In this bonus episode, KB is on the go at Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas to find more about Oracle’s latest cloud technology, AI advancements, and innovative strategies. She sits down with Oracle executives Stephen Bovis, Stephanie Trunzo, and Pradeep Vincent as they explore Oracle’s shift from product-focused origins to a service-oriented approach, the vital role of AI in industry applications, and their efforts to bridge the gap between technological advancements and customer engagement.

Stephen Bovis, Regional Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Oracle

Stephen Bovis is responsible for Oracle’s overall business in Australia and New Zealand and ensuring it delivers on its values of trust, customer success, innovation, and equality for its customers, partners, and communities across the region.

Stephen has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry across a wide range of roles, functions, and marketing segments. Most recently, he was at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he was vice president and managing director of the South Pacific region.

Prior to that, he was based in Singapore leading HP’s Enterprise Group sales account management team for Asia Pacific, whose portfolio included hardware, services, and software.

Stephanie Trunzo, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Oracle Industries

Expanding upon the success of launching Oracle Health as a complete portfolio that spans Oracle’s applications and infrastructure, Stephanie leads an industry-informed approach to Applied AI, Industry Clouds, and One Oracle model. In addition to Health and Life Sciences, Stephanie’s team drives Go To Market strategies for Financial Services, Retail, Hospitality, Restaurants/F&B, Energy & Water, Communications, Engineering & Construction, and Public Safety. Stephanie’s scope spans an $8B business with over 50k employees, including multiple acquisitions and organic growth.

Oracle’s Global Industries organisation solves some of industries’ toughest challenges with innovative yet practical applications built as best-practice examples of Oracle’s technology stack. By partnering with our clients, and hiring industry experts, we are building the most flexible and robust industry clouds in the market.

Pradeep Vincent, Senior Vice President & Chief Technical Architect, OCI, Oracle

Pradeep Vincent is the Chief Technical Architect and Senior Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). He is a technology and software architect with more than 20 years of experience in tech companies such as Oracle, AWS, and IBM. He has a deep understanding of Cloud Infrastructure, Compute, Storage and Networking. Pradeep has been with Oracle for more than eight years leading a team of architects and software engineers building Oracle’s Public Cloud. He also leads OCI’s Architecture and Engineering Community initiatives.