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The SAOUG Conference 2024 is where Oracle customers and partners will see the latest innovations in cloud technology, discover methods for getting the most business value from AI today, and explore ways to increase productivity and efficiency through automation. Attendees will learn from experts and peers who build and use Oracle applications, cloud infrastructure, databases, developer tools, and AI services that help solve complex business challenges in every industry.
From keynotes to interactive track sessions, to the Gala Dinner and party, be at the Conference where it all happens
For this year’s agenda, we have included international keynote speakers and local experts who will use the breakaway sessions to do a deep dive into SaaS, ERP, EPM, HCM, NetSuite, JD Edwards, Continuous Testing, Change Management Consulting, for example, with a strong focus on driving innovation and modernisation in the business landscape.
Our primary focus is on attracting customers to experience the energy and excitement of this in-person event.
We encourage all attendees to make new connections, exchange ideas, and share best practices.
The SAOUG Conference 2024 will be held from 27 – 29 October at Misty Hills, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
Delegates may arrive from 14h00 on Sunday, 27 October. Accommodation is not included in the delegate fee; however, provision has been made for guests to book and pay Misty Hills directly using RATE CODE: SAOUG.
The two full-day Conference will take place on the 28 and 29 October, with the Gala Dinner and party being hosted on 28 October. We encourage all delegates to book accommodation on 28 October.
The Conference will end at 17h00 on 29 October.
Register for the SAOUG Conference 2024 and book your accommodation before Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
The SAOUG Conference 2024 will enable you to:
LEARN from experts and your peers
Oracle industry thought leaders and users will share their expertise and insights in keynotes, track sessions, demos, and more.
GROW your network
Make new connections, exchange ideas, and share best practices. The Gala Dinner and party, the demo areas and meeting lounges will make it easy to meet people who share your interests.
ENVISION the future
Learn about next-generation, AI-driven solutions for applications, cloud infrastructure, and databases. See how innovative businesses are solving complex industry challenges.
INTERACT in person
Experience the energy and excitement generated at this largest gathering of Oracle customers and partners. From keynotes to the party, be at the conference where it all happens.
Keynote: Sandhya Ramdhany
Country Leader & Snr Legal Director, Oracle South Africa
Sandhya Ramdhany is Oracle Corporation’s Country Leader and Legal Director for South Africa. Sandhya is the lead lawyer for Oracle’s business operations in South Africa and the SADC regions and was recently appointed as the Country Leader. Sandhya is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over twenty years experience. She is a graduate of the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, with a postgraduate Management Advancement Program Certificate obtained from the Wits Business School.
Sandhya began her career at Oracle in 2013 after spending six years at Accenture. Prior to leading the South African and SADC Legal Department, Sandhya was Senior Legal Counsel for Oracle’s business in East and West Africa. Having worked extensively across the African continent, Sandhya advises the Corporation on matters relating to data privacy, GDPR, POPIA, intellectual property and the legal intricacies of cloud computing. She has led negotiations on complex, high-value transactions for Oracle. Sandhya is a Director and Company Secretary on the Oracle South Africa Board and Director on the Oracle Senegal Board.
Keynote: Gomedi Makhongoana
Technology Software Country Director, Oracle South Africa
Gomedi Makhongoana is Oracle’s Technology Software Country Director. He is responsible for leading the company’s technology license business in South Africa, helping drive revenue growth and ensuring client satisfaction. Working with a skilled team of Oracle colleagues, Gomedi develops and executes Oracle’s agenda in the local market. He helps clients realize the value of transformation with Oracle’s cloud business via PaaS and IaaS solutions. Gomedi has over 10 years’ experience helping South African government succeed with enterprise software and technology.
Keynote: Debra Lilley
Oracle Ace Director
Debra Lilley is Vice President of customer success at Inoapps and an Oracle ACE Director. She is a board member of Oracle Developer and Technology User Group (ODTUG) and a past president of the UK Oracle User Group. Debra led the Global User Group working with Oracle during the development of Oracle Fusion Applications. She has worked with Oracle Applications and Technology since 1996. Debra is also a chartered director.
As an Oracle Applications Unlimited customer, are you confused about your next step? Should you move to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications or run your current application on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)? Or is doing nothing the right option? Eliminate the confusion and understand the factors you should consider and the logic behind the available options. Evaluate the roadmaps and explore routes other organisations have taken through actual case studies and the reasoning behind their decision.
