SYDNEY 鈥斕�The business functions with the greatest potential to unlock enterprise-wide AI value may also be creating its biggest constraints, according to听a听new听analysis of听global research released today at 麻豆原创 NOW in Sydney.听听

The new research found that, while enthusiasm for enterprise AI is driving both investment and ROI, siloed adoption has created five enterprise fault lines that threaten to mitigate potential gains. In particular, Finance teams are forging ahead in a silo, Legal teams are struggling with governance gaps, shadow AI is rife in customer-facing teams, HR is managing a data deficit and Procurement teams are dealing with innovation outrunning its foundations.  

“Organisations听aren鈥檛 missing out on value from AI听because听they听lack ambition or investment.听Instead, the dollars are falling through听the听cracks听between functions,” said Rachel Hunter, Head of AI, 麻豆原创听Australia听and New Zealand. “The听organisations听that make the most of AI听will be those听who remove AI sprawl and听connect the discipline of Finance, the oversight of Legal, the pace of听Sales and Marketing, Procurement’s innovation and the workforce focus of HR around trusted data and shared outcomes.”

Organisations听aren鈥檛 missing out on value from AI听because听they听lack ambition or investment.听Instead, the dollars are falling through听the听cracks听between functions.

Rachel Hunter

Inconsistent AI sprawl across functions has enterprise-wide consequences for outcomes 

The new insights have been sourced from the 麻豆原创 Value of AI 2026 report, which spoke to 2,600 business leaders across 13 countries to explore how business invest, implement, and drive value from AI. The new analysis has identified key challenges across five critical business functions. 

Finance is mature but its silos could slow everyone else.听听

• Finance听respondents noted they had invested more than any other function, leading to 65% noting they were scaling or leading in AI automation and 52% scaling or leading in generative AI.
• Yet only 16 per cent of its AI is currently deployed across functions, though that鈥檚 expected to rise to 45 per cent in just two years.  
• Only 34 per cent of Finance respondents consider themselves data ready for AI, and integration or interoperability is its largest agentic AI barrier. Given Finance touches all points of the enterprise, keeping its AI capability siloed may limit far more than Finance’s own returns. 

Legal is least ready to govern the AI it is most aggressively deploying.听听

• Legal respondents apply AI to more tasks than any other function at 33 per cent today, which is expected to reach 50 per cent in two years.  
• Yet 49听per cent say AI is not delivering its full potential, the highest of any function.听听
• While Legal respondents were most likely to note听a defined AI strategy听at the leadership level (82%),听it also reported听the lowest听governance听readiness听for AI processes and frameworks听at 26 per cent. The function intended to provide the guardrails听is itself听most in need of stronger foundations.听

Customer-facing teams are moving fast and creating governance exposure.听听

• Sales and Marketing respondents have the second highest data readiness at 63 per cent, trailing only Operations, and the ranked the highest for piloting agentic use cases (68%).  
• Yet more Sales and Marketing respondents said st shadow AI was the most material AI risk to them at 80 per cent,  while 73 per cent reported shadow AI use at least occasionally. The function may be moving faster than its data readiness or governance today. 

HR could听lead workforce transformation if its data can earn trust.听

• HR respondents emerged as one of the front leaders in Generative AI maturity, with 24 per cent leading in implementations despite respondents having the one of the lowest average AI spending levels at US$25.1 million.  
• Yet data readiness stands at just 37 per cent. In a function responsible for the enterprise’s most sensitive workforce decisions, that data gap could undermine the transformation HR is best placed to lead. 

Procurement’s听innovation is outrunning its foundations.听

• Procurement respondents are ahead of most other functions in leading agentic AI maturity and cross-functional AI deployments, despite lower spending than some functions like Finance. 
• Its听respondents are also听strategically aware, being the most likely to agree听(78%)听that听delivering ROI from AI听requires data听readiness,听integration听and use-case readiness.听听
• Yet 86 per cent report incomplete or inconsistent data 鈥� the highest of any function. Procurement’s ambition is clear, but without stronger data foundations it risks creating isolated breakthroughs rather than scalable enterprise value. 

