Agenda

Monday

5/18

Tuesday

5/19

Wednesday

5/20

All times Central Daylight Time (CDT)

 _{* Agenda schedule, sessions and lab details are subject to change}

Welcome and Lab Environments

Kyle Benson

Monday, May 18th - 10:00 CDT

Join us for our conference welcoming session. We will be going over the agenda and logistics of the conference. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion as well!
We will also be distributing lab environments. Each attendee will receive their own environment. We will complete all setup and confirmation needed to complete the labs throughout the conference.

PeopleTools Roadmap and Strategy

Sasank Vemana

Oracle

Monday, May 18th - 10:30 CDT

Oracle is committed to continuous innovation across the PeopleSoft technology stack, driving innovation and enhanced value for customers. In this session, we will outline the latest PeopleTools features and enhancements, and share Oracle’s strategic roadmap for PeopleSoft’s evolution. Learn how ongoing investments in user experience, advanced Search, actionable Insights, and cloud-ready lifecycle management tools, including PeopleSoft Cloud Manager, can help your organization remain agile and ready for ongoing transformation.

Optimizing PeopleTools DPK: Building the Foundation

Monday, May 18th - 13:00-16:00 CDT

In this hands-on lab, you'll learn how to extend and customize the PeopleTools 8.62 DPK without modifying Oracle's delivered code. Starting with a review of the default Hiera hierarchy and its limitations, you'll build a custom Hiera hierarchy, create bolt-on Puppet modules, and deploy a mid-tier PeopleSoft environment to a blank server — all using a pattern that survives DPK upgrades and patching. By the end of the session, you'll have a repeatable, upgrade-safe approach to managing PeopleSoft deployments across environments.

Open Lab

Monday, May 18th - 19:00-22:00 CDT

Join us for an Open Lab session. This is a lab session with no agenda. Come with questions on the labs or any other topics to discuss with instructors and other attendees!

Coffee Talk

Tuesday, May 19th - 08:30 CDT

Join us for a relaxed and interactive discussion where your input drives the conversation. We’ll provide the coffee and a comfortable setting, and you bring the topics that matter most to you.

A Perfect Circle: Orbiting the World of PeopleSoft Technology Through Professional Pivots

Brad Carlson

University of Minnesota

Tuesday, May 19th - 09:00 CDT

In technical careers, we are often told that the only way to go is "up." But what if the secret to becoming an elite contributor isn’t vertical—it’s horizontal? This session explores the transformative power of the internal career pivot, using my journey from PeopleSoft Admin to Oracle DBA and finally PeopleSoft Developer as a roadmap.

While many fear that changing roles means "starting over," I will discuss why it actually represents a massive "level up" in professional value. By blending the inspirational benefits of career agility with the hard technical advantages of seeing the PeopleSoft ecosystem from three different angles, this talk will demonstrate how:

• Context is King: How knowing the other role(s) makes you stronger in the role you’re playing.
• Perception is Everything: How you view, and are viewed by, the other teams, factors into success.
• The Empathy Advantage: How inhabiting different roles eliminates silos and accelerates troubleshooting.
• Future-Proofing: Why becoming a "multi-tool" within your organization makes you indispensable.

Whether you are looking to refresh your passion or deepen your technical mastery, you’ll learn why the most successful careers are rarely a straight line—and why your next best move might be right under your nose.

Peoplesoft Admin: Advanced CLI Usage

Kyle Benson

psadmin.io

Tuesday, May 19th - 10:00 CDT

PSA-CLI is the next evolution of psadmin-plus — a powerful, open-source command-line tool from psadmin.io for PeopleSoft administration. In this session, we'll officially launch PSA-CLI and walk through advanced usage that goes beyond the basics: managing domains, automating common admin tasks, and extending the tool for your environment. Whether you've been using psadmin-plus for years or you're new to CLI-driven PeopleSoft administration, this session will show you what's possible with the new tool.

Containers and Cloud Manager

Dan Iverson

Oracle

Tuesday, May 19th - 10:30 CDT

Learn about the new PUM on Containers. PeopleSoft will be releasing the latest PeopleSoft Images through containers later this year. This session will introduce you to containers, why PeopleSoft is using containers for PUM, and how you can take advantage of the new PUM on Containers.

