Exclusive Live Event
8:00 AM~~5:00 PM~~(GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)~~September 21, 2016~~September 21, 2016
05:00 PM~~Sep 19, 2016  | September 21, 2016
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Join Oracle at the Enterprise Communications Academy at Oracle OpenWorld 2016 This complete one-day conference combines strategic insights with practical advice to help your organization thrive in the NOW Economy. Highlights of the Academy include: - Two Program Tracks: Each track features a rich session line-up with customers and Oracle experts discussing user case studies, market and technology trends, and Oracle products and solutions.
- Demo Zone: See live demonstrations of Oracle Communications products. Demo highlights include, Improving Customer Experiences with WebRTC, Federation for Multivendor UC Systems, Modern Recording Infrastructure and Subscription Service Monetization.
- Birds of a Feather: Network with fellow attendees at discussion groups during lunch
The Academy is a separate one-day event co-located with Oracle OpenWorld and free of charge with registration.
We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.
| Network Infrastructure and CX | | | | Time | Session Title | Description | Speakers |
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| | 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Demo Area Open | |
| | | | 9:00 a.m. | GENERAL SESSION
The NOW Economy | The "NOW Economy" is driven by technology that brings valuable information, entertainment and personal interactions to people when and where they want it. This keynote presentation lays out Oracle's vision for Enterprise communications and how Oracle solutions help enterprises succeed in the NOW Economy. | Jason Rutherford, Group Vice President, Acme Sales, Oracle Communications |
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| | 9:30 a.m. | Network Infrastructure Product Update | Attend this session to learn about exciting new products and features that are being added to Oracle's industry-leading communications products. | Risa Eldridge, Senior Product Manager, Oracle Communications |
| | | | 10:00 a.m. | Network Function Virtualization: A Practical Approach for Enterprises | If you think Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technology isn't ready for enterprise deployments, you may be surprised. This session will provide an update on how orchestrators for E-SBCs have rapidly evolved, making NFV simple and easy to deploy. A live demonstration of Oracle's elastic NFV solution for E-SBCs in action will change your perspective on virtualization technology. | Mark Holloway, Master Principal Solutions Architect, Oracle Communications |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Break: Demo Area Open | | |
| | | 11:00 a.m. | Oracle Intelligent Network Edge for Real Time Communications | SD-WANs are revolutionizing wide-area communications and Oracle is at the forefront of applying this technology to real-time communications. This session will articulate plans to enable enterprises to add SD-WAN capabilities to their E-SBC infrastructure using Oracle cloud services. | Rajat Gopal, Director, Product Management, Oracle Communications |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Security in the Cloud: What’s the same, what’s different, and what do I need to know? | This session will answer one of the most frequently asked questions: "How do I know my data will be safe in the cloud?" It's a question that's especially relevant to communications architects, as Oracle begins offering communications infrastructure services in a cloud model. An Oracle expert will describe the concepts and strategies for a secure cloud. | Brenton Phillips, Software Developer, Oracle Communications |
| | | 12:30 p.m. | Birds of a Feather
Luncheon and Demo Area Open | Luncheon | |
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| 1:30 p.m. | GENERAL SESSION
Executive Briefing | During this Q&A session, Doug Suriano will provide a briefing on a range of topics, including Oracle's cloud communications initiatives. | Doug Suriano, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Communications |
| | | 2:00 p.m. | The Ascent of Cloud Communications: An Industry Perspective from Nemertes Research | Digital transformation is driving rapid change in enterprise communications. To prosper in this new dynamically evolving environment organizations must successfully leverage as-a-service cloud platforms, APIs to enable custom and embedded apps, software-defined WANs to optimize real-time application performance, and WebRTC to bring voice and video to every device. During this session we'll look at the trends around digital technology, how it is transforming enterprise communications and collaboration, and discuss the steps IT leaders must take to lead successful. | Irwin Lazar, Vice President and Service Director, Nemertes Research |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break: Demo Area Open | | |
| | | 3:00 p.m. | Industry Thought Leaders Sound-off on Enterprise Communications | In this round table discussion, the principal communications architects for several large enterprise organizations sound off on the latest technologies, architectures and vendor offerings that are re-shaping the way they deliver services to their business. Panelists will share their vision for how their organizations collaborate and serve customers. | |
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| 3:30 p.m. | Improving CX with WebRTC - A Customer Case Study | This session profiles a new account enrollment process implemented by a major bank to attract millenials. Using live video securely delivered by WebRTC directly from a mobile device, customers can remotely open new accounts and the bank can satisfy regulatory requirements for identity verification. The session also provides an update on Oracle's WebRTC service enablement products. | Jim Donovan, Director, Product Management, Oracle Communications |
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| Digital Business | | | | Time | Session Title | Description | Speakers |
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| | 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Demo Area Open | |
