Join data and AI leaders and innovators in Melbourne 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 Keynote: Unleashing Your AI PotentialGenerative 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
Dilend Chawda - General Manager of Finance & ICT, Rinnai
Professor Simon Angus - Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University 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 featuring Oracle and Accenture experts, discover how organisations at the forefront of AI and digital innovation are leveraging the partnership and building on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to unlock business outcomes with AI today.
Angelo Joseph - Head of Cloud Engineering, Oracle Australia and New Zealand
Stacy Pence – Managing Director, Accenture Morning Tea at the AI Engagement ZoneAI + Data: Build and Transform at Scale with the Right Data Platform and the Power of Choice with Oracle MulticloudAI 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.
Jenny Tsai-Smith - Senior Vice President, Database Product Management Oracle
Brad Marsh - Director, Strategic Platforms Unit, Information Technology & Workplace Services
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Bridging the Gap: Turning AI Vision into Everyday ValueArtificial intelligence is high on the agenda for many organisations, but turning bold ideas into real business results can be complex. In this session, hear from Deloitte experts as they explore practical ways to get your organisation ready for AI adoption, taking advantage of the Oracle Applications Fusion suite. Discover frameworks and best practices that help you move beyond AI awareness and build a strong foundation for successful implementation. We'll explore strategies for uniting teams, sidestepping common challenges, and developing a clear roadmap for delivering value with AI in your business.
Brendan Cox - Director of Solution Engineering, Oracle
Damien Almond - Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Shobha Shivanna - People Applications Manager, Treasury Wine Estates
Charlotte Cameron - Director People Experience and Services, Victoria University Close: From Insights to ActionClosing Keynote
Chris Chelliah - Senior Vice President, Technology and Customer Strategy, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Lunch at the AI Engagement ZoneDeloitte Breakout | From Challenges to Solutions: Oracle-Powered Innovation in ActionExplore proven technical approaches and best practices from Deloitte experts who have delivered Oracle-powered data, AI, and cloud solutions across diverse industries. This session dives into solution architecture, integration tactics, and how common challenges are addressed in complex implementations. Attendees will gain actionable guidance drawn from real-world practitioner experiences and Deloitte’s established frameworks to accelerate adoption and maximise the value of Oracle technologies in their own environments.
Gavin Bergheim, Managing Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Sam Hannan, Senior Manager, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Accenture Breakout | Modern Enterprise AI Stack: From Data to Autonomy Deep dive on the 4 essential layers of modern enterprise AI - agents, models, governance and observability - how they are enabled through Oracle infrastructure and critical considerations to partnering with broader ecosystem participants to unlock value at scale.
Dimitri Katchalov, Managing Director, Accenture Oracle Breakout | Discover the Art of the Possible with the Oracle AI AdvantageReady to move beyond the AI hype? Dive under the hood with Oracle’s latest AI technologies and real-world use cases. Engage directly with Oracle technical experts and leave equipped with the insights and confidence to unleash AI’s transformative power and build smarter solutions with Oracle.
Stuart Coggins - Director, Cloud Strategy at Oracle Australia and New Zealand
Anumoy Chakraborty - Business Solutions Director, Oracle
Robert Umphelby - Senior Director of Business Development for Customer Success Services, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Featured speakers![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.
![Dilend]() Dilend Chawda
General Manager - Finance & ICT,
Company Secretary, Rinnai Australia Dilend Chawda is the General Manager of Finance & ICT, Company Secretary at Rinnai Australia, a leading provider of innovative Hot Water, Heating, Air Conditioning, and renewable energy systems.
With over three decades of experience in finance, information technology, and enterprise transformation, Dilend plays a pivotal role in driving Rinnai’s strategic growth and digital innovation
![simon]() Professor Simon Angus
Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University | Co-founder and co-director of SoDa Laboratories, and the Monash IP Observatory, Monash University Simon Angus is a computational and complexity scientist and Professor in the Department of Economics, and co-founder and co-director of SoDa Laboratories, and the Monash IP Observatory, Monash University.
He applies broad computational methods (numerical simulation, data-science / engineering, machine learning, agent-based-modelling) to research domains across social, biological, and physical sciences. Increasingly, his projects sit at the intersection between research domains: empirical social science and applied machine learning; social policy analysis and computational linguistics; statistical anomaly detection and human rights on the internet.
