Coupa Inspire World Tour Frankfurt 2026
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Thank you for helping make this event a success
Thank you to all of our delegates, guest speakers and sponsors for helping make Inspire World Tour Frankfurt a fantastic success. The day showcased how the “Network Effect” and Coupa’s AI-native platform can turn collective community intelligence into a competitive advantage for any organisation. How will you leverage this shared intelligence to your advantage?
2026 Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Peter Gentsch
AI pioneer Prof. Dr. Peter Gentsch will take to the stage to explore the future of the Agentic Enterprise. Discover how autonomous processes leverage a unified knowledge layer to transform business operations. By harnessing the Network Effect—where community data and collective knowledge converge—Prof. Gentsch demonstrates how autonomous processes can leverage a unified knowledge layer to execute tasks, freeing humans for strategic orchestration. Learn to move beyond manual execution and unlock the power of the community to lead the next era of AI-driven transformation.
2026 Featured Speakers
Joao Paulo Da Silva
Joao Paulo Da Silva
Managing Director, EMEA & APAC
Coupa
Salvatore Lombardo
Salvatore (Salva) Lombardo is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Coupa, where he leads
the product and technology strategy, innovation roadmap, and execution of Coupa’s AI-
native total spend management platform.
With a focus on unifying product and development teams, Salva is passionate about
empowering people to deliver meaningful innovation that benefits customers worldwide.
He leads Coupa’s mission to reimagine the future of global trade through a two-sided
autonomous spend management network, connecting buyers and suppliers dynamically and
intelligently to drive greater transparency, resilience, and long-term value.
Previously, Salva was CPTO for SAP Ariba, guiding the platform’s global evolution and
overseeing product and engineering for SAP’s procurement portfolio. Before that, he held
senior leadership roles at SAP S/4HANA Source to Pay, and Order to Cash, leading SAP’s largest
shift from on-premise to cloud, and scaling innovation across global industries.
Over more than two decades at SAP, Salva built deep domain expertise in procurement,
supplier management, and customer-focused product strategy, managing teams and
programs worldwide.
Salvatore Lombardo
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Coupa
Christian Meyer
Christian Meyer
CEE Lead Sourcing & Procurement Consulting
Accenture
Marc Käpernick
Marc Käpernick
VP, Head of Purchasing Tools
DHL
Rene Schwalm
Rene Schwalm
CPO
Dürr Group
Sabine Lechner
Sabine Lechner
Principal Product Manager
Coupa
Adrien Dumont
Adrien Dumont
Director, Product Management
Coupa
Thomas Lang
Thomas Lang
Head of Digital Procurement
Sanofi
Max Francks
Max Francks
Principal Strategist, Category Management COE
Coupa
Shuchi Chatterjee
Shuchi Chatterjee
Director, Product Engineering
Coupa
Andreas Tibblin
Andreas Tibblin
Principal Product Manager
Coupa
Nike Klaubert
Nike Klaubert
Director, Product Compliance
Coupa
Dennis Bruder
Dennis Bruder
VP, Strategic Product Advisor
Coupa
Danielle Robinson
Danielle Robinson
Sr. Global Product Compliance Manager, Product Management
Coupa
Fabian Albert
Fabian Albert
Sr. Product Manager
Coupa
Nils Honerla
Nils Honerla
Head of Procurement
Hubert Burda Media
Alexandre Boeuf
Alexandre Boeuf
Coupa Firmwide Center of Excellence Director
BearingPoint
Daniel Antoni Klebba
Daniel Antoni Klebba
Global Procurement (Procurement Intelligence – Digital Transformation)
Hapag-Lloyd
Jeff Collier
Jeff Collier is the Chief Revenue Officer at Coupa, where he oversees the evolution and expansion of the company’s revenue and sales strategies as Coupa continues to scale and grow its value to customers through agentic AI.
With a formidable background in computer science and software go-to-market experience in procurement, supply chain, and financial domains, Jeff brings a unique and valuable perspective in understanding and exceeding customer expectations. He acts as the primary architect of the company’s growth engine, ensuring that every dollar spent on go-to-market efforts translates into sustainable, long-term revenue in Coupa’s mission to build the #1 business trade network that delivers value to both buyers and suppliers in the age of AI.
Jeff is a world-class revenue leader with unparalleled domain expertise. He led the global revenue organization for Intelligent Spend and Business Network at SAP—a $5B revenue business, growing it double digits, which included acquired products: Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass, and the Business Network. Prior to joining Coupa, he advised procurement, supply chain, and financial management software companies and their investors globally.
He holds a Masters degree in computer science, and continues to tinker with AI to this day.
Jeff Collier
Chief Revenue Officer
Coupa
Apurva Gupta
Apurva Gupta
VP Procurement, Global In-Directs and Excellence
Danone
Thank you to our 2026 Breakout Speakers
Thank you to our Top Inspire 2026 Sponsors
