November 17 - November 20, 2025
Practical hot topic learning for your entire team!
Call for Presentations is open! Learn more
Share Your Expertise. Empower the Oracle Cloud Community.
The Oracle Cloud Summit – Virtual! is a brand new, virtual event for Oracle Cloud functional users, practitioners, and administrators seeking immediately applicable, real-world solutions. This is your unparalleled opportunity to empower your peers by sharing the practical insights, proven strategies, and tactical how-to’s that drive success in Oracle Cloud Applications.
Why present?
- Elevate your professional brand
- Showcase your company’s expertise
- Share practical strategies with a community eager to learn
- Get a FREE* pass to attend
Choose a session you’d like to present from the program or submit your own. Call for Presentations closes September 5th!
*Primary speakers receive one complimentary registration. Vendors must qualify to present.
Program Overview
Browse full program listing to select sessions for which you’d like to submit.
Human Resources (HCM) Program
- HCM 101
- Redwood HCM UX
- Cloud HCM Skills
- Smart HR Ops
- Oracle ME & Grow
Finance (ERP & EPM) Program
- ERP/EPM 101
- Redwood ERP UX
- AI-Powered Finance
- Agile Planning
- Autonomous ERP
- Compliance & Sustainability
Procurement (SCM) Program
- SCM 101
- Redwood SCM UX
- AI-Driven Planning
- Supply Chain Ops
Cross Cloud Applications Program
- Oracle Journeys: Getting Started
- Visual Builder: Getting Started
- Oracle Guided Learning: Getting Started
- AI Agents: Getting Started
Infrastructure & Tech
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Security, Compliance & Risk
- Analytics & Data Intelligence
We’re looking for presentations covering:
- Human Resources (HCM)
- Finance (ERP & EPM)
- Procurement (SCM)
- Move to Cloud
- Cross Cloud Applications
- Infrastructure & Tech
- Cloud 101
- Redwood
- AI Agents
- AI
- FDI & Fusion Analytics
- Oracle Guided Learning (OGL)
- Autonomous ERP
- Smart HR Ops
- HR Skills
- Oracle ME_Grow
- Modern_Connected Planning
- Supply Chain
- Journeys
- Visual Builder
- Security, Compliance & Risk
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- PeopleSoft Migration
- JDE to Cloud
- AI Agent Studio
- Extensions
- Automation
- Cloud Administrator
How to Submit Your Presentation
The Oracle Cloud Summit – Virtual! delivers practical, deep-dive learning through focused Mini-Programs, each composed of three impactful, pre-determined sessions. We offer two flexible options for you to share your expertise:
1.Select an Existing Session: Browse our Mini-Program outlines and choose one of our pre-defined session topics that aligns with your insights and expertise. Copy the session title and input it as the title of your session in your CFP submission. For the session abstract, write 1-2 short paragraphs about the specific details you’d share in the session.
2.Propose Your Own Idea: If you have a unique, how-to topic or a compelling real-world case study that doesn’t fit an existing slot but aligns to a conference track or hot topic, you can submit your own original session idea. We’re always looking for fresh perspectives to inform the Oracle Cloud user community.
Call for Presentations closes September 5th!
Questions? Send us an email at [email protected].
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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.