Keynote: Arthur Goldstuck
CEO, World Wide Worx
Arthur Goldstuck is an award-winning writer, analyst and technology commentator, founder of technology market research organisation World Wide Worx, and editor-in-chief of Gadget.co.za. He has received lifetime achievement recognition in multiple sectors, including the Distinguished Service in ICT Award in 2013, Southern African Speakers Hall of Fame in 2021, and Southern African Educators Hall of Fame in 2023. He is author of 20 books, including his current best-seller, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI.
AI goes hitchhiking across Africa: AI is beginning to sound like Africa, with language models supporting local languages, and applications emerging across the continent to address the needs of the region. Arthur Goldstuck takes you on a journey of discovery, innovation and inspiration.
Speaker: Francois Marais
Cloud Engineering Leader, Oracle
Francois is a Cloud Engineering Leader for South Africa and brings more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry and spent the last 27 years at Oracle. He has extensive experience on Oracle’s Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (OCI), Hybrid and Oracle on-premise solutions. Experience in architecting Integration solutions and is responsible for building and managing a healthy sales pipeline in all industries and working with sales to qualify, influence and close opportunities.
Speaker: Obakeng Pule
Principal Account Cloud Engineer, Oracle
Obakeng Pule is an Oracle Cloud evangelist, advocate, and a seasoned database administrator at Oracle Suite Africa.
Obakeng will take you through the OCI capabilities, services, products, and the value it can bring to each organisation, for any workload.
Speaker: Arno Rautenbach
Chief Revenue Officer, APPSolve
Arno is a seasoned Oracle expert with a passion for technology and a background in accounting. He has spent over 15 years driving complex implementations globally, and his versatile career has spanned roles from Functional Consultant to Team Lead, Solution Architect, Project Manager, Account Manager, and Business Executive. With a relentless pursuit of knowledge, Arno holds multiple qualifications in accounting, auditing, governance, project management, and IT.
Leveraging his expertise, Arno advises leading companies on strategy and application transformation. Arno’s guiding principle is “You need a strong foundation,” reflecting his commitment to continuous learning and investing in the next generation of tech enthusiasts.
Speaker: Sanjay Singh
Vice President MAA Platform Engineering, Oracle
Vice President of Product Development and management leader, adapt at leading product development engineering and product innovation teams of exceptionally talented engineers and managers. Demonstrated history of working in the Information Technology and services industry. Skilled in Oracle Autonomous Cloud, Exadata Cloud Services, Cloud Migration, Oracle Database, Real Application Clusters, Oracle Globally Distributed Databases, Automatic Storage Management, Clusterware, Oracle Database Appliance, Exadata, Automation, Containers, Database Kubernetes Operator, Dynamic Scaling, and IT Strategy.
Speaker: Bob Thome
Vice President of Product Management, Oracle
Bob Thome has over 30 years of experience working in the Information Technology industry. With experience in both hardware and software companies, he has managed databases, clusters, systems and support services. Additionally, Bob Thome’s experience spans 20 years at Oracle, where he has been responsible for high availability, information integration, clustering and storage management technologies for the database. For the past several years, Bob has directed product management for Oracle Database cloud technologies, including Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Oracle Base Database Service.
Speaker: Paul Oelofse
Managing Director, Mediro ICT Connect
Paul Oelofse has over 25 years of experience working in the Information Technology industry. He has a proven track record of leading the sales, implementation, and management of enterprise technology solutions across the organisation, with a strong focus on people, process, and technology.
Mediro ICT Connect’s partnership with Orace allows organisations to speed up testing within an AI-driven, end-to-end continuous testing platform.
Speaker: Wesley Chetty
Competency Head, iOCO Oracle Tech
Wesley Chetty has over 25 years of experience working in the Information Technology Industry. He is an experienced IT professional with over 25 years in the industry specialising in Oracle Database management. Throughout his career, Wesley has focused on driving operational efficiency and automation across various organisations. He has applied automation standards and processes to expedite workloads and maintain service excellence.
In his current role at iOCO, he drives the philosophy of delivering simple but effective automation solutions across diverse industries.
Speaker: Katlego Sejoe
Technology Software Engineer, Oracle
With a robust foundation in Applications and Database Administration, Katlego Sejoe’s role at Oracle as a Technology Software Engineer centres on guiding clients through intricate technology solutions.
Katlego’s strategic approach ensures software security, governance, and compliance while optimising IT environments, providing organisations with valuable benefits.
Workshops, demos, and POC sessions are part of his toolkit, helping clients leverage their software investments and fostering their trust as a reliable advisor in the technology landscape.
