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GATEWAY OAUG SPRING 2017 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

GATEWAY OAUG

Spring 2017 1st Customer Experience Event

May 12, 2017

St. Charles, Missouri

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This FREE one day networking event brings the Kansas & Missouri Oracle application community together for one day to learn from each other and our partners.

The winner of the complimentary one night stay* at Ameristar St. Charles plus a $100 food & beverage credit is:

Winner announced at the event. Must be present to win

The Sponsor drawing will be held during the exhibit hour.

Learning Tracks Include:

E-Business Suite Financials Cloud and Mobility EXCEL Solutions Customer Experience Guest Speaker Oracle Ace, Susan Behn from Infosemantics will

speak on Approval Management Engine (AME) Guest Speaker Ramesh Kumar from the ENDECA SIG will speak on

Extensions for Information Discovery Oracle Guest Speaker Bob Schumacher will speak on moving from

On Premise to Cloud / Hybrid Solutions

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Gateway OAUG

About Our Logo

Our logo was designed by Jeff Potter, a good friend of mine and an independent marketing and creative advertising professional at Alfredson Inc. located in Chicago, IL.

Its design symbolizes the two states we represent as well as the ARCH (Gateway to the West) which represents our reach from St. Louis to Kansas. The color gradient symbolizes the major sports teams within the two state regions beginning with the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers to the Two (2) Time World Champion Kansas City Royals and Eleven (11) Time World Champion St. Louis Cardinals

About Us

The Gateway OAUG functions as the official Geo group for Kansas and Missouri. Our five (5) Board Members consist of dedicated professionals across multiple industries that have volunteered or presented at previous OAUG events, Collaborate or Oracle Open World conferences.

Our mission is to:

Provide high quality education on all Oracle products, services and solutions to our members

Provide high quality networking opportunities to our members Provide visibility, value and opportunity to our sponsor community Create awareness of Oracle's product vision, roadmap and industry successes for our

members

Membership As of January 2017 we have 789 registered members Membership is free. Join us at

http://gatewayoaug.communities.oaug.org/about/membership

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http://gatewayoaug.communities.oaug.org/about/membership


Leadership – Take some time today to meet your Gateway Board of Directors

Meet your Gateway OAUG Board of Directors

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Future Events

The Gateway OAUG will be planning an annual one day event each year. After this conference we will be considering other events such as Lunch and Learn, Webinar, and Ballpark Networking events. These events will be held and spread across the St. Louis and Kansas City area. We are open to new ideas. Please reach out to one of the Gateway OAUG Board Members today if you have an idea. Thanks!

OAUG

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The mission of the Oracle Applications Users Group is to represent the interests of the family of Oracle Applications users worldwide in securing optimum use and ongoing development of Oracle Applications products, in particular

To provide a global forum for the sharing of information and experience on the selection, implementation and effective use of the family of Oracle Applications products

To maintain a mechanism for establishing and communicating to Oracle users collective priorities for the future development, direction and enhancement of the family of Oracle Applications products, with the objective of ensuring their continuous improvement

To maintain a robust and effective worldwide communications channel with Oracle Corporation regarding the family of applications

To promote the optimum benefit-in-use of the family of Oracle Applications by supporting training programs and educational events associated with their use, as well as through publications and online communities dedicated to the family of Oracle Applications products.

Visit the OAUG at http://www.oaug.com

SPONSORS

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Please join Gateway OAUG in acknowledging our generous sponsors. Along with their time and financial support, these sponsors provide high quality content and presentations.

Their contributions and financial support enable high quality conferences free of charge to the user community. More importantly they keep our user community up to date on all of the latest functionality, technology and strategy for implementing and maintaining the Oracle Applications and technology footprint in their organizations.

Please acknowledge our partners today by attending their presentations and stop by the exhibit space to talk. Remember that they are the ones that enable Gateway OAUG to provide you with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions on your Oracle business applications and technology.

GOLD LEVEL CONFERENCE SPONSOR7


TIER1, INC

Tier1 Overview: Tier1 was founded in 2003 to simplify the common business challenges associated with running enterprise technologies such as Oracle E-Business Suite, Hyperion, databases, development products and Salesforce products. Our suite of specialized services includes 24x7 managed services, implementations, upgrades, customizations, development and a secure, private cloud hosting solution.

