Registration is open. Prices go up January 31st!
Come together with the JD Edwards Community
Connect with Other JD Edwards customers, the Oracle product strategy teams and expert JD Edwards partners
JD Edwards Community Welcome Lunch
Grab a plate and join your peers for a JDE welcome and kick off. You’ll hear what’s planned for the week while you reconnect with old friends, make new connections and socialize before starting the afternoon program.
Coffee & Connect
Start your day with great conversations and fresh connections at the JD Edwards Forum’s Coffee & Connect. This informal morning gathering brings JDE attendees together to network, share experiences, and discuss the topics that matter most to them. Grab a cup, meet new peers, and kick off the day energized and engaged with your JDE community.
Special Interest Group Meetings
Discuss, network and share best practices with other users in the JD Edwards community who share your interest and challenges by joining SIG meet-up sessions.
Executive Forum
As AI reshapes how organizations operate, compete, and deliver value, the role of executive leadership is shifting with it. The Quest Executive Forum brings together senior leaders across Finance, Procurement, HR, and IT to explore the innovations redefining enterprise performance—and the leadership strategies required to guide organizations through accelerated transformation. Open to C-suite leaders, VPs and Executive Directors by reservation only. Learn more
Geek Meet
Get your geek on by networking with others from the Quest Technology audience.
Attendee Appreciation Reception
Wrap up a great week of learning before heading home.
It’s our way of saying thank you for making BLUEPRINT 4D a truly outstanding event.
Re-Energize
Take a well-deserved pause and recharge at Re-Energize! This mid-conference break offers attendees a fun, energizing experience with entertainment designed to refresh your mind and spirit. Step away from sessions, connect with fellow attendees, and return ready to tackle the rest of the conference week with renewed energy.
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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.