Simon is the creator and lead AI engineer for Astro (astro.monash.edu) -- enabling natural language search and discovery for all Monash research; project lead for AssistantGPT (assistant.sodalabs.io) - a multi-model, multi-featured AI assistant interface; and co-founder and Director of the Monash IP Observatory (ip-observatory.org) - a global cloud-based internet measurement platform, conducting 3 billion observations daily, used by the UN-OHCHR, US FCC, the Washington Post, Reuters and other outlets.
![Jenny]() Jenny Tsai-Smith
Senior Vice President, Database Product Management
Oracle Jenny joined Oracle in 1993 and has held various strategic leadership positions across technical, educational, product, and market initiatives. She currently serves as the head of product management for Oracle Database, overseeing the company's core data management platform that serves businesses of all sizes both on-premises and in the cloud.
Jenny manages a diverse team focused on customer engagement and market expansion at Oracle. She works directly with Fortune Global 500 clients to help them optimize their Oracle technology investments and supports customers globally across various industries. Jenny has also championed Oracle's involvement in the startup ecosystem, using Oracle Database cloud services to support emerging companies.
Jenny has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stanford University
![angelo]() Angelo Joseph
Head of Cloud Engineering
Oracle Australia and New Zealand Angelo Joseph is a technology executive with over two decades of experience driving innovation and enterprise transformation across business, government, and education sectors in the region.
As the head of Oracle’s Cloud Engineering team in Australia and New Zealand, Angelo leads the team of expert architects and technologists who empower organisations to accelerate their digital transformation using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Applications.
Throughout his career, Angelo has been at the forefront of major technological advancements, from early web technologies, Java, and networking to eCommerce, security, and modern cloud platforms. His leadership experience includes senior roles at IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Google.
Angelo is an industry speaker and thought leader, regularly sharing insights on technology innovation and cloud transformation. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a major in Telecommunications from the University of Technology Sydney.
![Stuart Coggins]() Stuart Coggins
Director, Cloud Strategy at Oracle Australia and New Zealand An accomplished IT professional who is a specialist at engaging both business and technical stakeholders to produce strategies and architectures that have delivered industry leading solutions and used to drive IT transformation.
Over 35 years of end user and vendor engagements in a wide range of industries incorporating Cloud, ERP, Security, Development, Integration, Platform and Infrastructure technologies.
Part of an experienced strategy team at Oracle to deliver on Oracle’s cloud strategy through innovative, agile developments that apply technology and “art of possible” thinking to a wide range of customer’s business problems. Engagements that have led to cloud adoption and consumption, strategy adjustment and inspirational technology application.
Has developed new and enhanced existing technology showcases leveraging Oracle’s Sports Partnerships with Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team, SailGP and the English Premier League. A natural storyteller who enjoys bringing technology to life in an engaging fashion to inspire and accelerate adoption and understanding.
Recently established the Oracle Experience Lab in Sydney, Australia. A multi-purpose customer experience studio where the transformative power of technology is showcased through a series of contextual demonstrations, including the F1 Simulator, the SailGP Simulator and emerging technologies such as Spatial Computing, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality.
![Dimitri Katchalov]() Dimitri Katchalov
Managing Director, Accenture Dimitri Katchalov leads Accenture’s AI Architecture and Engineering practice for Australia and New Zealand and is part of Accenture’s Global Centre of Advanced AI, working with a range of clients across financial services, telecommunications, and technology industries. Dimitri also co-leads AI Solutions Delivery as part of Accenture’s joint venture with Telstra.
Prior to Accenture, Dimitri spent over 15 years leading technology transformation, architecture, and engineering teams in financial services in Australia and Singapore, focusing on use of data, ML and AI in Risk & Compliance domains.
![Gavin Berghei]() Gavin Berghei
Managing Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Gavin is a seasoned Solution Architect with extensive experience in complex design and integration across both open-source and commercial enterprise platforms. He ensures solutions align with business goals, processes, and tools, integrating smoothly with other systems and maximising standard platform value and cost-efficiency. While others focus on specific areas, Gavin drives the overall vision to meet business objectives.
![Sam Hannan]() Sam Hannan
Senior Manager, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Sam is a senior leader within Deloitte’s Oracle practice, with over a decade of experience delivering transformative solutions across AI, analytics, and data. He helps global clients unlock strategic value by integrating advanced AI technologies with robust analytics and data platforms, driving innovation and enabling actionable, data-driven decision-making. Sam’s expertise spans the full spectrum of enterprise data and AI, ensuring organisations realise measurable benefits from their investments.