Strategic adoption, not investment, now determines value 

For leaders, the next phase of AI is not about adding more isolated use cases. It is about joining the strengths already present across the business to extending Finance’s discipline beyond its boundaries, equipping Legal to govern at the pace of adoption, bringing shadow AI into trusted environments, giving HR the data quality needed to transform work responsibly, and connecting Procurement’s innovation to dependable data and enterprise workflows. 

“The听organisations听pulling ahead will treat AI as an enterprise operating model, not a series of departmental technology projects,” said Hunter. “That means shared data, connected processes, clear governance and a workforce equipped to use AI with confidence. Investment matters, but integration is what turns it into value.”

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Sydney, 16 July 2026 | After years of having an acknowledged AI trust deficit, Australian businesses are embracing AI faster than ever, with investment, adoption and expectations on ROI all increasing according to new 麻豆原创 research. But that new-found confidence may also be creating new blind spots.

AI now supports over a quarter (29%) of tasks in the average Australian business, up from 25% last year¹, with leaders expecting that to reach 48% within two years, up from 41% in 2025. While Australia still trails high-adoption markets including the US, Germany, China, Japan and India, its higher-than-average pace of growth could potentially help close the gap.

The听麻豆原创 Value of AI Report 2026, conducted by Oxford Economics across more than 2,600 business leaders in 13 countries, identifies a clear gap between Australia鈥檚 AI ambition and its readiness to deliver on it, particularly around data foundations, governance frameworks and leadership oversight.

鈥淭hink of this as Australia鈥檚 AI school report: improving, but still not working to its potential,鈥� said Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand. 鈥淲ith an estimated AU$150 billion of AI-related infrastructure investment promised over the next several years, Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn AI confidence into national competitive advantage. But infrastructure alone won鈥檛 get us there. And with multiple new AI obligations coming into play for Australia between now and the end of the year, driven by local and international regulation, organisations need to strengthen their data foundations, governance frameworks and leadership structures. Otherwise, we risk building the rails for an AI economy without being ready to run on them.鈥�

Investment and ROI is accelerating

As an average, Australian organisations expect to spend approximately AU$35.5 million² on AI this year, up from AU$27.5 million last year, with a further 44% increase expected over the next two years. That said, Australian spend still trails the global average of AU$40.4 million by around AU$5 million, a gap that reflects both the opportunity and the urgency to move faster.

Returns are growing alongside that investment. Australian companies expect to drive ROI of 19% this year, up from 15% last year, and rising to 37% in two years 鈥� though still below the global average.

“The returns are starting to come but not fast enough, and not for everyone. AI value compounds over time. The organisations that act now, focus on the right end-to-end processes and get their data in order will look back in two years and be glad they did. The ones that wait will be asking why the gap got so hard to close,” continued Colantuono.

Agentic AI is central to those ROI expectations. ROI from agentic AI is expected to reach AU$21.2m in the next two years, more than quadrupling from last year鈥檚 estimates of AU$4.4m. Despite this, 62% of Australian businesses say they are satisfied with their current AI ROI, even though over half acknowledge AI is still not achieving its full potential.

Governance needs work

The governance picture is more concerning. Only one in five (22%) say they are mostly or fully ready in AI governance when it comes to skills and expertise, against 33% globally. Some 42% suggest they are deploying agents faster than they can standardise and govern them, rising to 68% when including those who are unsure. Over half (54%) of business leaders say employees are increasingly accepting AI outputs without sufficient scrutiny.

The operational risks are real: 43% do not have human-in-the-loop processes for agentic workflows, while nearly half (49%) report that AI agents have already taken incorrect actions during pilots or deployment, typically causing some rework and delays.

Leadership structures also trail global peers. Under half of Australian companies have a dedicated AI leader responsible for AI adoption (46%), leadership KPIs for AI (33%), or even training on AI capabilities and risks (41%).

Professor Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW鈥檚 School of Computer Science and Engineering, said 鈥淟ack of understanding risks driving decisions by fear rather than evidence, and so closing the governance gap must start with closing the trust gap. Artificial intelligence is only valuable if people know when to trust it, and when to question it. Good governance shouldn鈥檛 be viewed as slowing innovation. It鈥檚 what allows organisations, employees and the broader community to adopt AI with confidence.鈥�

Data recognised as essential, but readiness lags

While Australian leaders rank integrated data systems (64%) and data quality (51%) as the biggest enablers of AI readiness, data quality remains the biggest challenge for AI in Australia, with the share of businesses that say they are data-ready for AI falling from last year; nearly three-quarters (73%) report challenges with poor data quality.

