This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Oracle Fusion ERP has long served as a system of record, capturing transactions, enforcing controls, and providing the visibility organizations need to run the business. But in the agentic era, leading enterprises are looking beyond static reporting toward systems of action that can surface risk, recommend next steps, and enable faster, more intelligent execution across finance, procurement, projects, and operations. This session explores how Oracle Fusion ERP customers can use data analytics as the foundation for that shift. We'll examine how modern analytics can unify data across business functions, deliver deeper operational insight, improve forecasting and decision-making, and help organizations move from hindsight to real-time, action-oriented management. Through examples across payables, spend, projects, and working capital, attendees will see how analytics can help identify root causes sooner, predict issues earlier, and support smarter, faster responses. Attendees will also learn the business value of building an action-oriented analytics foundation: shorter cycle times, reduced manual effort, stronger governance, improved productivity, and better business outcomes at scale. The session will close with a practical roadmap for how to begin orchestrating this shift within your own Oracle Fusion ERP environment.

Speaker: Vishal Srivastava, IT Convergence

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Despite significant investments in analytics, automation, and AI, many organizations still face inconsistent reporting, duplicate records, and low trust in their data. The core issue is the absence of a unified, governed data foundation. Without a true single source of truth, even the most advanced technologies cannot deliver their intended value. Fragmented master data across systems—JD Edwards, Oracle EBS, SAP, PeopleSoft, Glovia, Syteline, Salesforce, and modern Cloud ERPs—continues to create silos that limit visibility, efficiency, and confident decision making. This session highlights how Master Data Management (MDM) helps organizations address these challenges by creating a centralized, trusted data foundation across ERP, AP automation, and HR systems. Participants will learn the essential elements of a modern MDM strategy, the risks associated with weak data governance, and practical steps to align business and IT around governed master data. Through real world examples, attendees will gain actionable guidance to start or accelerate their MDM journey—without major disruption—while building a strong platform for scalable automation and digital transformation.

This session is eligible for the following CPE credit: NASBA

Speaker: Ravi Choudhary, RST Solutions

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Business analysts are often valued for being helpful—finding answers, correcting misunderstandings, and delivering clear documentation. But over time, that helpfulness can unintentionally undermine something just as important: confidence. This talk explores how everyday interactions with stakeholders can either reinforce dependence or build confidence in end users—and shifting how we respond can make a meaningful difference. Rather than focusing on formal training, the session looks at how teaching moments naturally show up in the flow of work and how business analysis professionals can create teaching moments. By becoming more intentional about these teachable moments, business analysis professionals help their stakeholders and users participate more confidently in problem-solving and decision-making. The business analysis role moves from only providing answers to becoming a trusted partner—working alongside users to co create solutions that reflect their needs, and leading to better outcomes.

This session is eligible for the following CPE Credit: NASBA, IIBA

Speaker: Susan Moore, International Institute of Business Analysis

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Many business analysts are excellent at understanding systems—but far less comfortable guiding the human side of change. When the focus of the change conversation stays on the technology, it becomes anchored in what the system can do rather than creating a shared understanding of the problem that needs to be solved. This session is for business analysts and technical practitioners who bring strong technology and domain expertise to their work, but struggle to shift from defining solutions to facilitating effective change conversations. In this talk, we explore the mindset shift required to move from technical expert to effective change enabler. Using the IIBA Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM) as a practical framework, we explore how business analysts can re orient their role toward guiding conversations, surfacing assumptions, navigating ambiguity, and keeping stakeholders focused on outcomes rather than outputs. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to leverage their expertise in service of change—by creating shared understanding, guiding learning, and helping organizations move forward when the path isn’t fully defined. Participants will learn how to: •Recognize the mindset shift required to move from solution expertise to change facilitation •Use BACCM as a conversational guide for framing change discussions •Ask questions that enable sensemaking instead of providing answers too early •Facilitate productive change conversations even when information is incomplete •Focus their work on outcomes, learning, and decisions rather than artifacts

