PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026

Presented by:
Tammy Boyles, Oracle
Alicia Kinsey, Oracle

Abstract:

Please join Oracle’s Tammy Boyles and Alicia Kinsey to kick off the event with a high level discussion on recent enhancements impacting public sector in PeopleSoft.

Presented by:
Andrea Hamm, Calgary

Abstract:

Tips and Strategies to keep the project short and focused so can do them more frequently to remain more current, how we choose what new functionality to include in a PUM and what comes after, what we do with customizations, pain points, etc.

Presented by:
Valentin Todorow, Elire
Lucas Bhuvasorakul, Elire

Abstract:

Public sector organizations operate within highly regulated environments and depend on PeopleSoft to support complex HR and financial processes. This session highlights how AI agents can be securely introduced into PeopleSoft to improve usability, efficiency, and employee experience.

Participants will gain a high‑level understanding of a PeopleSoft AI approach built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), followed by practical use cases demonstrating how conversational AI can interact with PeopleSoft data alongside policy, or regulation‑specific documentation.

Key takeaways include:

• A high‑level view of PeopleSoft AI architecture on OCI

• Use cases such as HR inquiries and policy interpretation

• Incorporating specific documentation and rules into AI responses

• A realistic look at how AI can support PeopleSoft users today

Presented by:
Jennifer Abraham, Savanna River Nuclear Solutions

Abstract:

Today, a leader’s personal brand is the cornerstone of influence and impact. This session will empower leaders to define, enhance, and communicate their Leadership Personal Brand to stand out and inspire. Attendees will learn key elements of an authentic leadership brand, practical steps to build and sustain it, and how to align it with personal and organizational goals. As an added focus, SMART goals will be introduced as a tool to make branding strategies actionable and measurable.

Presented by:
Nancy Ruoff, State of Kansas
Corey Powell, State of Montana
Rahul Nori, State of Minnesota
Joel Gibbons, State of Minnesota

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Human Capital Management (HCM) in the public sector presents unique challenges, including complex labor regulations, union agreements, workforce planning, and compliance requirements. During this panel session we will explore how PeopleSoft HCM supports our public sector organizations in optimizing HR processes, payroll, benefits administration, and talent management. Members from the public sector organizations will address questions and share input on best practices, recent enhancements, and strategies for leveraging PeopleSoft HCM to improve customer experience, employee engagement, and compliance across various areas of HCM. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask their own questions to understand a few statewide system implementations and learn about trends shaping the public sector workforce management.

Presented by:
Angie Bingemer, State of Tennessee
Rahul Nori, Milton Hershey School
Mary Perez, City and County of San Francisco
Joel Gibbons, State of Indiana

Abstract:

As public sector organizations we face unique challenges in financial management, from regulatory compliance to budget constraints and complex reporting requirements. This panel session will explore how we continually use PeopleSoft Financials to address these challenges by providing solutions for budgeting, procurement, asset management, accounts payable, financial reporting and other areas of PeopleSoft FSCM. Our Oracle Public Sector (OPS) SIG members that work at various state, city and local government agencies will discuss best practices, recent innovations, and strategies for optimizing PeopleSoft Financials to improve productivity, customer experience, and compliance. Attendees will gain insights into some on-going projects at their organizations, understand use cases, lessons learned from their implementations, and future trends of financial management in the public sector. Please bring your questions and be ready to share!

Presented by:
Julie Alonso, Oracle
Joe Willever, Oracle

Abstract:

Please join Oracle’s Julie Alonso and Joe Willever to kick off the event with a high level discussion on recent enhancements impacting higher education in PeopleSoft.

Presented by:
Joanna Schmidt, Maricopa Community College

Abstract:

Everybody has something to say about: switching ERPs, SaaS is the future, if you don’t have AI you’re behind. Skipping the sales pitches, reviews, and polls – we’ll take a look at what several decades of research (from multiple sources) have to say since the last time this same decision came ‘round (Y2K anyone?). If an ERP/SIS upgrade is the “elephant in your boardroom” then we’ll follow the adage of eating that elephant “one bite at a time”. First we’ll sort out the research into manageable bites, then present some meal plans for consuming these bites, and finish with a dessert of how to assess your current PeopleSoft. This is not a demo and no elephants will be harmed! The aim is to equip you to perform your own independent analysis.

Presented by:
Logesh Balasubramaniam, Mythics

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PeopleSoft offers a range of features to actively engage end-users like students and employees with guided business processes. Configurable utilities like Activity Guide Composer, Questionnaire Framework and Acknowledgement Framework help simplify complex business processes into intuitive and engaging user experience. Activity Guide Composer is overarching framework that offers features like video integration, policy and document acknowledgements, questionnaire surveys and other means to streamline disparate business processes. These tools can significantly improve end-user experience while performing complex processes like Student Registration, Employee Onboarding etc. Join this session to understand how you can create and deploy simple guided processes to employees and students using a combination of utilities like Activity Guides, Questionnaires and Acknowledgement Frameworks.

Presented by:
Ryan Day, University of Colorado

Abstract:

Grant administrators know the challenge all too well: once an award is created and the contract activated, changing the sponsor can trigger a cascade of manual updates that need to be made across multiple modules. And no delivered solution could reliably update all necessary tables within the grants suite. Until now…

In 2024, the University of Colorado developed a fully automated process that allows for seamless and instantaneous updates to Customer ID, Customer Address, Bill To Contact, Sold To Customer, Ship To Customer, and Bill To Customer values on up to 16 tables across Grants, Contracts, Project Costing, Billing, and Accounts Receivable. This session offers a deep dive into the University of Colorado’s innovative custom solution designed to resolve a long-standing pain point in higher education grants management.