Sovereign AI requirements are also shaping how organisations scale 鈥� 99% of Australian organisations say they now operate under some form of sovereign AI framework or requirement, and 76% cite data residency constraints that limit model choice.

Workforce readiness will determine whether momentum translates into value

More than four in five (82%) Australian businesses are not convinced their upskilling is keeping pace with AI鈥檚 rapid evolution, while 77% report shadow AI occurs at least occasionally. Only 1% of leaders believe AI will have no impact on workforce planning.

鈥淭hese findings point to an urgent need for role-specific training, stronger safe-use guidance and change management that brings employees along as AI becomes embedded in daily work,鈥� said Colantuono.

Confident adoption, early stage maturity

Australia鈥檚 maturity is progressing, particularly in generative AI, where 53% of organisations are scaling or leading 鈥� close to the global average of 54%, but still 17 percentage points behind the US, China and Germany. The gap is wider on agentic AI, where only 19% are scaling or leading versus a global average of 24%.

On more established technologies, Australia sits close to the global average in software automation and RPA but trails in traditional machine learning at 52% who are scaling or leading versus 59% globally.

In addition, the dominant adoption pattern remains project-by-project 鈥� targeted deployments within individual processes rather than coordinated, enterprise-wide transformation. Additionally, Australian organisations are less likely than global peers to connect AI strategy to industry-specific priorities.

鈥淎ustralia has moved from AI hesitation to AI momentum,鈥� Colantuono concluded. 鈥淣ow we need to turn that momentum into maturity: stronger governance, better data and a workforce ready to use AI with confidence. Get that right, and Australia won鈥檛 just catch up, it can lead the world in responsible, high-impact AI,鈥� concluded Colantuono.

More information on the research will be shared at the 麻豆原创 NOW AI Tour taking place at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 12 August.听 For more information or to register, click .

For the full report click here: 麻豆原创 Value of AI 2026 Australia

¹ For the 麻豆原创 Value of AI 2025 research findings, click here.

² Respondents were asked to provide听financial听estimates in USD. AUD figures are based on an听exchange听rate听of AUD $1 = USD$0.69, using the exchange rate听as of 13 July 2026.

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December 2, 2025 鈥� 麻豆原创 Australia Pty Ltd. today announced Ryan Mitchelmore as the Head of its new 麻豆原创 Centre of Excellence for the Public Sector.听听

In this role, Ryan will lead a new Canberra-based specialist team focused on supporting the full potential of digital transformation for Federal Government agencies in Australia and New Zealand. Bringing nearly three decades of leadership across major transformation programs in government, finance and banking, Ryan has consistently delivered complex projects on time and within budget. His extensive experience spans organisations such as Defence, Services Australia, the Digital Transformation Agency, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Macquarie Bank, demonstrating a proven ability to drive successful change and innovation at scale.听

The Centre of Excellence will grow to employ 20 Australian citizens over the next 24 months, providing industry-specific expertise. Its focus is helping to accelerate federal agencies鈥� transformation from legacy ERP systems to modern cloud platforms, helping those organisations adopt AI, data analytics and automation to lift productivity, increase efficiency and boost citizen services. The Centre joins a global network of similar resources that accelerate innovation for 麻豆原创 customers in industry sectors.听 It is on track to be fully staffed by the middle of 2026, with recruitment of the remaining roles underway.听

Brian Senior, Executive General Manager 鈥� Federal Government, 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand, said, 鈥淔ederal agencies manage some of Australia鈥檚 most critical systems, from healthcare delivery to defence logistics, and many already rely on 麻豆原创 as their enterprise backbone. This Centre of Excellence is a direct response to feedback shared by these agencies with 麻豆原创 earlier in the year. It seeks to connects the dots across these systems, helping agencies chart the clearest path to a secure digital future, while leveraging AI, data analytics and sovereign cloud capabilities.鈥�听

