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JD Edwards Executive Learning Path
Sharpen your knowledge of JD Edwards’ next gen ERP capabilities
Need to modernize your ERP solutions, but not well-informed on JD Edwards’ next gen capabilities? Unclear on Oracle’s JDE investment strategy and long term support commitments? Fending off Cloud ‘experts’ telling you that JD Edwards is irrelevant in a Cloud world?
BLUEPRINT 4D is where tech execs can get the latest JD Edwards updates, speak directly with the Oracle product strategy team, meet 1:1 with JD Edwards executives and get a clear understanding of how JD Edwards can meet your organization’s next gen ERP requirements.
Who should participate?
- Senior executives responsible for corporate business strategy and technology investment priorities wanting to better understand how JD Edwards can enable strategic business objectives
- IT leaders responsible for ERP strategy, roadmap planning and investment recommendations looking to more clearly articulate the case for JD Edwards modernization
- Finance business owners wanting to understand how a modern ERP (and JD Edwards in particular) can transform operations to more efficiently drive business success
- JD Edwards applications managers and digital transformation change managers seeking insights, tools and best practices for effective ERP modernization
What you’ll learn
By following the JDE Executive Learning Path, participants can better inform themselves on the following questions:
- How does JD Edwards deliver a ‘modern’ ERP experience that meets your company’s strategic business objectives? What are JD Edwards’ next gen capabilities?
- How can your JD Edwards investments be modernized – efficiently and cost effectively?
- How can companies evaluate whether to invest in JD Edwards modernization or to move to the cloud? What are the options for running JDE in the cloud as a hybrid digital solution?
- What does it take organizationally for successful modernization?
- What internal legacy behaviors and cultural norms might be preventing your organization from achieving successful digital transformation, with JDE or any other ERP solution?
- How are other customers modernizing with JD Edwards? What best practices have they identified?
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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.