Opening messages are followed by updates from each uDigit partner institution, where they share their past year's accomplishments, challenges, and future direction.

Presented by: Dave Dittaro, Director, Enterprise Applications (University of Alberta), Ken Lane, Director, Solutions and Service Delivery (University of Calgary), David Almond, Chief Information Officer (MacEwan University), Loren Bain, Director, Applications and Integration (NAIT), Ashton Wong, Manager, Enterprise Business Solutions, Business Technology Services (NorQuest College), Sukhjinder Singh, Senior Systems Analyst (Lakeland College), and Joe Guenther, Director, Information Technology (Olds College)

In this keynote, David Chalk will demystify media-driven perceptions of AI and explain why it's seen more as a disruption than an opportunity. He will share why our approach to change can impact our decision to sit back or lean in when facing disruptive change and what can be done to manage the stress and anxiety that are often associated with change.

Learn tips and tricks for integrating PeopleSoft with modern cloud solutions using features such as Integration Broker and Application Services Framework.

While SaaS and Cloud are evolving the landscape of enterprise systems, how do you continue to innovate within your PeopleSoft applications to deliver more and better services to your staff, faculty, students, and extended campus community (e.g., parents, prospectives, suppliers)? Join us to find out how a diverse group of Higher Ed technology innovators are using PeopleSoft-based eForms to radically transform and extend online self-service for users inside and outside their institutions. Whether you're in the middle of a digital transformation or contemplating when and how to begin, this will be a unique and results-focused conversation you won’t want to miss. 

Highlights:

• Learn how the North Dakota University System created and launched over 120 new self-service PeopleSoft eForms for students, faculty, and staff across 11 campuses in just 7 months. 
• Hear how Rochester Institute of Technology automated their complex Leave of Absence/Withdrawal process and transformed their entire user experience. 
• Discover how UC Berkeley has eliminated hundreds of thousands of paper forms and streamlined processes with a few dozen highly-intelligent eForms inside PeopleSoft for students, faculty, staff, and parents.

Last year NAIT went through the process of revamping the methods that we use for Strategic Enrolment Management planning, moving from a decentralized annual process to a 3-year institute-wide plan. We invite you to learn more about the environmental shifts that prompted this transition, the work we have done to make it possible, the unique challenges we have faced along the way, the new opportunities this plan will provide, and how we are planning to build on this work in the upcoming year.

With continuous delivery and selective adoption, it is more important than ever that we find faster ways to get current and stay current.

When starting a digital transformation, it is best to know why you're doing it. Is moving to the Cloud a means to an end, or an end in itself? Are you trying to impact the bottom line, improve the user experience, or both? As the industry learns real-world lessons about re-platforming in the Cloud era, you’d better have your priorities straight.

In today's rapidly evolving landscape, higher education institutions confront a myriad of industry challenges, from fluctuating enrollment trends to budgetary constraints. This speaking session delves into the pivotal role of Workday in navigating these challenges and fostering resilience in higher education. Through insightful analysis of industry trends and real-world case studies, we explore how Workday serves as a transformative solution, empowering institutions to streamline operations, enhance financial management, and optimize workforce planning. Join us to uncover innovative strategies for leveraging Workday's capabilities to adapt, thrive, and drive positive change in the dynamic higher education environment.

Learn strategies for leveraging the entire PeopleSoft stack, including PeopleTools, the Web Browser, and the App Server.

With hundreds of institutions worldwide already transforming back-office operations with the Oracle Fusion Cloud for finance and HR, the fall 2023 release of Oracle Student represented a key milestone in Oracle’s commitment to higher education and launched our first-wave of institutions on their deployment journey. In this session, see how Oracle Student sets a new standard for the student experience, get a peek around the corner on what’s next in 2024, hear how our early adopters are on a path to redefine affordability, academic achievement, and sustainable innovation.

Grant Management is part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Project Management solution and allows you to manage the complete post award process, from initial funding to close out. Grant Management also provides an integrated platform for managing the financial aspects and collaborating on your awards and sponsored projects, while complying with your sponsors and internal control, billing, and reporting requirements. 

Grant Management allows you to have complete visibility into all aspects of your awards. Quickly visualize the current spending status and drill into funding, budget, commitment, and expenditure details, as well as all related documents; all from any device, anywhere. 

Empower hiring teams to attract more talent and fill job vacancies fast. Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting, together with Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting Booster, help organizations enhance the candidate experience, grow talent pools, drive internal mobility, and streamline the hiring process through innovative tools and automation and by unifying recruiting with the rest of the business. Join us for an interactive session where we will show you how to:

• Find qualified candidates faster and easier with automated tools and proactive event planning.
• Manage complex hiring workflows faster and easier, such as faculty hiring.
• Manage two-way communication easily, capturing all communications with your candidates.
• Schedule interviews faster and more efficiently with automation and integration to Microsoft Office 365

Join us for a captivating presentation on revolutionizing the higher education experience with AI. Discover the untapped value chatbots hold for students, faculty, advisors, and staff, and how Oracle's strategic partnership unlocks their potential. Explore the current market landscape and the transformative influence of generative AI and Large Language Models. Real-world client case studies showcase the remarkable benefits institutions have already gained with AI chatbots, from streamlined administrative processes to personalized student support. Witness a live demo of an Oracle-powered enterprise chatbots in action, seamlessly integrating with existing systems. Prepare to reimagine the future of academia and embrace the boundless possibilities that AI chatbots bring to higher education.

Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) & Planning is becoming imperative in higher education due to changing demographics, increasing transparency requirements, funding challenges, and shifting program mixes. SEM is a comprehensive process designed to help an institution achieve and maintain optimal enrolment, where optimal is defined within the academic context of the institution.

