November 17 - November 20, 2025
Practical hot topic learning for your entire team!
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Agenda at a Glance
Welcome to the Oracle Cloud Summit – Virtual! agenda! This 5-day conference is crafted for Oracle Cloud functional users, practitioners, and administrators seeking practical, immediately applicable skills for their day-to-day operations.
Explore dynamic Mini-Programs – focused, three-session blocks offering deep-dive how-to guidance and real-world use cases. Each provides actionable takeaways on hot topics like Redwood, AI Agents, and Fusion Analytics, ready for you to implement right away.
Build your personalized learning journey and maximize your Oracle Cloud investment, all from the convenience of your desk.
Color Key
Human Resources (HCM)
Finance (ERP & EPM)
Procurement (SCM)
Cross Cloud Applications
Infrastructure & Tech
Browse the agenda by day to view mini-program details:
Monday, November 17
Note: Dates and times are subject to change
KEYNOTE: Headlines from CloudWorld (Oracle)
Fusion HCM 101 – Starting Strong with Oracle Cloud HCM: A Guided Learning Series for New Users
Getting Oriented – What Is Oracle Cloud HCM and How Do I Use It?
Build familiarity with the system’s design, navigation, and core functions.
Taking Action – Completing Common HR Tasks with Confidence
Help users complete day-to-day tasks with ease and accuracy.
Getting More from HCM – Personalization, Insights & Support
Show users how to tailor their experience and find help when they need it.
Fusion ERP 101 – Starting Strong with Oracle Cloud ERP & EPM: A Unified Onboarding Experience
Welcome to Oracle Cloud ERP – Navigating Your New Workspace
Introduce users to the ERP system layout, key concepts, and where to find what they need.
Doing the Work – Completing Core Tasks in ERP & EPM
Build user confidence with daily and monthly tasks in both ERP and EPM.
Seeing the Big Picture – Insights, Personalization & Adoption
Show users how to personalize their experience and leverage ERP & EPM data for decision-making.
Fusion SCM 101: Foundations for Success in Oracle Cloud Supply Chain
Welcome to Oracle Fusion SCM – Understanding the Landscape
Introduce the Oracle SCM Cloud suite, architecture, and how it fits into the broader Fusion Apps ecosystem
Day in the Life – Working with Core SCM Functions
Show users how to perform basic and common tasks using the Fusion SCM system.
Getting the Most Out of Fusion SCM – Reporting, Support & Learning
Help users understand how to access help, leverage reports, and continue building knowledge.
Hot Topic Sessions
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Tuesday, November 17
Note: Dates and times are subject to change
Redwood Experience in HCM — A New Era for the Workforce
What is Redwood and how it’s redefining HR experiences
Introduce the Redwood design system and its role in transforming the user experience across Oracle Cloud HCM.
End to end HCM processes re-imagined: from hire to retire
Showcase how Redwood modernizes and streamlines the full employee lifecycle through intuitive, role-based workflows.
Intelligent UX: How Redwood integrates with AI and conversational experiences
Explore how Redwood leverages embedded AI, digital assistants, and automation to deliver personalized, intelligent HR experiences at scale.
Redwood UX in ERP — Designing the Future of Work
Redwood for ERP: What’s New and What’s Transformational
Introduce the latest Redwood UX updates in Oracle Cloud ERP and explain how they’re transforming the user experience for finance and operations teams.
Tailoring the Redwood experience with Visual Builder and App Composer
Show how ERP teams can personalize and extend Redwood UX using Oracle tools like Visual Builder and App Composer—without compromising consistency or upgradeability.
Top Redwood features for ERP
Highlight the most impactful Redwood UX components—like smart tables, conversational flows, and embedded actions—that boost usability and efficiency in day-to-day ERP tasks.
Supply Chain, Simplified: Redwood UX in Action
Redwood in SCM: Guided Walkthrough
Introduce the Redwood user experience as applied in Oracle Cloud SCM, with a live walkthrough of its design principles, navigation, and usability improvements.
