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Murali is a Senior Manager in EY’s FSO Advisory SAP practice. Murali has led multiple programs ranging from 10 M to 70 M budget and has excellent track record to complete the project on time and within budget. He is a recognized leader in SAP for Finance consulting involved in managing large & Medium scale financial transformations at fortune 500 organizations. Murali has led over 15 full life cycle implementations for SAP programs, focused on transforming business process related to Finance operations, Insurance, Reinsurance, Life & Retirement, Manufacturing, Retail, Cargo & Freight services, Enterprise Data Management and Business Intelligence.​

More than 22 years leading SAP’s global insurance and reinsurance industry, including helping companies through their digital transformation journey, educating account teams on industry specific solutions to help companies address issues, and engage with product engineering and partners to deliver innovative customer-oriented solutions.  provide account teams with industry expertise needed to international level, having demonstrated excellent business development and pre-sales skills, like as valuable product management and virtual team lead capabilities.​

With 15 years of global IT sales and consulting experience, Gaye Bingul is a Global Industry Advisor at SAP, helping financial services companies leverage SAP’s technology to navigate disruptive changes and innovate at scale. Gaye also leads SAP’s industry-focused events, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within the industry.​

Baishakhi Bhattacharyya is the leader of the Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals business growth strategy for Honeywell Process Solutions in EMEA. In this role, she drives the company’s initiatives to advance sustainability and decarbonization across the energy and chemicals sectors. With a focus on reducing emissions and enhancing energy efficiency, Baishakhi works closely with global clients to implement intelligent automation, industrial software solutions, and supply chain integration to meet their sustainability goals.

She holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering. Prior to joining Honeywell, Baishakhi held various technical and business-oriented roles at Topsoe and Samsung Engineering, accumulating over a decade of experience in the process industry. Her expertise includes a strong focus on the energy transition and Power-to-X projects, where she has contributed significantly to advancing innovative solutions for a sustainable future

Fabian Plaum is working in the Sales Management for Freeze-Drying and Freeze-Thaw applications at HOF Sonderanlagenbau GmbH. In 2014 he started his studies for mechanical engineering at HOF and has successfully completed these studies with a Master of Engineering. Additionally, since 2014 he has worked in different areas at HOF, as Mechanical Engineering, Project Management and since 2019 within the sales department at HOF. Within the Sales Management Fabian is responsible for the customer care and the creation of customized concepts for the integration of Freeze-Thaw equipment and Freeze-Dryers into aseptic fill and finish lines.

HANNAH SHARMAN-COX and SIOBHAN PAYNE are committed to elevating the industry from the inside out.

They are the Co-Founders and Organisers of London Cocktail Week – the greatest celebration of bar and cocktail culture in the world, now in its fourteenth year and also The Pinnacle Guide – a brand new 1, 2 & 3 PIN recognition system for the world’s best cocktail bars, created in partnership with Dan Dove (global Bartending)

They are also consultants, contributors and connectors for the global drinks industry through their consultancy business HANDS, with clients ranging from multi-national drinks companies to independent start-ups. They are regularly featured within the international drinks press and national consumer media, as well as being on the judging panels for many industry awards globally.

HANNAH SHARMAN-COX and SIOBHAN PAYNE are committed to elevating the industry from the inside out.

They are the Co-Founders and Organisers of London Cocktail Week – the greatest celebration of bar and cocktail culture in the world, now in its fourteenth year and also The Pinnacle Guide – a brand new 1, 2 & 3 PIN recognition system for the world’s best cocktail bars, created in partnership with Dan Dove (global Bartending)

They are also consultants, contributors and connectors for the global drinks industry through their consultancy business HANDS, with clients ranging from multi-national drinks companies to independent start-ups. They are regularly featured within the international drinks press and national consumer media, as well as being on the judging panels for many industry awards globally.