Addressing unique challenges of federal government听

The Centre of Excellence builds on 麻豆原创鈥檚 global network of specialised teams. It aims to address the unique challenges facing federal agencies as they modernise mission-critical system and harness AI, while meeting stringent security and sovereignty requirements.听

Ryan Mitchelmore, Head of Public Sector Centre of Excellence, 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand, said, 鈥淎gencies need a clear, practical path from legacy environments to AI鈥憆eady operations. Our team provides best-practice advice on the recommended journey and appropriate guardrails 鈥� from business case and proofs of concept to clean鈥慶ore architecture and migration plans to enable better informed decisions.鈥�听

The Centre of Excellence will operate as a permanent organisation of 12 core employees with additional specialists rotating based on demand. All team members hold Australian citizenship and appropriate security clearances, ensuring sensitive government data remains within trusted hands while accessing world-class enterprise capabilities.听

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BERLIN听鈥� At 麻豆原创 TechEd in 2025,听听(NYSE: 麻豆原创) brings AI deep into the development process to level up how developers build.

New AI-driven capabilities in the 麻豆原创 Build solution, an expanding data ecosystem and powerful Joule Agents empower developers to move from idea to impact with unprecedented speed and confidence. As AI transforms the nature of professional work, 麻豆原创 also pledges to equip 12 million people worldwide with AI-ready skills by 2030.

鈥溌槎乖粹�檚 announcements today give developers the tools they need to deliver at the speed of AI,鈥� said Muhammad Alam, member of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE. 鈥淚nnovations across 麻豆原创鈥檚 unique flywheel of applications, data and AI put developers in the driver鈥檚 seat 鈥� where they belong.鈥�

Opening the Developer Ecosystem

麻豆原创 Build, the company鈥檚 flagship solution for enterprise application development and automation, now gives developers more freedom to build, extend and automate using the tools they love most.

For instance, developers who prefer agentic development solutions like Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and Windsurf can now use 麻豆原创 development frameworks with new 麻豆原创 Build local Model Context Protocol Servers. Visual Studio Code users will be able to access 麻豆原创 Build capabilities directly in their development environment with a new 麻豆原创 Build extension. This extension will also be made available later on Open VSX Registry for other development environments. 麻豆原创 and n8n also announced plans for an integration so Joule Studio agents and n8n agents can work together.

And with new agent building capabilities in Joule Studio, developers have the tools they need to extend 麻豆原创鈥檚 ready-to-use agents and build new agents grounded in 麻豆原创 business data and context that can act autonomously based on changing business conditions.

Putting Data to Work

Every intelligent application starts with trusted data. 麻豆原创 is giving developers more ways to put that data to work through 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud.

The solution now connects with more of the data and AI platforms developers use every day. A new 麻豆原创 Snowflake solution extension for 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud brings Snowflake鈥檚 fully managed data and AI capabilities directly to 麻豆原创 customers, giving them the flexibility to choose the right compute and storage for each data and AI workload, while maintaining governance, interoperability and business context. 麻豆原创 also announced a new 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud Connect partnership with Snowflake. This complements existing integrations with Databricks and Google Cloud, giving developers more freedom to choose how they work with 麻豆原创 data.

With a new data product studio capability in 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud, developers can turn raw data into ready-to-use assets known as data products that support analytics, AI and application development.

An expanded capability in the 麻豆原创 HANA Cloud knowledge graph engine can automatically generate knowledge graphs. This capability maps relationships across 麻豆原创 database tables, columns and data models, revealing how data fits together and why it matters. Developers will be able to see how their data connects across systems and uncover underlying business insights.

Bringing AI Autonomy to Life

麻豆原创 is evolving its AI portfolio to give developers the intelligence and orchestration power they need to take听AI from insight to action.

麻豆原创 introduced its first enterprise relational foundation model, a new class of AI that predicts business outcomes rather than the next word in a sentence. 麻豆原创-RPT-1, or the first-generation Relational Pre-trained Transformer, can make fast and accurate predictions for common business scenarios like delivery delays, payment risk or sales order completion. 麻豆原创 launched a free playground environment for developers today.

