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O5Live Oracle EPM Inaugral Forum Event 9th November  
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​The O5Live Oracle EPM Community is a trusted, peer-led network for organisations using—or considering—Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).

📆  Join us for the Launch Event on 9th November 2026

 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

​ ​📍At Oracle London City Office

​The Helicon, 1 South Place, London EC2M 2RB


Be part of the inaugural meeting and help shape the future direction of the O5Live Oracle EPM Community.

✨ Oracle EPM community focus hear from UKRI on their EPM Journey

🚀 Better decision-making – an opportunity to validate ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn from others' experiences.

🤖 Future readiness – discussions on emerging capabilities, including AI, automation, and innovation, grounded in transparency, accountability, and trust.

💡 Practical insight – implementation lessons, governance approaches, operational improvements, and best practices.

🌟Peer discussion and networking

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    Agenda

     9.30 am - 10.00 am

    Registration and Welcome Reception

     10.00 - 10.10 am

    Welcome and Introductions  by Andrea Vasiliu | Oracle

     10.10 am to 10.50 am 

    Rich Wilkie Vice President of EPM Product Management at Oracle
    Specialising in financial close, consolidation, and account reconciliation, this session explores how embedded artificial intelligence within Oracle Cloud EPM is transforming enterprise finance.
    Discover how AI-driven capabilities are helping corporate finance teams move beyond traditional, periodic reporting to enable a continuous close—providing more timely insights, streamlining financial processes, and supporting faster, more informed business decisions in near real time.

     10.50 - 11.05 am

    Coffee Break and Networking

     11.05 am to 11.45 am 

    Lydia Maksoud Brovanture and Iain Blanchard Absolute EPM
    Overview of key areas of EPM (Planning, FCCS,EPCMS,Narrative,EDM, etc)
    Explore Oracle EPM across Planning, FCCS, EPCMS, Narrative Reporting, EDM and more and see how each solution drives faster forecasting, close, cashflow insight, ESG reporting and better decisions.
    Get a clear view of embedded AI and Oracle AI Agents before the deeper-dive session and consider starting  small, scale fast, and build a stronger business case at every stage.

     11.45 - 12.30 am

    Jennifer Makamure, UKRI, support by Lydia Maksoud and Marv van Kan Brovanture
    Overview of  the UKRI EPM implementation
    Providing the details of use cases and the benefits achieved plus the lessons learnt 

     12.30 pm to 1.45 pm 

    Lunch and Networking Reception

     1.45 - 3.15 am

    Community Presentation and Advisory Session Community Attendees & EPM Experts 
    Each EPM community attendee will provide a brief introduction and overview of their current EPM footprint and how EPM is being used across their organisation.

    Attendees will also share:
    What’s going well – successes, progress and areas delivering value
    Current challenges – key issues, barriers or areas where support is needed
    Aspirations and plans

    EPM Expert Advisory
    EPM experts will be available throughout the session to hear from the community, answer questions and share relevant experience, insights and recommendations.
    Iain Blanchard, Lydia Maksoud, Sarah ... and Andreea Vasiliu

     3.15 pm to 3.30 pm 

    Coffee Break and Networking

     3.30 pm to 4.15 pm 

    Andrea Vasiliu | Oracle
    AI Current state in EPM imminent future direction and applications.

     4.15 pm to 4.45 pm

    Closing Session

    Key takeaways from the day and priority topics for the next gathering.

    4.45 pm to 

    Networking Reception
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    Our Speakers

    Rich Wilkie | Oracle
    Vice President, EPM Product Management

    Rich Wilkie

    Iain Blanchard | Absolute EPM 

    Director

    Iain Blanchard
    Iain Blanchard

    Andreea Vasiliu | Oracle

    Director, Product Strategy

    Andreea Vasiliu
    Andreea Vasiliu

    Sarah Dow | Brovanture

    Practice Leader - Financial Close

    Sarah Dow
    Sarah Dow

    Jennifer Makamure
    UK Research and Innovation

    Jennifer Makamure

    Lydia Maksoud | Brovanture

    Product Strategy

    Lydia Maksoud

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    Become part of a growing network of Oracle EPM professionals committed to learning together, sharing openly, and improving outcomes across the UK.


    Join the inaugural O5 Live Oracle EPM Community event on 9th November 2026 at Oracle's London City office and help shape the future of this unique peer-led community.


    We look forward to welcoming you.


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