Oracle Cloud Applications: A webinar series
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Wayne is a trained management accountant that has wide experience within Oracle across many lines of business (Support, Consulting, Presales, Applications Architecture and Development) in Europe, US and JAPAC.

He has more than 24 years of industry experience: mainly with EBS and Fusion (ERP), 19 of which he worked for Oracle Corporation.

He has been part of many modern transformation projects across the region as part of the executive steering committee, leadership meetings or design reviews and is seen as a trusted advisor to both clients and partners.

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Harmeet Chhabra is the Director of Business Intelligence at eHealth NSW. He’s responsible for the delivery of the state-wide data, analytics and business intelligence solutions.

In his current role, Harmeet is in the early stages of delivering an innovative, enterprise data lake, which puts NSW Health at the cutting edge of the use of data analytics to drive improvements in public health.

In addition, Harmeet has commissioned the build of a secure data analytics platform, in alignment with the Five Safes and NSW AI assurance framework, that can be used by data analysts and researchers cost-effectively to produce analytics outputs on health sensitive data.

Harmeet is passionate about data-driven decision making, leading to improved business outcomes and efficiency.

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Robert Loughnane is an Executive Partner in Deloitte’s Enterprise Technology & Performance’s Oracle practice. Robert’s background is firmly grounded in the client context where he has been ‘hands on’ in a variety of contexts, doing what is needed to broaden understanding, direct investment and execute delivery to the highest standards. Robert’s 20 years of experience is global and involves a broad range of industries that span all levels of government and commercial sectors (private and publicly listed). Key to realising the success of these endeavours is an adaptive understanding of how clients consume and interact with data and the processes they support when doing so.

Cloud transformation is a process often cited but rarely practiced at the levels clients aspire to achieve. Robert’s experience in shaping and driving the business case for cloud transformation, deeply addresses the realisation of value and the level of organisation change that is often required to make this happen. This involves broader business process transformation and involves application and technology portfolios that both need to transform in concert.

Robert’s leadership activities extend to APAC regional and global functions including Deloitte Oracle Analytics 8 global team – an international alliance of Deloitte analytics practices that aim to develop and share leading practices and assets.

Matt is responsible for driving the global strategy, growth, and customers’ success across Oracle’s Fusion Analytics product portfolio. He is dedicated to improving the overall analytics experience for our cloud application clients, addressing today’s data challenges, and driving innovation to ensure sustainable success in the future.

Alan is currently a consultant with the Asian Development Bank, he is also a co-founder of Brands for Good Limited. Prior to that he spent over 20 years of his career with the Singapore Industry and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

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Dr. Lee Hui Mien is the Senior Director for Group Environmental Sustainability Strategy for Singtel Group. Hui Mien has sustainability experience spanning from research to retail to development cum conservation sectors and is a specialist advisor on circular economy.

As Vice President, Social Impact, Asia Pacific at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Shuba oversees the Center’s investments and initiatives in the region, covering programs, data and insights, strategic engagement, and partnerships. She has championed inclusive growth across the private and international development sectors for over 25 years focusing on underserved populations, particularly small businesses and women’s participation in global value chains, job creation, business models to promote shared prosperity and catalysing multi-stakeholder partnerships. Shuba read Economics at the London School of Economics, is a graduate of the Yale World Fellows program and Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence and been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Elena Avesani is Head of Global Sustainability Strategy at Oracle. Elena drives Oracle’s sustainability programs and pioneers technology solutions to address social and environmental challenges. For two years in a row, Sustainability Magazine has listed Elena Avesani in the Top 100 Women in Sustainability. Under Elena’s leadership Oracle has been recognized by Sustainalytics' newly released 2023 Top-Rated ESG Companies List and the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award. Elena responsibilities are focused on two key pillars: First, decarbonizing operations and embedding sustainability into everything Oracle does internally. Second, developing tools that enable Oracle customers to do the same, accelerating their transition to net zero. In her 25 years at Oracle, Elena has held numerous leadership positions in product management, consulting, and enterprise applications. Elena holds a master’s degree in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University, New York, and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Politecnico of Milan, Italy.

