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CONNECTION POINT 2010 - North East Conference

Tuesday, February 23Track 1: Budget – Forecasting & Planning    Palasides ITrack 2: Financial Consolidations & Reporting Palasides IITrack 3: Business Intelligence & Analytics       Palasides IIITrack 4: The Office of the CFO                                     Holland IITrack 5: EPM and Product Roadmap                         Manhattan IOracle One-on-One Meetings                         Holland I
7:30-5:00 Registration
Manhattan Foyer  
7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast - Manhattan Foyer
Exhibitor Showcase 
8:30-8:45OAUG Welcome Address - Manhattan I
 John O'Rourke, Oracle Corporation /  Conference Chair - David Ferguson  / Conference Co-Chair - Doreen Fox-Dwyer
8:45-9:30Key Note - Manhattan I
Smart EPM Strategies for 2010
John O'Rourke, Oracle
9:45-10:45Amegy Bank: Driving Organizational Performance through Strategy-Focused Planning and Budgeting
Laura Davenport, Amegy Bank
Complex Rules Associated with Cash Flow, Segment Allocations and Constant Currency
Donald Bieger, TUSC
Essbase - "Enabling Technology to Empower Business"
Kevin Corlett, Decision Support Technology
BI & EPM in Times of Mergers & Acquisitions
Rishi Bhatnagar, Syntelli Solutions Inc.
Financial Transformation via OBIEE, Essbase and HSF
Shyam Varan, IBM
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
11:00-12:00I Know How to Spell HSF…Now What? The Hyperion Product You Never Realized You Always Needed and Probably Already Own
Jay Laabs & David Felsenthal, BlueStone International
Case Study: How Hyperion Dashboards, Financial Reports & Excel Reporting Books for HFM, Enterprise, and Essbase can all be accessed with one solution
Jean-Pierre Quaedvlieg  & Wouter Born , CXO Solutions

Surviving the Divestiture: Data separation, implementation and financial reporting during and after divesture. 
M. Phelps, T. Froys, L. Tobey , Key Performance Ideas
Controlling operating expenses during the economic downtown and positioning yourself for the recovery to follow
Cliff Matthews, ISA Consulting

Be "Productive Day One” with Oracle User Productivity Kit and Oracle Tutor
Kathryn Lustenberger,Oracle
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
12:00-1:00Lunch - Manhattan II
Exhibitor Showcase 
1:15- 2:15Oracle Enterprise Performance Management at Continental Airlines
Philip Parker, Kerdock
Reigning in SAP and Oracle EBS for Enterprise Consolidations and Reporting
Carlos Fox, Analytic Vision
OBIEE & Essbase - The Truth about Integration
Alex Ladd, MindStream Analytics
Achieving a Common Goal: Creating an Oracle EPM Center of Excellence  
Laura Gregor, Pearson Education

Upgrading HFM to Fusion 11.x – Introduction to New Functionality and Upgrade Considerations
Rob Cybulski, Finit Solutions
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
2:30-3:30The Evolution of Hyperion Planning at Bayer Healthcare Consumer Care Division
Karl Appleby, BayerHealthcare
 Planning Integration Tactics: Sourcing from HFM
Mike Killeen & Peter Fugere,Ranzal & Associates
Data Relationship Management (DRM):  Achieving Agility through Alignment
Joseph Coniker, MarketSphere
Project Management Best Practices collide with Six Sigma fundamentals - Delivering higher quality and sustainable project results 
Hal Hawisher, Baytree Associates
Oracle EPM 11 system administration – under the covers!
Eric Helmer, The Hackett Group
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
3:30-4:00Break
Exhibitor Showcase 
4:00-5:00General Session - Manhattan I
Transforming Your Forecasting Process during Turbulent Times
Mike Cochran,
TUSC 
5:00-6:00Reception - Manhattan Foyer
Wednesday, February 24Track 1: Budget – Forecasting & Planning    Palasides ITrack 2: Financial Consolidations & Reporting Palasides IITrack 3: Business Intelligence & Analytics       Palasides IIITrack 4: The Office of the CFO                                     Holland IITrack 5: EPM and Product Roadmap                         Manhattan IOracle One-on-One Meetings                         Holland I
7:30-12:00Registration
Manhattan Foyer 
8:00-8:45Continental Breakfast - Manhattan Foyer
Exhibitor Showcase
8:45-9:30Key Note - Manhattan I
Sneak Preview – What’s Coming in Oracle’s EPM Products for 2010
John O'Rourke, Oracle
9:45-10:45A Day in the Life of a Planning Administrator
Tracy McMullen, interRel Consulting
Converting from Hyperion Enterprise to HFM: Design Considerations and Best Practices
Rob Cybulski, Finit Solutions
Using Hyperion Essbase to Manage Risk and Maintain Compliance in an Energy Trading Business
Chris Chase, The Barkin' Bean & Lisa Tiffin, Energy Applications Services Manager, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Improving Enterprise Performance in the Challenging Economic Climate
Juan Porter, TopDown Consulting
Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS): Best Practices
Mike Malwitz,  Oracle
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
11:00-12:00The Hitchhiker's Guide to Hyperion Planning Ownership Models
Doug Vinson, TITAN Technology Partners
How to Effectively Utilize Hyperion Planning in the Consolidation Process
Philip Parker, Bayer Healthcare
Enterprise-Wide Sales Analytics with OBIEE at Eaton Vance
Sandy Estrada & Ken Chen, Performance Architects
Strategic Forecasting in Unpredictable Economies - "Why Spreadsheets Just Don't Cut It”
Hanyul Lee, BlueStone International& Tony Carrabba, Giant Eagle
Finding Profitability in 8 Weeks or Less: An Introduction to Hyperion Profitability & Cost Management
Edward Roske, interRel Consulting 
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
12:00-1:00Lunch - Manhattan II
Exhibitor Showcase 
1:00-2:00Oracle Enterprise Performance Management at Duke University Health System
Jason Little, Analytic Vision
Validating Your Financial Information Using Financial Data Quality Management
Laura Gregor, Pearson Education
Leveraging Oracle’s Latest Integration Tools to Meet Your EPM Data Integration Needs
Lee Ann Spencer, Global View Analytics
Achieving World-Class Finance through Enterprise Performance Management
Jeff Aldridge, MarketSphere
Oracle Financial Close Solutions - What's New, What's Coming
Mike Malwitz,  Oracle
Oracle One-on-One Meetings
2:00-3:00General Session - Manhattan I

Oracle 
3:00-3:30OAUG Closing Remarks - Manhattan I