
February 6, 2025
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
1 E Pershing Rd,
Kansas City, Missouri
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Gain practical insights into the transformative power and business benefits of AI for your organization. Act now to secure your spot. Learn how to harness AI’s potential with resilient infrastructure, adaptive models, and secure data capabilities.
Join us at the Oracle Data & AI Forum on February 6 at the The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, where we will delve into the boundless potential of data and AI in shaping the future of your enterprise. Explore high-value AI use cases, engage in expert-led talks, and experience interactive demos that showcase the practical applications of these technologies.
Topics we’ll cover: - Key considerations for integrating large language models (LLM) into applications and processes.
- Ways that organizations are using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and NVIDIA technologies for a more efficient, faster, and less expensive AI experience.
- Latest innovations, such as vector search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multicloud solutions, bring intelligence to applications.
- Steps to innovate, migrate, and simplify with the same power of Oracle Database Services in multiple clouds.
- AI in Action - A demo session where you can observe, interact, and consult with experts to kickstart your AI projects.
Immediately following lunch, we will be offering a 3-hour invite-only hands-on workshop where you can participate in Data & AI Test Drives. You can request your invitation during the registration process.
Don't miss the chance to connect with organizations exploring AI during our networking sessions over refreshments and lunch. Secure your spot now to be part of this exclusive and informative event.
Opening - Kay Malcolm, Vice President - Product Management, Oracle
Generative AI for Savvy Enterprises | Are you looking to generative AI to power your business transformation? In this session, discover the types of generative AI being used today across business functions, and key considerations for integrating large language models into your applications and processes. - Jaimy Clark, Director of Sales Activation
- Trevor Hammond, Global Oracle Platform Transformation Lead, Accenture
Building Your AI Foundation for Business Outcomes | You need a powerful AI infrastructure to support your AI projects whether you’re building new AI products, enhancing existing products with intelligence, or enriching your analytics and decision-making. Learn how organizations are using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and NVIDIA technologies for a more efficient, faster, and less expensive AI experience. - Scott Charter, Director - North America Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle
- Andrew Butterfield – Oracle Cloud Alliance and GTM Manager, NVIDIA
Modernize Your Data Platform for AI, Multicloud, & More | Data is the key to enterprise AI that can deliver your organization’s business transformation. Explore how Oracle’s Modern Data Platform and the latest innovations, such as vector search, retrieval-augmented generation, and multicloud solutions, bring intelligence and flexibility to your applications. - Johnnie Konstantas, Group Vice President – Cloud Engineering, Oracle
Choice, flexibility, and the power of multicloud | Oracle Database Services can now be deployed in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Learn how you can innovate, migrate, and simplify with the same power of Oracle Database Services in any cloud. - Michael Barras, Senior Principal Product Manager, OCI, Oracle
- Michael Acosta, Director for Oracle on Azure, Microsoft
Expert Panel Discussion | Join us for an interactive Q&A session, where you’ll have the opportunity to engage directly with our experts. Ask your questions about use cases, getting started, best practices, and more!
AI in Action | See the latest innovations in action by experts solving the most complex AI problems in the industry. Lunch and Networking - Demo Showcase | Oracle and Partners Demo showcase with live demos
Data & AI Test Drive - Hands-on Lab | Invite Only. Registration Required Following the forum, we invite you to participate in this complimentary, interactive, expert-led workshop, where you’ll learn techniques to develop, deploy, and innovate with AI services.
At this test drive, you will experience how to:
- Quickly build and implement generative AI applications to address business requirements.
- Apply advanced data techniques to leverage AI vector searches.
- Use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to train large language models (LLMs) with contextually relevant information.
- Develop custom applications and data visualizations in a no-code environment.
Open for Lunch, Networking:
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Intro presentation, demos, lab overview (Bridge from Forum) Kay Malcolm
Vice President - Product Management, Oracle Kay Malcolm serves as Oracle's Vice President of Product Management, leading a team dedicated to crafting database strategies that drive customer success. With certifications in AI and OpenAI, Kay is a prominent speaker on AI topics such as RAG and Vector Search, sharing her insights on how AI can enhance customer market strategies. She is the brain behind Oracle LiveLabs, which has attracted over 10 million views and is a cornerstone of Oracle CloudWorld's hands-on offerings.
Previously the host of the Lashes.Love.Tech show and podcast, Kay champions women in technology, offering guidance and support as "Your Work Bestie" on Instagram @iamkaymalcolm.  Jaimy Clark
Director of Sales Activation, Oracle Jaimy Clark is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of marketing and technology. Starting his career in marketing, Jaimy honed a deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics before transitioning into the technology field in 1999. By 2001, he founded his own company, where he delivered innovative end-to-end analytics solutions for Fortune 500 companies.
