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Oracle Hospitality Virtual Connect
Join us online for Oracle Hospitality Virtual Connect. Over the course of three days, we’ll showcase technology strategies that drive growth, and highlight the latest innovations across our product portfolio.
Choose from two regional broadcasts:
Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa on September 13-15 at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST
Asia Pacific on September 14-16 at 9:00 a.m. SGT
Why attend Oracle Hospitality Virtual Connect?
After a dramatic year for our industry, it’s time to get ‘Back to Hospitality.’ As guests resume travel, many in the industry are redefining their technology strategy to meet guests’ new expectations, recapture business, and increase profitability. At Oracle Hospitality Virtual Connect, we’ll share insights and practical information to help you innovate, adapt, and grow in a changed marketplace.
- Innovate: See how a mobile-enabled platform such as OPERA Cloud accelerates innovation while helping hotels enhance guest personalization, lower costs, and improve operational efficiency. Unsure about transitioning to cloud? Our team will show you how to navigate the journey successfully.
- Adapt: Elevate hotel services with the help of third-party integrations that offer an array of benefits, from improving staff productivity to offering contactless guest experiences to leveraging digital assistants. We'll also take a closer look at technology’s role in addressing the changing demands of housekeeping operations.
- Grow: Recapture revenue by winning guest loyalty, maximizing upsell opportunities and boosting incremental revenue, optimizing rate management, and more.
Register today to access live keynotes, product strategy updates and over a dozen on-demand sessions.
Agenda
Getting Back to Hospitality
Travel is returning and hotels are happily welcoming guests back. But what has changed? What new challenges and opportunities face the industry as it works its way back to pre-pandemic levels? Join Alex Alt and other industry experts as they discuss the state of the industry.
- Alex Alt
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Hospitality
Forces of Change Influencing Our Strategy
The last 18 months have impacted the Hospitality industry in a way no one could have predicted but with the recovery now under way in most markets, Oracle Hospitality has realigned its strategy to address these new opportunities and help aid the industry’s recovery. Join Laura Calin, Vice President of Oracle Hospitality Strategy, as she shares an update on Oracle’s focus on accelerating the transition to the Cloud, driving revenue growth and optimizing operational efficiencies through emerging technologies. Gain an insight into how Oracle Hospitality solutions are helping hoteliers to accelerate innovation with industry leading integration capabilities and how delivering the ultimate guest experience is at the forefront of our vision.
- Laura Calin
Vice President, Strategy and Solutions Management, Oracle Hospitality
Introduction to Oracle’s Nor1
Tapping into new revenue streams has never been so critical for hoteliers and with so much pent up demand from consumers to vacation and travel, giving them the opportunity to create the experience they want with hotel stay upgrades from Oracle’s Nor1 suite of services is a logical choice. Join Jason Bryant, Vice President of Oracle Nor1, as he discusses the solutions Oracle Nor1 has available to hoteliers including presenting offers for upgraded rooms, products, and services before and during check-in and generate that all important incremental revenue for the hotel.
- Jason Bryant
Vice President, Nor1, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 13-15)
Customer Success: Guiding Your Journey Forward
Our Customer Success team is here to help. During this session, we’ll offer practical, "real-world" advice and suggestions to help you get the most out of your partnership with Oracle Hospitality.
- Brandt Deranger
Vice President Program Management, Oracle Hospitality
- Stephen Horn
Senior Director, Customer Success Management, Oracle Hospitality
Drive Revenue, Engage Guests, and Improve Operations with Oracle Nor1 Upsell Solutions
Capitalizing on upsell opportunities can play a key role in accelerating your recovery, and Oracle’s Nor1 is designed specifically to help that effort. Its suite of automated solutions, powered by AI and machine learning, delivers attractive, relevant offers for room upgrades, attributes, and non-room products and services. Learn how to use Nor1 to engage guests, from immediately after booking to hours before check-in, and drive incremental revenue growth.