Josette is a Deloitte Sustainability & Climate Audit & Assurance Partner based in Singapore, leading the ESG Assurance practice with 15+ years' of professional service experience. She's a trusted advisor for sustainability report advisory and assurance in Southeast Asia. Started in the audit practice, Josette's transition to advisory leveraged her deep financial and non-financial knowledge. Her team offers diverse services including narrative reporting, climate reporting, and ISAE 3000 assurance. Josette excels as a corporate trainer, leading many sustainability and accounting sessions for listed companies and multinationals. She enriches participant experiences through industry scenarios and discussions on allowable practices. Josette has been a guest speaker at esteemed events by Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (“ISCA”), ACCA, and CPA Australia. Her affiliations include Deloitte's IFRS Centre of Excellence and memberships in ISCA and Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountants (“FCCA”). Josette embodies professional excellence through her commitment and contributions.

Partha is a Deloitte Consulting SEA Partner, leading the Oracle offering with 25 years progressive experience in the fields of management consulting, large scale transformations, system implementations, business process improvements, business & IT strategy, growth initiatives of clients, practice development, technology & solution architecture, alliances’ management & overall P&L of the teams. He has a successful history of growing the enterprise technology & performance practice with focus on Finance, Supply chain & HCM transformations across SEA to get the firm to Leadership position in the ASEAN market. He champions the cause of utilizing Technology for Sustainability and has been collaborating with various stakeholders in putting forth Oracle solutions as one of the enablers for Clients ESG reporting needs. He has been an advisor and led feasibility studies & workshops for clients, to enable ESG reporting, in Shipping, Mining and FSI industries in ASEAN.

Vinish is a Manager at Deloitte Consulting SEA and leads the Oracle EPM team. He has more than 16 years of professional experience in Business Planning, Analytics, Management & Statutory Reporting for clients in FMCG, Metals & Mining, B&FS, Infrastructure, Media and Manufacturing industries. He is a specialist in setting up Corporate Performance Management system using the Oracle Cloud SAAS and Hyperion On-Premise applications.

Marissa is responsible for orchestrating the very best of Oracle's global ecosystem to address industries and individual organizations’ pressing need to balance people, planet, and profit. With over two decades of experience leading global and local brands through complex organizational, cultural, and digital transformations, Marissa is a seasoned strategic business partner with a wealth of experience across the E, S and G.

As global leader of Talent Product Strategy for Oracle Cloud HCM, Chris is a seasoned, proven HCM leader who has received global recognition. Before joining Oracle, she led human capital technology research, strategy, and advisory as a VP and Lead Tech Industry Analyst at Deloitte. Her experience spans both internal IT and HR roles and consulting - connecting product, technology, business, strategy, and innovation. She loves figuring out how the latest trends and innovations in data, tools, and technology can help impact the world of work, workforce, and workplace making work better for people and people better at work.

Johannes Eckold is a recognized Human Capital Management expert with 15 years of working experience in Hong Kong and Singapore. He advises organizations on areas such as HR Technology, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development etc. Prior to his current engagement with Oracle, Johannes founded HR consulting firm Up! Advisory and held various senior positions in Willis Towers Watson in Europe and Asia. As a trusted advisor and frequent public speaker, Johannes helps leaders, teams and organizations to be future ready.

Rod Walkenhorst is a Competency Leader in the Oracle’s Human Capital Management group. Over the last 25, he has worked with HR technology vendors across a variety of countries and industries. Now based in Australia, Rod works with organisations looking to transform their people and culture functions with best-in-class technology from Oracle.

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Kaitlyn Cleary has over 19 years of experience in technology, currently serving as Director of HCM Practice, and at Oracle since 2019. Her career highlights include leading a tri-country transformation project from manual to automated using digital processes. She is passionate about using technology as a catalyst for organisational change and helping solve your problems, Kaitlyn specialises in helping companies realise the benefit of implementing effective HR systems to grow their people experience.

Teah Pantano joined Oracle in 2021, bringing 15 years’ experience as a HR practitioner and a fascination for the intersection between human behaviour and technology. With varied background spanning Generalist HR, Recruitment, Talent Management and business transformation projects, Teah enjoys partnering with organisations throughout their Oracle HCM journey. She is passionate about how technology can shape people experiences and liberate time for what really matters.

Rachna Sampayo is Group Vice President of Human Resources at Oracle Corp, APAC based in Singapore.

As an established HR Leader, Rachna’s forte is in enabling businesses achieve real outcomes through innovative human capital strategies. Rachna has over 29 years of experience across industries and geographies ranging from Middle East & Africa to Australia, Japan and Asia-Pacific.

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Rowan is an experienced and accomplished HR Executive and CIO having been a HR professional for nearly 30 years with 15 years as Chief HR Officer/HR Director for complex and listed organisations. He has worked with CEOs and Executive Teams to transform businesses culturally and digitally in the Telecommunications, Technology, Horticultural and Financial Services sectors. He was professionally recognised as New Zealand HR Person of the Year, is on the HR Institute of New Zealand Board and a Chartered Fellow of both the Australian and New Zealand HR Institutes.

