As organisations move core business systems to the cloud, the nature of enterprise risk changes. For large, regulated organisations, the challenge is no longer whether cloud ERP platforms are secure, but how leaders maintain control, accountability, and compliance at scale.

This session shares how Bayer approached risk, compliance, and accountability as part of its S/4HANA Cloud transformation under RISE with SAP. Rather than focusing on tools, it examines the executive decisions, operating models, and partnerships that enabled proactive risk management while still supporting innovation and business agility.

The discussion offers practical, end-user insights for leaders navigating cloud ERP today — particularly those balancing regulatory pressure, transformation timelines, and long-term business confidence.

Key Takeaways:

• Cloud ERP programs are more resilient when risk and compliance ownership are clearly defined at leadership level, not left solely to technical teams.
• Proactive risk management requires rethinking how responsibilities are shared across the business, IT, and strategic partners in a cloud operating model.
• Sustained confidence in cloud-based ERP environments depends as much on governance and decision-making discipline as on the underlying technology.