New AI assistants in Joule coordinate multiple agents across workflows, departments and applications, bringing automation and autonomy to life. These assistants plan, initiate and complete complex tasks spanning finance, supply chain, HR and beyond. Today, 麻豆原创 introduces new agents built for technical users. For example, an agent for business process analysis will help teams understand how processes run, identify inefficiencies and uncover opportunities to optimize workflows and drive measurable improvements.

Lastly, as AI changes the nature of work for everyone, 麻豆原创 is pledging to equip 12 million people worldwide with AI-ready skills by 2030. 麻豆原创 will expand hands-on training and certification programs that integrate practical AI-ready tools, including through its partnership with online learning platform Coursera.

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AUSTRALIA, Sydney 鈥� 10 October 2025 鈥� Australian organisations are already achieving a 15% return on their business AI investments, yielding an average return on investment this year of US$3.2 million on an average US$19.1million spend, according to a new study by 麻豆原创 SE (NYSE: 麻豆原创). The global research, 鈥�The 麻豆原创 Value of AI Report,鈥� undertaken by Oxford Economics, also found ROI is expected to nearly double to 29% within two years, translating to an average return of US$8.2 million per organisation.听

Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand said, 鈥淎I isn鈥檛 what鈥檚 next, it鈥檚 here now and it鈥檚 already delivering results. But doing AI well takes more than hype. Businesses investing strategically in people, data and AI are already unlocking measurable ROI. With nearly three quarters of organisations expecting returns within three years, the message is clear: this is only the beginning. AI will get smarter, faster and more transformative from here.鈥�听

AI-First Business Expectations听

The report shows that AI is already supporting a quarter of business tasks, a proportion expected to reach 41% within two years. Nearly two thirds (62%) are finding AI effective in helping their business overcome key organisational challenges. Benefits include seeing significant improvement in driving insights and decision-making, engaging with customers and prospects and improving time to value.听听

The majority of Australian respondents expect AI to become central to business processes, decision-making and customer offerings by 2028, a year ahead of their global peers. Only 3% of businesses say AI will never become a core part of how they operate.听

“We’re witnessing the biggest business transformation since the internet,” added Colantuono. “The question isn’t whether AI will transform your business, it’s whether you’ll lead that transformation or be transformed by your competitors.”听

The US$19 Million Question: Are Australian Businesses Thinking Too Small?听

Despite these positive signs, the study also reveals Australian business AI spend being significantly outpaced by global peers. Compared to the average US$19.1 million Australian spend, Chinese organisations lead the way with an average US$42 million spend, with US$37 million as the average US spend.听听

鈥淭his isn鈥檛 just about technology, it鈥檚 about competitive survival. Those that don鈥檛 crack the AI code now risk being left behind for good. In addition to boosting revenue, AI is about building smarter operations and empowering people to focus on the work that matters,鈥� continued Colantuono.听

The Game-Changer: AI Agents听听

The next frontier, agentic AI, could further revolutionise business operations entirely. A key finding of the report was that these intelligent, autonomous systems that can plan, act and collaborate on complex business processes, are expected to deliver 10% ROI, equating to an average of US$3 million, for Australian organisations in the next two years.听

Interestingly, at present, only 6% of Australian businesses are fully prepared for AI agents, but 75% recognise their transformative potential.

The Strategic Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight听

When it comes to AI adoption, alignment with business strategy is ranked the most important factor for optimising ROI. However, the research shows this is just one of a range of make-or-break areas where organisations are falling short:听

1. Business Strategy: Only 10% of Australian businesses are investing in AI in a strategic and holistic manner, with the majority taking a piecemeal approach (46%) or leaving it to individual departments (32%).听

1. Data Readiness: Despite 64% claiming sufficient data readiness for AI, critical departments like legal (84%), finance (74%), and HR (67%) flag they remain unprepared.听

1. Skills Investment: Over two thirds (68%) believe insufficient AI skills are a key reason organisations are not gaining maximum ROI for AI. That said, 73% note that they are integrating AI into their workforce planning by upskilling or reskilling current employees.听听

When a coordinated AI strategy is left by the wayside, not only are opportunities impacting the bottom line similarly discarded, but security risks prevail. Three quarters of Australian organisations surveyed are concerned about 鈥渟hadow AI鈥�, where employees use unauthorised AI tools. According to 69%, Shadow AI is being used at least occasionally by employees.听听