Cloud Manager offers the best way to run PeopleSoft. In this session, we will look at the latest improvements in Cloud Manager 21 including the new Database Templates and Exascale with Thin Clone support. Database Templates introduce a new way to deploy your environments that give customers more control over their systems. We will also cover how combining Database Templates with Orchestration Manager Polices provides a complete set of tools to manage environments in OCI.

Optimizing PeopleTools DPK: Automating & Operating

Kyle Benson

Tuesday, May 19th - 13:00-16:00 CDT

In this hands-on lab, you'll learn how to automate and operate PeopleSoft DPK environments at scale. Building on the custom DPK architecture from Part 1, you'll install PSA-CLI to replace manual setup steps with single commands, deploy a mid-tier PeopleSoft environment to a blank server, and orchestrate domain operations and configuration changes across multiple servers. By the end of the session, you'll have a working toolkit for managing PeopleSoft deployments — from single-server domain control to fleet-wide automation.

Open Lab

Tuesday, May 19th - 19:00-22:00 CDT

Join us for an Open Lab session. This is a lab session with no agenda. Come with questions on the labs or any other topics to discuss with instructors and other attendees!

Coffee Talk

Wednesday, May 20th - 08:30 CDT

Join us for a relaxed and interactive discussion where your input drives the conversation. We’ll provide the coffee and a comfortable setting, and you bring the topics that matter most to you.

Implementing Broadcom Symantec Virus Scan Engine for Attachments

Srilatha Chennamaneni

UC Berkeley

Wednesday, May 20th - 09:00 CDT

In this session, we'll walk through implementing the Broadcom Symantec Virus Scan Engine to scan file attachments in PeopleSoft. We'll cover the end-to-end setup — from installing and configuring the scan engine to integrating it with PeopleSoft's attachment processing — so you can protect your environment from malicious uploads without disrupting the user experience.

PeopleSoft Admin: Next Steps with AI

Kyle Benson

psadmin.io

Wednesday, May 20th - 10:00 CDT

AI is changing how we work, and PeopleSoft administration is no exception. In this session, we'll explore what's possible today and what's coming next — from using AI assistants to accelerate everyday admin tasks to building agentic workflows that can manage your environments. Whether you're curious about where to start or already experimenting, this talk will give you a practical look at how AI fits into the future of PeopleSoft administration.

PeopleSoft Platforms Update

Mark Hoernemann
Oracle

Wednesday, May 20th - 10:30 CDT

A successful PeopleTools upgrade begins with a solid infrastructure plan. Attend this session to get up to speed on the latest platform certification changes introduced in PeopleTools 8.62, including updates for operating systems, databases, application and web servers, COBOL, and more. We’ll review key announcements, share the latest information on Oracle 26ai, Autonomous Database (ADB), and highlight other critical platform considerations. Make this session your first step to a smooth and successful PeopleTools upgrade!

PeopleTools Roundtable

Sasank Vemana, Mark Hoernemann & Dan Iverson
Oracle

Wednesday, May 20th - 11:30 CDT

Join members of the Oracle PeopleTools Strategy team in an open roundtable discussion. 

PeopleSoft Strategy Update

Sasank Vemana
Oracle

Wednesday, May 20th - 13:00 CDT

A PeopleSoft strategy update from Oracle.

psadmin.io Roadmap & Closing

psadmin.io

Wednesday, May 20th - 14:00 CDT

We'll close out the conference with a look at what's ahead — our view of the future of PeopleSoft and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, new tools, community initiatives, and where psadmin.io is headed as a company. This is also your chance to ask questions, share feedback, and help shape what comes next.

Upper Midwest Regional User Group

Aaron Engelsrud

UMRUG President

Wednesday, May 20th - 15:30 CDT

Hear from the UMRUG (Upper Midwest Regional User Group) president with a status update on the group — what's been happening, what's ahead, and how you can get involved. The board is actively looking for volunteers, so if you've ever thought about giving back to the PeopleSoft community, this is a great time to raise your hand.

UMRUG Networking Happy Hour

Wednesday, May 20th - 16:00 CDT

Stick around after the UMRUG session and connect with fellow PeopleSoft professionals over drinks. Whether you're a long-time UMRUG member or attending for the first time, this is a great chance to network, swap stories, and wind down after a full day of sessions.