This session was presented at PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026 – Public Sector

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.

Speakers: Nancy Ruoff, Corey Powell, Rahul Nori, Joel Gibbons

This session was presented at PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026 – Public Sector

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.

Speaker: Jennifer Abraham of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

This session was presented at PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026 – Public Sector

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

Speakers: Valentin Todorow and Lucas Bhuvasorakul of Elire

This session was presented at PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026 - Public Sector

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.

Speakers: Andrea Hamm, The City of Calgary

This session was presented at PeopleSoft Industry Days 2026 - Public Sector

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.

Speakers: Tammy Boyles and Alicia Kinsey of Oracle