鈥�When organisations take a strategic approach aligned with their long-term vision, building AI into the fabric of how they operate, it deters shadow AI use and elevates the most powerful competitive weapon at their disposal,鈥� concluded Colantuono. 鈥淥rganisations with strategic AI adoption are seeing faster implementation across business functions and significantly higher returns, while future-proofing themselves to keep pace with rapid changes across the tech and business landscapes.鈥澨�

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October 8 2025 鈥� 麻豆原创 honoured Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 most forward-thinking organisations in the 麻豆原创 Best Tech Awards 2025, alongside the channel partners who enabled their digital transformation. From more than 100 organisations who competed, winners were selected across 13 categories for disruptive use cases and technology deployments that set new industry benchmarks.

Winning entries were chosen for projects that demonstrated measurable business impact, innovation and leadership in their fields. Judges looked for organisations that used 麻豆原创 solutions to streamline operations, boost productivity, deliver outstanding customer and employee experiences, harness the power of data and AI and drive sustainable growth.

Commenting on award submissions Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of 麻豆原创 ANZ said, 鈥淚n today鈥檚 unforgiving business environment, standing still is not an option. These award winners show that smart technology investments don鈥檛 just cut costs, they unlock new revenue streams, sharpen competitive edge and turn IT into a true growth engine. It鈥檚 inspiring to see these organisations and the channel partners they work with re-imagine how value gets created and set the benchmark for their industries.鈥� 听

2025 winners听

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• Concur: 听听
• The Chris O鈥橞rien Award*: 听听

The success of Award entrants was due in no small part to the channel partners involved, with projects by Accenture, Bluetree, Bonfire, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, Delrae, Discovery Consulting, DXC Technology, EPI-USE, FAIR Consulting Group, Gravity IT, Lagom, MSG Global and SimpleMDG featuring.听 听

In particular, projects from Accenture, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, DXC Technology and EPI-USE saw notable success.听

Award recipients were announced in-person at the Art Gallery of NSW on the evening of 7 October 2025.听

The following is a complete list of winners and finalists for the 麻豆原创 Best Tech Awards 2025:听

Best Tech 麻豆原创 Business Transformation:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Industry Disruptor:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Business AI:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Spend Management:听

Organisations using the 麻豆原创 Spend Management program and 麻豆原创 Business Network solutions to provide greater visibility into spend data, reduce costs and increase organisational efficiency.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Concur:听

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The Chris O鈥橞rien Award:听

Organisations using 麻豆原创 solutions to achieve sustainability goals, improve social impact and create shared value. This award is named after our customer officer, Chris O’Brien, who passed in 2019. Chris founded Buy Undies Give Undies, an organisation that matches every pair sold with one donated to kids in need.

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听At its flagship event , (NYSE: 麻豆原创), today highlighted the five most widely adopted AI use cases among its Australian customers. Based on analysis of all 麻豆原创 customers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) between May 2024 to May 2025, the most popular AI use cases in ANZ, these include:听

• Automated expense generation using receipt images听

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• Expense verification and compliance checks听

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• Sales demand forecasting powered by predictive analytics听

鈥淢y conversations with CEOs are increasingly revealing how they are looking to embed AI into some of the most fundamental parts of their business,鈥� said Angela Colantuono, Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Australia. 鈥淭hese applications are helping Australian organisations make faster, smarter decisions, reduce risk and unlock new value. But to fully realise AI鈥檚 potential, we need to invest just as much in people as we do in technology.鈥�听

Dr Catriona Wallace, AI Ethics Expert and Founder, Responsible Metaverse Alliance, who keynoted at the event shared, 鈥淎I is the number one existential risk we face today. Yet only a small fraction of Australian organisations are equipped to use it responsibly. If we want AI to drive innovation, productivity and public trust, we must move beyond ambition to action. That means embedding responsible AI frameworks that are transparent, ethical and human-centred, and doing it now, before the gap between use and governance becomes too wide to close.鈥�

Customers and partners across Australia and New Zealand show AI momentum听

From education to manufacturing, 麻豆原创 partners and customers are also showcasing strong momentum in AI and cloud transformation.听