Today, Jaimy focuses on exploring the transformative potential of Generative AI at Oracle, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation and foster insights in the evolving AI landscape. Passionate about learning and sharing knowledge, Jaimy is dedicated to empowering businesses to unlock new possibilities with emerging technologies.  Trevor Hammond
Global Oracle Platform Transformation Lead, Accenture Trevor leads Accenture’s Oracle Global Platform Transformation Practice. He has over twenty-six years of experience with Oracle ERP, HCM, CX and EPM Products and twenty years of transformation, oversite, and program management in the Oracle world.
His primary focus is Cloud strategy and executive oversight of complex Enterprise Oracle programs and Roadmaps across industries. Trevor is also a thought leader working with Oracle Centers of Excellence on the emerging topic of Enterprise Cloud Implementations. He is continuously involved with co-sponsored Oracle initiatives, webinars, is a regular contributor and presenter at Oracle CloudWorld and the Modern Finance Experience.  Scott Charter
Director, North America Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Scott Charter has spent over 30 years in the IT industry, including business development roles with data service providers, as well as co-founding several IT start-ups that were acquired by larger firms. His current focus includes leading AI enablement sessions with Oracle sales teams and partners. Simplifying complex technical concepts into plain language is a large part of this role. Scott holds a JD from University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, and a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University.  Andrew Butterfield
Oracle Cloud Alliance and GTM Manager, NVIDIA Andrew Butterfield is the Oracle Cloud Alliance & GTM Manager at NVIDIA. He is part of the NVIDIA and Oracle co-sell team that works to bring the best of NVIDIA resources to help Oracle Cloud win new business with NVIDIA GPUs and Software. Before joining NVIDIA Andrew was the Principal Product Manager at Oracle Cloud where he helped design and launch new GPU shapes, GPU features, and GPU Superclusters.  Johnnie Konstantas
Group Vice President – Cloud Engineering, Oracle As Group Vice President, Field Engineering, Johnnie leads a team of cloud and hardware technical experts as well as solution architects who help customers ideate, architect, implement and operate securely on Oracle Cloud. She has spent more than 20+ years bringing enterprise technologies to market, most recently for Microsoft’s Enterprise Cybersecurity Group. She has, in prior roles, led product, business development and marketing for industry leaders Gigamon, Juniper Networks, Varonis and Check Point software. In earlier years, she designed cellular infrastructure networks for Motorola Inc. Johnnie’s work has been featured in trade, business press as well as industry conferences. Konstantas holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park.  Michael Barras
Michael Barras - Senior Principal Product Manager, OCI, Oracle Michael Barras is a Senior Principal Product Manager at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), focused on Multicloud initiatives. As a long-time Oracle DBA, Michael works closely with customers to get the most out of Oracle products and ease their journey into the cloud. Before joining OCI, Michael spent 14 years at Amazon where he worked first as a production DBA in Amazon Kindle and then as a Database Engineer and product leader in the Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Oracle.  Michael Acosta
Director for Oracle on Azure, Microsoft Michael Acosta currently serves as Microsoft’s Director for Oracle on Azure in the Americas Timezone, leading a team of Global Black Belts who specialize in Oracle on Azure. He spent 3+ years leading the Azure Databases business in the Americas Timezone and 3+ years as the National Director for the Data Platform business within United States Enterprise Commercial business. In those capacities, he had revenue and scorecard responsibility for businesses well in excess of $1B annually and earned some of Microsoft’s highest annual individual awards in the process. He also spent a number of years as a Microsoft Field Specialist Seller and Specialist Manager, helping one of his teams earn Club recognition. He first joined Microsoft in 2002 as one of the first ISV Developer Evangelists in the world and also has experience as a Developer Evangelist Manager, a Marketing leader, and various other roles, most of them data-centric. Across these various roles, he has a strong track record of demonstrated success. Michael also spent five years in consulting around BI and Data Warehousing. During that time, he sold IP to Microsoft around Analysis Services and served as the Data Architect for Microsoft Retail Stores. He’s come a long way from his very first database project on Access 2.0 in 1990-something and his first work on SQL Server v6.5. With a deep background in data technologies as well as consistent success in sales/marketing/business roles, Michael brings a well-rounded perspective to data topics. Interactive demos that showcase the practical applications of these technologies
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