Session 1.5 Lunch Product Brief: SAP Sovereign Cloud – Zero Days at Machine Speed
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Open Session
| Tuesday, November 17, 2026 |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
| Royal Theatre |
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Presentation Outline
The time between a software vulnerability becoming public and it being actively exploited has collapsed from weeks to hours. Artificial intelligence is accelerating both the discovery and the weaponization of vulnerabilities, while also lowering the skill barrier for attackers. Vulnerability and patch management practices built around monthly cycles and scheduled change windows no longer match this threat.
Speaker
Mr Gabriel Alvarez
VP, Head of Security Compliance and Engineering
SAP Sovereign Cloud
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Biography
Gabriel Alvarez is Vice President, Head of Security & Compliance Engineering for SAP Sovereign Cloud, leading the Attack Surface Reduction, Governance Risk & Compliance, Security Engineering, and Security Control Plane Engineering teams across sovereign cloud environments — spanning secure cloud architecture, vulnerability management, edge and network security, and compliance readiness across regulated regions.
Mrs Kirsten Tucker
Head of ANZ Delivery
Sovereign Cloud Services, SAP
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Biography
Kirsten Tucker is Head of Australia Delivery as part of the “Sovereign Cloud Technology & Delivery” organization in the Customer Services & Delivery Board Area at SAP. Kirsten’s Delivery Team is responsible for operating a multitude of SAP solutions following a globally designed approach we help our customers to leverage the benefits of the cloud – while meeting national regulatory and customer demands around data residency, local and credentialed personnel, and facilities.
Mr David Lowson
Evp Head Of Apps
Capgemini
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Biography
David Lowson is an Executive Vice President at Capgemini and Executive Sponsor for large-scale SAP transformation programs, providing strategic leadership, governance, and executive oversight to some of the most complex business transformation initiatives across global and regional organisations. Currently leading ANZ Packaged Based Solutions, David brings deep expertise in helping organisations align technology investments with business strategy, accelerate transformation outcomes, and realise sustainable value from their SAP landscapes. Prior to his current role, David served as the Global Head of Capgemini's SAP Centre of Excellence and Head of the Europe SAP Centre of Excellence, where he was responsible for shaping Capgemini's global SAP strategy, capabilities, innovation agenda, and transformation methodologies.
He also held the role of Global Lead for Intelligent Technologies, helping clients leverage emerging technologies to drive business innovation, operational excellence, and digital transformation at scale. With extensive experience spanning SAP S/4HANA transformation, enterprise architecture, business process transformation, operating model design, intelligent technologies, and large transformation programs, David has guided executive teams through complex, multi-year business and technology transformations. His focus is on establishing clear strategic direction, aligning stakeholders around common objectives, reducing delivery risk, and ensuring transformation programs remain focused on measurable business outcomes and value realisation.
He also held the role of Global Lead for Intelligent Technologies, helping clients leverage emerging technologies to drive business innovation, operational excellence, and digital transformation at scale. With extensive experience spanning SAP S/4HANA transformation, enterprise architecture, business process transformation, operating model design, intelligent technologies, and large transformation programs, David has guided executive teams through complex, multi-year business and technology transformations. His focus is on establishing clear strategic direction, aligning stakeholders around common objectives, reducing delivery risk, and ensuring transformation programs remain focused on measurable business outcomes and value realisation.