This session is eligible for the following CPE credit: NASBA, IIBA

Speaker: Susan Moore, International Institute of Business Analysis

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Organizations leveraging JD Edwards, EBS, PeopleSoft and Siebel are continually seeking innovative solutions to unlock greater value from their trusted on-premises applications. Artificial Intelligence is now enabling new ways to automate processes, derive actionable insights, and improve decision-making—without the need for a full-scale cloud migration. In this session, Oracle Consulting will showcase how AI-powered strategies can modernize and extend your existing On-prem environments. Learn from real-world examples of process automation, enhanced user experiences, and predictive analytics—delivered while maintaining your on-premises footprint. Join us to discover practical approaches, best practices, and how Oracle can partner with you to drive sustainable transformation and maximize the impact of your core applications.


This session is eligible for the following CPE Credit: NASBA, SHRM, IIBA

Speaker: Antonia Andrews, Oracle America: Inc

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

ERPs such as JD Edwards and PeopleSoft produce vast amounts of operational data, yet architectural constraints and siloed access limit its usability by modern AI and agentic frameworks. This gap prevents organizations from moving beyond static reporting to AI-driven insights and intelligent, automated decision-making. This session explores how bringing AI directly to enterprise data—leveraging Oracle AI Data Platform and OCI Generative AI models —can unlock the full value of ERP systems. Using modern AI techniques such as vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and large language models (LLMs), organizations can enable secure, natural-language access to ERP data while preserving existing JD Edwards and PeopleSoft investments. The presentation will walk through practical reference architectures built on OCI, including the use of the Oracle 26 AI Lakehouse to unify structured ERP data and unstructured enterprise content for AI-driven analytics and automation. Real-world use cases will demonstrate AI-assisted ERP reporting, contextual knowledge discovery, and NLP-enhanced workflows that reduce manual effort and accelerate decision-making. In addition, the session will outline best practices for enterprise-grade security, data governance, model lifecycle management, and the design of AI agents using agentic frameworks to orchestrate multi-step ERP interactions. The session will also offer a forward-looking view into emerging patterns such as agent-to-agent collaboration, highlighting how coordinated, multi-agent workflows can further extend ERP automation while keeping data close to its source. It will also cover scalable deployment patterns on OCI. Attendees will leave with actionable architectural patterns and implementation strategies to deliver AI-led business outcomes using their existing Oracle ERP data assets.


This session is eligible for the following CPE Credit: NASBA, IIBA

Speaker: Amarnath Aitha, Oracle America: Inc

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organizations operate, but for JD Edwards customers, the path to AI does not require abandoning existing investments. Instead, organizations are tasked with defining a clear strategy that aligns business priorities, data readiness, and platform capabilities to unlock measurable value. This executive session explores how JD Edwards organizations can enable AI to improve decision-making, streamline operations, and accelerate innovation, whether they decide to remain on-premise, leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), integrate Cloud ERP, or pursue a hybrid strategy. Attendees will examine how AI-driven capabilities such as predictive analytics, intelligent automation, anomaly detection, and conversational interfaces can modernize workflows, reduce operational friction, and enhance user experience within the JD Edwards ecosystem. Through real-world examples and strategic insights, we will outline the foundational elements required for AI success: clean and accessible data, modern architecture, governance frameworks, and business alignment. Executives will gain a practical roadmap for introducing AI responsibly and efficiently to transform their JD Edwards system. Join us to learn how to enable AI on your terms, leverage modernization investments strategically, and position your JD Edwards environment for long-term innovation in an AI-driven world.


This session is eligible for the following CPE Credit: NASBA

Speaker: Paul Shearer, Denovo

This session was presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026.

The Enterprise Process Modeler provides a graphical tool for designing processes and the interrelationships among processes, defining metrics about those processes, and visualizing real-time analytics of how those processes are running. The first wave of early-adopter customers have rolled up their sleeves and put Enterprise Process Modeler through its paces. Attend this round-table session to hear reactions and advice from these forward-thinking, forward-doing pioneers.


This session is eligible for the following CPE Credit: NASBA

Speaker: A.J. Schifano, Oracle America: Inc