- Thomas Amann
Principal Strategic Account Executive, Oracle Hospitality
Realizing the Rate Management Potential of OPERA to Maximize Revenue
OPERA offers a rich level of rate management functionality that some customers may not be fully utilizing. Join this session to learn how to truly take advantage of the package and rate tools at your disposal. You’ll discover ways to offer new pricing solutions to guests and simplify your workload.
- Richard Oram
Senior Director, Product Enablement, Oracle Hospitality
Improve Customer Engagement and Targeted Marketing with Oracle CX Responsys
Looking to drive repeat business and tap into new markets to increase revenue and improve guest retention? To achieve such goals, it’s essential to use guest communications before and after stay to offer promotions and drive personalization. Discover how hotels can use Oracle CX Responsys to send relevant, trigger-based communication across email, SMS, mobile, and advertising channels.
- Ross Miller
Global Vice President, Global Solutions Engineering, License Presales, Oracle Hospitality
Getting the Most Out of OPERA 5
Learn about the new and exciting features just released for OPERA 5. Join this session to understand how PMS innovation translates into improved operational performance and enhanced guest service.
- Glenda Shrestha
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
- Michelle Whittle
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
CIO Panel: Digital Transformation in Hospitality
The imperative to innovate, adapt, and grow as we get back to hospitality has technology executives making moves. Join David Meltzer for a panel discussion featuring leading CIO’s who have put new technology strategies to work.
- David Meltzer
Group Vice President, Global Sales, Oracle Hospitality
OPERA Cloud
The user experience is key to delivering exceptional guest experiences and with OPERA Cloud Property Management and OPERA Cloud Sales and Event Management, your employees can truly benefit from a solution designed around service both for users and guests. Join Tanya Pratt, Associate Vice President OPERA Cloud Strategy, as she focuses on the capabilities the latest OPERA Cloud release provides in supporting hotel operations and how mobility is aiding in delivering higher levels of service to guests and event organizers.
- Tanya Pratt
Associate Vice President, OPERA Cloud Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Oracle Hospitality Distribution
Clarity in pricing and booking conditions is a must have for the traveler of today, but competition to attract guests through OTAs remains fierce. Being able to connect directly, showing transparency in pricing and policies whilst retaining more of the booking fee is a must for hoteliers. Join Tom Coulthurst, Senior Director Oracle Hospitality Strategy, to see how you can extend your market reach and attract new customers with consistent yield and rate management through Oracle Hospitality Distribution Cloud Service products and which direct connections can reduce your overheads and improve your REVPAR.
- Tom Coulthurst
Senior Director Distribution Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 14-15)
Consulting: Guiding Your Journey to the Cloud
Our consulting team provides an overview of the changes they've adopted to address evolving market needs for installation and professional services. Understand how these improvements better support and deliver enhanced experiences to customers.
- Kevin Carl
Global Hospitality Consulting, Oracle Hospitality Global Vice President
Customer Panel: Execution is Everything: Best Practices for a Cloud Transition
Learn from those who have gone before you. Join this session to hear customers share their best practices for making the transformational journey and tap in faster to all of OPERA Cloud's new capabilities. You'll hear about different paths and deployment tactics to accommodate various properties, whether you're on premise and still managing hardware on site or if you're on v5 hosted. It's a "must-attend" session for those seeking a successful transition.
- Connie Rheams
Vice President Global Account Sales, Oracle Hospitality
Integration is Everything: Self-service OHIP access to APIs and Live Demo
Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform allows partners and vendors to connect to OPERA Cloud, giving them unimpeded access to the data and functionality within the PMS for faster product development. OHIP is a reinvention of Oracle’s integration model and changes the way the game is played. Participate in a live demonstration to see how easy it is to discover and subscribe to our APIs, and learn how to use them with OPERA Cloud to drive innovation.
- Fred Wass
Senior Manager, OPERA Cloud Integrations and APIs
PMS Customization and its Role in Delivering Results
Hotels come in different shapes and sizes, and so does OPERA Cloud. A scalable and customizable PMS is imperative to the success of running a hotel. With OPERA Cloud, properties are given the freedom to not only choose the functions they want, but tailor the program to reflect their operational needs and cater to each user’s individual preferences. Discover how OPERA Cloud can be the perfect fit for your hotel.
