Deloitte Business and Technology Specialists to Deliver 10 Speaking Sessions Today at Oracle OpenWorld

Date:

Sept. 21, 2010

What:

Business and technology specialists at Deloitte, an Oracle Platinum-level alliance and the Elite sponsor of Oracle OpenWorld 2010, will participate in one general session and speak at nine specialty sessions today. During Oracle OpenWorld 2010, Deloitte practitioners will deliver a record number of speaking sessions, including one keynote address, three general sessions and 28 specialty sessions.

Why:

Oracle OpenWorld is the world's largest and most important conference for Oracle technologists, business users and alliances. Deloitte industry and technology practitioners will share case studies and thoughtware to help attendees to gain a greater understanding of how technology can be leveraged to transform their business and enhance financial and operational performance.

Where:

Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, Calif.

When:

Sept. 21, 2010

Details:

Health Care Sessions:

• Topic: H.R.3590 -- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which focuses on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This session will address the immediate and delayed requirements of the law and how it will affect payor and provider organizations. The law is expected to provide public and private healthcare coverage for more than 30 million uninsured Americans by 2019.

Time and Location: 11:00 a.m.; Moscone West L2, Rooms 2002/2004

Speakers: John Bigalke, vice chairman and Deloitte's national leader for health sciences & government, will participate on a panel of healthcare industry and technology leaders

• Topic: Healthcare Reform: Are You Ready? This session will address the critical choices which face individuals and organizations which are affected by the recent passage of the healthcare reform legislation.

Time and Location: 12:30 p.m.; Moscone West L2, Room 2012

Speakers: Greg Scott, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

• Topic: Health Management Platform: Transforming Payor and Provider Organizations. This session will address how optimizing selling costs, organizational workflows, and processes, including management of chronic conditions can help their organizations improve wellness and "bend the cost curve."

Time and Location: 2:00 p.m.; Moscone West L2, Room 2012

Speakers: Nidal Haddad, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and global Oracle practice leader; Eric Piepho, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Specialty Sessions:

• Topic: Master Data Management: Get a Precise View of Your Enterprise

Time and Location: 12:30 p.m.; Westin Market Street Hotel, Metropolitan II

Speakers: Marcel Grandpierre, Deloitte Germany

• Topic: Land O'Lakes Business and IT Transformation

Time and Location: 3:30 p.m.; InterContinental San Francisco, Sutter

Speakers: Mark Thome, Land O'Lakes; Sambit Dutta, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Herbert Klein, Oracle

• Topic: Global Trade and Logistics: Best Practices in a Cross-Border World

Time and Location: 3:30 p.m.; Moscone West L3, Room 3008

Speakers: Justin Pearlman, Oracle; Michelle Scott-Horowitz, Seagate; Beth Peterson, BPE Global; Rosalie Cmelak, Oracle; Michele McGuire, principal, Deloitte Tax LLP

• Topic: What's New in Siebel CRM for Public Sector: Plus Social Services Panel

Time and Location: 3:30 p.m.; Moscone West L2, Room 2010

Speakers: Michael Seback, Oracle; George Hubka, Kansas Dept of Labor; Moorty Kavasseri, Oracle; Sucha Kukatla, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Jill Kot, Government of British Columbia

• Topic: XBRL: The New Language of Financial Reporting

Time and Location: 3:30 p.m.; InterContinental San Francisco, InterContinental Ballroom B

Speakers: Uma Iyer, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Mike Malwitz, Oracle; Raj Chhabra, director, Deloitte Consulting LLP

• Topic: Driving EPM Value by Executing a Global SEC Financial Tax Accounting CCR  

Time and Location: 5:00 p.m.; InterContinental San Francisco, Sutter

Speakers: Arun Krishnamoorthy, senior manager, Deloitte Tax LLP; Michael J. Johnson, director, Deloitte Tax LLP

• Topic: Platform as a Service (PaaS) Is the Sweet Spot for Private Clouds

Time and Location: 5:00 p.m.; Moscone West L3, Room 3022

Speakers: Chris Weitz, director, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Mike Piech, Oracle; Tom Gilbert, Deutsche Bank; Mohamad Afshar, Oracle; Brent Juelich, Savvis, Inc.