| AI-Driven, Human-Led Finance Monday, October 19, 2026 Hosted by Donyati at Mazda North American Operations Oracle has spent 2026 moving AI in EPM from a feature set to an operating model. Donyati helps finance teams put these capabilities into practice, combining Oracle’s AI agents and generative insights with the data, controls, and human judgment needed to drive meaningful transformation. We’re bringing finance leaders together in Irvine to keep the conversation going and explore what AI-driven, human-led finance looks like in practice. Agenda
- 2:30 to 2:50 pm: Arrival and check-in at the Mazda Irvine Spectrum office
- 2:50 to 3:00 pm: Opening remarks by Tatsuro Omura, CFO, Mazda North American Operations
- 3:00 to 5:00 pm: Presentations
- 5:00 to 6:30 pm: Happy hour and networking at CUCINA enoteca, a five-minute walk from the office. Drinks and light bites will be provided.
Sessions
- Opening Remarks by Tatsuro Omura: Mazda North American Operations' CFO welcomes attendees and shares why finance transformation matters to Mazda.
- Keynote by John Devine: AI-Driven, Human-Led. The New Finance Framework. How finance teams pair autonomous agents with human accountability, and what changes in roles, controls and close cadence when the routine work moves to agents.
- Oracle EPM AI Agentic Assistants: Leverage the Future of Finance with Oracle AI Agent Studio. Presented by Oracle. A walk through the Planning Agent, PCM Agent and Reconciliation Agent, the new visual builder and policy models in AI Agent Studio, and the prerequisites (EPM Enterprise, Fusion environment, identity federation) that determine what your organization can activate today.
- Mazda’s Oracle EPM Transformation Journey: Hear directly from Pierre-Eric Issler, Senior Director Finance Transformation, at Mazda North American Operations, as he shares Mazda’s experience to date with Oracle EPM. Pierre will discuss why Mazda chose to modernize its planning environment, the business priorities guiding the implementation, and how the team is laying the foundation for more connected planning, reporting, and decision-making.
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