- Cody Nielsen
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Cloud Native: What It Means to Your Success
Our latest release of OPERA Cloud is now cloud native. Discover the benefits of this new deployment model and the impact it'll have on product release cycles, innovation, security, and the product roadmap. Join David Clifton and Andrew Davies, who'll explain how OPERA is deployed, plans to scale the product, and ways customers can extend the offered services using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - the "glue" that binds all the Oracle Hospitality products together.
- David Clifton
Vice President, Development, Oracle Hospitality
- Andrew Davies
Senior Director Cloud Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
Diversifying Revenue Growth: It’s Time to Target F&B
Capturing lost revenue is a priority for all as everyone seeks to jumpstart the recovery. A top priority is to boost non-room revenue, and there’s no place better to focus on than food and beverage. Join Stefan Schäfer, Courtney Walton, and George Zhang to learn how to generate more F&B sales in your hotel or casino.
- Stefan Schäfer
Director Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
- Courtney Walton
Senior Solutions Manager, Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
- George Zhang
Senior Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP)
The Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform gives you unprecedented access to over 3k API capabilities (the most in our industry by far) enabling hotel applications to rapidly innovate by easily connecting with OPERA Cloud. The platform was built from the ground up to meet the demands that hospitality operators and integrators face today and in the future. OHIP is highly scalable, reliable and built on the security of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. With new partners onboarding OHIP literally every day, OHIP also gives you access to the fastest-growing partner marketplace in our industry.
- Luis Weir
Senior Director, Integrations and APIs Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 15)
A Support Team That Works for You
Working with Oracle means much more than contracting a solutions provider; you gain a true business partner who’s committed to maximize your investment. That’s the mission of Oracle Support. Our global team of highly skilled technicians brings together resources, best practices, and a community to help navigate IT challenges. Join Eric Seaman and Etienne Piat who’ll share how Oracle Support is set up to serve you.
- Eric Seaman
Vice President, Customer Support, Oracle Hospitality
- Etienne Piat
Customer Service Senior Director Support, Level 2 Technical Services, Oracle Hospitality
Customer/Partner Panel: The Big Impact of No Contact
Once viewed by some hoteliers as a luxury, contactless service is a "must have" today to deliver better – and safer – experiences for guests and staff. Join this panel discussion, featuring our customers and integration partners, to hear about their integration projects that have made contactless an invaluable and integral part of the guest journey.
- Fabricio Titiro
Director of Hospitality Partnerships
- Mike Provost
Senior Manager, Hotel Solutions Management, Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
- Niall O´Meara
Development Team Lead, RateWise
- Jim Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Prem Group
Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics Cloud Service: Gain Insights without Headaches
Hotels have enough to do delivering exceptional guest service without churning through reports and data to unearth vital information. The new Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics Cloud Service eliminates that headache by making it easy to glean insights from data to take swift, informed action. This session highlights features—such as intuitive dashboards, visualizations, and "slice and dice" capabilities—that’ll help all employees quickly access data that’s relevant to their unique responsibilities. This is how you empower them to fix problems and identify emerging opportunities.
- Josh Anderson
Manager, Hospitality Strategy and Product Management, Oracle Hospitality
Housekeeping: 2021 and Beyond
Innovations in efficiency are the keys to managing all your housekeeping and maintenance needs. Improved operations on this front can’t be emphasized enough, because in a post-pandemic world cleanliness will be one of the most-important attributes for attracting guests—and keeping them.
- Kim Doucette
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Understanding the Path to Cloud
Transitioning to cloud, understandably, can seem daunting. Learn what it really takes, address your concerns, and realize its full potential. Join Elissa Guglielmo and Andrew Davies who’ll provide an overview of all the essential topics, including: cloud architecture, security (what’s possible vs. what isn’t), data migration, introduction to the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform, and more.