La Trobe University has become the first university in the ANZ region to go live with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition leveraging the GROW with 麻豆原创 transformation journey.听 From the move, La Trobe has been able to modernise its core operations across Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, R&D Engineering and Real Estate and lay the groundwork for future innovation, including AI-driven insights and automation.听

鈥淭his transformation is a major step forward in how we operate,鈥� said Shainal Kavar, Chief Information Officer, La Trobe University. 鈥淚t鈥檚 helping us simplify complexity, streamline processes, improve reporting and decision-making and free up our people to focus on higher-value work. Most importantly, it sets us up to embrace innovation and unlock the potential of AI in the years ahead.鈥�听

Lion, one of Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 leading brewers, is accelerating its cloud-first transformation with RISE with 麻豆原创 on AWS. By adopting a clean core, the 麻豆原创 principle of keeping core ERP system free from customisations, as well as 麻豆原创鈥檚 Business Technology Platform, Lion has improved order-to-cash cycles, scaled digital channels, and empowered teams with real-time insights. The company also partnered with 麻豆原创 to build 鈥楯oey鈥�, an AI-powered beer recommendation app, in under 10 days, demonstrating the speed and value of 麻豆原创鈥檚 generative AI tools.听

鈥淎I is helping us move faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better customer experiences,鈥� said Ram Kalyanasundaram, Group Technology and Digital Transformation Director at Lion. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about automation, it鈥檚 about enabling our teams to focus on what matters and giving them the tools to innovate. 麻豆原创鈥檚 AI capabilities have been a game-changer in how we think, operate and grow.鈥�听

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麻豆原创 is also proud to announce the return of the 麻豆原创 AI Intrepid Women Tour in January 2026. This four-day executive study program is designed to empower female leaders with the skills, confidence, and strategic insight to lead in the age of AI.听

Following the success of the 2025 tour, the 2026 program will bring together Australia鈥檚 most influential female technology executives to explore AI innovation across 麻豆原创鈥檚 global innovation hubs.听

鈥淟ess than 15% of senior AI executives are women today,鈥� said Colantuono. 鈥淟ast year鈥檚 program proved that when you bring female leaders together to build AI literacy and share experiences, the impact is extraordinary 鈥� not just for their businesses, but for the future of innovation in Australia.鈥�听

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In his new role, Moore will be responsible for leading and expanding 麻豆原创鈥檚 vibrant partner ecosystem across the APAC region. His remit includes driving partner recruitment, enablement, and co-innovation to deliver exceptional value to customers. He will focus on strengthening strategic alliances, fostering collaboration, and empowering partners to deliver transformative digital solutions leveraging 麻豆原创鈥檚 industry-leading technologies.

鈥淭he partner ecosystem is crucial to 麻豆原创鈥檚 success in Asia Pacific, especially as we experience rapid cloud adoption and increasing demand for specialized industry solutions,鈥� said Simon Davies, Regional President, 麻豆原创 APAC. 鈥淧eter brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in building and managing successful partner programs. We are confident that his leadership will further elevate the value we deliver to customers through our partners and drive continued growth across the region.鈥�

Moore brings over twenty years of experience in the technology industry, with a deep understanding of the Asian market. Since joining 麻豆原创 twelve years ago, he has served in multiple leadership roles and is an active executive sponsor for many strategic 麻豆原创 customers and ecosystem partners.听 By prioritizing customer success, he has helped drive innovation and thought leadership in many industries across Asia Pacific, Japan and Europe.

鈥淚 am thrilled to take on this new role to lead the partner ecosystem in Asia Pacific,鈥� said Moore. 鈥淭he opportunity to work with such a dynamic and innovative partner network is incredibly exciting. I look forward to collaborating closely with our partners to help businesses across the region achieve their digital transformation goals and realize the full potential of 麻豆原创鈥檚 solutions.鈥�

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麻豆原创 NEWSBYTE 鈥� March 31, 2025 鈥� 麻豆原创 today announced it has strengthened its leadership team in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) with two strategic appointments, accelerating momentum in one of its fastest-growing cloud markets.听 Brian Senior joins as Executive General Manager, Federal Government, 麻豆原创 ANZ, to boost public sector engagement. Gretta Svendsen, joining as Executive General Manager 鈥� Corporate, 麻豆原创 ANZ will drive new customer acquisition through partner expansion and 麻豆原创鈥檚 digital channel.

