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17 Conference-Ready Sessions on Oracle EDM Cloud and Enterprise Data Governance

Greg Briscoe has developed a comprehensive 17-session conference curriculum covering every aspect of Oracle EDM Cloud from foundational governance concepts to advanced topics including AI-ready data governance, ESG reporting, M&A data integration, SOX compliance, GL redesign, and platform migration.

Each session is designed for practitioners, architects, and decision-makers who need actionable insights not product overviews. These are sessions built from 20+ years of real-world implementation experience, featuring the hard numbers, practical frameworks, and operational patterns that attendees can apply the day they return to the office.

Available for keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and panel discussions at Oracle conferences, industry events, user groups, and private corporate engagements.

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17 Sessions

5 Tracks • Keynote to Workshop

Session Tracks

Foundation — Sessions 1–5

Core governance concepts, customer pain points, and the Oracle EDM Cloud platform from why governance matters to how EDM Cloud works. Ideal for organizations evaluating enterprise data governance or beginning their EDM Cloud journey.

Session 1: Hope, Email, and Spreadsheets Are Not a Governance Strategy
The customer pain points that drive governance adoption why spreadsheet-based master data management is a risk, not a strategy.
Session 2: Oracle EDM Cloud — The Platform for Enterprise Data Governance
Platform overview, architecture, and capabilities what EDM Cloud does, how it works, and where it fits in the enterprise landscape.
Session 3: Request-Driven Change Management in EDM Cloud
The heart of governed operations how request workflows, approval chains, and quality gates transform ungoverned change into controlled, auditable master data management.
Session 4: Building the Governance Organization — People Before Technology
Organizational design for governance success RACI frameworks, governance council structures, stewardship roles, executive sponsorship, and accountability models.
Session 5: Integration Architecture — EDM Cloud in the Enterprise Landscape
How EDM Cloud connects to EPM, ERP, BI, and every consuming application integration architecture, connector design, governed distribution, and real-time synchronization patterns.

Advanced Use Cases — Sessions 6–13

Real-world governance scenarios where EDM Cloud delivers measurable value GL redesign, M&A, multi-system governance, data quality, SOX, cloud migration, ESG, and the business case.

Session 6: Chart of Accounts Redesign with EDM Cloud
GL restructuring, multi-COA consolidation, and parallel hierarchy management during structural transformation governed transitions with zero reporting disruption.
Session 7: M&A Data Integration — Parallel Hierarchies and Governed Transitions
How EDM Cloud manages the dimensional chaos of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures parallel structures, governed cross-references, and phased integration.
Session 8: Multi-System Data Governance — EPM, ERP, and Beyond
Centralized dimensional governance across multiple consuming applications one governed source of structural truth for every system in the landscape.
Session 9: Data Quality Framework in EDM Cloud
Business rule enforcement, validation logic, and quality gates that catch errors at entry not after they’ve propagated through financial statements.
Session 10: SOX Compliance Should Be a Byproduct, Not a Project
How EDM Cloud’s governed operations automatically produce controls evidence featuring restatement cost data ($16M average impact, 9.2% stock decline, $3.5B in annual settlements).
Session 11: Cloud Migration — Data Governance for Enterprise Transformation
Why every cloud migration is a data governance event — and how EDM Cloud provides the governed structural foundation for transformation programs.
Session 12: ESG Reporting — The Next Governance Frontier
1,144 CSRD data points, 50,000+ companies in scope, fines up to 5% of annual turnover how EDM Cloud extends financial-grade governance to sustainability reporting.
Session 13: The Business Case for EDM — How to Get Budget Approval
Three value pillars, quantified benefits, risk reduction evidence, and the framework to get EDM Cloud funded.

Executive & Strategic — Sessions 14–15

Business case frameworks and platform migration strategy for executive audiences C-suite, governance councils, and IT leadership.

Session 14: Enterprise Data Governance Maturity Model
Where is your organization on the governance maturity curve? A framework for assessing current state, identifying gaps, and charting the path from reactive to optimized governance.
Session 15: DRM to EDM Cloud Migration Path
Three migration options (straight upgrade, transformation, level set), planning methodology, parallel operation strategies, and risk mitigation for organizations modernizing from DRM.

AI & Advanced Analytics — Session 16

Why your AI strategy needs governed data first the intersection of enterprise data governance and artificial intelligence.

Session 16: AI-Ready Data Governance — Why Your AI Strategy Needs EDM First
60-80% of data scientist time consumed by data preparation. AI models trained on ungoverned data produce confident, precise, and completely wrong outputs. How EDM Cloud delivers the data quality, lineage, and structural consistency that make AI trustworthy.

ESG & Sustainability — Session 17

The ESG reporting mandate demands governed data infrastructure same rigor as financial reporting, same platform can deliver it.

Session 17: ESG Reporting at Enterprise Scale — Why Sustainability Needs Governed Data
1,144 data points across 82 CSRD disclosures. $39 trillion ESG investing market. Fines up to 5% of annual turnover. 55% of organizations still using spreadsheets. How Oracle EDM Cloud extends financial-grade governance into sustainability reporting.

Session Formats

Keynote

60-90 minutes. High-energy opening or closing session for general audiences. Industry trends, governance imperatives, and strategic positioning. Ideal for conference main stages and executive kick-offs.

Breakout Session

45-60 minutes. Deep-dive technical sessions for practitioners and architects. Platform demonstrations, architectural patterns, and implementation methodologies. Ideal for conference tracks and user groups.

Workshop

Half-day or full-day. Hands-on interactive sessions with exercises, case studies, and collaborative problem-solving. Participants leave with frameworks they can apply immediately.

Downloadable Resources

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Executive Summary — 17-Session Conference Track

One-page overview of the complete 17-session curriculum with session titles, descriptions, and track organization.

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Session Abstracts — Volume 1, Sessions 1–5

Detailed abstracts for Foundation track sessions including summaries, objectives, key takeaways, and target audiences.

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Session Abstracts — Volume 2, Sessions 6–15

Detailed abstracts for Advanced Use Cases, Executive, and Strategic track sessions.

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Session 16 Abstract — AI-Ready Data Governance

Standalone abstract for the AI & Advanced Analytics session with full summary, objectives, and key takeaways.

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Session 17 Abstract — ESG Reporting at Enterprise Scale

Standalone abstract for the ESG & Sustainability session featuring CSRD data points, penalty landscape, and cost of capital impact.

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The Enterprise Data Governance Imperative Whitepaper

Comprehensive whitepaper covering the strategic case for enterprise data governance with Oracle EDM Cloud.

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Conference & Event Circuit

Greg is available for speaking engagements at major Oracle and industry conferences, including:

  • Oracle CloudWorld (formerly OpenWorld)
  • ODTUG Kscope
  • OAUG / Quest Oracle Community
  • Oracle User Group events (regional and national)
  • COLLABORATE / IOUG
  • Industry-specific data governance conferences
  • Corporate training and private engagements
  • Virtual webinars and panel discussions

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