POUG 2026

For me, this is one of the most important events of the entire year.

I haven't missed a single one yet! In the beginning, I attended as a participant, and later on, I had the honor and pleasure of running my own sessions at POUG. And being a speaker at POUG is no small feat, because real LEGENDS of the Oracle scene gather here!

Eagle-eyed observers have probably noticed already that I don't have my own presentation this year. The reason is simple – this year, I will be appearing at POUG as part of the STAFF 😊

So, if you need anything – feel free to reach out to me directly. We are there for you!

Despite the absence of my session – the POUG agenda looks incredible. I can't list all the presentations here, but the short snippet from the agenda below will give you a pretty good picture of what a fantastic program has been prepared this year!

Considering times are dominated by artificial intelligence – there are plenty of sessions in the agenda dedicated to this topic as well.

From Prompt to App: Building on Oracle AI Database, Killian Lynch - talking to an AI agent – LIVE!

o Day 1, track 3, 9:00 AM

Beyond Vibe Coding — AI as Your Co-Developer, Robert Marz – vibe coding vs AI assistance – two approaches to development

o Day 1, track 1, 9:55 AM

Beyond Vibe Coding — AI as Your Co-Developer, Martin Klier – something about kittens 😊

o Day 1, track 1, 10:50 AM

Oracle Private Agent Factory: your no-code, privacy-friendly, secure agents platform, Gianni Ceresa – how to build your own agent factory 😊

o Day 1, track 3, 11:45 AM

Scouting 2.0: Player Similarity & Transfer Targets with 26ai Vector Search, Abi Giles-Haigh – looking for a needle in a haystack

o Day 1, track 3, 2:30 PM

Superpowers for DBAs: Architecting an Observability Agent with MCP and Oracle, Yves Colin – can a database diagnose itself?

o Day 1, track 2, 3:25 PM

Stop Fixing AI’s Code. Start Teaching It!, Goran Paues – How to teach AI something meaningful.

o Day 2, track 3, 9:55 AM

Kamil's worst nightmare: The Autonomous AI DBA, Mike Dietrich – a few words about Kamil's nightmares

o Day 2, track 1, 11:45 AM

Discussion panel - Vibe coding: fuck it or love it? – let's talk about AI

o Day 2, all tracks, 12:40 PM

So, if you are curious about what kind of a mess AI can make in databases – there is plenty to choose from.

It is also worth paying attention to presentations by legends such as:

Roger Macnicol

Intelligent storage, a 20 year retrospective, Day 1, track 1, 5:15 PM

Nigel Bayliss

Why Does the Optimizer Do That? Understanding Suboptimal and Unstable Execution Plans, Day 2, track 2, 10:50 AM

Jonathan Lewis

Performance and the Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Day 2, track 1, 4:20 PM

And on top of that, as usual, tons of presentations regarding performance, quality, and administration!

See you there!