| | | | 9:00 a.m. | GENERAL SESSION
The NOW Economy | The "NOW Economy" is driven by technology that brings valuable information, entertainment and personal interactions to people when and where they want it. This keynote presentation lays out Oracle's vision for Enterprise communications and how Oracle solutions help enterprises succeed in the NOW Economy. | Jason Rutherford, Group Vice President, Acme Sales, Oracle Communications |
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| | 9:30 a.m. | The Rise of Digital Services | This session examines why enterprises across industries are embracing new digital services. Explore the technology and business drivers that are disrupting old business models and enabling new models, and the factors to consider in monetization solutions. Discover the innovative opportunities presented by the digital economy and steps all types of enterprises are taking to capitalize on it. | Brian Kracik, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Oracle Communications |
| | | | 10:00 a.m. | Oracle Customer Case Studies | Learn from C-level executive how companies in industries such as financial services and high tech have deployed Oracle Billing and Revenue Management to transform their business models, drive revenue growth, and simplify their operations. | |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Break: Demo Area Open | | |
| | | 11:00 a.m. | Oracle Customer Case Studies | Learn from C-level executive how companies in industries such as financial services and high tech have deployed Oracle Billing and Revenue Management to transform their business models, drive revenue growth, and simplify their operations. | |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Cloud Billing for Subscription Monetization | This session highlights how Oracle's Billing and Revenue Management Cloud Service enables our enterprise customers to accelerate their path to offering subscription services. Learn how easy integrations, robust rating and discounting capabilties and sophisticated analytics can help deliver recurring revenue streams and deepen customer relationships. | Jean Lawrence, Director Product Marketing, Oracle Communications |
| | | 12:30 p.m. | BoF Luncheon and Demo Area Open | Luncheon | |
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| 1:30 p.m. | GENERAL SESSION
Executive Briefing | During this Q&A session, Doug Suriano will provide a briefing on Oracle's cloud communications intitiatives and other topics. | Doug Suriano, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Communications |
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| | | Accelerate Subscription Monetization | Develop recurring revenue streams and deepen customer relationships by deploying Oracle Billing and Revenue Management Cloud Service |
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| | Federate Multivendor UC Systems | Simplify multivendor communications networks and improve productivity by delivering presence across UC systems, centralizing dial plan management, optimizing routing, and ensuring interoperability |
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| | | Modernize Recording Infrastructure | Ensure compliance, streamline business processes and simplify infrstructure by deploying an open architecture for recording. |
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| Improve Contact Center Customer Experience | Extend rich multimedia contact center communications to customers – anywhere, anytime – using a standard web browser. |
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Featured Speakers 
| Douglas A. Suriano
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Communications
As senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Communications, Doug Suriano is responsible for managing strategic planning, product development, sales, service, and support for Oracle Communications products. |  | Jason Rutherford
Group Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Oracle Communications
Jason Rutherford is group vice president of Oracle’s Communications Global Unit, responsible for managing sales of Oracle’s Communications session border control, service delivery platform, network management and analytics technologies into both the enterprise and service provider markets globally. |  | Irwin Lazar
Vice President, Service Director, Nemertes Research
Irwin Lazar manages research operations, develops and manages research projects, conducts and analyzes primary research, and advises numerous enterprise and vendor clients. Mr. Lazar is responsible for benchmarking the adoption and use of emerging technologies in unified communications and collaboration, covering the collaboration space as an analyst for over 15 years. |  | Brenton Phillips
Software Developer, Oracle Communications
Brenton Phillips is a software developer who serves as Security Lead in the Communications industry product group at Oracle. His interest in system security started when he was a boy trying to circumvent software protections in video games.
|  | Amish Shah
DaVita, Enterprise UC Architect
Amish has a unique track record of planning and implementing large UC solutions on an international scale. By focusing on the voice of the business, he has successfully rolled out multiple best in class, multi-channel contact centers that deliver on promised ROI. With a wide range of experience in both the Healthcare and Business Process Outsourcing verticals, his business and technical acumen are relied on to drive positive business results.
|  | David Cook
Vice President of Connected Car Solutions at Minacs (A Concentrix Company)
David Cook is the Vice President of Connected Car Solutions at Minacs (A Concentrix Company) provider of solutions & services to most of the world’s leading brands. David is a Connected Car veteran with over 25 years of leadership experience of fast paced IT teams using lean startup and agile sprint methodologies. David led pivotal roles in a number of highly successful implementations of M2M/Telematics at Sirius Satellite Radio, Mercedes Benz mBrace, Volkswagen, State Farm, and Hyundai Blue Link.
