Not sure what to present? Browse the list of trending topics for Ascend 2025:

E-Business Suite

Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
User interface (tips and tricks)
Patching/Cloning (EBS 12.2)
Where to get help
Upgrading
Navigating Oracle channels
Bridge from on-prem to cloud, case study
Support from Oracle
Moving to OCI and Cloud Manger
Licensing
Using or implementing the Enterprise Command Center (ECC)
Integration with edge applications
Integrating APEX
Using AI

Fusion Cloud HCM,ERP, and EPM

Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
How to implement unique functionality
User interface (tips and tricks)
Understanding support and enhancements
Using generative AI responsibly
Integrating AI
Retaining employees w/ upskilling, reskilling & learning
Licensing/ understanding costs
Quarterly patching (best practices)
Leveraging Redwood and Visual Builder
New features and modules (ME, Grow, etc.)
Change mangement
Centering the employee experience

IT and Business Leaders

Strategy: supporting business goals with your Oracle investment
Change management
Improving productivity (dealing with in-person, hybrid & remote workforces)
Data strategy
Managing rising costs
Rapid change
Implementing new modules/costs
Maximizing Oracle investments
Using AI with and within Oracle Applications
Security
Developing talent

Presenters Should

Have personal experience with the subject matter as an Oracle Applications User or incorporate the perspective and first-hand experience of a User into the presentation.

Commit to actively participating in the event before, during, and after Ascend 2025 to engage with fellow presenters and registrants, answer questions, and share knowledge, both face-to-face and online.

Commit to sharing and promoting Ascend 2025 within their networks.

It's simple to apply:

Determine if you are a User (Customer) Speaker or an Associate (Partner) Speaker:

User (Customer) Speakers
Individuals who work for a company/organization that utilizes at least one Oracle product or service in a business capacity, and does not re-sell services, support, Oracle products, or complimentary products to its customers.

Associate (Partner) Speakers
Individuals who work for a company that sells to Oracle Users - products, services, support, or other complimentary offerings to Oracle products or services. Regardless of your business use of Oracle products, if you meet any of the Associate Speaker criteria, you are an Associate.
Review the Ascend 2025 Education Tracks.
Consider your topic and how it addresses users’ educational needs.
Sessions that promote moving off Oracle platforms will not be considered.
Complete the application form no later than Friday, January 24, 2025, which consists of biographical information plus:
- Your presentation title; please see Title, Abstract, and Naming Rules
- A short description (abstract) of your proposed session (520 characters or less)
- Three Learning Objectives
- An overview of your experience with the subject matter
Submit a Presentation Proposal.

Need some guidance? Check out the tips in the Ascend Podcast!

Benefits of Presenting:

User (Customer) Speakers receive a deepy discounted conference registration rate of $195 for Ascend, which includes access to all breakout sessions, keynotes, conference meals, and official OATUG/OHUG networking events. Primary presenters will also receive 2 CPE credit hours for presenting. You must present in-person to earn CPE Credits and present for more than 50 minutes.
Associate (Partner) Speakers not registering with a complimentary pass included with their exhibit or sponsorship package will receive a deeply discounted registration rate of $495, which includes access to all breakout sessions, keynotes, conference meals, and official OATUG/OHUG networking events. Primary presenters will also receive 2 CPE credit hours for presenting. You must present in-person to earn CPE Credits and present for more than 50 minutes.
- Companies with a signed Exhibitor/Sponsor contract submitted for Ascend by January 24, 2025 will be given preferential time slots for selected presentations.
- Contracts for Ascend 2025 can be signed with either of the hosting user groups (OATUG or OHUG), regardless of your user group speaking assignment.

Guidelines

We welcome all great ideas! Applicants may submit an unlimited number of presentation proposals during the call for presentations. However, to preserve a balanced perspective and eliminate bias in our educational agenda, we do have some limitations on the number of presentations that will ultimately be selected:

1. Up to two presentations will be selected per presenter conference-wide, not including panel or SIG presentations. (You may participate in as many panels or SIG sessions as you’d like.)
Please review the Presenter Compliance Agreement.
- Sessions that promote moving off Oracle platforms will not be considered.
- Submissions that include the speakers' names or their company’s name in the abstract or title will not be considered.
Please see these rules and guidelines for how many presentations can be accepted:
- All Presenters must be able to travel to Ascend 2025 in Orlando, FL, June 8-11.
- Priority is given to OATUG & OHUG members, as members are the heart of our year-round community. You can check with OATUG Membership or OHUG Membership to make sure your employer is a current member. You must maintain membership through June 2025.
- If your organization is not currently a User or Associate Member of OATUG or OHUG, your organization will be restricted to only one selected presentation for Ascend 2025.
- Organizations that are OATUG/OHUG user members or associate members exhibiting/sponsoring at Ascend 2025 may have up to three presentations selected for the conference. You must maintain membership through June 2025 to maintain eligibility for more than one presentation.
- Organizations that are OATUG/OHUG associate members but NOT exhibiting/sponsoring at Ascend 2025 will be restricted to only one accepted presentation selected for the conference.
- An OATUG Individual Member (whether User or Associate) may have only one presentation selected. If an Individual Member is an employee of a non-member organization, the organization will be subject to the limit of one selected presentation for Ascend 2025. You must maintain membership through June 2025.
Education rooms are a marketing free zone. Sales pitches, marketing materials, signage, and product demos are not permitted. Ascend 2025 offers VAS & Solution Showcase Sessions for this purpose.

Presentation Submission Deadline

To qualify for discounted conference registration, the PowerPoint presentation for each selected session must be submitted no later than May 14, 2025. We encourage speakers to add detailed notes within PowerPoint’s speaker view so that those viewing the file later will be able to discern your presentation’s important points without listening to the session recording. This will maximize the reach and impact of your presentation.

Oracle Employee Presenters

Oracle employees interested in speaking at Ascend can submit a proposal via the Call for Presentations or speak to your Oracle Product Lead and inform them you would like to present at Ascend 2025.

Please email Ascend Speaker Program if you are unsure who your product lead is.

Vendor Awareness Sessions

Reach a targeted audience of customers by sponsoring a Vendor Awareness Session in a meeting room near the education sessions. Deliver a 60-minute showcase of how your product or service solves the current challenges faced by Oracle Users. A lead retrieval unit captures attendance details for post-event marketing efforts. Please email Ascend Speaker Programs to learn more about Vendor Awareness Session opportunities.

Important Dates:

Friday, January 24, 2025: Call for presentations closes
Week of March 3, 2025: Accepted presenters notified
Week of April 2, 2025: Sessions are scheduled and listed on website
Friday, March 28, 2025 Speaker registration deadline
May 14, 2025: Presentations due
June 8-11, 2025: Attend Ascend 2025 in Orlando, FL

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Attendees in 2024

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Speakers

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Events & Sessions

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