Why did PwC sponsor Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore?
PwC sponsored Oracle CloudWorld event in Las Vegas last year, and subsequently sponsored the Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore, Tokyo, London, Sao Paolo and Abu Dhabi to raise awareness of PwC’s Oracle Cloud capabilities in the region and to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the Oracle Alliance.
How did PwC show up on the day?
As sponsors of Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore, PwC had a booth in the CloudWorld Hub to enable us to meet with and share ideas with clients. We also presented a keynote session on Modernising the Finance Function, which was a great chance for us to share Critical Success Factors and demonstrate our Oracle APAC capabilities alongside one of our largest clients. The session focused on how PwC can support organisations to achieve tangible business outcomes as they move towards Modern Finance Functions of the Future. This session included a deep dive into the importance of an agile and robust Finance Operating Model that utilises digital innovation to automate transactional processing and enable strategic, actionable insights
Tell us about your personal experience at Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore. What was your biggest takeaway or learning?
Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore provided an opportunity for us to pause and reflect together in person as a PwC Oracle APAC team - the positivity and ideation throughout the event was energising. Along with Scott Bailey, PwC’s Oracle Global Alliance Lead, we shared success stories, lessons learnt and innovation across the territory, which proved to re-enforce the breadth and depth of capability that we have in the region.
Any new products or solutions that we can look forward to seeing in the Australian market?
We have seen demand for Oracle’s ESG offering in the US market over recent years, and we are now starting to see more interest in ESG in APAC, so our team will be looking to advance PwC’s Oracle ESG offering for Australia in the coming months.
What's next for the PwC x Oracle Alliance?
In addition to the Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore, PwC has participated in the other regional Oracle CloudWorld Tour events across APAC and EMEA. Locally, we will continue to work with Oracle on joint go to market offerings which leverage PwC’s specialist skills such as Tax Optimisation, Transfer Pricing and Risk Management. We will also ramp up our executive cadence meetings with Oracle for additional focus on accelerating our joint growth agenda.
One word to describe your experience at Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore and why?
Motivating – Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Singapore was a really positive and motivating experience from a PwC Oracle APAC Team and Oracle partnership perspective. It provided the momentum that we needed to enhance our collaboration and align our ways of working across APAC and help us continue to accelerate growth within the region.