Tier1 delivers an incredible combination of deep and diverse technical expertise, cost-efficient service, industry-specific knowledge, and an unparalleled commitment to our customers. When you partner with us, you can focus on running your business, not managing your technology. www.tier1inc.com

Presentation Title: Quantifying Cloud Hosting Savings for Oracle Applications and Technologies

Abstract: Migrate any set of Oracle Applications - EBS, EPM (Hyperion), JDE, PeopleSoft - and their technology stacks may satisfy a strategic objective. But, the tactical goals of cost reduction, risk mitigation, higher availability, and business continuity are the real deciding factors in such a project. In this presentation, we will discuss and compare Cloud Hosting options, and reveal where the biggest cost savings should occur in cloud hosting of any of Oracles' suites of applications and technologies.

Speaker: Maz Zankowski, Chief Technical Officer

Speaker Bio: Maz has worked in IT for more than 34 years, eight of which were as an Architecture Consultant for Oracle Corporation. His varied roles have involved software implementation, operations, and management in banking, networking, microfilming, and database/software enterprises. Maz leads all Tier1 migrations to our Private Cloud.

SILVER LEVEL LUNCH SPONSOR

PATRIOT CONSULTING INC8

http://www.tier1inc.com/


Patriot Consulting Inc. Overview: Patriot specializes in hard to fill skill sets within Oracle, SAP,

PeopleSoft, Workday, Microsoft and .NET technologies. We provide comprehensive solutions for

database, middleware, custom applications, BI, and Portal.

Presentation Title: Taking Back Control of Offshore Development

Abstract: We will talk about the questions that no one thinks to ask that ultimately impact the success or failure of offshore solutions, such as:

The level of input managers have on selecting specific resources How the provider handles resource turnover Risks around data security Logistic challenges

Speaker: Joe Simonetti

BRONZE LEVEL HAPPY HOUR / NETWORKING SPONSOR

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Board of Directors: Victor Alarcon, Jenna Bechard, Satya Gudivada, Himanshu Jain and Mahendra Padmaraju

BAG & SWAG SPONSOR

ORACLE CORPORATION

Oracle Sales: Scott Totty, Sara Kirby, Adam Quan, Tim Conway, John Corbin, Kelly January, Eddie Williams and Torrey Kewley.

BADGE LANYARD SPONSOR

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ACCENTURE

BREAKFAST SPONSOR

Core Services Overview: Combine the cost and convenience of the Cloud with the reliability of traditional ERP through our Oracle ERP Cloud Solutions, Oracle Consulting Solutions and/or Oracle Applications Managed Services. Founded in 1990, Core Services is an Oracle Platinum Partner that delivers services to support our clients’ enterprise computing needs across the entire technology stack.

Presentation Title: Make Life Easier - Leverage the Core Services Private Cloud

Abstract: There are three elements that limit an organization’s ability to thrive – budgets, innovation and access to expertise. Core’s mission is to transform your Business Technology investments and help you gain a competitive advantage through our world-class enterprise private cloud, maximum performance architecture and superior service delivery. Core continuously invests in infrastructure, application tools and a highly skilled global workforce. Find out what it’s like to leverage our investments and make your life easier.

Speaker: Rich Bradley, Regional Director

Speaker Bio: Rich has over 18 Years of experience working with organizations that want to improve their “enterprise application experience” by leveraging private cloud computing. With a background in Enterprise ERP Applications, Best in Breed infrastructure and ITIL client support processes, Rich helps design solutions that enable organizations to focus on their key business objectives. His mission is to be a strategic business partner with his clients by providing them the highest levels of expertise and access to technological innovation.

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ORACLE ACE

Presentation Title: Oracle Approvals Management (AME) – Client examples in PO, AP, HR and more

Abstract: AME allows users to define rules for obtaining approvals of various types of transactions. Learn how easy it is to use this powerful functionality to create complex approval rules that meet your unique business requirements. Specific AME rule examples will be presented for PO, AP and HR.

Speaker: Susan Behn (Oracle Ace)

Speaker Bio: Susan Behn is certified as an Oracle ACE with experience in EBS releases 9 through 12.2+. She has over 30 years of experience working with Information technology -- specifically with Oracle EBS since 1993. Susan has led and participated in numerous assessments, upgrades and implementations in many commercial and government industries. Susan has co-authored two books: The ABCs of Workflow for EBS R11i/R12 and The Release 12 Primer – Shining a Light on the R12 World. Susan is also the chair of the Oracle EBS User Management SIG, chair of the TX-LA OAUG geo group, a board member for the OAUG Customizations and Extensions SIG and treasurer for the Dallas Oracle Users Group.

SPECIAL GUEST

Abstract: Oracle E-Business Suite Information Discovery (formerly known as EBS Extensions for Endeca) is an organic extension to your E-Business Suite implementation. They transform user interaction by bringing data discovery to the enterprise. They increase user productivity and enable users to take advantage of the accumulated wisdom in the system to make better decisions. This session covers innovations, features, and footprint of E-Business Suite Information Discovery Release 6.

