We’re excited to announce the launch of ACE Live, a brand-new external webinar series showcasing top Oracle ACE speakers from around the world! Designed for developers, architects, DBAs, and IT leaders, ACE Live brings you free, expert-led, in-depth sessions on the latest Oracle technologies and best practices.

Hosted on the ASK TOM platform, ACE Live makes connecting with Oracle ACE thought leaders easier than ever—and it’s open and free to everyone. We encourage you to join the sessions and share the invitation with your network!

Upcoming Sessions

We’re kicking off ACE Live with four can’t-miss sessions:

Oracle ACE Live: Reveal Hidden Assets & Strengths With 23ai Knowledge Graphs

•    Date: September 24, 2025 

•    Time: 8:00 am PT

•    Speaker: Jim Czuprynski, Oracle ACE Director

Has your organization just made a big acquisition? Suddenly responsible for uncovering digital assets and skills across new teams? Join Jim Czuprynski as he demonstrates how Oracle 23ai Knowledge Graphs can powerfully reveal hidden connections within your company’s expanding portfolio. You’ll learn how to leverage 23ai’s Knowledge Graphs, RDF UI, and SQL Developer to identify and utilize new hardware, software, personnel, and skill sets quickly and efficiently. This session is a must for anyone facing the challenges of M&A or large-scale organizational change.

Key Topics:
•    Mapping assets and personnel post-M&A
•    Applying graph analytics for meaningful business intelligence
•    Using Oracle 23ai’s new features to uncover value in your data

Oracle ACE Live: Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: The Evolution — What Changed, What’s Gone, and What’s Next

•    Date: October 22, 2025

•    Time: 7:00 am PT

•    Speaker: Gilson Martins, Oracle ACE Director

Oracle GoldenGate has evolved into the leading solution for real-time data replication. With version 23ai, it brings new features, architectural changes, and important deprecations. This session will explore:

•    The evolution of Oracle GoldenGate up to 23ai, including major new features and improvements
•    Which functionalities have been deprecated or removed, and their impact on existing environments
•    Steps to prepare and migrate your environment to Oracle GoldenGate 23ai
•    Future directions for GoldenGate and its role in real-time data replication and AI-driven workloads

Oracle ACE Live: TDE Demystified – Configuration, Operation, and Good Practices in Oracle

•    Date: November 12, 2025  
•    Time: 7:00 am PT
•    Speaker: Stefan Oehrli, Oracle ACE

Worried about database security? Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is essential, but configuring and using it the right way takes know-how. In this in-depth session, Stefan Oehrli will take you through everything from keystore management and WALLET_ROOT configuration to the differences between hardware and software keystores. You’ll come away with practical insights and live demonstrations to help secure your Oracle databases with confidence.

Key Topics:
•    TDE configuration and operational best practices
•    Keystore management and security
•    Tablespace and column-level encryption with practical demos

Oracle ACE Live: RAS Before RAG – Real Application Security Fundamentals for Gen AI Applications

•    Date: December 3, 2025

•    Time: 8:00 am PT

•    Speakers: Jim Czuprynski, Oracle ACE Director; Karren Cannell, Oracle ACE Director

Imagine building innovative features for Generative AI without worrying about data security at every turn. Real Application Security (RAS) offers a powerful, code-efficient way to implement flexible, resilient data access policies—even within complex AI and RAG environments. This session includes live demonstrations on:

•    Implementing simple and complex RAS security policies with minimal code
•    Enabling RAS in APEX apps without major code changes
•    Limiting user access to sensitive data in any datatype, including VECTORs, to prevent accidental leakage of proprietary data to generative AI analytics
•    Enforcing the same security in direct-access SQL-only tools 

How to Join 

Participation is easy and free! Just use the links above or log in to the ASK TOM platform, search for the ACE Live series and register for any of the events you’re interested in. No registration fees, no barriers—just world-class Oracle education from ACE experts. Don’t miss out on this chance to deepen your Oracle expertise and stay ahead in a rapidly changing tech landscape.

Stay tuned for more sessions coming soon. We look forward to seeing you at ACE Live!