Date: Thursday April 9th, 2026
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: Minneapolis Marriot Northwest Hotel & Conference Center, 7025 Northland Drive North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
TCOUG Check In: (Please register) - NOTE: email Pres@TCOUG.org or Webmaster@TCOUG.org and let us know if you are attending.
Experience Oracle AI Innovation in the Twin Cities
The future of AI is here—and it’s coming to St. Paul, MN! Join us for Best of Oracle AI World, an exclusive event where Oracle experts share impactful insights and innovations from Oracle AI World.
Discover how Oracle AI is transforming data, analytics, and HR.
Learn multi-cloud strategies for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Network with peers and Oracle specialists
8:15- 9:00 AM- Registration
8:30 – 9:00 AM – Welcome & Kickoff Opening Remarks - Bruce Yurich - CBTO of MN Department of Management & Budget
9:00 – 10:00 AM – Oracle AI Database 26ai
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM -- Break
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM -- Fusion Recruiting (Leveraging AI in HR) Alexandria Smith & Naushin Vhora
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM -- DP Multi Cloud (DB@AWS, DB@Azure, DB@GCP) - Tyrus Clark & Shridhar Deuskar
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM -- Deli Lunch
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM -- Fusion Data Intelligence (Oracle Analytics) - David Grandholm, Alan Lee
01:45 AM - 02:00 PM -- Break
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM -- AI Lakehouse – Brad Davidson – Master Principal Cloud Architect
03:00 PM - 03:00 PM -- End
Register soon because space is limited.
We hope you’re able to join us!
Music by Mike Palmer- Mike Palmer has been writing and performing original music since the late ’70s—not to mention wrangling databases fulltime and TCOUG’s website in his spare time!
Raised in a musical family, Mike taught himself guitar and piano to accompany his expressive voice. His sound blends bluesy piano, heartland rock, and gospel-inspired hooks, influenced by artists like Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, and TobyMac.
With his wife, he created and coordinates the faith-based music festival Solid Rock in the Park.
As front-man of Mike and the Vibes, he performs regularly around Pine City and recently recorded in Nashville with AOK Records at the renowned Hilltop Studio. Preview his music at mikeandthevibes.com