Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum Agenda
Enablement, Opportunities, Growth



Sunday, September 21, 2008
Hilton San Francisco | Grand Ballroom B
333 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Hear from industry thought leaders
Charles Phillips President Oracle	Robert C. DeMarzo SVP/Editor Everything Channel	Safra Catz President & CFO Oracle

11:30AM - 1:00PM: VISION & DIRECTION Learn about the strategic vision and direction for Oracle's Alliances and Channels organization globally. This includes: Charles Phillips welcome partners and shares his views about the Oracle ecosystem and partnering together. Industry guest speaker Robert C. DeMarzo provides a unique view on technologies and the channel. Robert C. Demarzo, Senior Vice President/Editor, Everything Channel , has spent most of his career helping Solution Providers and IT professionals sort through the most complex issues facing their businesses. His dedication to the indirect sales channel has been his hallmark, his passion. DeMarzo built his career at CMP Technology, which began when he joined the team of CRN and continued as he became Editor-in-Chief of VARBusiness, transforming it into a leading-edge magazine covering service-oriented companies. Under his leadership, VARBusiness did something unexpected and unthinkable: It became the fifth-largest computer industry publication in the marketplace, competing against eWeek, Computerworld, InfoWorld and other leading magazines. He has written a column for the past 11 years on industry trends affecting his readers and the opportunities that await them. Oracle Executive Panel: Partner Enablement.   • Judson Althoff, Worldwide Alliances and Channels • Mark Johnson, Accelerate Applications Marketing & Business Development • John Gawkowski, Platform Technology Solutions • Mark Keever, Accelerators.Oracle.Com • Joel Borellis, Enablement

1:00PM - 1:30PM: LUNCH, MIX, AND MINGLE Lunch Networking & Information Kiosks

1:30PM - 4:00PM: OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGAGEMENT Breakouts connect you with local Oracle alliances and channels management and other partners, and provide you with information strategic to doing business in your region.

4:00PM - 4:15PM: BREAK, MIX, AND MINGLE Break & snacks Networking & Information Kiosks

4:15PM - 5:40PM: ENABLING YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH Executive Q&A with Safra Catz, Oracle President and CFO Keynote: Enabling Your Business Growth, Judson Althoff, GVP, Worldwide Alliances and Channels (right) Learn about new and innovative initiatives from the Alliances & Channels leadership team, designed to help you grow your revenue and improve your profitability with Oracle: Ted Bereswill, SVP Sales North America; Bronwyn Hastings, SVP, A&C APAC; Stein Surlien, VP, A&C EMEA; Sandra Vaz, VP A&C Latin America.

5:45PM - 7:00PM: CONFERENCE KEYNOTE - LIVE VIDEO FEED James Carville and Mary Matalin sound off on the US Presidential Election.

7:10PM - 8:30PM: GLOBAL AND TITAN AWARDS CEREMONY Back for their fifth year, the North America Alliances and Channels Titan Awards recognize the innovative solutions and business achievements of partners within OPN. Global Awards - This year's ceremony will also recognize partner excellence from around the world. Jeff Henley, Oracle Chairman, and Alliances and Channels management will present the awards.

8:30PM - 10:00PM: ORACLE PARTNERNETWORK RECEPTION We invite you to celebrate our partnership Featuring flavors from around the world Opportunities to network with your Oracle team, and partners from your region and other parts of the world.