so duplicate items, inconsistent customer records and missing fields will show up in the answers.

List your manual steps. Re-keying orders, chasing approvals and reconciling spreadsheets are the first candidates for automation.

Review your compliance calendar. If you invoice in countries moving to e-invoicing, ask your partner which release covers them.

How Is Ingold Solutions Helping Businesses Automate with SAP Business One?

Ingold Solutions is an SAP Certified Partner based in Berlin, with delivery teams in Germany and India. Our focus is simple: make SAP Business One do more of the routine work so your people can spend their time on the work that needs them. Our Ingold Business Automation add-ons target process gaps in SAP Business One and work across industries. Reviews on our summit page describe the kind of work we do: SAP Business One configuration and data migration, a multi-banking implementation, integration of online and offline systems, and a private-cloud setup on SAP Business One with HANA. Customers also mention fast responses and good service, which matter when a system sits at the centre of daily operations. For retailers, we connect tills, webshops and reporting through SAP Business One for retail. For other industries, the starting point is the same: map the process, find the gaps, then decide what SAP Business One, an add-on or an integration should handle.

Planning Your Next Step with SAP Business One?

Whether you want to move to the Web Client, clean up your processes or automate the manual steps, we are glad to talk it through. Speak with Ingold Solutions about what your SAP Business One system should be doing for you in 2027.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SAP Partner Summit for EMEA and MEE?

It is SAP’s annual in-person event for partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The 2026 edition took place at the RAI Amsterdam from 19 to 21 October and covered product roadmap, AI, business priorities and 2027 planning.

Is SAP Business One moving to the Web Client?

SAP’s roadmap names the Web Client as the primary interface and keeps the desktop client available in the short term. Each feature package adds more Web Client coverage, so it is worth checking which of your daily tasks it already handles.

When is SAP Business One Version 11 expected?

SAP has announced Version 11 for 2027, with a focus on multi-tenant cloud deployment. Dates and scope can change, so ask your partner for the latest plan before you commit to a project timeline.

Does SAP Business One have AI features?

Yes. Feature package 2608 adds Ask AI and AI-assisted SQL for user-defined queries in the Web Client. Availability depends on your version and set-up, so confirm what applies to your system.

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