The Conference Room Pilots Monday night at Oracle AI World 2026

We're excited to bring The Conference Room Pilots Al World show to
Voltaire at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas this year. Join us and your
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The Conference Room Pilots are returning for an unforgettable live Halloween-themed performance!

Bring your best get-up, and have a chance to win a prize! Whether you're a longtime fan or seeing them for the first time, get ready for an electrifying (spooky!) night that will be the highlight of Oracle AI World 2026 with signature cocktails, networking, and costumes!

The Conference Room Pilots are back for another great AI World show, and we look forward to you joining us at Voltaire at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

The Conference Room Pilots are returning for an unforgettable live Halloween-themed performance!

Breakout Sessions
Five focused breakout sessions across the day — each 50 minutes. Attendees can move between sessions at the conclusion of each.

8:00 – 9:00am
Check-In & Networking Breakfast NETWORKING
9:00 – 9:20am
Chris Muli, Group VP, EPM Solution Engineering (Oracle) KEYNOTE SPEAKER
9:30 – 10:20am
Breakout Session 1 · Choose one
Users

Simplify Your Financial Consolidation and Close with Oracle FCC

Thought Leadership

Build the Future of Finance with AI Agent Studio in Oracle EPM 

Hands-on Lab

How Oracle EPM AI Drives a Continuous Financial Close


Own laptop needed

10:30 – 11:20am
Breakout Session 2 · Choose one
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Al Starts with Trusted Data: Modern Integration Strategies with Oracle EPM and Snowflake
Thought Leadership
From Volatility to Value: Modernizing Oil & Gas Planning with Oracle EPM
Hands-on Lab
How Oracle EPM Al Drives Streamlined Planning Processes

Own laptop needed

11:20 – 12:00pm
Lunch & Networking Networking
12:00 – 12:20pm
Kaci Coble (Oracle), Glen Lambert (Dave & Buster's) & Terrance Walker (Argano) FIRESIDE CHAT
12:30 – 1:20pm
Breakout Session 3 · Choose one
Users
Improve Your FX Management with Al and Automation
Thought Leadership
Al-Powered Finance: Elevating Executive Decision-Making Through Narrative  Intelligence
Hands-on Lab
How Oracle EPM Al Helps Drive Reporting Insights

Own laptop needed

1:30 – 2:20pm
Breakout Session 4 · Choose one
Users
Unify Your ERP and EPM Data with Enterprise Data Management
Thought Leadership
From Features to Advantage: Leveraging EPM Innovation to Drive Strategic Outcomes
Hands-on Lab
Configure Embedded Al in EPM

Own laptop needed

2:30 – 3:20pm
Breakout Session 5 · Choose one
Users
Turn Reconciliation into Actionable Insights with Oracle ARC, Powered by Oracle Al
Thought Leadership
Modernizing Performance Management: An Al-Ready EPM Strategy for the Enterprise
Hands-on Lab
Building a Strong Data Foundation for Al with Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM)

Own laptop needed

12:00 – 12:20pm
Executive Networking Cocktail Hour Networking

Breakfast and lunch provided. Refreshments throughout the day.

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What to expect

Amazing music from The Conference Room Pilots, a rock band comprised of team members from both Argano and Oracle

An extraordinary venue experience at Voltaire at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

 A great event with your colleagues, Argano, Oracle, and your other partners



Arrow Seats are limited and demand is high. SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW
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October 26th, 2026
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Stay for the Networking


3:30 – 5:00 PM

Join us for an executive networking cocktail hour in the pre-conference area. Connect with Houston's EPM community, Oracle leaders, and Argano experts after a day of sessions.

Arrow OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED ATTENDEES

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LocationOctober 27–29, 2026

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What to Expect

5
Breakout Sessions

9
Expert Speakers

1
Day of Deep-Dive Content

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Explore game-changing trends in global logistics and supply chain
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Explore game-changing trends in global logistics and supply chain
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Explore game-changing trends in global logistics and supply chain
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Explore game-changing trends in global logistics and supply chain

Breakout Sessions
Five focused breakout sessions across the day — each 50 minutes. Attendees can move between sessions at the conclusion of each.

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Breakout Session 1
9:30 – 10:20am
Blake Williams
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Breakout Session 2
10:30 – 11:20am
Lori Hahn
3
Breakout Session 3
12:30 – 1:20pm
Lori Hahn
4
Breakout Session 4
1:30 – 2:20pm
Lori Hahn
5
Breakout Session 5
2:30 – 3:20pm
Lori Hahn

Users

Breakout Session 1 | 9:30 – 10:20am

 

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The Unified Data Foundation
Agentic AI is only as good as the data beneath it. Discover how unified, real-time data turns fragmented systems into a single source of truth, the foundation every autonomous decision depends on.

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The Unified Data Foundation
Agentic AI is only as good as the data beneath it. Discover how unified, real-time data turns fragmented systems into a single source of truth, the foundation every autonomous decision depends on.

