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Cloud Symposium Day
Tuesday, May 5th
Cloud Symposium Day is an exclusive, reservation-only experience designed for current Oracle Cloud customers who want a deeper, more interactive dive into the future of their applications. Over the course of a full day, attendees engage directly with Oracle product experts and seasoned customers through expert-led sessions, real-world panels, and candid Q&A focused on AI innovation, Fusion Applications, and the evolving Redwood user experience. The format blends thought leadership with practical insight, while built-in networking, small-group discussions, and social gatherings create space for meaningful peer connections and shared problem-solving.
Cloud Symposium Day is included with your BLUEPRINT 4D registration; however, you must reserve your spot. Simply select “Cloud Symposium Day” during checkout when registering for the event.
Agenda
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Cloud Symposium Day Check-in
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome & Kick-Off Networking
We’ll kick off Cloud Symposium Day with peer networking and a little friendly competition. Start off a day of learning by meeting your colleagues, who may just become your next best resources for all things Oracle Cloud. After getting to know your peers, you will join forces in teams to participate in a game of trivia. We’ll test your knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, the Quest Oracle Community, and even how much you know about this year’s BLUEPRINT 4D host city, Dallas, TX!
Presented by:
Gaylene McCluskey
AVP, HR Operations & Service Delivery,
Providence
Emily Crow
IT Director, Enterprise Services Product Support,
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Fusion Apps Innovators Panel & Q&A
Join a dynamic panel of Oracle Fusion Applications innovators spanning HCM, ERP, and SCM as they share real-world insights from their Oracle Cloud journeys. These customer leaders will discuss how they’re leveraging Fusion Apps to modernize operations, connect people and processes, and drive measurable business outcomes. Through candid conversation and audience Q&A, the panel will explore lessons learned, practical strategies, and how these customers are driving Fusion innovation in the real world.
Panelists include:
Julie Schnepel, Cherokee Nation Businesses
Parker DiNardo, Baylor University
Moderated by:
Joyce Boland
Vice President, Applications Global Marketing
Oracle
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Break & Lunch Served
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Industry Expert & Luncheon
Working Better Together: An Open Conversation
Your spent BLUEPRINT 4D conference agenda is filled with learning about new Fusions Apps features, roadmaps, and technical session. This lunch is different. Step back from the tools and talk about the part that rarely makes it onto the agenda: how cross-functional teams actually work better together. Oracle experts, organization leaders, Finance, HR, and IT team-members are all now all sitting in the same room, speaking different languages, figuring it out as you go. In this informal, expert-led conversation, we’ll explore the collaboration and alignment challenges you’re navigating and discuss evidence-based approaches that actually move the needle. Come with questions, frustrations, or just an appetite for honest conversation. This is your brain break, a chance to exhale, connect with peers, and leave with something practical for the people side of the work
Presented by:
Chris Laping
CIO & Best-Selling Author,
People Before Things
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Oracle AI in Fusion Apps: An Inside Look at What’s Ahead
Join this session for a forward-looking view of how Oracle is embedding AI across Fusion Applications to enhance decision-making, automate processes, and improve user experiences. Learn what’s coming next in Oracle’s AI strategy, how these capabilities will be delivered securely within Fusion ERP, HCM, and SCM, and how customers can prepare to take advantage of the next wave of innovation.
Presented by:
Gil Traverse
Director, Office of Technology and Innovation,
Oracle
1:50 PM – 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
The Evolution of Redwood
Redwood is becoming the standard user experience across Oracle Fusion Applications. In this session, Oracle experts will cover what’s available today, what’s coming next, and how these changes impact Fusion ERP, HCM, and SCM users. Attendees will learn what actions to take now to prepare for Redwood, how to adopt new capabilities, and how to maximize value as the Redwood experience continues to expand.
Presented by:
Speaker to be announced
Oracle
2:50 PM – 3:50 PM
AI in Action Customer Panel: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
AI has rapidly shifted from a buzzword to a practical part of day-to-day operations. As you consider what’s next in your organization’s AI journey, hear from a panel of Fusion Apps users as they share their greatest AI use-case successes, AI mistakes they’d rather not repeat, and how they keep up with advancing technology without letting AI agents take over their jobs.
Panelists include:
Gaylene McCluskey, Providence
Emily Crow, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
James McBride, Voya Financial
Srinivasan Narayanan, Milwaukee Tool
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Happy Hour & Networking Reception
After a full day of learning, don’t miss this opportunity to grab a drink and continue the discussion with your newfound network of Cloud experts.
