Oracle AI World 2026 is not built around AI as a distant promise. Oracle is positioning the event around something far more practical. How organizations can put AI into the databases, infrastructure, applications, and business processes they already depend on and turn that technology into measurable outcomes.
Taking place from October 25 to 28, 2026 at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas, the event brings together Oracle customers, partners, technology experts, and business leaders for keynotes, product demonstrations, customer stories, technical learning, hands-on labs, AI agent hackathons, product bootcamps, and networking.
Where AI Conversations Get Real
There is no shortage of AI conferences right now.
The harder question is what happens after the keynote.
Oracle AI World is built around that question. Oracle says the event is focused on how AI and other technology innovations are driving real business outcomes across industries, with attendees able to explore new technology, build skills, hear customer experiences, and connect with the people putting AI to work inside their organizations.
That changes the conversation.
This is not just about what AI can generate.
It is about where AI can actually sit inside the enterprise and do useful work.
What to Expect at Oracle AI World 2026?
Mainstage keynotes
The event opens with mainstage keynotes from Oracle leadership, including Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk. Oracle says these sessions will explore its latest AI vision and strategy, how AI is delivering business value, and what the technology makes possible across development, data, security, infrastructure, and more.
AI Agent Hackathons and hands-on labs
Sunday, October 25 includes AI Agent Hackathons alongside hands-on labs and product bootcamps. The program is clearly designed to let attendees move from listening to actually building and testing.
Product showcases and technical learning
Oracle AI World brings together product demonstrations, customer case studies, technical learning, and training across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle AI Database, Oracle AI Data Platform, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, industry solutions, and Customer Success Services.
The AI World Hub
The AI World Hub acts as the center of the event experience, with theater sessions, live Oracle TV interviews, product demonstrations, peer meetups, dedicated meeting spaces, and interactive activities. Attendees can also schedule one-on-one conversations with product experts across selected areas.
Learning beyond the main stage
Oracle offers multiple learning formats, including keynotes, partner spotlights, learning sessions, and 90-minute hands-on labs led by Oracle LiveLabs and Oracle experts. The event is built so attendees can choose between strategy, case studies, implementation guidance, and practical technical work
Key Themes Driving the 2026 Program
AI needs to live inside the business
Oracle’s central message is straightforward. AI creates value when it is grounded in trusted data, connected to business workflows, and deployed inside the systems organizations already use. The keynote framing puts business outcomes ahead of AI novelty.
Agentic AI is moving into enterprise workflows
AI agents feature prominently across the event, from Sunday hackathons to hands-on sessions focused on building and scaling agents. Oracle’s own recent AI World guidance also highlights AI Agent Studio, agentic applications, and the operational challenge of moving agents beyond pilots into broader enterprise use.
Data remains the foundation
The program gives Oracle AI Database and Oracle AI Data Platform their own place alongside infrastructure and applications. That reflects a basic enterprise reality. AI systems can only be as useful as the data, context, and controls surrounding them.
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Clay Magouyrk’s keynote explicitly looks at how AI is changing who can build, what they can create, and how quickly they can move. Oracle is also putting development, AI agents, security, and infrastructure together in the broader program, making software creation part of the larger AI transformation story.
Industry-specific AI matters
Oracle is positioning AI World around industry-specific challenges rather than a one-size-fits-all AI narrative. The event highlights dedicated industry solutions alongside infrastructure, database, applications, and customer success, reinforcing the idea that enterprise AI gets useful when it is connected to a specific business context.
Featured Speakers and Industry Voices
Oracle AI World 2026’s official keynote lineup includes Oracle’s senior leadership. Some of the featured speakers include:
- Mike Sicilia – Chief Executive Officer, Oracle
- Clay Magouyrk – Chief Executive Officer, Oracle
- Sophie Buresi – Head of AI, QSRP
- Simon de Montfort Walker – Executive Vice President, Oracle
- Derek Dreyfus – Vice President, Spectrum
The Oracle AI World Experience
Oracle AI World is built to keep attendees moving between learning, experimentation, and interaction.
The event begins on October 25 with Oracle University training, AI World Orientation, AI Agent Hackathons, hands-on labs, product bootcamps, and the Partner Success Summit. The main conference days then move through keynotes, sessions, spotlight sessions, Hub activities, networking, and a welcome reception. Tuesday closes with The Party featuring Maroon 5.
The AI World Hub adds another layer. Attendees can watch short theater sessions, join live Oracle TV interviews, meet peers, explore interactive demos, take part in meetups, play on the pickleball court, volunteer in a local community activity, or try experiences such as the Oracle Red Bull Racing simulator and a VR catamaran.
That mix matters.
The best enterprise events do not force everyone into the same learning mode.
They give people room to listen, test, ask, build, and compare.
Why Oracle AI World 2026 Matters
Enterprise AI is moving past the novelty phase.
The question is no longer whether organizations should experiment with AI. It is how they build the infrastructure, data foundations, applications, security controls, and workflows that allow it to create durable business value. Oracle AI World is built squarely around that transition.
Attendees walk away with practical exposure to Oracle’s AI technologies, hands-on learning, customer examples, technical guidance, and conversations with experts and peers who are already working through enterprise AI adoption.
That is the point.
Not another conference asking what AI might become.
A room focused on what organizations can actually build with it now.
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