Oracle 5 Live 2023

BY GIACOMO LEE

Even after a worldwide pandemic, there remain countless events and conferences in the ERP space. These names in the B2B live arena vary in size, stature and age; Oracle5 Live is amongst the newest names of the lot, coming back for only its second iteration in London this June.

Designed for the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) ecosystem, the event is the brainchild of independent Oracle partners ARCivate , Claremont , Fudge Learn , Innovate Tax and SplashBI . The opening keynote came from founder of DLA Ignite , Timothy

Hughes. After the keynotes came the breakout sessions, with Oracle and others on hand to share their wisdom in Westminster. Highlights included Jacqueline Ryan, sales director SaaS (UK&I), Oracle, who decluttered the mystique around low-code. We heard of a “Bridge-the-Gap” approach simplifying complex customer requirements as an extension to ERP using low code and mobile apps, streamlining business processes and giving better control, visibility, audibility and insights.

The day ended with a panel discussion between the five partners behind Oracle5 Live, as helmed by SplashBI’s country head, UK & EMEA, Graham Spicer. Their guest this year was Jason Bowers, business development director at Oracle. It was another lively session with Spicer doing a fine job of presenting; the SplashBI exec was on MC duties for the day and did so with humor and genuine insight into the EBS ecosystem.

With another well-held event to its name, expect Oracle5 Live to return in 2024 and once again put its stamp on the map for Oracle networking in UK&I.