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Quest Executive Forum
Enterprise Transformation in the Age of AI
How leading enterprises are turning AI and Cloud ERP/HCM into competitive advantage — what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.
As organizations evaluate what AI and Cloud transformation mean for Finance and HR, leadership teams are asking the same questions: What does this look like in practice? What changes operationally? How does it advance business goals? And how should next steps be evaluated?
This one-day executive program, designed specifically for VP- and C-level leaders, focuses on how AI and Oracle Cloud innovation are reshaping ERP and HCM for organizations running PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, or Oracle Cloud.
What the program delivers:
Strategic foresight: How AI is reshaping ERP and HCM priorities over the next 3–5 years
Risk & value clarity: What an Oracle Fusion Cloud transition involves — and the business value it can deliver
Peer perspective: C-suite insights from real transformation decisions and outcomes
Actionable direction: Practical next steps to advance your modernization strategy
Beyond the content, the Executive Forum is intentionally designed to foster high-quality executive connection, including an exclusive luncheon, customer panels with open Q&A, relaxed peer conversations, and a cocktail hour and evening networking activity that encourage candid discussion and relationship-building.
This is an informational, decision-support program intended to help leaders evaluate next steps — not a sales event. If you are responsible for guiding enterprise transformation, this program is built for you.
NOTE: To register for the Executive Forum, please check the ‘Executive Forum’ option during the BLUEPRINT 4D regular registration process. Interested in an Executive Forum-only registration? Please contact michelle.hooks@questoraclecommunity.org for assistance.
“Executive-level insight, practical context, and meaningful peer conversations — a day well spent.”
Agenda
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
BLUEPRINT 4D Conference Keynote
From Systems of Record to Systems of Intelligence: AI’s Impact on ERP, HCM, and the Enterprise
Enterprise applications were designed to record transactions and enforce processes. Today, AI is pushing them to do much more — anticipate outcomes, guide decisions, and continuously adapt to how work actually happens.
In this keynote, leaders from Oracle’s ERP and HCM product strategy teams will examine how AI is transforming enterprise applications and why Cloud platforms are uniquely positioned to deliver these capabilities at scale. We’ll explore what this shift means for organizations running PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Oracle Cloud, and why treating HCM and Financials as a connected transformation — rather than isolated projects — is becoming essential.
Attendees will gain a clearer view of how AI Agents are changing the role of finance and HR, the expectations placed on enterprise systems, and the strategic trade-offs leaders must consider as they plan for the next decade.
Presented by:
Yvette Cameron
SVP – Global Strategy
Oracle
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Executive Forum Attendee Check-in
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Customer Panel & Networking Lunch
AI in Action: Early Lessons from AI-Enabled Enterprises
The executives on this panel have already made the move. They’re running Oracle Cloud, they’re experimenting with AI, and they’re learning what works and what doesn’t in real time. In this candid conversation over lunch, hear directly from leaders at Choctaw Nation, Baylor University, Providence Health, and other organizations about how they’re navigating AI adoption, where they’ve found unexpected value, and the challenges they’re still working through. Whether you’re early in your cloud journey or weighing your next move, this is your chance to hear from peers who’ve been in your seat.
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Executive Forum Opening Session
Unignorable: How Leaders Build Influence When It Matters Most
AI is moving faster than most organizations can absorb. Boards and CEOs are asking hard questions (Why aren’t we further along? What’s our strategy?) while many technology leaders are still firming up their own POV on how to harness AI for their business. Not because they lack capability, but because the landscape keeps shifting.
This interactive session helps executives work through both challenges: clarifying your own perspective on how AI can accelerate your business and making that case resonate with the people who need to hear it. Drawing from behavioral research and three decades leading transformation, we’ll explore why some ideas gain traction while others stall and the specific behaviors that help leaders build the trusted influence required to move bold strategies forward. Come ready to think out loud, hear from peers navigating the same pressures, and leave with sharper language for the conversations waiting back at the office.
Presented by:
Chris Laping
CIO & Best-Selling Author,
People Before Things
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Executive Break-out Sessions
Select between ERP, HCM and General Cloud executive tracks
ERP Sessions
The Intelligent Enterprise: ERP Trends and Transformation
Organizations are redefining the role of ERP systems to achieve greater agility and competitive advantage.
Emerging trends are reshaping ERP, with a focus on how artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, and cloud technologies that are evolving traditional systems into powerful, data-driven catalysts for innovation.
Learn how leading enterprises are leveraging next-generation ERP solutions to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and accelerate business growth. And how to successfully navigate your own ERP transformation journey.
Presented by:
Manish Somani
Vice President, Industry ERP Solutions,
Oracle
The Future of Fusion ERP
Organizations are redefining the role of ERP systems to achieve greater agility and competitive advantage.
As organizations explore what ERP modernization truly entails, executives often arrive at a key question: What does this actually look like?