Redesigned Workflows: Procurement, Inventory, and Order Management
Demonstrate how Redwood streamlines key supply chain processes with simplified flows, role-based pages, and embedded guidance.
Essential Redwood Tools for the Modern Supply Chain
Highlight the most impactful Redwood capabilities—such as smart tables, contextual actions, and task-based navigation—for supply chain users.
Hot Topic Sessions
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Group Meet-ups/SIG Meetings/Customer Panels
Driving Adoption with Oracle Guided Learning: A Hands-On Introduction for Fusion Apps Users
What Is Oracle Guided Learning? Understanding the Value of In-App Guidance
Introduce users to the fundamentals of Oracle Guided Learning and its value within the Fusion Applications ecosystem.
Building a Guided Learning Journey – A Step-by-Step Workshop
Give users hands-on exposure to authoring and managing Guided Learning content.
Optimizing Guided Learning: Managing, Measuring, and Evolving Your Program
Show users how to maintain an OGL program, use analytics to track performance, and align with ongoing transformation.
OCI Security Fortress: Building a Resilient and Compliant Cloud Environment
Deep Dive into OCI Security Services: Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Data Protection
Explore the core security features built into OCI and how they work together to protect users, networks, and sensitive data.
Automating Security and Compliance Checks with OCI DevOps Services
Show how to integrate automated security scans and policy checks into your CI/CD pipelines using OCI DevOps tools.
Implementing a Zero-Trust Security Model on OCI
Demonstrate how to apply Zero-Trust principles within OCI, including least privilege, continuous verification, and microsegmentation.
Intelligent Assistants in Action: Building with Oracle AI Agent Studio
Unlocking Oracle AI Agent Studio
Introduce users to the capabilities, architecture, and role of Oracle AI Agent Studio in the Fusion ecosystem.
Build Your First Oracle AI Agent – A Hands-On Workshop
Walk users through creating, training, and deploying an AI agent for a real business use case.
AI Agents at Scale – Governance, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
Show users how to manage a growing AI agent program — with visibility, iteration, and alignment to business needs.
Hot Topic Sessions
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Wednesday, November 19
Note: Dates and times are subject to change
Skills are the New Currency (HR)
Skills in Oracle Cloud HCM: Foundation & Vision
Introduce the skills framework in Oracle Cloud HCM and explain how it supports a more agile, skills-based HR strategy.
Using Skills for Internal Mobility, Learning & Workforce Agility
Show how skills data powers personalized learning, career development, and workforce planning across the enterprise.
Real Talk: Implementing Skills with Data You Already Have
Provide practical guidance on how to launch a skills initiative using your current job data, competencies, and existing HR systems.
AI-Powered Finance — From Insight to Action
AI in Oracle Cloud: Use Cases across Finance & Procurement
Showcase practical AI applications in Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM/SCM, highlighting how finance and procurement teams are using automation and intelligence to boost performance.
Predictive Payables & Receivables: Improve Cash Flow with AI Forecasting
Demonstrate how AI-driven forecasting tools help finance teams optimize working capital by anticipating payment behavior and identifying risks in real time.
Automating Routine with Intelligent Document Recognition & Approvals
Explore how embedded AI automates invoice capture, matching, and approval workflows—freeing up time for higher-value finance activities.
Smarter, Faster, Stronger: AI-Driven Planning in Oracle Cloud SCM
Planning in Motion: Demand, Supply, and Sales & Ops Planning with AI/ML
Highlight how Oracle Cloud SCM applies AI and machine learning to drive alignment across demand, supply, and S&OP planning.
Predictive Insights: Using Oracle Supply Chain Planning Cloud for Agility
Demonstrate how embedded analytics and scenario modeling in Oracle SCP Cloud help identify trends and risks early.
From Firefighting to Forecasting: Real-World Wins with Autonomous Planning
Share customer success stories of how Oracle’s planning tools helped shift from reactive to predictive operations.
