After Oracle renamed Cloud World to AI World, we are excited to see what news there will be.

On October 22, 2025, we are offering you the opportunity to hear the news from Oracle AI World first-hand. Maria Colgan, known to many of us as the Product Manager for the Oracle Optimizer for many years, will be coming to Frankfurt for a one-of-a-kind ora2know event.

About Maria:

Distinguished Product Manager

Maria Colgan is the VP of Product Management for AI and mission-critical data on the Oracle Database team, which she has been a part of since 1996.  She is what some people would call a database nerd and has spent her entire career deeply involved with enhancing the performance of databases and applications.  In her current role, she is responsible for the product management of the database AI engines, Advanced Compression, Database In-Memory, and mission-critical data. Her personal mission is to help companies attain the flexibility and resilience they need (especially in today’s ever-changing world) by assisting them in making better use of this incredible technology.Prior to this role; she was the product manager for Oracle Database In-Memory and the Oracle Database query optimizer.  Maria is the primary author of the SQLMaria blog https://sqlmaria.com

More Details

We are currently still in negotiations regarding the venue, but we hope to be able to announce the final location to you by mid-September.

The event will be limited to approximately 30 participants, and the participation fee will be €125.00 plus VAT.

We only have about 30 spots available, so register quickly at info@ora2know.de.