- Andrew Davies
Senior Director Cloud Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
- Elissa Guglielmo
Principal Cloud Solution Engineer
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
Getting Back to Hospitality
Travel is returning and hotels are happily welcoming guests back. But what has changed? What new challenges and opportunities face the industry as it works its way back to pre-pandemic levels? Join Alex Alt and other industry experts as they discuss the state of the industry.
- Alex Alt
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Hospitality
Forces of Change Influencing Our Strategy
The last 18 months have impacted the Hospitality industry in a way no one could have predicted but with the recovery now under way in most markets, Oracle Hospitality has realigned its strategy to address these new opportunities and help aid the industry’s recovery. Join Laura Calin, Vice President of Oracle Hospitality Strategy, as she shares an update on Oracle’s focus on accelerating the transition to the Cloud, driving revenue growth and optimizing operational efficiencies through emerging technologies. Gain an insight into how Oracle Hospitality solutions are helping hoteliers to accelerate innovation with industry leading integration capabilities and how delivering the ultimate guest experience is at the forefront of our vision.
- Laura Calin
Vice President, Strategy and Solutions Management, Oracle Hospitality
Introduction to Oracle’s Nor1
Tapping into new revenue streams has never been so critical for hoteliers and with so much pent up demand from consumers to vacation and travel, giving them the opportunity to create the experience they want with hotel stay upgrades from Oracle’s Nor1 suite of services is a logical choice. Join Jason Bryant, Vice President of Oracle Nor1, as he discusses the solutions Oracle Nor1 has available to hoteliers including presenting offers for upgraded rooms, products, and services before and during check-in and generate that all important incremental revenue for the hotel.
- Jason Bryant
Vice President, Nor1, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 14-16)
Customer Success: Guiding Your Journey Forward
Our Customer Success team is here to help. During this session, we’ll offer practical, "real-world" advice and suggestions to help you get the most out of your partnership with Oracle Hospitality.
- Brandt Deranger
Vice President Program Management, Oracle Hospitality
- Stephen Horn
Senior Director, Customer Success Management, Oracle Hospitality
Drive Revenue, Engage Guests, and Improve Operations with Oracle Nor1 Upsell Solutions
Capitalizing on upsell opportunities can play a key role in accelerating your recovery, and Oracle’s Nor1 is designed specifically to help that effort. It's suite of automated solutions, powered by AI and machine learning, delivers attractive, relevant offers for room upgrades, attributes, and non-room products and services. Learn how to use Nor1 to engage guests, from immediately after booking to hours before check-in, and drive incremental revenue growth.
- Thomas Amann
Principal Strategic Account Executive, Oracle Hospitality
Realizing the Rate Management Potential of OPERA to Maximize Revenue
OPERA offers a rich level of rate management functionality that some customers may not be fully utilizing. Join this session to learn how to truly take advantage of the package and rate tools at your disposal. You’ll discover ways to offer new pricing solutions to guests and simplify your workload.
- Richard Oram
Senior Director, Product Enablement, Oracle Hospitality
Improve Customer Engagement and Targeted Marketing with Oracle CX Responsys
Looking to drive repeat business and tap into new markets to increase revenue and improve guest retention? To achieve such goals, it’s essential to use guest communications before and after stay to offer promotions and drive personalization. Discover how hotels can use Oracle CX Responsys to send relevant, trigger-based communication across email, SMS, mobile, and advertising channels.
- Ross Miller
Global Vice President, Global Solutions Engineering, License Presales, Oracle Hospitality
Getting the Most Out of OPERA 5
Learn about the new and exciting features just released for OPERA 5. Join this session to understand how PMS innovation translates into improved operational performance and enhanced guest service.
- Glenda Shrestha
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
- Michelle Whittle
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
CIO Panel: Digital Transformation in Hospitality
The imperative to innovate, adapt, and grow as we get back to hospitality has technology executives making moves. Join David Meltzer for a panel discussion featuring leading CIO’s who have put new technology strategies to work.