Presented by:
Jeremy Pelley, Oracle
Steve Morgan, Oracle

Abstract:

Please join Oracle’s Jeremy Pelley and Steve Morgan to kick off the event with a high level discussion on recent enhancements impacting healthcare in PeopleSoft.

Presented by:
Thomas Lee, UF Health Jacksonville

Abstract:

The session will highlight a “touchless processing” design philosophy, including:

• Standardizing data and controls to enable straight-through processing

• Leveraging delivered PeopleSoft functionality (no custom code) for stability and scalability

• Using AI and Oracle Analytics for real-time visibility and proactive exception prevention

• Reducing manual touchpoints and match failures

• Moving from reactive support to predictive, self-correcting operations

Our approach demonstrates how organizations can reach top-tier performance by simplifying the system, not complicating it, and fully utilizing the tools already available within PeopleSoft.

Presented by:
Jon Fromin, Northwestern Medicine
Alisha Beringer, Northwestern Medicine

Abstract:

In today’s fast-moving logistics landscape, with constant disruptions and waste reduction priorities, seamless integration between enterprise systems and third-party logistics (3PL) providers is no longer optional—it’s a competitive necessity. Join Northwestern Medicine for an inside look at how IT and Supply Chain partnered to design and implement a scalable 3PL system integration that transformed visibility, automation, and operational performance across the logistics network.

This session will explore how cross-functional collaboration enabled real-time data exchange, standardized integration models, and automated order-to-delivery workflows—reducing manual effort and improving inventory accuracy. Attendees will gain insights into lessons learned, governance best practices, and integration architecture principles. This session will also delve into some key technical details such as 900 series EDI and Integration Broker, showcasing the delivered PeopleSoft warehouse integration functionality Northwestern Medicine uses today.

Whether you’re leading digital transformation, optimizing supply chain operations, or modernizing enterprise integrations, this webinar will provide practical lessons and proven approaches for building a resilient, future-ready logistics ecosystem

Presented by:
Valentin Todorow, Elire
Lucas Bhuvasorakul, Elire

Abstract:

Healthcare organizations rely on PeopleSoft to manage complex workforce, benefits, and policy requirements. This session explores how AI‑driven agents can be layered onto existing PeopleSoft environments to enhance employee self‑service and decision‑making—without replacing core systems.

Attendees will see a high‑level overview of a PeopleSoft AI framework built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), followed by practical use cases that demonstrate how conversational AI can interact with PeopleSoft data and healthcare‑specific documentation.

Key takeaways include:

• How AI agents integrate with PeopleSoft using OCI services and tools

• Use cases such as benefits, leave, and policy inquiries

• Examples of using healthcare policies and documentation to deliver contextual, role‑aware responses

• What functional and technical teams can expect from PeopleSoft AI today

Presented by:
Lucas Heymans, Oracle
Kevin O’Connor, Oracle

Abstract:

Please join Oracle’s Lucas Heymans and Kevin O’Connor to kick off the event with a high level discussion on recent enhancements impacting campus solutions and student cloud in PeopleSoft.

Presented by:
Alina Longoria, University of Houston

Abstract:

This session will focus on how UH went from using multiple 3C processes to assign ISIR checklists, comments and communications to one custom process to assign them all.

Presented by:
Johnanna Smart, University of Houston

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See how to build Drilling Queries in PeopleSoft that drill to other queries or components. Live demos and real-world examples show how to get insights faster and update records directly.

Presented by:
Lynette Chaudoin, Gideon Taylor
Shawn Brett, Gideon Taylor

Abstract:

Your students don’t compare your PeopleSoft experience to other ERP systems. They compare it to TikTok, DoorDash, Snapchat, and similar apps on their phones. If the experience doesn’t reflect the intuitive digital interactions they are accustomed to, they bounce, call the office, or give up.

The good news: you don’t have to rip out PeopleSoft to meet that moment.

In this session, we’ll show how you can deliver modern, user-first experiences while keeping PeopleSoft as the secure system of record. Using a real-world Continuing Education solution built with City Colleges of Chicago, we will walk through an app-like journey powered by PeopleTools, GT WebUX, GT eForms, and the eForms Assistant, from search and registration through checkout.

We will then look ahead at how new PeopleSoft features, AI, Ida and GT eForms for Cloud support interactions, personalization, and cloud portability, giving institutions a realistic path to adopt emerging capabilities without disruptive rewrites.

You’ll leave with concrete ideas, patterns, and examples you can apply to your PeopleSoft system.

Presented by:
Russ Scadden, Brigham Young University

Abstract:

Brigham Young University partnered with Gideon Taylor to lift and shift their PeopleSoft Campus Solutions environment from the BYU data center to be managed and run in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Come learn from the team how the project was pursued, preparation steps, approach, validation and go-live activities. Technically the presentation will dive into key integrations, database replication approaches, OCI design, and other considerations. In addition, details will be shared regarding the project plan, resources involved, and involvement from the student account team, financial aid office, and other teams. Lastly, Gideon Taylor was selected as the implementation partner that worked with BYU staff to make this transition to run PeopleSoft in the Cloud. An update will also be given regarding performance, stability, and day-to-day experience with PeopleSoft running in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.