Speaker: Ramesh Kumar

GUEST ORACLE SPEAKER

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Presentation Title: Existing On Premise Cloud Offerings and Migration to the Cloud

Abstract: Oracle delivers a very deep portfolio of application and technology products in both an on premise and cloud deployment paradigm. The company is committed to supporting its customers as they make decisions about migrating to the cloud in the best interests of their business needs. This session will explain Oracle’s position on the cloud, it's existing on premise offerings and its view on how its customers can best make the determination about how to migrate to the cloud.

Speaker: Bob Schumaker

Speaker Bio: Robert (Bob) Schumaker is a Solution Architect with Oracle’s North American Applications sales organization. As an application solutions architect he assists Oracle customers with aligning Oracle product functionality with a customers’ specific business process needs. Bob has been with Oracle for over ten years and lives in the Houston, Texas area.

VENDOR TABLE & PRESENTATION SPONSORS

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API-WIZARD

API-Wizard Overview: API Wizard turns Excel into an efficient front end for all Oracle data uploading, master data maintenance, updates, reporting & development. Replace slow cumbersome upload tools like the Oracle Forms, WebADI, Dataloader, & other inflexible tools. Replace Discoverer or enhance OBIEEE by providing an easy to use Excel based reporting tool. API Wizard speeds up new data entry, updates to existing data, reporting, & development, all in one tool that works across every Oracle EBS module

Presentation Title: Replace Dataloader & Oracle Forms & Use Excel for your Data Entry, Master Data Maintenance & Reporting Needs across the entire Oracle EBS!

Abstract: API Wizard is the only product that turns Excel into an efficient front end for all data

uploading, data updating, master data maintenance, and reporting across the entire Oracle EBS, every

module and business process, in one enterprise tool. It combines the best of Oracle and Excel to save

significant hours for Oracle users and helps them make faster, well-informed decisions. Before they

learned about and embraced API Wizard, our customers cobbled together a patchwork of different

approaches to try and manage data processing pain. After working with API Wizard, they’ve found it to

be the solution that addresses all their needs, leading to standardization and simplification. Replace

Discoverer or enhance OBIEEE by providing an easy to use Excel based reporting tool. Replace slow

cumbersome upload tools like the Oracle Forms, WebADI, Dataloader, & other inflexible tools.

Customers can save 1000’s of hours on data processing tasks. It’s the fastest and easiest way to get your

data in and out of Oracle.

Speaker: Sarah Conzemius

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CSS INTERNATIONAL

CSS International Overview: CSS is the leading Oracle-only solutions integrator and managed servicesprovider of Oracle Cloud and on premise ERP solutions. We provide system integration and full project implementation services for large multinational organizations in several industry segments. We’re a Cloud go-to and Specialized Partner in the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) and our Cloud solutions are featured on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. CSS is the proud recipient of many Oracle Excellence Awards but we recognize that our client’s experience is the greatest measurement of success. Our 20-year history of delivering innovative solutions to the Oracle community—and attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry—has helped hundreds of global enterprises meet business-critical objectives.

Presentation Title: World Fuel Services: Procure to Pay Cloud with On-Premise ERP

Abstract: World Fuel Services is a $30B global fuel delivery firm. They chose a step approach to their Cloud strategy with long term plans to replace their on premise solution with Cloud ERP. Find out how World Fuel Services (WFS) began their cloud journey through implementing a formal cloud Procure-To-Pay (PTP) solution that includes integration to On Premise ERP, SaaS solutions and Supplier e-commerce sites. Leveraging World Fuel’s acknowledgement that Cloud solutions can be transformative, and reduce overall costs by reducing expenses such as custom development, CSS and WFS implemented, integrated and went live in months and are primed to execute on their long term strategy to go entirely to the Cloud. If you are considering a stand-alone Cloud ERP solution, attend this session to learn:

• How they built the business case

• How the strategy resulted in lower infrastructure

• How Oracle SaaS upgrade schedules drive innovation and enhanced functionality through upgrades spaced at 6 to 8 months

Speaker: Tim Scott – CSS Vice President


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DENOVO-US

Denovo Overview: For more than 25 years, Denovo has demonstrated an uncompromising commitment to a superior customer experience. Our project management expertise and our deep experience in ERP and the JD Edwards cloud are unmatched in the industry. Having worked with more than 1,000 JD Edwards's customers, we offer the knowledge, innovation and first-hand experience to help you make your business better.