![Brad Marsh]() Brad Marsh
Director, Strategic Platforms Unit Information Technology & Workplace Services, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Brad Marsh is Director of Strategic Platforms at Victoria’s Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions. A digital leader with a lifelong passion for technology, self-taught in IT since 1983, Brad has led major digital transformations across government, delivering multi-million-dollar savings and automation at scale. He’s known for his values-led leadership, strategic insight, and ability to turn complex technology into practical outcomes.
![Brendan Cox]() Brendan CoxDirector of Solution Engineering, Oracle Brendan Cox, Director of Solution Engineering at Oracle, partners with public and private healthcare organisations across Australia and New Zealand to drive digital transformation, modern finance, and operational resilience.
With over 20 years of experience in enterprise technology, he supports CFOs and finance leaders in navigating funding pressures, workforce challenges, and evolving regulatory demands. Brendan brings deep expertise across front- and back-office processes, along with the adoption of emerging AI — focusing on practical outcomes that enhance transparency, agility, and strategic alignment.
![Damien Almond]() Damien Almond
Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Damien Almond has over 15 years of experience in HR technology consulting, supported by over 10 years of experience in HR. Damien’s expertise has enabled him to deliver successful outcomes for clients across key HR areas such as employee experience, performance & talent, learning, development and leadership.
As a leader in the Oracle HCM sphere, Damien’s experience in adopting technology to resolve complex HR issues has also enabled him to guide clients to realise business benefits across organisations.
![Stacy Pence]() Stacy Pence
Managing Director, Accenture Stacy Pence is Accenture’s ANZ Data & AI Lead, where she helps clients harness the power of data, analytics, and generative AI to drive innovation and scale across industries. Based in Sydney, Stacy brings over 20 years of experience leading complex enterprise technology transformations and is passionate about shaping the future of AI-driven business in the Asia-Pacific region.
![Shobha Shivanna]() Shobha ShivannaPeople Applications Manager, Treasury Wine Estates Shobha is a People Applications Manager with a strong technical background who oversees the TWE People application. She is a technology-driven leader with a forward-looking vision to advance the organization through AI and emerging technologies. Her expertise brings significant technical strength to the Management and enhances the effective management of the application ![Charlotte Cameron]() Charlotte Cameron
Director, People Experience and Services, Victoria University Charlotte leads multidisciplinary teams across recruitment, payroll, compliance, employee experience, advisory services, and HR technology—ensuring every touchpoint in the employee lifecycle is purposeful and aligned with the university’s vision to be a thriving place to study and work.
She is passionate about the role of AI in shaping the future of work and is committed to exploring how it can elevate—not replace—human potential. Charlotte advocates for designing work that is both efficient and deeply fulfilling, blending technology, people, and process to deliver meaningful, human-centric outcomes.
![Charlotte Cameron]() Robert Umphelby
Senior Director of Business Development for Customer Success Services, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Robert Umphelby is the Senior Director of Business Development for Customer Success Services JAPAC at Oracle, bringing over 25 years of experience transforming technology into tangible business outcomes.
He has led teams of up to 120 staff, driving cloud strategy, AI, automation, and cloud solutions across industries including Government, Health, Mining, and Financial Services. Known for building national practices in consulting, architecture, and business development, he has delivered national and enterprise solutions that empower clients to maximise the value of their technology investments.
Passionate about innovation and collaboration, Robert thrives on aligning technology with real-world business impact while fostering strong relationships with clients and teams alike.
He holds executive and technical certifications from Cornell University, Australian National University, and Canberra Institute of Technology.
![Anumoy Chakraborty]() Anumoy Chakraborty
Business Solutions Director, Oracle Australia and New Zealand Anumoy Chakraborty is a Business Solution Director and part of the ANZ Solution Engineering team at Oracle, bringing over 16 years of industry specific enterprise solution expertise. He has worked with customers across multiple industries from geographies spanning 6 out of 7 continents.
Anumoy has led teams with a modern digital approach on how to enable x-industry best practices across business domains within organisations. He has been at the forefront of leading initiatives around Artificial Intelligence, Data Intelligence, Internet-of-Things and Cloud technology projects.
He holds technical certifications from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and currently participating in an executive program by Harvard Business School for AI.
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