Session lineup now available. Early Bird ends March 13th!
Fast track your JD Edwards modernization strategy
Insights and tools to move your enterprise forward — faster.
The JDE Forum at BLUEPRINT 4D brings together technology and business leaders who are shaping the next chapter of JD Edwards. Across four high-impact days of education, real-world insight, and peer networking, this year’s program delivers the clarity and momentum organizations need to modernize their ERP strategy—extending the value of JDE today while preparing for a future-ready, AI-driven enterprise.
Today’s enterprise organizations face mounting pressure to reduce technical debt, streamline operations, strengthen data visibility, and eliminate manual, error-prone processes. The JDE Forum gives teams the insight and tools to tackle these challenges—sharpening the business case for modernization, clarifying options for cloud extensions, and showcasing business process automation and AI-enabled innovation that drive measurable efficiency. Attendees leave with clear decision frameworks and practical strategies they can put to work immediately.
This year’s forum is organized around three key programs to drive your business forward:
Transformation & Modernization – Learn how to optimize your existing JDE environment, modernize processes, and leverage best practices to drive efficiency and value including the latest on Release 26, UDOs, advanced analytics, low code/no code tools and more..
Simplify & Automate – Discover strategies to reduce complexity, streamline operations, and adopt AI-driven automation and analytics for smarter decision-making with updates on Orchestrations, smart workflows & process automation.
Journey to Cloud – Explore roadmaps for OCI, SaaS, and hybrid Cloud deployments, and hear firsthand from peers and Oracle experts on how to plan and execute your Cloud strategy.
Plus – special Manufacturing & Distribution programming and a NEW Applied AI program!
The JD Edwards Forum at BLUEPRINT 4D connects you with the insights, tools, and people you need to maximize today’s investment while preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Registration is open! Enjoy special pricing through March 14th
JD Edwards Forum
JD Edwards insights, education & connections for all levels of the organization.
Who should attend?
Business Analysts:
Connect and learn from other JD Edwards users to gain insights into implementation strategies and processes. Plus, earn certification credits from IIBA and NASBA.IT and business leaders:
Get the insights and information you need to plan ahead and inform your technology roadmaps. Take your pick of executive level insights sessions, learn about JDE in the Cloud, connect with other industry leaders, exchange ideas with your peers in the Executive Forum and develop relationships with current or future partners.Technology managers and power users:
Stay in the loop on what’s coming from JD Edwards! Get the latest on Release 24 and 25, dive into delivered features and gain insights from your peers as they share best practices, case studies and lessons learned from their own JDE journeys.The entire team!
Extend the knowledge and save big when you bring 4 or more employees from the same company.
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What you’ll learn
How to modernize and personalize the JDE user experience with UDOs, form enhancements, and mobile-friendly UI improvements.
Ways to apply AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics to drive smarter decision-making within your JDE environment.
Strategies for low-code/no-code development, enabling faster innovation and empowering citizen developers.
Best practices for system upgrades, security hardening, and future-readiness to protect and extend your JDE investment.
How to simplify workflows and automate core processes across finance, supply chain, and operations.
Best practices for using the JDE Orchestrator to scale automation, integrations, and event-driven processes.
Tools and techniques for mobile and intelligent automation, including real-time insights and automated actions.
Roadmaps and guidance for Cloud migration, including lift-and-shift to OCI, hybrid models, and customer success stories.
How to extend JDE with Oracle SaaS for HR, SCM, and ERP Cloud—plus coexistence and process orchestration scenarios.
Approaches to optimize Cloud operations, including governance, performance, and security best practices.
How to leverage cloud-native tools, modernize business processes, and build long-term Cloud strategies for sustained innovation.
Manufacturing & Distribution at JD Edwards Forum
Streamline production, optimize supply chains, and boost efficiency with JD Edwards. Explore automation, AI insights, and low-code tools—all designed for manufacturing and distribution organizations looking to modernize operations and drive real-world results.
Hear what last year’s attendees have to say…
There is a wealth of information presented, great sessions, and networking.
The ability to talk to vendors and customers about how they are using different modules is great. It’s also a good place to get more information on modules that haven’t been implemented yet.
It allows me to prepare our organization for future technology.
My primary reasons for attending are to understand Oracle’s current and past investments in the product, to network with other users, and to observe how other customers have utilized the product.
Lots of insights into what is coming and how we can better utilize JDE in the future.
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Ken Piddington
CIO
US Silica
Education, Leadership & Affiliations
- BS in Business, Management & Leadership, Northeastern University
- Serves on multiple boards, including Energy Institute High School and the Quest Oracle User Community
- Program Mentor, Columbia University Masters Technology Management
- 2022 Houston CIO of the Year Orbie award winner
Professional Biography
Ken Piddington is a transformational, global business technology executive who creates a strategic vision and mission, positioning to scale, and driving initiatives that enable high business growth. Strategist who builds deep trust within IT organization, fostering collaborative, open, and trusting environment focused on problem-solving, innovation, and continuous improvement. Ken is an innovative change agent and CEO partner with a strong legacy in all business cycles, including high growth, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions integration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. He is a strategic business partner who leverages emerging technology solutions across multi-industry verticals – logistics, retail, manufacturing, oil and gas, and consulting to accelerate the pace of bottom-line results. As an award-winning thought leader and published author, he is respected for game changing industry contributions, and his passion for talent development and customer satisfaction.
Currently, Ken leads as the Vice President and CIO at U.S. Silica. He is responsible for defining and executing its business technology strategy and leading its digital transformation initiatives.
Ken previously served as CIO for Global Partners LP, SGR Energy, and MRE Consulting. At each company, he contributed to tremendous growth and transformation. He actively participated in Global Partners’ revenue growth from $6 billion to $20 billion in four years. SGR Energy had 1700% revenue growth, and the company was named Houston’s fastest-growing privately held company by the Houston Business Journal. While at MRE, Ken turned an internal project into a marketable, adding a new revenue stream for the company.
Ken serves on the Quest Oracle User Community’s board of directors and is a board member with the Friends of Energy Institute, supporting the Energy Institute High School. Ken is also an Advisory Board member for the CIO Executive Council and a mentor in their leadership development program.
In 2022 Ken received the Houston CIO of the Year Orbie award. He has been named a Computerworld Premier 100 Technology leader, is a CIO100 award winner, and has twice been recognized as an InformationWeek 500 Top Technology Innovator. Ken is recognized as an industry thought leader, a regular speaker at business and association conferences, and featured in multiple media publications.
Ken holds a Bachelor of Science in Management & Leadership from Northeastern University and attended Graceland College, where he played football and baseball. Today, Ken makes Houston, Texas, his home.