Presentation Title: Bridging the Gaps in Business Applications

Abstract: Come learn how Denovo can bridge the gaps in your Business Applications using their Quick Calculator Products. Objectives:

1. Demonstrate Denovo’s Foundations - Flexible Calculation Module

2. Demonstrate Denovo’s – Foundations - Application Builder Module

3. Review all other Quick Calculator Modules.

Speakers: Sarah Piscitiello and Michael Lennon


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INFOLOB SOLUTIONS

Infolob Solutions Overview: When we envisioned the future of IT consulting, we wanted to blend service, and technology to deliver measurable business results for our customers. We founded Infolob Solutions in 2009, and our team is composed of highly qualified and devoted professionals, from diverse backgrounds, creating a powerful mix of high quality specialists dedicated to providing our customers with one of the best products in the industry.

Presentation Title: Hack-Proofing your Oracle Systems

Abstract: Oracle EBS systems contain a treasure trove of sensitive data. This session will highlight areas of risks to consider and how to reduce the attack surface. Learn about security hardening techniques across Network, OS, Application and Database layers to protect your organization. Jansen Hernandez will share his knowledge in this subject area based on his real-world experiences.

Speaker: Jansen Hernandez

Speaker Bio: Jansen Hernandez has 17 years' experience with Oracle technologies. His first introduction to Oracle was database version 7.3.4 and EBS version 10.7SC. Jansen started his career as an Oracle Apps DBA, focusing on: installation, administration, system design, security, performance tuning and high availability. Although his core strengths are EBS focused, he has expanded his footprint in the Big Data, Security, Fusion Middleware and Open-Source space.

Jansen held previous roles as Facebook's Database Engineering Manager and Business Applications Security Manager for 5 years. Prior to Facebook, he spent nearly 7 years as one of Google's first Oracle Apps DBA's. To give back to the Oracle community, Jansen served on the OAUG Board of Directors in 2016. He has been fortunate to work for organizations that has gone through tremendous growth and lived through the evolution of enterprise software in engineering focused companies. These experiences helped him grow his skills further in the areas of Security, Scale, Availability and Automation.


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INYXA

INYXA Overview: Inyxa helps businesses optimize their supply chain, by improving transaction efficiency and visibility in Distribution Centers and Manufacturing Plants. Our expertise ranges from turnkey implementations to point solutions addressing specific business issues. Inyxa offers extensive expertise in integrations with warehouse automation equipment and in development of enterprise solutions to enhance ERP functionality.

Presentation Title: Journey to Distribution Center Automation for Oracle E-Business Suite Customers

Abstract: With the rapid decline in cost of Distribution Center automation technology like Goods-to-Man Systems, ASRS, Case pickers, Print & Apply stations, sorters & conveyers, many distribution centers are contemplating increased investment in Warehouse Automation. In this session we will walk you through the Automation journey at a few of our E-Business Suite customers, where significant productivity gains were achieved through intelligent integration with warehouse automation technologies. Attendees will walk away with a better sense of some of the challenges involved, and get to see first-hand some of the tools & techniques used to overcome these challenges.

Speaker: Jamie Silverman


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ITConvergence

ITConvergence Overview: Our comprehensive service offering spans the entire technology stack and includes Consulting, Development, Testing, Education, Oracle UPK and Cloud and Managed Services. Our goal is to help you leverage technology to achieve the competitive edge your business needs to stay ahead of the competition. Whether you are looking to implement, upgrade or customize an application, our team can deliver senior-level expertise to support your environment and help you effectively manage your ERP project lifecycle

Presentation Title: The 5 key capabilities every Oracle Applications customer must know for the future

Abstract: Over the last few years the Oracle E-Business Suite Development team has released a huge number of features as well as a deep integration with Oracle Cloud. Learn in this session the 5 top features that Oracle EBS customers must know and prepare: - The focus of every IT Leader is now on users and how to offer them a complete, satisfactory experience that differentiates their organization from competitors. Let’s discuss the areas in which an upgrade or just a simple setup change can make a difference and increase the productivity of your users in Release 12.2.- Mobile is part of your life, and performing your daily ERP activities on your phone should be as well. Oracle E-Business Suite has 20+ native mobile applications for E-Business Suite in their organizations with a unified navigation pattern and the ability to perform some tailoring.- How your organizations can benefit from the Oracle Cloud PaaS and IaaS for EBusiness Suite. Whether is for your development or Disaster Recovery, to move your production environment into Oracle Cloud. We’ll go over which options are available to move their applications to the Cloud and what will be the actual cost of that investment.- The rapid growth and constant innovation of Oracle Cloud SaaS is leading to a large amount of uncertainty. Most Oracle users share common doubts on security, while some even wonder if Cloud products are mature enough. We’ll go over some examples of how your organization can make a first successful step into the cloud with a customer example.- The end of life of Oracle Discoverer has sparked discussion about what should replace it. Products such as Information Discovery, Oracle BI Cloud Service or others are options but, how to compare these tools? How does licensing work? What does the implementation plan look like? Which is best for you?