Rowan has also been a CIO and led the ANZ Bank Group HR Systems, Technology, Payroll, Analytics and HR Helpdesk teams delivering to 45,000+ employees across 30 countries. He has a deep understanding and experience as an HR/OD practionner and strategist who has led digital HR transformations and has developed and delivered HR technology platforms, including migrating complex HR environments to the cloud.

As Senior Director, HR Transformation at Oracle, Rowan works with JAPAC HR Executives and their leadership teams to leverage HCM technology, to transform their businesses and lift employee experience. His passion is using innovation and technology to digitally reframe HR functions by maximising new technologies and improving talent experiences.

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Rod Walkenhorst is a Competency Leader in the Oracle’s Human Capital Management group. Over the last 25, he has worked with HR technology vendors across a variety of countries and industries. Now based in Australia, Rod works with organisations looking to transform their people and culture functions with best-in-class technology from Oracle.

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Russell is an experienced HR Program Manager with 15 years experience in Financial Services and consulting in Australia with Accenture, NAB and AMP. Russell has a broad HR transformation background having led complex strategic HR programs for M&A and divestitures, sourcing and procurement and technology implementations.

Russell has been at AMP for 9 years and has recently led the Oracle HCM implementation at AMP in Sydney, delivering multiple Oracle products and technology integrations over the last two years including HCM, recruitment, talent and performance, learning, guided learning, help desk and a pilot chatbot.

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Rowan is an experienced and accomplished HR Executive and CIO having been a HR professional for nearly 30 years with 15 years as Chief HR Officer/HR Director for complex and listed organisations. He has worked with CEOs and Executive Teams to transform businesses culturally and digitally in the Telecommunications, Technology, Horticultural and Financial Services sectors. He was professionally recognised as New Zealand HR Person of the Year, is on the HR Institute of New Zealand Board and a Chartered Fellow of both the Australian and New Zealand HR Institutes.

Rowan has also been a CIO and led the ANZ Bank Group HR Systems, Technology, Payroll, Analytics and HR Helpdesk teams delivering to 45,000+ employees across 30 countries. He has a deep understanding and experience as an HR/OD practionner and strategist who has led digital HR transformations and has developed and delivered HR technology platforms, including migrating complex HR environments to the cloud.

As Senior Director, HR Transformation at Oracle, Rowan works with JAPAC HR Executives and their leadership teams to leverage HCM technology, to transform their businesses and lift employee experience. His passion is using innovation and technology to digitally reframe HR functions by maximising new technologies and improving talent experiences.

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Rod Walkenhorst is a Competency Leader in the Oracle’s Human Capital Management group. Over the last 25, he has worked with HR technology vendors across a variety of countries and industries. Now based in Australia, Rod works with organisations looking to transform their people and culture functions with best-in-class technology from Oracle.

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Prabir Jha, an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur is the Founder & CEO of Prabir Jha People Advisory, a boutique platform for retained strategic advisory, talent search & executive coaching.

Combining an impeccable academic and professional record, in his stint as a civil servant, he handled the entire gamut of HR & IR issues of the Indian Ordnance Factories. On his switch to the corporate world after almost 10 years in the government, his initial HR years were with Thermax & TechMahindra. Thereafter, Prabir served on the executive team as the Global CHRO at two NYSE-listed Indian majors, Dr. Reddy’s and Tata Motors before moving to lead HR at another Fortune 500 giant as the Group CHRO of Reliance Industries Ltd., making him the only Indian to have headed the HR function of two Fortune 500 companies. Prior to starting his own advisory firm, he was the President & Global Chief People Officer at the pharma major, Cipla.

Prabir, a distinguished HR strategist, has handled all areas in HR, with special interest in Organisation Transformation,Talent Management, Executive Coaching, OD interventions, Global HR Strategy, Employer Branding and Leadership Capability Development.

Prabir has over the last many years been featured in the ‘List of Most Admired HR Professionals in India’ and has a number of awards to his credit, including a consistent Linkedin Power Profile. Among others, he is the recipient of the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) Medal, the Reckitt & Colman Award and the Citibank Leaders Award at XLRI, for the “highest level of academic performance, competence, originality, creativity, communication skills and leadership” as also the Director’s Medal in the Civil Services Foundation Course. He was conferred the Asia HRD Award - 2012 for “outstanding contribution to the field of Human Resource Development’ and ‘The Distinguished Alumni’ Award at XLRI in 2016. He was named the ‘Digitalist of the Year” by SAP-Mint in 2018. He was recently ranked No. 1 amongst the “Top HR Influencers on Twitter from India” for 2020 by @BloggersAlliance and included in the ET HRWorld Influencers 2022 and LinkedIn Top Voices 2022 lists. He sits as part of a New York based think tank of fifteen global CHROs, “The Thinking Ahead Group”.

