The Oracle Groundbreakers podcast has been around in one form or another since March of 2009. The primary focus is on panel discussions featuring people who represent the broad Oracle developer community, including many members of the Oracle ACE Program, Groundbreaker Ambassadors, and Java Champions, as well as a wide array Oracle product managers and other internal experts.
Eventually the podcast became the most downloaded Oracle podcast, and it remains in that position today, thanks to you, the loyal listeners.
Listed below you’ll find the most-downloaded programs for 2019. Eight of those programs were published in 2019, one in 2018, and one in 2017. Worth noting as well is the participation of Oracle ACE Director/Groundbreaker Ambassador Lucas Jellema in three of these programs, and Leon Smiers, who participated in two of the programs. Many of the panelists listed below are frequent flyers on the podcast — and a great many other community members have lent their insight and expertise to the conversation over the years. A big thank you to all who have participated.
Now, check out the Top 10 for 2019.

Published: 05/15/2019
Panelists:
Maria Colgan, Master Product Manager, Oracle Database
Julian Dontcheff, Managing Director/Master Technology Architect, Accenture
Tim Hall, DBA, Developer, Author, and Trainer
Lucas Jellema, CTO/Consulting IT Architect, AMIS
Brendan Tierney, Principal Consultant, Oralytics
Gerald Venzl, Master Product Manager, Oracle Cloud, Database, and Server Technologies

Published: 02/20/2019
Panelists:
Joao Tiago Abreu, Software Engineer and Oracle JET Specialist, Crossjoin Solutions
Andrejus Baranovskis, CEO\Oracle Expert, Red Samurai Consulting
Luc Bors, Partner/Technical Director, eProseed
John Brock, Senior Manager, Product Management, Development Tools, Oracle
Daniel Curtis, Oracle Front End Developer, Griffiths Waite

Published: 01/16/2019
Panelists:
Heli Helskyaho, CEO, Miracle Finland Oy
Lucas Jellema, CTO/Consulting IT Architect, AMIS Services
Guido Schmutz, Principal Consultant\Technology Manager, Trivadis

Published: 03/20/2019
Panelists:
Roberto Cortez, Founder/Organizer, JNation
Dr. Chris Seaton, PhD, Research Manager, Virtual Machine Group, Oracle Labs
Oleg Selajev, Lead Developer Advocate, GraalVM, Oracle Labs

Published: 06/19/2019
Panelists:
Sven Bernhardt, Senior Solution Architect, OPITZ Consulting
Rolando Carrasco, CTO/Service Orientation and API Management Architect, Services & Processes Solutions
Lonneke Dikmans, Head of Center of Excellence, eProseed
Lucas Jellema, CTO/Consulting IT Architect, AMIS
Leon Smiers, Center of Excellence Lead – Oracle PaaS, Capgemini
Arturo Viveros, Principal Architect, SYSCO AS

Published: 04/17/2019
Panelists:
Dmitry Kornilov, Senior Software Development Manager, Oracle; Project Lead, Project Helidon
Tomas Langer, Consulting Member of Technical Staff, Oracle; Member of the Project Helidon Team
José Rodrigues, Principal Consultant and Business Analyst, Link Consulting
Phil Wilkins, Senior Consultant, Capgemini

Published: 09/19/2017
Panelists:
Matt Hornung, Software Consultant, Fishbowl Solutions
Leon Smiers, Solution Architect, Capgemini
Martin Deh, Consulting Member, Technical Staff, Oracle

Published: 08/21/2019
Panelists:
Steven Feuerstein, Team Lead, Oracle Developer Advocates, Oracle
Vincent Morneau, Front-End Lead, Insum
Michelle Skamene, Owner/Senior IT Consultant, Laureston Solutions
Neviana Zhgaba, Senior Technical Product Manager – Finance EPM, General Electric

Published: 12/19/2018
Panelists:
Luis Weir, CTO, Oracle Practice, Capgemini
Chris Kincanon, Engineering Manager/Technical Product Owner, Spreemo
Dolf Dijkstra, Consulting Solutions Architect, Oracle
James Neate, Oracle PaaS Consultant, Capgemini

Published: 07/17/2019
Panelists:
Carla De Bona, Co-Founder/Program Manager, {reprograma}
Nebrass Lamouchi, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
Venkat Subramaniam, Founder, Agile Developer, Inc.
Raphael Winterhalter, Founder, Byte Buddy
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