#1_Orange
The Unified Data Foundation
Agentic AI is only as good as the data beneath it. Discover how unified, real-time data turns fragmented systems into a single source of truth, the foundation every autonomous decision depends on.

#1_Orange
The Unified Data Foundation
Agentic AI is only as good as the data beneath it. Discover how unified, real-time data turns fragmented systems into a single source of truth, the foundation every autonomous decision depends on.

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Jennifer Stango

Vice President of Strategic Growth, Argano

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Scott Gardner

Principal Consultant, Argano

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Jennifer Stango

Vice President of Strategic Growth, Argano

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Agenda
  • Check-In & Networking Breakfast - 8:00-9:00 AM
  • Keynote Speaker - 9:00-9:20 AM
  • Breakout 1 (All 3 Tracks) - 9:30-10:20 AM
  • Breakout 2 (All 3 Tracks) - 10:30-11:20 AM
  • Lunch and Networking - 11:20 AM-12:00 PM
  • Fireside Chat - 12:00-12:20 PM
  • Breakout 3 (All 3 Tracks) - 12:30-1:20 PM
  • Breakout 4 (All 3 Tracks) - 1:30-2:20 PM
  • Breakout 5 (All 3 Tracks) - 2:30-3:20 PM
  • Happy Hour - 3:30-5:00 PM

Sessions
Chose your track


Track A Session List

01.
Cracking the Code on Complex Consolidations in Oracle EPM FCC

John Harding | Director, EPM Delivery

02.
From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Oracle EPM Data Integrations with Snowflake

Brian Dandeneau | Director, EPM Delivery

03.
Mastering FX in Oracle EPM FCC: What Every Team Needs to Know

Terrance Walker | Vice President, EPM Delivery

04.
Ignite ERP & EPM with Enterprise Data Management

Brian Dandeneau | Director, EPM Delivery

05.
From Manual Effort to Strategic Control: Reimagining Reconciliations with Oracle ARC

Terrance Walker | Vice President, EPM Delivery

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Cracking the Code on Complex Consolidations in Oracle EPM FCC

John Harding | Director, EPM Delivery
Complex consolidations can quickly challenge even the most experienced finance and accounting Teams, especially when organizations are managing partial ownership, changing entity structures, joint ventures, equity investments, intercompany activity, and multi-currency reporting. In this session, attendees will learn how Oracle EPM Financial Consolidation and Close helps bring structure, automation, and transparency to these advanced consolidation scenarios.

Through practical examples and lessons learned, the session will explore how consolidation methods, ownership percentages, non-controlling interest, equity pickup, eliminations, and configuration decisions work together to drive consolidated results. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to design, validate, and troubleshoot complex consolidation models in FCC while improving close confidence, auditability, and reporting consistency.
 
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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Oracle EPM Data Integrations with Snowflake

Brian Dandeneau | Director, EPM Delivery
As organizations modernize their finance and analytics architecture, the need to connect Oracle EPM with cloud data platforms like Snowflake has become increasingly important. In this session, attendees will learn practical strategies for designing reliable, scalable, and transparent data integrations that support planning, consolidation, reporting, and analytics across the enterprise.

Through real-world integration patterns and lessons learned, the session will explore how Teams can simplify data movement, improve data quality, reduce manual file-based processes, and strengthen governance between Oracle EPM and Snowflake. Participants will gain insight into key design considerations such as source-to-target mapping, metadata alignment, load automation, validation, drill-through, performance, and ownership between finance and IT Teams.
 
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Mastering FX in Oracle EPM FCC: What Every Team Needs to Know

Terrance Walker | Vice President, EPM Delivery
Foreign currency translation is one of the most critical—and often misunderstood—areas of the financial consolidation process. In this session, attendees will learn how Oracle EPM Financial Consolidation and Close supports multi-currency consolidation, including translation to parent and reporting currencies, exchange rate application, currency translation adjustment, and the relationship between FX results and the broader close process.

Through practical examples and implementation lessons learned, the session will help finance, accounting, and consolidation Teams understand what drives FX outcomes in FCC, how metadata and rate configuration influence results, and where common issues typically arise. Participants will leave with a clearer framework for validating FX, explaining translation impacts, improving close confidence, and reducing avoidable rework during period-end reporting.
 
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Ignite ERP & EPM with Enterprise Data Management

Brian Dandeneau | Director, EPM Delivery
Modern finance transformation depends on trusted, connected enterprise data that can move seamlessly across ERP, EPM, and analytics processes. In this session, attendees will learn how Oracle Enterprise Data Management can help unify and govern master data across ERP and EPM landscapes, enabling better alignment between financial reporting, planning, consolidation, account reconciliation, and operational processes.

Through practical examples and transformation strategies, the session will explore how Teams can move beyond spreadsheet-based hierarchy maintenance and fragmented change processes toward a governed, collaborative, and auditable data management model. Participants will gain insight into how EDM supports application connectivity, hierarchy management, mappings, requests, approvals, validations, subscriptions, and downstream synchronization across Oracle and non-Oracle systems.
 