Speaker: Seef Muller
Chief Delivery Officer, APPSolve
Seef Muller is the Chief Delivery Officer at APPSolve in South Africa, bringing over 26 years of expertise in Oracle consulting. As an experienced Oracle Solutions Architect, he leads all Oracle project delivery for the company, specialising in Oracle Cloud and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) implementations. Seef has worked across the UK, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa, advising clients on Oracle Cloud solutions, business process design, and IT strategy.
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Speaker: Sanford Edinberry
Cloud Systems Director, Oracle
Sanford Edinberry is an IT business professional who impacts and improves business process and performance across multiple industries. He is known for driving competitive advantage through innovative, real-world IT strategy and speed-of-execution in high growth, high service, and high technology environments. With expertise in modernising IT and driving innovation across large scale and complex environments, he consistently demonstrates that transformation anchored in technology creates sustainable growth.
Speaker: Michael Palombo
Principal Consultant, APPSolve
MichaeI Palombo has been in the Oracle domain for a lifetime, and the past few years with APPSolve, a premium Oracle implementation partner. He specialises in HCM modules and overseeing the overall architecture of HCM modules working with each other and working with other functional areas, and of course, working for the Oracle customer. With a background in systems design and process engineering, Michael appreciates the uniqueness of business practices.
Speaker: Gordon Halley
Business Development, ConfigSnapshot
Initially starting out as a Management Consultant working across multiple projects in Europe and Asia, Gordon moved into the Oracle Applications consulting space 25 years ago. Gordon has worked in a variety of roles globally to successfully deliver and architect numerous Oracle Application deployment projects. More latterly working as part of the ConfigSnapshot team in product and business development for the E-Business Suite and Cloud versions of the application.
Speaker: Balasubramanian Gopalan
Director and AI Domain Specialist, Oracle
Bala Gopalan has more than 25 years in consulting across EMEA and APAC driving technology transformation. He leads AI and Domain specialists for Oracle ECEMEA, translating business vision into technology strategy
Bala will address global trends in AI, Oracle strategy for AI, and embedded AI capabilities and roadmap for applications.
Speaker: Ryk Cloete
Applications Solutions Engineer, Oracle
Speaker: Dominic Regan
Senior Director, SCM Logistics, Oracle
SAOUG Conference Package: R5,000 ex VAT
Includes:
- Two full-day conference: Monday, 28 and Tuesday, 29 October
- All conference refreshments and catering
- Gala Dinner and live entertainment
Register for the SAOUG Conference 2024 and book your accommodation before Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
Excludes:
- Travel and accommodation
- Accommodation is available at Misty Hills on Sunday, 27 and Monday, 28 October. Book using RATE CODE: SAOUG
- Guests may arrive from 14h00 on Sunday, 27 October (optional)
Accommodation is not included in the delegate fee; however, provision has been made for guests to book and pay Misty Hills directly using RATE CODE: SAOUG.
Delegates may arrive from 14h00 on Sunday, 27 October (optional). We encourage all delegates to book accommodation on 28 October. The Conference will end at 17h00 on 29 October.
Register for the SAOUG Conference 2024 and book your accommodation before Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa
Muldersdrift Estate 69, Drift Boulevard (R114), Muldersdrift
Gauteng, 1747
Bookings: (011) 950 6000
Google Maps: Directions
The following room types and rates are available:
Room Type | Single Accommodation Rate (ex VAT) | Sharing Accommodation Rate (ex VAT) Per Person Sharing |
Deluxe (Bed & Breakfast) | R1 881.00 | R1 178.00 |
Upgrade to Deluxe Superior (Bed & Breakfast) (add to Deluxe price) | R162.00 | R95.00 |
Executive (add to Deluxe price) (add to Deluxe price) | R931.00 | R580.00 |
Junior Suite (Bed & Breakfast) (add to Deluxe price) | R1 226.00 | R770.00 |
Royal Suite (Bed & Breakfast) (add to Deluxe price) | R8 968.00 | R5 605.00 |
Presidential (Bed & Breakfast) (add to Deluxe price) | R13 443.00 | R8 398.00 |
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Functionality includes: Document (BR100s / MC050s); Analyse (patch / upgrade impact inc CEMLIs); Compare settings across environments, entities, versions / patches; Migrate / load setups; Track changes over time; Comply (sensitive access, segregation of duties, etc.
Demo SplashBI is a robust Business Intelligence platform that provides intuitive dashboards and comprehensive reporting solutions. Designed to integrate seamlessly with various data sources, including Oracle EBS, Oracle Cloud and other ERP systems, SplashBI enables organisations to gain actionable insights from their data.
Key features of SplashBI include customizable dashboards, real-time data analytics, pre-built and ad-hoc reports, and powerful data visualiazation tools.