Speaker: Gustavo Gonzalez


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More4Apps

More4Apps Overview: More4Apps provide EBS automation and integration solutions to upload, download and maintain Oracle data via API’s and interfaces within an easy-to-use Excel interface.More4Apps products range from feature rich Wizards to Mobile Applications to help improve business process efficiency and data accuracy.

Presentation Title: Reduce your Manufacturing and Inventory overloads with better data management and work streams

Abstract: Manufacturing and Inventory processes are complicated enough without the added inconvenience of using Oracle forms to change system data one line at a time. Over the last few years I have worked with international organizations to improve their data management work streams so that their systems are able to reflect accurate data at any given time. I’ll reveal my easy-to-implement secret to making it easier to edit and enter data on mass. Better data management helps an organization at all levels; from more accurate reporting, to better communication between departments, to overhead cost savings - all from more accurate Item and BOM data.

Speaker: Dennis Elsenpeter


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Nivo1 LLC

Nivo1 Overview: Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Nivo1 provides low-cost, cloud-based accounts payable automation software solution that helps your business cut costs and simplifies AP processes. With their premier product AP Express™, Nivo1 is committed to helping customers leverage their ERP data with a seamless integration to customer, vendor, order, and receipt data, providing a real-time picture of your accounts payables. Our goal is to give our customers a feature rich, low cost solution with a no cost, rapid implementation cycle to simplify and eliminate the challenges of accounts payable processing. Nivo1: Workflow-driven, accounts payable automation simplified. www.nivo1.com

Presentation Title: AP Automation: Struggles, Strategies, and Solutions

Abstract: For many years, organizations have been trying to find ways to become more efficient and effective at processing invoices through the use of automation. While some have made the journey successfully, others find themselves struggling to get everyone on board, or having started the journey, find themselves off course. In this presentation, we will review some of the roadblocks that may be encountered on the destination to AP automation, and some of the more common solutions, such as the use of Workflow, EDI/XML, and imaging.

Speaker: Howard McKinney, AP Express Product Manager

Speaker Bio: Howard McKinney has over 20 years of experience with procure-to-pay processes and systems, primarily with Oracle solutions. He has held many positions that involve extensive knowledge of accounts payable, including Manager of Accounts Payable and Director of Procurement. In his roles, Howard held responsibilities that included development and implementation of P2P processes, policies, and procedures. Howard is highly experienced with invoice imaging and management solutions as well as best practices within the P2P space.


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http://www.nivo1.com/


O2Works Overview: is an Oracle e-Business Consulting firm that provides practical, innovative, business solutions through the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform. We are 100% focused on the Oracle e-Business suite and have some of the most experienced and highly regarded hands-on consultants in the industry. “Putting Oracle to Work” means that we help our customers get the most out of their Oracle investment by providing our in-depth application knowledge and effectively communicating shared best practices. Our ability to add value to an organization is further enhanced by our years of practical business experience and excellent communication skills.

We provide our customers with consulting solutions tailored to fit their requirements – from adding a few value-added key personnel to round out a project team, to planning and running full lifecycle implementations, re-implementations and upgrades. Our consultants have put Oracle to work for mid-size to Fortune 50 companies serving a broad spectrum of industries and organizations. We have we have been working with the Oracle Applications from MPL5 through a large number of Release 12 projects that have successfully gone live.

Presentation Title: Upgrading to R12.2 – Lessons learned and functional tips that you need to know

Abstract: Whether you are still on 11i or have already upgraded to either 12.0 or 12.1, there are unique aspects to the R12.2 upgrade. The largest change in 12.2, on-line patching, will overhaul the way apps DBA’s do their job. It will also require that your custom code adheres to the updated standards. The good news is that there are some useful tools and information sources available and we will share the relevant sources.