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From Manual Effort to Strategic Control: Reimagining Reconciliations with Oracle ARC

Terrance Walker | Vice President, EPM Delivery
Account reconciliations remain one of the most time-consuming and control-sensitive activities in the financial close, often burdened by spreadsheets, manual follow-up, inconsistent documentation, and limited visibility. In this session, attendees will learn how Oracle Account Reconciliation can help organizations transform reconciliation from a reactive close task into a governed, automated, and insight-driven process.

Through practical examples and transformation strategies, the session will explore how Teams can standardize reconciliation formats, automate assignments and approvals, load balances from source systems, apply rules and thresholds, manage supporting documentation, and improve exception visibility. Participants will gain insight into how Oracle ARC supports reconciliation compliance, transaction matching, dashboards, workflow, audit readiness, and stronger accountability across the close process.
 

Track B Session List

Ascend_Speakers_Josie Manzano-Stettler

EPM Unplugged: 5 Game-Changing Features (and One Future Hit) in Oracle Planning Cloud

Josie Manzano-Stettler | Vice President, EPM Delivery
Oracle EPM Planning Cloud never stands still — each release delivers smarter, faster, and more intuitive ways to plan, analyze, and act. In this session, we’ll count down our five favorite features that are reshaping what’s possible for today’s EPM teams.

Experience the agility of Flex Forms, the seamless integration of Cross Pod Smart Push and Data Maps powered by Groovy automation, and the intelligence of Insights and Predictions that bring AI directly into your planning workflows. We’ll also highlight the new Forms 2.0 experience, packed with modern design updates that make building and using forms easier and more engaging than ever.

And because we all love a showstopper, we’ll end with a “listening party” for 2026 release feature — a groundbreaking enhancement that’s poised to be another game changer for EPM Planning.
You’ll walk away with practical tips, configuration ideas, and plenty of inspiration to level up your own Oracle EPM environment.
 
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Meet You Where You Are with Oracle EPM Cloud - Oracle EPM Platform Exploration

Caroline Faeth | Principal Solutions Architect
Every organization approaches performance management from a different starting point, whether the priority is planning, consolidation, account reconciliation, profitability, tax, reporting, data integration, or enterprise data governance. In this session, attendees will explore how Oracle EPM Cloud can meet organizations where they are today while providing a connected platform for future transformation.

Through a guided platform exploration, the session will highlight how Oracle EPM Cloud business processes and common platform capabilities can support finance modernization across close, planning, reporting, analytics, workflow, integration, security, and governance. Participants will gain a practical understanding of where to begin, how to expand over time, and how to connect multiple EPM capabilities into a scalable roadmap that aligns with business maturity, priorities, and value realization.
 

01.
AI & Insights in EPM Planning Cloud

Josie Manzano-Stettler | Vice President, EPM Delivery

02.
Find Out How FCC, EPCM & FreeForm are the Trifecta for Enhanced Reporting

John Harding | Director, EPM Delivery
& Veronica Tafoya | Director, EPM Delivery

03.
Sharper Insights, Stronger Stories: GenAI for Narrative Reporting

Josie Manzano-Stettler | Vice President, EPM Delivery

04.
EPM Unplugged: 5 Game-Changing Features (and One Future Hit) in Oracle Planning Cloud

Josie Manzano-Stettler | Vice President, EPM Delivery

05.
Meet You Where You Are with Oracle EPM Cloud - Oracle EPM Platform Exploration

Caroline Faeth | Principal Solutions Architect

Track C Session List

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00am Check-In & Networking Breakfast Networking
9:00 – 9:20am 
Keynote
Chris Muli, Group VP, EPM Solution Engineering, Oracle
Keynote
9:30 – 10:20am Breakout Session 1 Breakout
10:30 – 11:20am Breakout Session 2 Breakout
11:20 – 12:00pm Lunch & Networking Networking
12:00 – 12:20pm
Fireside Chat
Kaci Coble (Oracle) & Glen Lambert (Dave & Buster's)
Fireside
12:30 – 1:20pm Breakout Session 3 Breakout
1:30 – 2:20pm Breakout Session 4 Breakout
2:30 – 3:20pm Breakout Session 5 Breakout
3:30 – 5:00pm Executive Networking Cocktail Hour Networking

Breakfast and lunch provided. Refreshments throughout the day.


Schedule and Happy Hour

Starting at 8:00 AM CDT for check-in and breakfast, the day will be broken into 3 tracks consisting of 15 sessions. Each session is 50 minutes. Attendees are invited to go between tracks at the conclusion of each session.

Breakfast and Lunch with be provided alongside refreshments as well.

Afterwards, please accept our invitation to stay with us for happy hour in the pre-conference area from 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM.

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Getting There


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Complimentary Parking
Free parking for all attendees.

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Date & Time
September 17, 2026 · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

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Venue
Westin Houston Memorial City · 945 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 7702

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