The New Era of Connected Planning and Intelligent Forecasting With Marc Seewald

Описание: Oracle started shipping AI-powered planning nearly 10 years ago, but the pace is accelerating fast.

In this episode, Oracle VP of Product Management Marc Seewald and EPMI CEO Nihar Parikh break down what’s new, what’s real, and how finance leaders can confidently adopt AI in 2025 and beyond.

You’ll hear:
The evolution from deterministic + predictive models → generative + agentic AI
Why Oracle’s next wave of planning allows executives—not just analysts— to drive scenarios
How the Planning Agent automates daily FP&A workflows with transparency and explainability
Planning use cases beyond finance: sales, IT, supply chain & more
Where to start if you’re still in spreadsheets

Whether you’re modernizing from Excel or already automating forecast cycles, this episode maps the future of AI-powered EPM—inside and outside finance. Recorded live at Oracle AI World.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction with Marc Seewald
02:23 - The timeline of Oracle AI Planning Features across Deterministic, Predictive, Generative, and Agentic
06:54 - Ensuring transparency in critical financial planning answers
10:15 - Planning Agent and its new user, the CFO
18:00 - Traditional planning features to get started with
21:51 - Planning outside of finance
25:50 - Interesting planning use cases