Hot Topic Sessions
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Power Hour: Partner Keynote
Smarter HR Ops: Streamline, Automate, Optimize
Next-Gen Self-Service: new Redwood tools for managers and employees
Introduce the latest Redwood UX self-service capabilities that empower employees and managers with faster, more intuitive HR interactions.
Process Automation in HCM: What’s possible with Oracle Cloud
Show how Oracle Cloud HCM enables process automation across the employee lifecycle—from onboarding to approvals—to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.
Case Study Showcase: HR ops wins through digitization and simplification
Share real-world examples of how organizations have used Oracle Cloud HCM to streamline operations, eliminate paper-based processes, and boost HR service delivery.
Agile Planning in a Volatile World
Modern Planning with Oracle Cloud EPM & ERP: A Connected Strategy
Show how Oracle Cloud EPM and ERP work together to deliver connected planning.
Scenario Planning and Rolling Forecasts for Resilience
Equip attendees with practical approaches to using Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM for developing dynamic scenario models and continuous forecasts, enabling finance and operations teams to anticipate change, assess business impact, and adapt plans proactively.
Using AI to Identify Risks and Opportunities
Explore how embedded AI and machine learning in Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM can surface actionable insights, highlight anomalies, and help finance teams proactively identify cost, revenue, and operational drivers.
Cloud SCM in Action: Get Hands-On
Plan Smarter: Build and Run a Supply Plan in Oracle Planning Cloud
Walk through the end-to-end process of setting up and executing a supply plan.
Redwood in Action: Navigating Procurement and Inventory in the New UX
Get hands-on with Redwood UI changes and learn key workflows.
Track & Trace Hands-On: Build Visibility into Your Logistics Network
Learn how to track shipments, monitor IoT events, and configure alerts.
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Thursday, November 20
Note: Dates and times are subject to change
Activating the Employee Experience: A Practical Introduction to Oracle ME & Grow
Reimagining the Employee Experience with Oracle ME
Introduce the Oracle ME (My Experience) platform and its core components, with an emphasis on employee-centric design.
Empowering Growth & Skills with Oracle Grow
Explore Oracle Grow as a unified development experience that connects learning, skills, and career planning.
Putting It All Together – Strategy, Launch & Change Enablement
Help teams define a practical rollout strategy that aligns ME and Grow with business and culture.
Sustainable, Compliant and Audit-Ready
Compliance at Scale: Controls, Audits and Regulatory Reporting in ERP
Explore how Oracle Cloud ERP helps organizations manage compliance and internal controls across complex, multi-entity environments.
Sustainability Reporting in Oracle Cloud: Practical Approaches
Introduce the tools and frameworks available in Oracle Cloud ERP to support ESG and sustainability reporting goals.
Case Study: ESG Readiness with Oracle Cloud ERP
Share a real-world example of how a company used Oracle Cloud ERP to advance audit readiness and sustainability reporting.
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Spotlight Sessions
From Data to Decisions: Unlocking Value with Oracle Fusion Analytics & FDI
Fusion Data Intelligence Platform Deep Dive
Understand how FDI combines Oracle apps data, external data, and AI/ML, pulling HCM, ERP and SCM data in together
Data-Driven Action: Embedded Analytics in Oracle Cloud Apps
Where and how Fusion Analytics surfaces in-app; Redwood + Analytics: Smart nudges, in-context KPIs.
See It, Use It, Trust It: Building Your First Fusion Analytics Dashboard
Learn how to create your first dashboard in Oracle Fusion Analytics using trusted data models and intuitive visualizations. A perfect starting point for new users.
Extend & Enhance: Getting Started with Visual Builder for Experienced Fusion Users
Visual Builder in the Fusion Context – When, Why & How
Orient Fusion-savvy users to the purpose and scope of Visual Builder, focusing on practical extension scenarios.
Hands-On: Building a Fusion Extension with Real Data
Walk through building and testing a simple app or embedded experience using live Fusion data.
Design, Governance & Going Live with Visual Builder
Help users move from experimentation to sustainable delivery with guidance on design, rollout, and maintenance.
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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.