- David Meltzer
Group Vice President, Global Sales, Oracle Hospitality
OPERA Cloud
The user experience is key to delivering exceptional guest experiences and with OPERA Cloud Property Management and OPERA Cloud Sales and Event Management, your employees can truly benefit from a solution designed around service both for users and guests. Join Tanya Pratt, Associate Vice President OPERA Cloud Strategy, as she focuses on the capabilities the latest OPERA Cloud release provides in supporting hotel operations and how mobility is aiding in delivering higher levels of service to guests and event organizers.
- Tanya Pratt
Associate Vice President, OPERA Cloud Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Oracle Hospitality Distribution
Clarity in pricing and booking conditions is a must have for the traveler of today, but competition to attract guests through OTAs remains fierce. Being able to connect directly, showing transparency in pricing and policies whilst retaining more of the booking fee is a must for hoteliers. Join Tom Coulthurst, Senior Director Oracle Hospitality Strategy, to see how you can extend your market reach and attract new customers with consistent yield and rate management through Oracle Hospitality Distribution Cloud Service products and which direct connections can reduce your overheads and improve your REVPAR.
- Tom Coulthurst
Senior Director Distribution Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 15-16)
Consulting: Guiding Your Journey to the Cloud
Our consulting team provides an overview of the changes they've adopted to address evolving market needs for installation and professional services. Understand how these improvements better support and deliver enhanced experiences to customers.
- Kevin Carl
Global Hospitality Consulting, Oracle Hospitality Global Vice President
Customer Panel: Execution is Everything: Best Practices for a Cloud Transition
Learn from those who have gone before you. Join this session to hear customers share their best practices for making the transformational journey and tap in faster to all of OPERA Cloud's new capabilities. You'll hear about different paths and deployment tactics to accommodate various properties, whether you're on premise and still managing hardware on site or if you're on v5 hosted. It's a "must-attend" session for those seeking a successful transition.
- Connie Rheams
Vice President Global Account Sales, Oracle Hospitality
Integration is Everything: Self-service OHIP access to APIs and Live Demo
Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform allows partners and vendors to connect to OPERA Cloud, giving them unimpeded access to the data and functionality within the PMS for faster product development. OHIP is a reinvention of Oracle’s integration model and changes the way the game is played. Participate in a live demonstration to see how easy it is to discover and subscribe to our APIs, and learn how to use them with OPERA Cloud to drive innovation.
- Fred Wass
Senior Manager, OPERA Cloud Integrations and APIs
PMS Customization and its Role in Delivering Results
Hotels come in different shapes and sizes, and so does OPERA Cloud. A scalable and customizable PMS is imperative to the success of running a hotel. With OPERA Cloud, properties are given the freedom to not only choose the functions they want, but tailor the program to reflect their operational needs and cater to each user’s individual preferences. Discover how OPERA Cloud can be the perfect fit for your hotel.
- Cody Nielsen
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Cloud Native: What It Means to Your Success
Our latest release of OPERA Cloud is now cloud native. Discover the benefits of this new deployment model and the impact it'll have on product release cycles, innovation, security, and the product roadmap. Join David Clifton and Andrew Davies, who'll explain how OPERA is deployed, plans to scale the product, and ways customers can extend the offered services using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - the "glue" that binds all the Oracle Hospitality products together.
- David Clifton
Vice President, Development, Oracle Hospitality
- Andrew Davies
Senior Director Cloud Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
Diversifying Revenue Growth: It’s Time to Target F&B
Capturing lost revenue is a priority for all as everyone seeks to jumpstart the recovery. A top priority is to boost non-room revenue, and there’s no place better to focus on than food and beverage. Join Stefan Schäfer, Courtney Walton, and George Zhang to learn how to generate more F&B sales in your hotel or casino.
- Stefan Schäfer
Director Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
- Courtney Walton
Senior Solutions Manager, Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
- George Zhang
Senior Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP)
The Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform gives you unprecedented access to over 3k API capabilities (the most in our industry by far) enabling hotel applications to rapidly innovate by easily connecting with OPERA Cloud. The platform was built from the ground up to meet the demands that hospitality operators and integrators face today and in the future. OHIP is highly scalable, reliable and built on the security of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. With new partners onboarding OHIP literally every day, OHIP also gives you access to the fastest-growing partner marketplace in our industry.