Commenting on the appointments, Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director 麻豆原创 ANZ, said, 鈥淏usinesses across ANZ are navigating increasing pressure to digitise and speedily innovate. For more than 35 years, 麻豆原创 has worked with ANZ businesses to operate, compete and deliver value.听 Now, with our modern cloud and AI solutions, both existing and new customers are turning to us to adapt and scale in this era.听 听The combined expertise and vision that Brian and Gretta bring, combined with their deep relationships in the public sector and with partners, will play a vital role as 麻豆原创 continues to deliver solutions that create real impact.鈥�

Deepening commitment to the government and public sector

麻豆原创 is fully committed to helping the government and public sector simplify operations and drive productivity. Strengthening this focus, Brian joins 麻豆原创 in Canberra with extensive experience of over 20 years in sovereign hyperscale cloud solutions across Federal, Defence, State and Education sectors within ANZ. Brian’s deep understanding of the public sector landscape, combined with his direct experience in shaping and delivering cloud solutions previously at both Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS), will be instrumental in driving 麻豆原创’s strategic initiatives working with the government and public sector. A key aspect of Brian’s role will be to champion the successful adoption and expansion of the between 麻豆原创 and the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA).

鈥淢y background and experience in sovereign cloud solutions have provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the unique needs of government agencies. As a long-time Canberran, I am thrilled to join 麻豆原创 and apply this knowledge locally when working with our customers. With 麻豆原创鈥檚 deep history across the government and public sector in ANZ, I am excited to help even more organisations maximise the transformative impact of AI and cloud technologies, as they accelerate their digital journey while improving efficiency gains, fostering innovation, and delivering enhanced services to citizens,鈥� said Brian Senior.

Driving growth through partners and digital channels

Recognising the crucial role partners play in driving value for customers across their entire lifecycle, for 2025 and beyond 麻豆原创 ANZ has expanded the opportunities for partners to work directly with customers.

In her new role, Gretta will be responsible for accelerating 麻豆原创鈥檚 partner-led growth strategy and strengthening collaboration and operational excellence to deliver greater value to customers. Building on a successful trial across Australia and New Zealand in 2024, she will lead the expansion of this go-to-market model, enabling partners to play a pivotal role in accelerating innovation and business transformation. 听With a strong digital sales record, Gretta is posed to leverage the 麻豆原创 Digital Hub in ANZ, to provide customers with resources and automation to maximise their investment.

鈥淚’m always excited by new challenges and driven by helping customers transform. With AI reshaping business operations, we鈥檙e in an era of innovation. 麻豆原创 is poised to lead, and to stay ahead, we must scale through our partners and digital channels鈥攖hat鈥檚 the future,鈥� said Gretta Svendsen, who will be based in Sydney.

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This year鈥檚 awards include three new categories – Time to Go-Live, Indirect Cloud Bookings and Partner Maturity Index. These categories focus on cases where partners: can demonstrate they have helped customers to achieve faster time to value following transformations; drive exceptional cloud adoption and deliver measurable value to customers; and where partners can demonstrate how they have contributed significantly to a customer鈥檚 success, respectively.听 Other categories include Industry Disruptor; Excellence in Demand Generation; RISE with 麻豆原创 and GROW with 麻豆原创.

Ashley McGibbon, Chief Partner Officer, 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand, said, 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to recognise the fantastic achievements of our partner community over the past year. This year鈥檚 award winners recognise the partners that are playing a crucial role in driving value for our customers across their entire lifecycle, especially at a time when AI innovation continues to transform the way businesses run. The submissions received demonstrate the high level of creativity and collaboration taking place across ANZ.鈥�

The winning entries spanned a diverse range – from accelerating cloud adoption to driving significant deal volume and pipeline growth. 听They also showcased contributions toward building a greener, cleaner, and more equitable future and delivering high-impact solutions.

The complete list of winners for the 麻豆原创 Australia and New Zealand Partner Excellence Awards in 2025, along with the categories, are:

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