This session provides an executive-level view of Oracle Cloud ERP capabilities, demonstrating how automation, embedded intelligence, and modern process design reshapes core financial and operational workflows. The focus is on illustrating outcomes showing how an AI-enabled ERP environment transforms businesses.
The aim is to give decision makers a clear, practical understanding of how Oracle Cloud ERP can support the modernization path they are evaluating.
Presented by:
Speaker to be announced
Oracle
HCM Sessions
From Transactional HR to Intelligent Workforce Strategy: HCM Transformation in the Cloud
Organizations are redefining the role of ERP systems to achieve greater agility and competitive advantage.
AI is changing the expectations placed on HR — from managing transactions to enabling smarter workforce decisions. For organizations running PeopleSoft today, this shift is a key driver behind HCM transformation and Cloud adoption.
This Executive Forum session will discuss how moving to Oracle Cloud HCM supports the transition from transactional HR processes to an intelligent, insight-driven workforce strategy. The session will explore how Cloud-based HCM enables continuous innovation, better decision support, and closer alignment between HR and business leaders.
Executives will leave with a clearer understanding of how HCM transformation fits into broader enterprise strategy, and what it takes to move from PeopleSoft to Cloud in a way that delivers sustainable value.
Presented by:
Lori Pierson
Group Vice President Oracle HCM Transformation,
Oracle
What HCM Transformation Looks Like in Practice: An Executive Walkthrough of Oracle Cloud HCM
After discussing the strategic drivers behind HCM transformation, executives often ask a simple question: What does this actually look like?
This session provides an executive-level walkthrough of Oracle Cloud HCM, focusing on how AI-enabled capabilities and modern application design change the way HR work is performed. The demonstrations will emphasize business outcomes rather than features, showing how Cloud HCM supports better workforce decisions, improved efficiency, and a more engaging experience for employees and managers.
The goal of this session is clarity — giving decision makers a concrete understanding of how Oracle Cloud HCM can support the transformation they are considering.
Presented by:
Kassie Eakrett
Master Principal Solutions Consultant,
Oracle
Erin Steinhilber
HCM Solutions Engineer,
Oracle
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Break
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Executive Q&A / Open Forum Discussion with Oracle Product Executives
This closing session brings ERP and HCM leaders back together for an open, executive-level dialogue focused on the broader implications of AI-driven transformation.
Panelists include Yvette Cameron, Paco Aubrejuan, Manish Somani, Paul Houtkooper and Robbin Velayedam.
Moderated by:
Robbin Velayedam
Senior Director, HCM Product Strategy,
Oracle
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Executive Cocktail Reception
Enjoy drinks, nibbles and relaxed post-event conversation with program participants and speakers.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
BLUEPRINT 4D Opening Reception
All attendees are invited to attend.
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Executive Networking Activity
Details to be announced.
Program Overview
AI is redefining the role of enterprise applications — shifting ERP and HCM from transactional systems to intelligent platforms that anticipate outcomes, guide decisions, and adapt to how work actually happens. The Executive Forum is designed to help senior leaders understand what this evolution means for organizations running PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Oracle Cloud — and how Oracle’s AI roadmap is shaping the future of Finance and HR transformation.
Through executive-level discussions and walkthroughs, the Executive Forum program provides clarity into Oracle Cloud capabilities and how they can be applied to modernize HR and Finance functions, accelerate decision-making, and drive more meaningful business impact.
Participants will gain:
Forward-looking ERP and HCM insights highlighting the trends & capabilities that will define the next decade of enterprise transformation
A clear view of AI’s impact across Oracle Fusion ERP and HCM, including how systems are becoming more adaptive, predictive, and interconnected.
Practical guidance on how organizations are approaching AI adoption, governance, culture readiness, and strategic planning.
Peer-to-peer exchange with leaders navigating similar modernization and transformation decisions.
A clearer understanding of Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM capabilities and how they support intelligent decision-making and operational agility
Insight into how HR and Finance transformation can accelerate business outcomes, including productivity, responsiveness, and leadership effectiveness
The day’s activities include an executive networking luncheon with customer panel, outside industry speakers, AI strategy updates from senior Oracle leaders, an Oracle executive Q&A and an evening cocktails & networking reception.
Afternoon executive tracks provide a closer look at how Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM enable intelligent, outcome-driven transformation — offering practical context for leaders evaluating modernization paths.
Designed for executives responsible for organizational performance and long-term strategy, the Executive Forum offers a grounded, business-focused exploration of how AI and Oracle innovation will shape the future of Finance, HR, and the broader enterprise.
Program Agenda
BLUEPRINT 4D Conference Keynote
From Systems of Record to Systems of Intelligence: AI’s Impact on ERP, HCM, and the Enterprise
Enterprise applications were designed to record transactions and enforce processes. Today, AI is pushing them to do much more — anticipate outcomes, guide decisions, and continuously adapt to how work actually happens.
