Business Objects Software Limited (SAP Solutions)

Lobbying Organisation Business Objects Software Limited

Date published 18 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Update on SAP’s investments in Ireland; Discussion of SAP’s Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Strategy; Demonstrate SAP’s vision of fact based, real-time policy formulation, management and tracking solution

Intended results Provide an update on SAP’s activities and investments in Ireland and SAPs vision and capability on public sector digital transformation Potential follow up meeting on Digital Transformation with officials

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Heinig SVP, Head of New Ventures & Technologies, MD SAP Labs Berlin

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

This meeting was requested on behalf of the Tánaiste by the IDA as part of the Trade Mission to Berlin

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)