Thought Leadership - Featured Sessions
Session #1's Information:
Title: Accelerating Oracle Fusion Success with Vertex & Grant Thornton: Strategies for Faster Deployment, Reduced Risk, and Global Compliance
Date: October 26, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m. PT
Speakers: Jason Davenport and Vedha Champati
Location: Castellana 1
Abstract: Organizations implementing Oracle Fusion ERP often face increasing pressure to simplify tax processes, meet evolving global compliance requirements, and accelerate time to value. Integrating a modern tax engine into Oracle Fusion can be complex without the right strategy, technology, and implementation partner.
This session explores how Vertex and Grant Thornton help organizations accelerate their Oracle Fusion journey through a proven approach to tax automation. Learn how seamless integration, best-practice implementation methodologies, and industry expertise enable faster deployments, reduced implementation risk, and scalable tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Whether you’re planning a new Oracle Fusion implementation, modernizing your tax landscape, or expanding globally, this session will provide actionable guidance to help you deliver compliant, efficient, and future-ready tax operations.
Session #2's Information:
Title: The Time Is Now: Migrating from Vertex L & Q Series to Vertex O Series
Date: October 26, 2026
Time: 5:40 p.m. PT
Speakers: Cillian Hannon and Jocelyn Melvin
Location: Engagement Hub
Abstract: Organizations running Vertex L or Q Series are increasingly evaluating how their tax technology aligns with evolving business requirements, cloud strategies, ERP modernization initiatives, and growing compliance demands. Vertex O Series provides a modern tax platform designed to support scalability, automation, enhanced integration capabilities, and broader digital transformation goals.
In this session, Grant Thornton will discuss common drivers for tax technology modernization, key considerations when planning a migration, and leading practices for successfully transitioning from Vertex L and Q Series to Vertex O Series. Attendees will learn how organizations can approach modernization initiatives strategically while minimizing disruption and positioning their tax operations to support future business growth.
Session #3's Information:
Title: Tax Transformation in Action: Migrating Global SAP Organizations from Legacy Tax Engines to Vertex O
Date: October 27, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m. PT
Speakers: Eric Olson, Prathap Kovuru, and Kushal Thakore
Location: Castellana 2
Abstract: As global organizations modernize their SAP landscapes and prepare for the future of indirect tax automation, many are evaluating whether their current tax technology aligns with evolving business requirements, compliance obligations, and scalability goals. SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives often create an opportunity to reassess tax technology strategies and establish a modern foundation for indirect tax management across global operations.
This session explores how Grant Thornton helps multinational organizations successfully transition from legacy tax engines to Vertex O Series within SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA environments. Attendees will gain insight into a proven transformation framework that aligns tax, finance, IT, and business stakeholders to support a seamless migration while minimizing business disruption. The discussion will cover critical activities including tax process assessment, solution architecture, data and configuration mapping, global tax determination design, integration strategy, testing and validation, and change management.
Session #4's Information:
Title: Unlocking the Full Power of Order–to-Cash PLUS Tools for SAP
Date: October 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT
Speakers: Prathap Kovuru and Peggy Horner, Vertex
Location: Gracia 4 (Level 3)
Abstract: Many organizations have invested in Vertex Order-to-Cash PLUS Tools for SAP (including flexRFC AR, Drop Shipment, Flux Builder, and Flux Monitor), but they struggle to fully leverage their capabilities due to issues such as underutilization, knowledge gaps, or uncertainty about how the products fit within their existing landscape. This session takes an in-depth look at how Order-to-Cash PLUS Tools bridge critical gaps between SAP and tax compliance to help teams get tax right from the start, simplify tax adjustments when corrections are needed, and keep the tax journal in sync with SAP. Attendees will also gain practical knowledge to maximize their software investment and evaluate how Order-to-Cash PLUS Tools can strengthen tax compliance across their business processes.