In addition, Prabir is widely recognised as a transformation guru and an accomplished thought-leader/tweeter whose views are closely followed across various platforms. He has been among the most widely followed CHROs globally with more than half a million followers on LinkedIn.

He is a sought-after speaker, executive coach and a visiting faculty at various business schools and top management training institutes. He advises firms including start-ups in India and abroad. He also sat on the HR AdvisoryBoard of the Reserve Bank of India for almost four years and has been on the Board of companies in the Tata/ Cipla Group.

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I am a growth oriented Leader with an excellent track record of starting up, growing multi-million dollar businesses, inspiring large teams to win, setting charters/metrics & goals, budget planning, Strengthening CXO relationships, collaborating with stakeholders and exceeding organizational expectations.

My Experience includes successfully leading businesses in all ends of the Marketplace ( Large Accounts and Mid Market/SMB ) coupled with expertise of handling both mature and developing markets such as United States, APAC and India.

I am passionate about building world class teams and I believe that by coaching and transforming people we are building future leaders for the world.Outside of my professional goals, my personal aspiration is to contribute to the cause of girl child education.

I along with some friends and mentors run a charity, Pumpkin Seeds and we hope to transform the lives of children.

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Rod Walkenhorst is a Competency Leader in the Oracle’s Human Capital Management group. Over the last 25, he has worked with HR technology vendors across a variety of countries and industries. Now based in Australia, Rod works with organisations looking to transform their people and culture functions with best-in-class technology from Oracle.

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As global leader of Talent Product Strategy for Oracle Cloud HCM, Chris is a seasoned, proven HCM leader who has received global recognition. Before joining Oracle, she led human capital technology research, strategy, and advisory as a VP and Lead Tech Industry Analyst at Deloitte. Her experience spans both internal IT and HR roles and consulting --- connecting product, technology, business, strategy, and innovation. She loves figuring out how the latest trends and innovations in data, tools, and technology can help impact the world of work, workforce, and workplace making work better for people and people better at work.

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Rachna Sampayo is Group Vice President of Human Resources at Oracle Corp, APAC based in Singapore.

As an established HR Leader, Rachna’s forte is in enabling businesses achieve real outcomes through innovative human capital strategies. Rachna has over 29 years of experience across industries and geographies ranging from Middle East & Africa to Australia, Japan and Asia-Pacific.

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Kim’s expertise is business process design and shared services in both Finance and HCM. She spent over 20 years at Accenture, as a Managing Director specializing in global transformation.

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Experienced strategic HR leader with a deep passion and focus on continuously learning and translating HR trends into programs that drive value for the business. With 15 years of HR experience including Global Human Capital Consulting, Organizational Change and Transformation, Talent and HR Strategies and People Leadership. Currently driving the transformation to an experience driven, agile HR operating model at JP Morgan Chase. Passionate about developing and deploying strategies to build outcome- driven HR organizations. I thrive in fast-paced environments and successfully lead teams specializing in the development and delivery of strategic talent programs, including Skills Enablement, Operating Models, Employee Experience and Digital HR strategy. Experience influencing and collaborating with executive level stakeholders to drive business level transformation on a global scale.

As global leader of Talent Product Strategy for Oracle Cloud HCM, Chris is a seasoned, proven HCM leader who has received global recognition. Before joining Oracle, she led human capital technology research, strategy, and advisory as a VP and Lead Tech Industry Analyst at Deloitte. Her experience spans both internal IT and HR roles and consulting - connecting product, technology, business, strategy, and innovation. She loves figuring out how the latest trends and innovations in data, tools, and technology can help impact the world of work, workforce, and workplace making work better for people and people better at work.

Johannes Eckold is a recognized Human Capital Management expert with 15 years of working experience in Hong Kong and Singapore. He advises organizations on areas such as HR Technology, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development etc. Prior to his current engagement with Oracle, Johannes founded HR consulting firm Up! Advisory and held various senior positions in Willis Towers Watson in Europe and Asia. As a trusted advisor and frequent public speaker, Johannes helps leaders, teams and organizations to be future ready.