- Luis Weir
Senior Director, Integrations and APIs Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
Live Q&A
On Demand (Available all day September 16)
A Support Team That Works for You
Working with Oracle means much more than contracting a solutions provider; you gain a true business partner who’s committed to maximize your investment. That’s the mission of Oracle Support. Our global team of highly skilled technicians brings together resources, best practices, and a community to help navigate IT challenges. Join Eric Seaman and Etienne Piat who’ll share how Oracle Support is set up to serve you.
- Eric Seaman
Vice President, Customer Support, Oracle Hospitality
- Etienne Piat
Customer Service Senior Director Support, Level 2 Technical Services, Oracle Hospitality
Customer/Partner Panel: The Big Impact of No Contact
Once viewed by some hoteliers as a luxury, contactless service is a “must have” today to deliver better—and safer—experiences for guests and staff. Join this panel discussion, featuring our customers and integration partners, to hear about their integration projects that have made contactless an invaluable and integral part of the guest journey.
- Fabricio Titiro
Director of Hospitality Partnerships
- Mike Provost
Senior Manager, Hotel Solutions Management, Product Strategy, Oracle Hospitality
- Niall O´Meara
Development Team Lead, RateWise
- Jim Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Prem Group
Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics Cloud Service: Gain Insights without Headaches
Hotels have enough to do delivering exceptional guest service without churning through reports and data to unearth vital information. The new Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics Cloud Service eliminates that headache by making it easy to glean insights from data to take swift, informed action. This session highlights features—such as intuitive dashboards, visualizations, and "slice and dice" capabilities—that’ll help all employees quickly access data that’s relevant to their unique responsibilities. This is how you empower them to fix problems and identify emerging opportunities.
- Josh Anderson
Manager, Hospitality Strategy and Product Management, Oracle Hospitality
Housekeeping: 2021 and Beyond
Innovations in efficiency are the keys to managing all your housekeeping and maintenance needs. Improved operations on this front can’t be emphasized enough, because in a post-pandemic world cleanliness will be one of the most-important attributes for attracting guests—and keeping them.
- Kim Doucette
Solution Engineer, Oracle Hospitality
Understanding the Path to Cloud
Transitioning to cloud, understandably, can seem daunting. Learn what it really takes, address your concerns, and realize its full potential. Join Elissa Guglielmo and Andrew Davies who’ll provide an overview of all the essential topics, including: cloud architecture, security (what’s possible vs. what isn’t), data migration, introduction to the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform, and more.
- Andrew Davies
Senior Director Cloud Solution Engineering, Oracle Hospitality
- Elissa Guglielmo
Principal Cloud Solution Engineer
Sponsor Thought Leadership Sessions
In this ever-changing marketplace, it is imperative that hoteliers and IT professionals stay up to date with the latest technology offerings, opportunities, and market changes. We invite you to learn more about our sponsors solutions that offer an array of benefits for your Hotel.
Event Speakers
Alex leads Oracle’s vertical software business that serves the hospitality, casino, and cruise industries. Dedicating most of his career to hospitality with experience as an operator and a technology provider, Alex joined Oracle in November 2019 to lead the technical, operational, and cultural transformation of the industry’s leading provider of property management, point of sale, distribution, analytics, and loyalty solutions. The start of his tenure coincided with Oracle’s debut of it’s next-generation suite of cloud solutions, which achieved early acclaim and is experiencing rapid adoption among the world’s most-renowned hotel brands. Adhering to the pillars of service orientation, innovation, and execution precision, Alex and the Oracle Hospitality team are focused on powering exceptional guest experiences. With more than 20 years in the travel and hospitality industries, Alex spearheaded global development and strategy for renowned luxury operator Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, led Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions business, and served industry clients as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He has established a track record of growing and scaling businesses and delivering innovative technology solutions underpinned by a customer-centric service and support model. Alex, who earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from the University of Texas, is passionate about hospitality technology and has been a featured presenter at multiple industry and customer conferences. He is married with two children and enjoys cycling, tennis, and all things outdoors.
