Dr. Bjarne Berg is VP of ComeritLabs and has implemented in-memory solutions for SAP analytics in Europe and in the USA. In addition to his SAP HANA work at ComeritLabs, he has also collaborated with IBM at the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina with testing, development, and benchmarking SAP HANA for BW solutions. In the past, he has implemented in-memory systems for Fortune 500 companies, and has managed over 50 SAP NetWeaver performance tuning engagements for large organizations. He is a frequent speaker at SAP conferences and also teaches in the SAP University Alliance.

Penny Silvia is a managing director and SAP HANA leader for Deloitte Consulting with a focus on SAP analytics. Penny brings more than 20 years of SAP experience to this role and has been helping SAP customers determine their analytics strategies since 1998. During her more than 20 year career working with SAP products, Penny has held leadership and executive positions at Cap Gemini, IBM, as well as small boutique firms. This range of experiences has allowed Penny to work with clients large and small, across many industries and geographies, and has helped to forge her global perspective that she uses to help her clients navigate the sometimes murky and confusing waters of maximizing their investments with SAP analytics tools and solutions.