Join data and AI leaders and innovators in Auckland to discover why leading organisations trust Oracle to simplify, secure, and scale their data and AI infrastructure—driving the next era of AI-powered data intelligence.
What you’ll experience: - The future of enterprise intelligence: From agents to purpose-built superclusters and AI-driven databases, discover how Oracle is redefining what’s possible
- Unlocking the value of data: See how organisations are modernising their data platforms and harnessing proprietary data through cloud applications and industry solutions
- Practical AI in the cloud: Learn how to design and deploy scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AI infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure—powering innovation at enterprise scale
- Real-world success stories: Be inspired by organisations advancing from AI pilots to enterprise-wide adoption in complex, regulated industries - delivering measurable results with responsible innovation
- AI in action: Immerse yourself in live demos and expert insights on integrating generative AI into applications, leveraging state-of-the art AI based analytics and building AI agents on Oracle’s leading cloud infrastructure to supercharge your AI journey – and more
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AgendaWelcome & Opening KeynoteOpening Keynote
Stephen Bovis
Regional Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Unleashing your AI Potential Generative AI is no longer “the next big thing”—it’s here, reshaping how enterprises innovate and compete. The question is no longer if but how you’ll harness it. In this session, discover high-value use cases, see real-world applications across industries, and learn the key considerations for effectively integrating large language models into your business. Don’t miss this opportunity to build on what’s possible today and position your organisation for what comes next.
Chris Chelliah
Senior Vice President, Technology and Customer Strategy, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Meeting the Infrastructure Needs of AIIn the age of AI, innovation depends on having the right foundation. From generative AI to computer vision and beyond, modern applications require infrastructure that’s fast, reliable, secure, and cost-effective. Whether you’re using a ride-hailing app, searching the web, or creating synthetic DNA, AI infrastructure is what makes it possible. In this session, discover how organisations are building on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in collaboration with companies at the forefront of AI to accelerate training and deployment while reducing costs—unlocking business outcomes with AI today.
Chris Hayward
Chris Hayward
Director, Cloud Architects, Oracle New Zealand
Afternoon Tea at the AI Engagement Zone AI + Data: Build and Transform at Scale with the Right Data Platform and Oracle Multicloud Advantage AI is only as powerful as the data behind it. Success depends not just on the quality of your data, but also on your ability to access and interact with it wherever it resides across the enterprise. In this session, discover how Oracle’s Modern Data Platform accelerates your AI strategy by bringing intelligence to your data and applications. See how innovations such as vector search and retrieval-augmented generation connect AI with your business context, and how capabilities like AI-enabled low-code development and embedded machine learning make data more valuable, accessible, and actionable across your organisation with the flexibility of Oracle’s multicloud and distributed cloud capabilities, anywhere you need them.
Brenda Banning
Vice President, Industry, Value and Architecture, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Oracle's Playbook for AI Excellence in Applications and Industries AI is already reshaping how enterprises run—but real advantage comes from applying it with precision. Success requires AI that understands the context of your industry, your business processes, and even the specific tasks your teams perform every day. In this session, learn how Oracle’s business-first approach to AI is bringing generative capabilities into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and industry solutions across healthcare, financial services, retail, and more. See how Oracle AI Agent Studio enables businesses to build and deploy their own specialised AI Agents tailored to their unique needs. Together, these capabilities form Oracle’s playbook for AI excellence—helping organisations boost agility, increase productivity, and unlock differentiated business value today.
Meredith Rowan
Group Vice President – Australia and New Zealand, Applications Close: From Insights to Action Closing Keynote
Jason Langley
Managing Director, Oracle New Zealand Networking Reception at the AI Engagement Zone Featured speakers![Stephen Bovis]() Stephen Bovis
Regional Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Stephen Bovis is responsible for Oracle’s overall business in Australia and New Zealand and ensuring it delivers on its values of trust, customer success, innovation, and equality for its customers, partners, and communities across the region.
Stephen has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry across a wide range of roles, functions, and marketing segments. Most recently, he was at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he was vice president and managing director of the South Pacific region.
![Chris Chelliah]() Chris ChelliahSenior Vice President, Technology and Customer Strategy, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Chris Chelliah is responsible for driving digital transformation for Oracle’s customers in the Japan and Asia Pacific region. He's accountable for the organization’s hypergrowth in cloud infrastructure and autonomous database. Chris leads cloud specialist sales teams, industry architects, and the Oracle Insight team to bring together the expertise needed to provide a collaborative, consultative approach to help customers achieve their objectives.
Chris has nearly 30 years of experience across a variety of portfolios in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. Previously at Oracle, he focused on customer success with consulting and implementation services in global projects in the telecommunications, financial services, and government sectors, implementing disruptive and innovative software solutions.
Chris holds a post-graduate degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Western Australia. He’s a frequent industry speaker and contributes regularly to trade and industry journals and opinion pieces on applications for emerging technologies.
![Meredith Rowan]() Meredith Rowan
Group Vice President – Australia and New Zealand, Applications Meredith is an accomplished leader recognised for her extensive experience in driving technology solutions and supporting business transformations. With a keen eye for innovation, Meredith is committed to promoting best practices, regularly engaging with customers and partners to discuss the potential of SaaS technology in fuelling organisational growth.
![Jason Langley]() Jason LangleyManaging Director, Oracle New Zealand
Jason Langley has over 30 years in sales, marketing, and executive leadership experience within the IT industry and stepped into the role of Managing Director for Oracle New Zealand in June 2025.
Prior to Oracle, Jason spent 4 years as managing director of Ingram Micro New Zealand, following 7 years leading its enterprise hardware and software business. Excited to have joined Oracle at such a pivotal time, Jason is motivated to leverage Oracle’s immense capability to help customers improve efficiency and productivity, while also helping them unlock the value of the data they hold.
![Brenda Banning]() Brenda Banning
Vice President, Industry, Value and Architecture, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Brenda leads the Industry, Value and Architecture team for Japan and Asia Pacific. This team engages with customers to understand their challenges, inspire change, design solutions, and set a course for optimising future technology use.
She has over 30 years of ICT experience focused on delivering quality outcomes to clients through using a pragmatic and team approach. Brenda has gained ICT experience spanning business transformation, enterprise architecture, and interoperability of information systems. Brenda’s career began as an Air Navigator in the Canadian Armed Forces where she flew in maritime patrol in anti-submarine, maritime surveillance and search and rescue missions.
Following operational postings, Brenda was posted to Headquarters where she worked in workforce planning and eventually held the role of Application Architect for the implementation of a new Human Resources system for Department of Defence.
Upon leaving Defence, Brenda became a consultant at PeopleSoft/Oracle and had a diverse array of implementation and advisory assignments across Defence, Public Sector, Financial Services, Higher Education, Retail and Utilities clients in Canada, US, Australia and New Zealand.
Brenda has been a board member for Women in IT and Communications (WIC) in Canberra. She holds a MSc IT from University of NSW ADFA and a BSc in Kinesiology from University of Guelph.
![Chris Hayward]() Chris HaywardDirector, Cloud Architects, Oracle New Zealand
Chris Hayward is the Director of Cloud Engineering at Oracle New Zealand, where he leads a team of cloud technology experts helping organisations accelerate their digital transformation journeys.
Prior to Oracle, Chris was with Dell where he led the design of infrastructure solutions for key accounts in the region.
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