We will take the audience through specific methodology that can be used for any upgrade project and cover key support dates for 12.1 and 12.2. In addition, we’ll talk about the types of upgrades and lessons we have learned from numerous successful upgrade projects. If you are still on 11i and looking at the R12 upgrade we’ll highlight the major changes that you’ll need to prepare for with the R12 upgrade. The good news for those already on R12 (either 12.0.x or 12.1.x) and looking to upgrade to R12.2.X, is that upgrade project scope will shrink back to a smaller, technical upgrade effort

Speaker: Art Dowd, Consulting Director for O2Works, has 18+ years of Oracle experience. As VP of IT for a national hospitality company, he implemented the Oracle 10.7 apps. He has worked for Oracle and two premier consulting firms specializing in Oracle. Art has been a frequent speaker on the upgrade subject and is on the Board of the OAUG Upgrade SIG. He has a BA in Business Economics from Furman University and an MBA from SMU.


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Rimini Street

Rimini Street Overview: Rimini Street is the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services. Our innovative, award-winning program enables Oracle and SAP licensees to save 50% on annual support fees and up to 90% on overall support costs. Clients can remain on current software releases without required upgrades for fifteen years or more, receiving ultra-responsive premium service.

Presentation Title: Five Upgrade Strategies for Oracle Customers to Consider

Abstract: There are five upgrade options that every Oracle customer should carefully consider before their upcoming maintenance renewal date. In addition to business and cost, these strategies may significantly affect your application and database support.

In this informative session you will:

Understand what are the Five Upgrade Strategies Learn the pros and cons of each strategy and what might work best for you Hear why over 1,900 Oracle customers have made the switch to Independent Support

Speaker: Tim Piechowski


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SHIPSTORE

SHIPSTORE Overview: SHIPSTORE delivers cutting-edge parcel technology, helps clients lower costs, modernizes shipping departments, automates key processes and connects the flow of data throughout your organization.

SHIPSTORE has been providing parcel shipping software to fulfillment companies, printers, e-retailers, marketing service providers, manufacturers and distributors for years. Our solution enables our clients to cut costs by managing all aspects of their clients’ business logic, rate shopping carriers (including regional carriers), providing real time data through our proprietary dashboard, and improving overall transportation processes. SHIPSTORE is an all-inclusive application that allows you to track your shipments from beginning to end. SHIPSTORE can improve customer service through its proprietary tracking module Order Track; providing real-time tracking data on shipments processed, as well as custom reporting to both the customer service department and your customers if desired.

Every SHIPSTORE user is supported by an enthusiastic team of professionals that lives and breathes shipping. Our programmers, project managers and support personnel have years of experience in the shipping industry and pride ourselves in providing our users with the most comprehensive shipping platform on the market.

Presentation Title: Intelligent Shipping. Ship Smart! Ship Faster! Ship Better!

Speaker: Eric Massey currently serves as Vice President for SHIPSTORE Software as well as an Executive for The Logistics Store located in Liberty, MO. Eric manages a comprehensive business development plan while overseeing the annual engineering budget. He leads a team of engineers and sales professionals as the group focuses on customer retention and growth strategies while implementing go to market strategies with new products.

Eric has over fifteen years of sales and marketing experience selling telecommunications services and transportation services. Eric earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Central Missouri in 1998. Eric was inducted into the UCM Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as a Team Member of the 1997 College World Series Team and most recently inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame with the UCM Baseball Program. Eric and his wife Carolyn and their daughters Reese and Tatum reside in Kansas City, MO.


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Smart Dog Services & Oracle

Smart Dog Services Overview: Smart Dog Services believes that Oracle software has tremendous

capability that can transform a business and the lives of its employees. Our mission is to help our

customers recognize the full potential of this investment.

Be trustworthy and loyal in service to customers and to each other

Maintain the highest standards of knowledge and expertise.

Act with vision and with conviction

Do the right thing, do the right thing, do the right thing.

Presentation Title: Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud: An Architect's Perspective (IaaS/PaaS)

Abstract: Join Oracle Enterprise Architect as we review with you architecture leading practices for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud. In this session we will cover common strategies for Cloud adoption, architecture guiding principles, logical and physical deployment views, tips/techniques for "lift & shift", considerations for network, security, and IT operations, and much more!

Speaker: Roy Hunter (Oracle) & Scott Elequin (Smart Dog)


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SplashBI

SplashBI Overview: SplashBI is on-demand business intelligence and reporting solution that provides users with the ability to run, create, and modify their own dashboards and reports. SplashBI offers cross application reporting, easy to use user interface, and robust features to improve efficiency. It can be accessed on any platform and device, such as PC browsers, tablets, phones, and Microsoft Excel, providing actionable intelligence to the entire organization.

