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August 15, 2019
Consumer Markets Sessions at Oracle OpenWorld 2019 Focus on Blockchain
Oracle is preparing for their annual Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept 16-19th. Every year, thousands of Oracle customers attend this event to learn best practices and news about Oracle products. This year's show will feature over 1,000 sessions on technology trends, Oracle solutions and customer use cases. One highlight of this year's show, will be several sessions that focus on how emerging techologies are changing the face of retail and consumer markets. As consumers demand to know more about products before they purchase, technologies like blockchain will play a key role in helping shoppers make conscious decisions. If you're attending Oracle OpenWorld this year, be sure and add these sessions on Wed, Sept 18th to your calendar using the agenda builder tool.
Sessions on Retail and Blockchain to add to your OpenWorld agenda:
Bridge Physical and Digital Retailing with 3D Blockchain BUS6083
Today’s consumers have become increasingly discriminant about the products they want to be around, wear, and ingest. Retailers and brands alike have to respond by providing full transparency about their products right at the shelf. Providing this trusted and uncontested information is only becoming more and more challenging, as supply chains continue to experience additional complexities, and competitive pressures increase. In this session join Oracle and partner Smartrac to learn how vital transformational technologies such as blockchain, RFID, NFC, and the cloud are fueling today’s consumer engagement and supply chain visibility.
Wed, Sept 18, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
- Mario Vollbracht, Global Director, Consumer Markets, ISG, Oracle
- Dinesh Dhamija, President & CTO, Smartrac Technology
How Retailers and Brands Can Take Advantage of Blockchain CON6098
The Retail Blockchain Consortium (RBC) is a global collaboration led by Oracle, University College London, and MonoChain, and involves leading retailers, universities, technology companies, blockchain companiesn and service providers. The aim of the RBC is to foster adoption in the retail value chain by enabling key players to understand the practical challenges of the deployment of blockchain technology at scale across the globe. Come to this session and hear the latest research by University of London on the state of the blockchain economy in the retail value chain and how you will benefit from joining the Retail Blockchain Consortium.
Wed, Sept 18, 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
- Gerald Poncet, Senior Director, Consumer Markets, Oracle Industry Solutions Group, Oracle
- Nikhil Vadgama, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
Making Blockchain a Reality for Retailers and Brands PAN6099
Across retail and consumer goods, savvy companies are seriously considering the use of blockchain to solve business problems. Come to this session to discover the potential benefits retailers and brands can receive from blockchain implementation. This panel discussion is moderated by Oracle and includes experienced professionals from the academic and corporate realms exploring real-life use cases in consumer markets and supply chains.
Wed, Sept 18, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
- Gerald Poncet, Senior Director, Consumer Markets, Oracle Industry Solutions Group, Oracle
- Lukas Puender, Co-Founder, Cano Clothing Company GmbH
- Nikhil Vadgama, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
- Vojko Kercan, Managing Director, Dhimahi d.o.o.
The Consumer Markets at a Crossroads: Innovation Through Transformation BUS6101
Living in any disruptive age is never for the meek. Today’s most successful retailers and brands—at the forefront, driving innovation—have dramatically changed the rules of the game. The challenge for the consumer markets, however, is not simply in updating innovation strategies, but in discovering what’s necessary to generate AND sustain a new place in what is considered the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this session explore why this period in the consumer markets is like none before it, what companies are doing to be part of a future unfolding, and how YOU can drive meaningful change, going from survive to thrive. It’s time to go bold, or prepare to be gone.
Wed, Sept. 18, 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
- Michael Forhez, Global Managing Director, Consumer Markets ISG, Oracle
- Dewayne Gimpel, Customer Experience Strategies, Oracle
Giveaway of a special Telstar 18 Adidas Soccer Ball with Smartrac IoT technology
In addition to these sessions, Consumer Markets solutions will be exhibited at Oracle OpenWorld throughout the show on level three in Moscone West.
Stop by the Consumer Markets exhibits to see the demonstrations and to enter some great giveaways including a Telstar 18 Adidas Soccer Ball featuring embedded IoT technology from Smartrac. Embedded into the skin of the Telstar 18 is an NFC tag (specifically, Smartrac’s Circus Flex tag). So when you tap on the ball with your smartphone, you gain instant access to a whole range of exclusive content. Each ball generates a unique identifier, unlocking exclusive content and information for the consumer. This is a must enter for Soccer fans!