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Finance and HR executives focused on efficiency, compliance, insight, and workforce strategy
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BLUEPRINT 4D — Impactful Insights for Enterprise Application Leaders
Oracle updates, peer insight, and strategy frameworks for the JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Oracle Cloud communities.
BLUEPRINT 4D is where business and IT leaders come to get the information they need to make informed decisions about the future of their enterprise applications. Hosted by Quest Oracle Community, BLUEPRINT 4D brings together Oracle product teams, customers, and industry leaders to share practical insight on ERP modernization, cloud strategy, AI adoption, and what’s coming next across JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Cloud Applications.
Executives attend to shape direction. Managers and product owners attend to turn strategy into action. Everyone leaves better prepared.
Who Should Attend
BLUEPRINT 4D is built for leaders accountable for enterprise systems and business outcomes, including:
IT & Digital Leaders
CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT leaders setting platform and architecture direction
Directors and managers responsible for ERP platforms, integrations, data, and security
Technology leaders balancing innovation with reliability and risk
ERP & Application Owners
JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Cloud product owners
Program and platform leaders accountable for upgrades, adoption, and roadmaps
Business and IT owners responsible for long-term platform value
What You’ll Get from BLUEPRINT 4D
BLUEPRINT 4D is designed around the real questions leaders are responsible for answering — both strategic and practical.
What’s Coming from Oracle — and What Does It Mean for Us?
Hear directly from JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Cloud Applications product teams
Get the latest on product roadmaps, upcoming releases, and new capabilities
Understand Oracle’s product support commitments and long-term direction
Learn how roadmap investments align to modernization, cloud, automation, and AI strategies
ERP Modernization: What Are Our Options?
Understand how organizations are modernizing JD Edwards and PeopleSoft while continuing to run their businesses
Learn how peers are extending platform value, reducing customization, and preparing for future transitions
Get context on what modernization looks like today — not just in theory
Cloud Strategy: Should We Move, and If So, How?
Evaluate when a move to cloud makes sense — and when it may not
Learn how organizations are approaching cloud readiness across people, process, data, integrations, and security
Hear real examples of phased, hybrid, and long-term transition strategies
Building the Business Case for Modernization
Learn how leaders are framing cloud, modernization, and AI initiatives for executive teams and boards
Understand how organizations are weighing cost, risk, operational impact, and long-term value
Take away practical considerations you can apply to your own planning and investment decisions
AI: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What Requires Guardrails
Get a clear view of how AI is being introduced across Oracle applications
Understand where organizations are seeing early value — and where caution is required
Learn how peers are approaching AI governance, security, and trust in complex enterprise environments
Automation & Enterprise Productivity
See how automation and AI-enabled capabilities are being used to improve efficiency and insight
Learn what organizations are doing now to prepare their data, processes, and teams for broader adoption
Why BLUEPRINT 4D?
BLUEPRINT 4D brings ERP strategy, roadmap clarity, and real-world peer experience together — so organizations can make technology decisions with confidence.
You’ll leave with:
A clearer view of Oracle’s product direction, innovation plans and technology commitments
Better alignment between business goals and technology plans
Practical insight your business can act on — whether you’re setting strategy or executing the plan
BLUEPRINT 4D Conference Keynote
Opening Conference Keynote
Reinventing How Work Works: A New AI-Powered Operating Model for the Enterprise
Work is being fundamentally redefined. What was once structured around transactions and processes is becoming dynamic, intelligent, and outcome-driven. AI is driving this shift and transforming enterprise applications into systems that anticipate, guide, and adapt to how work actually happens.
But realizing this promise requires more than embedding AI into existing workflows. It demands that leaders rethink how work gets done and design a new human-agent workforce aligned to business outcomes.
In this session, explore how Oracle Fusion Applications enable this transformation. Leave with a clear framework to assess your current processes, build the case for change, and take practical steps to reinvent how work works in your organization.
Presented by:
Yvette Cameron
SVP – Global Strategy, Oracle
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. New for 2026: Business Analyst Program - 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 with group rates when you bring 4 or more.
PeopleSoft RECONNECT Live!
PeopleSoft insights, education & connections for all levels of the organization
Who should attend?
- IT and business leaders: get the insights and info you need to plan ahead and inform your technology roadmaps.
Take your pick of executive level insights sessions, meet 1:1 with Oracle product leaders, learn about PeopleSoft 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 PeopleSoft!
Get the latest on PeopleTools, HCM, ERP and Campus Solutions, dive into delivered features and new enhancements and gain insights from your peers as they share best practices, case studies, tips and lessons learned from their own PeopleSoft journeys. Learn about PeopleSoft in the Cloud and connect with other PeopleSoft customers through a multitude of networking activities. - New to PeopleSoft customers: get up to speed on PeopleSoft!
RECONNECT Live! is your chance to accelerate your product learning path, develop relationships with key PeopleSoft product strategy teams, make important connections with cross-industry PeopleSoft users and supercharge your business impact. - The entire team!
Extend the knowledge and save big with group rates when you bring 4 or more. - HR, Finance and IT professionals: get credits for recertification!
You’ll have the opportunity to earn professional credits from SHRM, IIBA and NASBA.
Oracle Cloud Summit
Oracle Cloud insights, education & connections for all levels of the organization
Who should attend?
- Cloud App Administrators: connect with other Cloud App administrators and learn from the experts to get insight on best practices, lessons learned and tips to successfully maintain your cloud infrastructure.
- IT and business leaders: get the insights and information you need to plan ahead and inform your technology roadmaps. Hear what’s coming from Oracle, plan for your next release, benchmark with other customers, exchange ideas with your peers in the Executive Forum and further your partner relationships.
- Technology managers and business users: stay in the loop on what’s coming from Oracle! Get the latest on upcoming release, dive into delivered features and gain insights from your peers as they share best practices, case studies and lessons learned from their own Cloud journeys.
- PeopleSoft and JD Edwards customers: start building your Cloud knowledge. Meet the Oracle product teams, learn about current features and upcoming releases, benchmark how other customers are leveraging Cloud innovations and make connections to help you in your Cloud journey.
- The entire team!
Extend the knowledge and save big with group rates when you bring 4 or more.
Applied AI: Innovation to Impact
Discover what’s possible with Applied AI: Innovation to Impact at BLUEPRINT 4D. This program explores real-world AI use cases, emerging insights and trends, and practical strategies for AI enablement and readiness. Learn how to implement responsible AI through effective governance and trust frameworks—and uncover how AI can drive meaningful impact across your business.
Executive Forum
Program Overview:
The Executive Forum at BLUEPRINT 4D is designed for leaders focused on strategy, innovation, and the future of their Oracle investments.
- Learn from customer panels sharing real-world success stories and lessons learned
- Understand key industry trends and emerging hot topics shaping the future of business and IT
- Identify what your teams should be doing now to prepare for what’s next
- Network with fellow JD Edwards, PeopleSoft & Cloud executives to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices
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Mentor Profile: Ken Piddington
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.