Presentation Title: Data Clarity & Decision Making in Today's Best of Breed Enterprise Environments

Abstract: Today, many organizations are utilizing the best software applications (without regard to Vendor) to address specific challenges and needs. The “Best of Breed” approach is the driving strategy of many organizations that are seeking that competitive advantage. The companies that understand how to quickly navigate, report against, integrate, and manage the critical data elements from their disparate systems will be the most successful.

Speaker: Josh Milstein

Speaker Bio: Join Josh Milstein, RSM @ SplashBI, as he discusses how organizations in Retail, Public Sector, and Energy Industries navigate their daily reporting tasks and drive their daily business decisions in a “Best of Breed” environment.

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S2 IT Group: S2 IT is a global firm, comprising more than 110+ consultants and nearly 20 research and information professionals. Our clients reflect our global nature. Our firm is designed to operate as one. We are a single local and global partnership united by a strong set of values, focused on client impact. We have our headquarters in Atlanta, GA. S2 IT Group is a 2-Star Elite OUAG partner, Oracle Gold Partner and has been recognized in INC500 consecutively for last 3 years. We specialize in Managed Services – Functional, Technical and DBA services. S2 IT Group has a Cloud Lab in Atlanta in the Supply Chain Modules of Procure to Pay and Order to cash. We have worked with multiple clients on O2C, P2P, WMS, OTM, Projects, Services Financial and HRMS modules and our engagements have been on upgrades, enhancements, new module implementation and production support. We take a consistent approach to recruiting and developing our people, regardless of where they are based. This structure ensures that we can quickly deliver the right team, with the right experience and expertise, to every client anywhere in the world.

First Presentation Title: Successful story for a 3-billion-dollar Aerospace client on Oracle Projects, Oracle SCM and Manufacturing Modules

Abstract: Join this session to hear and learn about how our client had a smooth transition from a mainframe application with 40 plus bolt-on to single unified setup using Oracle application – Modules User: Project Contracts, Projects, Manufacturing, Warehouse Management System, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Manufacturing execution system and Oracle Quality. A single application for contract initiations, planning, demand creations, supply labor hour capture, compliance and manufacturing

Second Presentation Title: Oracle Quality - An Implementation Case Study

Abstract: Attend and Learn how Oracle Quality can help your organization capture mission critical information without customization" - An Implementation Case Study

Speaker: Masood Alam

Speaker Bio: Masood is the Managing partner responsible for managing and growing the Enterprise Practices at S2 IT Group. He helped establish S2 IT Group as the “On-Shore Partner” for clients in the North America region. Masood is a leading expert in the field of supply chain management with an

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extensive experience in design, development, implementation, and support of large-scale global supply chain solutions for Global Fortune 500 firms in several SCM areas.

Masood has over 21 years of demonstrated experience on working with clients across the globe in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as a broad set of industry verticals that include Hi-Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Life Sciences, Food & Beverages, Finance, & Entertainment (TV & Films Distribution etc.) industries.

Prior to S2 IT Group, Masood served as a senior architect at companies like KPIT, WWT, Wipro, Oracle, Mukand Steel and Bajaj Auto. As a Senior Oracle Product Management, professional; between 1999 and 2003, Masood was a key instrumental person in setting up the team at Oracle India for SCM and Manufacturing.

He also led a global team of consultants to help implement best-in-class performance improvement techniques in Oracle Applications and has done 14 end-to-end Implementations.

At CPG and KPIT Masood managed complex Supply Chain systems and implementation projects on modules related to Projects, Services, and Manufacturing (Discrete and Process, Order to Cash and Procure to Pay along with Oracle WMS) divisions; besides ensuring a complete production support of global supply chain systems on a day-to-day basis.

Masood earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and is a certified professional on ERP Solutions and Advanced Supply Chain Management over past years

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APRO Software Solutions

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APRO Software Solutions Overview: APRO provides standard solutions for Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Financials Cloud to automate and simplify your global financial processes, such as bank statement processing, supplier payments, lockbox processing, AP invoice processing, e-invoicing, intercompany netting, and GL reconciliation.

AXIA Consulting

AXIA Consulting Overview: AXIA Consulting is a premier consulting firm that provides technology and business consulting services. AXIA Consulting was founded to bring highly experienced consulting resources to help address our client’s challenges; implement business and technology efficiencies; and deliver bottom line results.

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EnnVee TechnoGroup

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EnnVee TechnoGroup Overview: We are an ERP applications and application management firm that specializes in providing end-to-end IT services and solutions for Oracle, Microsoft, and Java custom developed technologies. Since 2003, continual innovation and commitment to quality has allowed our highly professional workforce to design and develop effective time-to-market software applications and systems.