Jason Bryant is an experienced, successful Data Science Executive & Entrepreneur, who built Nor1 into a leader in providing Guest Engagement solutions for the hospitality industry. Nor1’s PRiME Applied AI Platform, the first of its kind in the industry, leverages a variety of optimization and machine learning approaches to create customized guest offers that simultaneously solve for pricing, inventory management and merchandising.
Since Oracle Hospitality’s acquisition of Nor1 in early 2021, Jason continues to lead and manage Nor1’s Strategic GTM strategies with an ongoing focus of continuing to drive data science innovation, products and education to the hospitality industry.
Laura Calin is the VP of Strategy and Solutions Management for Oracle Hospitality. Responsible for charting the direction of Oracle Hospitality’s cloud services and solution portfolio for the Hotels, Casinos and Cruise verticals, Laura oversees all product management and go-to-market strategies. An acclaimed industry leader, she has 25 years of experience in hospitality, product management and global business development. Laura began her career at MICROS/Oracle as a member of the development team and played an instrumental role in bringing the Opera Enterprise Suite of products to market and orchestrated its global expansion to more than 180 countries. During her tenure at MICROS/Oracle, Laura has held leadership positions in an array of fields, including development, product management, consulting, operations and sales engineering. She is an alumnus of the West University of Timisoara, Romania, where she earned a master’s degree in mathematics and IT.
Tom Coulthurst is responsible for Product Strategy and Solutions Management at Oracle Hospitality. This role includes the Oracle Hospitality business strategy for distribution including product management, product marketing, partner management and commercial services for all distribution channels.
Prior to joining Oracle, Tom most recently worked for Sabre Hospitality Solutions as the Director of Solutions Consulting for the entire portfolio of Saber Hospitality products. He previously also managed the Sabre Hospitality product management team that included the SynXis CRS and Internet Marketing Services with responsibilities over the SynXis user's council, consultant advisory panel, usability, market research and product innovation prioritization.
Tom has over 25 years of experience of building teams and innovative products in the hospitality industry. He continues to be actively involved with HTNG, HEDNA and other industry organizations to be a voice of change and cultivating new ideas for the hospitality industry. Tom’s passion for the industry includes having held various positions within numerous property types and market segments including boutique, resort destination and time share properties.
As Group Vice President of Global Sales at Oracle Hospitality, David is responsible for account engagement and sales globally for hospitality, casinos, and cruise lines. Oracle Hospitality provides deep, industry-specific domain expertise to deliver mission critical solutions that help customers realize their most important business initiatives. David has 20+ years of experience in the hospitality industry including hotel sales & operations, restaurant management, gaming and hospitality technology. David was most recently at Sabre where he was Chief Commercial Officer responsible for the company's sales and account management go to market strategy. David is a graduate of Cornell University, with a Masters in Hospitality Management.
Tanya Pratt leads the Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud Strategy and Product Management teams where she focuses on all things OPERA. Prior to Oracle, she was with Accor Hotels, previously Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, where her most recent position was SVP, Global Business Applications. For the past 15 years, she has led the technology teams responsible for PMS, CRS and BI, as well as Sales, Marketing and Finance applications. Prior to that, she held various hotel and corporate operational roles, including those in Revenue Management, Distribution and Loyalty/CRM. She has a Bachelor of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism Management from Ryerson University in Toronto, ON and just finished her MBA from Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario in London.
Luis Weir is a Senior Director of Product Management for Integration & APIs at Oracle Hospitality. Prior to joining Oracle, Luis was with Capgemini UK, serving as the CTO for the Oracle Practice and also a global API Champion. During this time, he helped many flag-ship customers define and execute their global API strategies as well as implement multiple Oracle Cloud technologies to address a variety of integration and cloud-native needs.
Luis is a former Oracle Ace Director and Groundbreaker Ambassador, specializing in integration and APIs. He is the author of many articles and white papers and has authored 4 books on the topic –including the popular title Enterprise API Management (July 2019). Luis holds an MS in Systems Integrations from Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and a BS in Electronics Engineering from UNE.
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