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		<title>Richard Pepper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Richard Pepper has spent over 30 years working within the Oracle ecosystem, running large delivery teams and recently President of the UK Oracle User Group. He began his career as a technical consultant, DBA and Oracle trainer first using Oracle Application Express in 1997. He now leads business development at eAppSys, a leading partner delivering...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Richard Pepper has spent over 30 years working within the Oracle ecosystem, running large delivery teams and recently President of the UK Oracle User Group. He began his career as a technical consultant, DBA and Oracle trainer first using Oracle Application Express in 1997. He now leads business development at eAppSys, a leading partner delivering Oracle based solutions globally.</p>
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		<title>Vinayaka Prabhu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Vinayaka (Vin) has spent over 24 years working within the Oracle ecosystem, leading client delivery across major enterprise programmes. He began his career as a developer, before progressing into senior delivery leadership. He now heads up Products and Innovation at eAppSys, a leading partner delivering Oracle based solutions globally, where he has developed products such...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vinayaka (Vin) has spent over 24 years working within the Oracle ecosystem, leading client delivery across major enterprise programmes. He began his career as a developer, before progressing into senior delivery leadership. He now heads up Products and Innovation at eAppSys, a leading partner delivering Oracle based solutions globally, where he has developed products such as DMOne and led AI-driven modernisation initiatives, combining Oracle APEX with AI to reshape how enterprise solutions are built and delivered.</p>
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		<title>Brock Ray</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I’m a creative director and marketing strategist with a passion for user experience design and a deep interest in behavioral psychology. For 20 years, I’ve been transforming complex business needs into intuitive, human-centered design solutions that drive results. My role at Traust allows me to blend my expertise in UX/UI design with strategic marketing, ensuring...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="b532df19 _0f41423d _3b42afd3" tabindex="-1" data-testid="expandable-text-box">I’m a creative director and marketing strategist with a passion for user experience design and a deep interest in behavioral psychology. For 20 years, I’ve been transforming complex business needs into intuitive, human-centered design solutions that drive results. My role at Traust allows me to blend my expertise in UX/UI design with strategic marketing, ensuring that our enterprise application development work not only meets user needs but also exceeds business objectives. </span></p>
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		<title>Sahaana Manavalan</title>
		<link>https://ausoug.org.au/speaker/sahaana-manavalan/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Santhosh Kumar</title>
		<link>https://ausoug.org.au/speaker/santhosh-kumar/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Koratamaddi Chaitanya Shanker</title>
		<link>https://ausoug.org.au/speaker/koratamaddi-chaitanya-shanker/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Chaitanya Koratamaddi is a Director of Product Management / Strategy for Oracle APEX, where he leads the Product Management initiatives, including Oracle APEX in the Cloud. Chaitanya’s mission is to empower customers to harness the full power of low-code application development and AI. With over 22 years of experience spanning Product Management, Development, and Consulting,...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="P19_SPEAKER_BIO_DISPLAY" class="display_only apex-item-display-only">Chaitanya Koratamaddi is a Director of Product Management / Strategy for Oracle APEX, where he leads the Product Management initiatives, including Oracle APEX in the Cloud. </span></p>
<p><span id="P19_SPEAKER_BIO_DISPLAY" class="display_only apex-item-display-only">Chaitanya’s mission is to empower customers to harness the full power of low-code application development and AI. With over 22 years of experience spanning Product Management, Development, and Consulting, he brings deep expertise in Oracle technologies. Chaitanya leads the JAPAC Product Management and is committed to championing innovation and excellence and achieving remarkable success in the low-code application landscape.</span></p>
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		<title>Oscar Javier Gordillo Roncancio</title>
		<link>https://ausoug.org.au/speaker/oscar-javier-gordillo-roncancio/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>He is a Senior Oracle APEX developer with certifications at the Associate, Professional, and Expert levels in Oracle technologies, including Oracle APEX, PL/SQL, Autonomous Database, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He is a Senior Oracle APEX developer with certifications at the Associate, Professional, and Expert levels in Oracle technologies, including Oracle APEX, PL/SQL, Autonomous Database, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.</p>
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		<title>Mirela Ardelean</title>
		<link>https://ausoug.org.au/speaker/mirela-ardelean/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mirela started developing in PL/SQL and Oracle Forms back in 2000 and she is currently working as an APEX and PL/SQL developer for a consultancy company. She is co-founder and Vice-President of Romanian Oracle User Group, President of EOUC e.V., meetup organizer, lecturer for students enrolled in Oracle Academy program, part of the team who...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mirela started developing in PL/SQL and Oracle Forms back in 2000 and she is currently working as an APEX and PL/SQL developer for a consultancy company. She is co-founder and Vice-President of Romanian Oracle User Group, President of EOUC e.V., meetup organizer, lecturer for students enrolled in Oracle Academy program, part of the team who initiate the Mentor and Speaker Hub Program (mashprogram.wordpress.com), editor-in-chief for ORAWORLD (oraworld.org).<br />
Mirela is the first person from Romania accepted in Oracle ACE Program.</p>
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		<title>Scott Hollows</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scott Hollows is an Oracle developer enthusiast since 1991, based in Perth. With more than 100 industry presentations he has been recognized by the Oracle community with ADUG USA Best Presenter award and Oracle USA Best New Instructor award. Scott was previously a Senior Principal at Oracle&#8217;s world corporate headquarters in Redwood Shores, USA. He...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scott Hollows is an Oracle developer enthusiast since 1991, based in Perth. With more than 100 industry presentations he has been recognized by the Oracle community with ADUG USA Best Presenter award and Oracle USA Best New Instructor award. Scott was previously a Senior Principal at Oracle&#8217;s world corporate headquarters in Redwood Shores, USA. He is an AUSOUG committee member</p>
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		<title>Mark McIntyre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark McIntyre is a Perth-based technology account manager who works with major construction, engineering, and resources organisations to improve visibility and control over capital project performance. Partnering with both project owners and contractors, he helps organisations turn fragmented project data into meaningful insight that supports better decisions, tighter governance, and more predictable outcomes. Mark’s current...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark McIntyre is a Perth-based technology account manager who works with major construction, engineering, and resources organisations to improve visibility and control over capital project performance. Partnering with both project owners and contractors, he helps organisations turn fragmented project data into meaningful insight that supports better decisions, tighter governance, and more predictable outcomes.</p>
<p>Mark’s current focus is on how AI is reshaping project controls, risk management, and reporting – and what organisations should be doing now to prepare. Rather than chasing hype, he works with customers to build the foundations needed to adopt AI safely and effectively as the tools mature.</p>
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