Join this session to learn more about how Plaid Analytics cloud-based enrolment forecasting tools can support universities with robust what-if enrolment scenarios that are accurate, fast, collaborative. With Canada’s recent changes to the international student study permit program, accurate and nimble enrolment planning is more important than ever.

Oracle EPM Cloud Planning provides advanced out-of-the-box planning frameworks that are highly configurable, but you can also build a customized solution tailored to your specific needs. This session discusses on how to leverage these frameworks to solve for specific requirements within higher education. Learn how to leverage advanced modeling and predictive analytical capabilities that are available to you already.  

Join Jim Marion for a 60-minute review of PeopleSoft's Fluid Development Fundamentals! Discover the design differences between Classic and Fluid and learn shortcuts to building a modern, intuitive, mobile-ready user experience.

Data is critical to decision-making. But how do we steward that data? Make sure it is Trusted, Secure, Accessible and Analyzed. Oracle provides the most robust platform for enabling just that. Come to this session to see how important, and how easy it is to get the most out of all of your data.

Sorry to bring this up, but there is probably a huge ERP project in your future. Whether you move to a SaaS platform or reimplement PeopleSoft to fully modernize, if you want to stay relevant, it’s not a question of “if”, but “when”. How does your organization go about preparing for that? Someone once said that taking an organization through a major ERP project can be like jumping out of an airplane and sewing your parachute on the way down; you just hope you can get enough pieced together before you hit the ground to keep the landing from being… um… disruptive. Won't it be easier (and safer) if your parachute is ready before you board the plane?

We’ll discuss some of the smart things your organization can be doing today so that you’re ready for tomorrow when it comes.

• Design Cloud-proofed business processes that can are not platform-dependent, so they can easily move if you do.
• Automate manual tasks now so your staff has bandwidth to work the next big project.
• Invest in user experience improvements, like chat and role-focused portals, that you can take with you.

Join us for successful strategies that will ensure a soft landing when your next big ERP project comes and allow you to keep innovating in the meantime!

Many higher education institutions in Canada have a patchwork quilt of Student Information Systems. Many have also been looking at modernizing them to more contemporary technology platforms and capabilities. For some, this has led to compromised solutions that are, in some cases, worse than they were before. Replacing systems with possibly decades of customized business processes and logic is the apotheosis of a wicked problem. This presentation won’t give you solutions, but we hope to explore some solution paths together.

Join Rebekah Jackson, Vice President of PeopleSoft Product Strategy at Oracle, for an executive update on PeopleSoft and a celebration of some significant PeopleSoft milestones. Rebekah will discuss the strategic priorities for PeopleSoft and how they impact the product roadmaps across the applications and technology. You’ll get updates on some of the newest product capabilities and learn new options for lowering the cost of running PeopleSoft. You’ll hear how customers are leveraging powerful capabilities with PeopleSoft – from new features and Tools releases to analytics, from cloud infrastructure to digital assistants.

Are you interested in understanding why so many Universities and Colleges have elected to lift their PeopleSoft into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)?  This session will explore the value proposition of running PeopleSoft in the cloud, what’s possible now, what might be possible soon, and what might this journey look like. With practical tips on automated patching, monitoring, alerting, upgrading, and integrations I’ll share some real-world stories of what’s possible now and where PeopleSoft in OCI could take your organization.

Learn how you can leverage new and underutilized capabilities in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to provide a modern experience to your constituents today, while simultaneously preparing for your future journey to the Cloud. Additionally, we will overview Oracle's investment and roadmap for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.

Gain real-time talent visibility to enhance decision-making with a complete, unified solution for talent and HR. Engage your workforce and boost productivity with modern, easy-to-use tools in a single experience across devices. Join us for an open, interactive session where we can help you:

• Stay engaged with your employees throughout the year with check-ins and pulse surveys.
• Celebrate achievements and recognize your team to boost morale.
• Provide tools to help employees identify and develop skills to help them build their career with you.
• Understand skill gaps, high potential, loss risks and take

In this session, we'll delve into the important aspects of supporting and enhancing Oracle Cloud Applications, focusing on the latest trends in Application Management Support and strategies for managing quarterly updates effectively. Drawing from extensive experience and insights, we'll provide practical guidance on optimizing Oracle Cloud Applications to meet the dynamic needs of the organizations.

Are you interested in seeing real-world examples of Generative AI uses cases in education? Would it be convenient to speak to your finance system in natural language? Or maybe you just want to play a game of Madlibs... Join us to see how!

Evolving regulations and cyber-threats compromise the security and integrity of financial and business processes. Risk management automation that’s fully embedded in your critical ERP & HCM processes gives you the framework needed to grow, comply, and stay secure. It also elevates your Colleges and Universities ability to sustain themselves and make decisions with confidence. Explore how Oracle Cloud Risk Management controls cloud ERP & HCM users’ access to your financial data, monitors their activities, and makes compliance easier.

See for yourself how far we’ve come with a hands-on guided demo in Oracle Student Management. Bring a device (phone, tablet, laptop, they all work!) and experience the intuitive navigation, modern look and dynamic functionality that will transform how your students progress through their academic journey.

**The first 20 people to register for this session will be able to participate in the personalized experience (must be registered by Friday, May 10). All other attendees will still be able to attend and watch the demo. Please register early if you would like to participate.

Explore leading practices, trends, and key considerations for advancing your university's technology landscape with Oracle Fusion Cloud. Join us for an insightful session tailored to Alberta's higher education sector, where Finance, HR and IT executives and managers will discover how to craft a value-based business case. Gain practical insights and real-world examples for leveraging Oracle Cloud to enhance operational efficiency, scalability and innovation. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock transformative possibilities and support sustainable growth in the digital era of higher education.