Part 1 - Why should you consider EPM and how or where would you start?
Hear from three customers about their EPM journeys, the challenges they faced, why they chose to use EPM, and how it has helped them meet their business requirements.
Join the EPM Community Forum: Expert Panel of Oracle Partners, Customers & Oracle ACEs
Panelist:
Iain Elvin
HM Treasury
Panellist: Lydia Maksoud
Senior EPM Consultant
Brovanture Ltd
Speaker:
Jennifer Makamure
UK Research and Innovation
Speaker: Nick Murray Oracle EPM Manager
Avon Cosmetics
Panellist: Andreea Vasiliu
Director Product Strategy
Oracle
Nick Murray - Avon Cosmetics Oracle EPM Manager
Jennifer Makamure – UKRI Head of Finance Data & Systems
A fully qualified Chartered Accountant, her career expertise is in managing resources within the business as a Strategic Business Partner, driving organisational change and success through stakeholder engagement, facilitating technical development and communication of financial aspects across the business. Jennifer joined the Research Councils following a 14-year career in the Private Sector, including her early training at one of the international Big Four Accountancy firms and being Group Accountant at a multinational UK PLC specialising in orthopaedic innovation, prior to joining the Research Councils now consolidated as UKRI.
She enjoys providing support to work colleagues across the business and is an advocate of all things related to further education and technical development.
Iain Elvin is Head of Oracle Systems at His Majesty’s Treasury, leading the delivery and evolution of a broad suite of Oracle Cloud products across HCM, ERP and EPM.
He has focused on bridging technical capability and business need, working with stakeholders, delivery partners and users to unlock greater value from Oracle and enable more effective, efficient ways of working in complex environments.
Lydia is a Senior Consultant at Brovanture, a UK-based Oracle Partner, with over 10 years of experience with Oracle EPM. This has included working on a range of projects involving Essbase, Hyperion Planning and EPM Cloud, as well as gaining knowledge of SQL and Groovy coding languages. Lydia has been recognised as an Oracle ACE Pro, and specialises in EPM Planning, IPM insights, and integration between Oracle Cloud systems.
Overview of the Session:
The EPM Community Forum is your opportunity to hear directly from across the Oracle EPM ecosystem — from the people who build the solutions, to those who implement them, and the customers who use them every day. This unique session provides a true 360° perspective on EPM best practices, innovation, and what’s possible with modern EPM solutions.
What you’ll learn:
🚀 More than just another panel discussion, this is an open and interactive forum where you can ask questions, exchange ideas, and connect with the people shaping the future of EPM.
💬Bring your questions, share your experiences, and join candid conversations designed to deliver practical insights and real-world takeaways you won’t find anywhere else.
🌟Hear first-hand customer stories about their EPM journeys — including the challenges they faced, how they overcame them, lessons learned along the way, and the measurable business benefits they achieved.