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| Lori Camacho
Senior Director, Sofware Development, Rackspace
Lori Camacho is a Senior Director of Software Development at Rackspace, a managed hosting and cloud provider focused on Fanatical Support. Over her 20+ year career in the Information Technology field, she has focused on multiple levels of design, implementation, integration, and management of Enterprise Applications through collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders driving business value and deliverables.
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| Pradip Dhaduk
Director of Software Engineering at Rackspace Hosting
Pradip Dhaduk is a Director of Global Enterprise Technologies at Rackspace, a market leader in managed private and public cloud hosting. He has been in IT delivery domain for over 20 years and has the track record of successfully delivering large IT transformations by means of iteratively delivering business value on the way to creating Enterprise Platforms.
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| Michael Smith
Director, Software Development at Rackspace
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| Gary Fallon
Telephony Domain Architect, CSAA Insurance Group
Gary is a Network Engineer who specializes in architecting VoIP for large, multi-site enterprises, successfully implemented SIP trunks in addition to SIP-enabling legacy systems. Gary is interested in transitioning communications to SIP from TDM or proprietary VoIP environments to build the foundation for unified communications and the new breed of applications becoming available for SIP-enabled environments.
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| Murali Saravu
Enterprise Architect, Cisco Systems Inc
Murali Saravu has over 15 years experience in designing and implementing subscription and usage based billing platforms. He has been part of the architecture and development teams at companies like Intuit, Cable &Wireless, Savvis, Reuters implementing next generation billing solutions. Murali is an experienced trainer certifying developers and consultants in implementing Oracle’s Subscription Billing and Revenue Management platform. He is part of Cisco’s Cloud and Software IT Architecture team for past 3+ years, building Subscription Billing Platform.
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Rajesh H
Rajesh is the founder and principal at Consvltek Inc, a consulting firm specializing in Unified Communication, Wireless and Network Access Control. Rajesh started his career in Networking Industry at Cisco where we was part of the Voice Business Unit for more than 10 years. Later on, he was a Consulting Engineer at Cisco Advanced Services where he helped large enterprise customers plan, design and implement their UC Solution. Prior to starting Consvltek Inc, he was at Kaiser Permanente as a principal architect responsible for architecting the next generation UC solution.
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Oracle OpenWorld
Experience OpenWorld 2016 for Communications
If you are planning to attend the Enterprise Academy why not join us for the entire week? Attend the Communications program at Oracle OpenWorld and get access to the entire conference, including sessions, exhibition areas, demos, and the Oracle Appreciation Event at AT&T Park featuring headliner Billy Joel.
The Communications program offers over 20 industry-focused, and customer-led sessions to demonstrate how we are helping the world's communications providers, enterprises, and NOW Economy companies to:
- Bring products and services to market at NOW Economy speed
- Use communications technology as the key ingredient of competitive advantage
- Shift NOW Economy investment from OpEx to innovation
Join communications companies and enterprises from around the world to share insights, business strategies and engage in discussions about the most important trends facing the communications industry and your business. You're Invited to the Communications Reception
You're invited to our annual Oracle Communications Reception, at 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco…just a short walk from our Communications activities on Monday, September 19, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration is required to attend. Please click here to RSVP. Enjoy the World's Premier Business Technology Conference Register now to receive a $200 discount off the on-site rate. Enter Code DOR6 for an additional savings of $250!Enterprise Communications Dinner You're invited to join a pre-event dinner on Tuesday evening, September 20th, 6:00-9:00 p.m. at North Beach Restaurant.
You will register for the dinner as you complete your registration for the Enterprise Communications Academy. Please see the "Register for Event" button on the Academy registration page. Contact Contact Lindsey.Alberi@oracle.com for more information about the Enterprise Communications Academy or your sales representative for more information on the Enterprise Academy and Oracle OpenWorld 2016. |
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