In this keynote, leaders from Oracle’s ERP and HCM product strategy teams will examine how AI is transforming enterprise applications and why Cloud platforms are uniquely positioned to deliver these capabilities at scale. We’ll explore what this shift means for organizations running PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Oracle Cloud, and why treating HCM and Financials as a connected transformation — rather than isolated projects — is becoming essential.
Attendees will gain a clearer view of how AI Agents are changing the role of finance and HR, the expectations placed on enterprise systems, and the strategic trade-offs leaders must consider as they plan for the next decade.
Presented by:
Yvette Cameron
SVP – Global Strategy, Oracle
Executive Networking Lunch & Customer Panel
AI in Action: How Organizations Are Preparing for What’s Next
Join fellow executives for a networking luncheon and customer panel focused on how organizations are applying AI innovations across finance, HR, and enterprise operations today. Panelists will discuss their decision-making approaches, governance considerations, and early outcomes as they navigate the shift toward more intelligent, connected systems.
Opening Executive Session
Leading When the Future Won’t Wait
In an environment where innovation moves faster than understanding, leaders must be able to create clarity and momentum at the same time. This session focuses on how executives communicate strategy, build alignment, and mobilize their organizations when change is constant and AI-driven transformation is accelerating.
Executive Breakout Tracks
The afternoon program breaks into parallel ERP and HCM executive tracks, allowing participants to focus on the areas most relevant to their priorities.
ERP Executive Track
The Intelligent Enterprise: ERP Trends and Transformation
Organizations are redefining the role of ERP systems to achieve greater agility and competitive advantage.
Emerging trends are reshaping ERP, with a focus on how artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, and cloud technologies that are evolving traditional systems into powerful, data-driven catalysts for innovation.
Learn how leading enterprises are leveraging next-generation ERP solutions to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and accelerate business growth. And how to successfully navigate your own ERP transformation journey.
The Future of Fusion ERP
As organizations explore what ERP modernization truly entails, executives often arrive at a key question: What does this actually look like?
This session provides an executive-level view of Oracle Cloud ERP capabilities, demonstrating how automation, embedded intelligence, and modern process design reshapes core financial and operational workflows. The focus is on illustrating outcomes showing how an AI-enabled ERP environment transforms businesses.
The aim is to give decision makers a clear, practical understanding of how Oracle Cloud ERP can support the modernization path they are evaluating.
HCM Executive Track
From Transactional HR to Intelligent Workforce Strategy: HCM Transformation in the Cloud
AI is changing the expectations placed on HR — from managing transactions to enabling smarter workforce decisions. For organizations running PeopleSoft today, this shift is a key driver behind HCM transformation and Cloud adoption.
This Executive Forum session will discuss how moving to Oracle Cloud HCM supports the transition from transactional HR processes to an intelligent, insight-driven workforce strategy. The session will explore how Cloud-based HCM enables continuous innovation, better decision support, and closer alignment between HR and business leaders.
Executives will leave with a clearer understanding of how HCM transformation fits into broader enterprise strategy, and what it takes to move from PeopleSoft to Cloud in a way that delivers sustainable value.
What HCM Transformation Looks Like in Practice: An Executive Walkthrough of Oracle Cloud HCM
After discussing the strategic drivers behind HCM transformation, executives often ask a simple question: What does this actually look like?
This session provides an executive-level walkthrough of Oracle Cloud HCM, focusing on how AI-enabled capabilities and modern application design change the way HR work is performed. The demonstrations will emphasize business outcomes rather than features, showing how Cloud HCM supports better workforce decisions, improved efficiency, and a more engaging experience for employees and managers.
The goal of this session is clarity — giving decision makers a concrete understanding of how Oracle Cloud HCM can support the transformation they are considering.
Executive Q&A / Open Forum Discussion with Oracle Product Executives
This closing session brings ERP and HCM leaders back together for an open, executive-level dialogue focused on the broader implications of AI-driven transformation.
Executive Cocktail Reception & Networking
Enjoy drinks, nibbles and relaxed post-event conversation with program participants and speakers.
Key Speakers
Yvette Cameron
SVP – Global Strategy
Oracle
Robbin Velayedam
Senior Director, Product Management
Oracle
Manish Somani
Vice President, Industry ERP Solutions
Oracle
Who should attend?
Designed for leaders responsible for enterprise performance, strategic planning, and transformation:
C-suite executives: CFO, CHRO, CIO, COO, Chief Transformation/Innovation Officers
VPs & Executive Directors across Finance, Supply Chain and HR
Senior IT & business leaders guiding JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, or cloud transformation initiatives
Key take-aways
Clarity on AI’s role in transforming ERP and HCM into systems of intelligence
A connected view of Finance and HR transformation
Practical insight into Cloud-based modernization paths
Leadership guidance on pacing, governing, and communicating change
Peer perspectives from executives facing similar challenges