EXCEL4APPS

Excel4apps Overview: Excel4apps is a provider of best-in-class, Excel-based financial reporting software to thousands of Oracle and SAP users worldwide. Its award-winning GL Wand, Reports Wand, Budget Wand and Journal Wand for Oracle and GL Wand, Reports Wand and Planning Wand for SAP solutions help financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and secure information in the familiar Excel environment. Excel4apps serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, manufacturing and engineering. All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup, or security configuration needed. Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa and supports a global partner network.


INFOSEMANTICS

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Infosemantics Overview: Established in 2001, Infosemantics, Inc. is a professional services company specializing in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Business Intelligence (BI), and Big Data solutions. Our strength lies in our people – a talented, experienced team of consultants who quickly become an integral part of our customer’s teams, providing advocacy and engineering streamlined solutions. We provide global services in all practice areas for commercial, government and higher education national and international enterprises.

KOFAX

Kofax Overview: Kofax is a leading provider of software to simplify and transform the First Mile of business. We combine market leading capture, content, process management, data integration, mobile, e-signature, customer communications management, search and analytics capabilities from Kofax, Perceptive Software and ReadSoft into a unified process automation development and deployment platform. This platform enables organizations to increase their responsiveness to customers, provide better service, gain a competitive advantage and better grow their businesses while reducing operating costs.


Sterling Payment Technologies

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Sterling Payment Overview: Sterling Payment Technologies specializes in providing cutting edge electronic payment processing services and solutions to business-to-business merchants with its proprietary Interchange Management Program.

Our Oracle EBS Adapter is a java based application that interfaces directly to EBS, automating the payment process. This allows you to replace manual ledger entries with a solution that is fully integrated into Oracle Financials.

CUSTOMER PRESENTATIONS

Presentation Title: iSupplier Portal – What is it and why we use it?

Abstract: Tiffany discusses Ameren's journey to Continuous Improvement with iSupplier Portal

Speaker: Tiffany Pallme


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Presentation Title: Highlights on Analytics and Automation

Abstract: The Financial shared service center of MasterCard will present its

1: Analytics journey using Alteryx & Tableau to unlock the value of the data stored in the backend database of Oracle E-Business Suite R12.

2: The process automation journey combining Automation Anywhere with our ERP to take the robot out of the humans in our center.

Speaker: Jordane Elmassian

Presentation Title: Prepare EBS for Cloud

Abstract: Satya discusses Lifecycle Management of EBS, How one can adopt DevOPS technologies for EBS and what you can do in Cloud with EBS

Speaker: Satya Gudivada


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Presentation Title: Enterprise SmartOne Platform

Abstract: MSD’s Enterprise SmartOne platform has been integrated in real time or low latency synchronization with our Business Applications (Oracle EBS, Maximo, Billing, GIS, Rain Gauge, Weather and Trucks). The goal is to leverage real time business information through web services into SmartOne platform. The Intelligence to our personnel which will lead to well informed real time and long term decisions

Speaker: Sanjiv Shekhar, Madhukar Mohan and Jayant Kumar

Presentation Title: Outsourced Manufacturing – The Power, Ease and Challenges in EBS

Abstract: In today’s global manufacturing environment, outsourced manufacturing is an integrated part of the operations. As part of competitive and strategic needs most of the companies have a mix of processes operational to support contract/outsourced manufacturing for example buy sell, consignment, chargeable subcontracting etc. As part of the business transformation initiative, many organizations are looking for a Oracle EBS based solution that would enable it to support outsourced manufacturing process with and without consignment of components with the contract manufacturer used in the manufacturing of the finished goods. This session will explore what options are available, the power, the ease and challenges faced for each of the options available as part of the outsourced manufacturing functionality in Oracle EBS.

Speaker: Himanshu Jain

SPECIAL THANKS

I would like to thank the following people for their support:

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Chris Nelms (Ameren)

Conference Badges – Lawanda McGill & Tiffany Pallme (Ameren)

Conference Programs – Jan Ponzar, Cheryl McLaughlin & Jim Pleimann (Ameren)

Foam Boards – Kathy Paige and Rona O'Brien (Ameren)

Gateway Board of Directors – Jenna, Satya, Mahendra & Himanshu

OAUG – Molly Whobrey, Sam Davidson and Janelle Daniels

OAUG Geo's – Jon Riley at Ohio Valley, Mark Maley at Oklahoma Arkansas and Melissa Sider at North Central (Chicago)

Oracle – Scott Totty

Oracle Partners – we couldn't have done it without you!

Registration Table – Kelly Walters & Tiffany Pallme (Ameren)

CONFERENCE AGENDA

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