What to Expect at Oracle AI World 2025 in Las Vegas
This year marks a turning point for Oracle’s flagship conference: CloudWorld has been reimagined as Oracle AI World. It’s a declaration that AI is no longer a side note but the foundation upon which Oracle is building its future across applications, infrastructure, and data platforms.
The timing couldn’t be more telling. In recent months, Oracle has made headlines far beyond the enterprise IT community. It joined the $500 billion “Stargate” AI infrastructure initiative alongside OpenAI and SoftBank, a plan to deliver unprecedented compute capacity in the AI era. It locked in a $30 billion-a-year deal with OpenAI to host massive model training clusters powered by tens of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs. In yet another strategic move, Oracle announced support for Google Cloud’s Gemini AI models via Vertex AI, enabling customers to access cutting-edge multimodal AI tools directly in OCI.
And there is more: Oracle has been ramping up agentic AI capabilities. AI systems that autonomously plan, decide, and act. A new Globally Distributed Exadata on Exascale service ensures mission-critical systems and agentic AI workloads remain resilient and performant across regions. Oracle also introduced AI Agent Studio, empowering customers and partners to build, extend, and orchestrate AI agents within Fusion Applications, tailoring autonomous workflows to meet real business needs. Taken together, these announcements set the stage for Oracle AI World not just as a showcase, but as a command center for the enterprise AI era.
From October 13–16, 2025, at the Venetian Conference & Expo Center, thousands of professionals will gather to see not just where AI is headed, but how Oracle plans to lead that journey. The agenda promises vision from keynotes, immersive technical sessions, and customer stories that position AI as a driver of real business outcomes.
From CloudWorld to AI World – Why the Change Matters
Renaming a global event is not something Oracle would do lightly. This shift reflects a broader industry truth: the conversation has moved. The cloud is now assumed. The differentiator is what you can do with it. And in 2025, that means AI will be deeply embedded into ERP, SCM, HCM, CX, analytics, and infrastructure.
Oracle AI World is about demonstrating AI as a default setting with intelligent agents orchestrating business workflows, predictive analytics steering decisions, and infrastructure capable of training the next generation of large language models.
Innovation Across the Stack
Oracle is expected to use the event to highlight several big-ticket advancements:
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Generative AI Everywhere – From finance to supply chain, generative AI and AI agents are being embedded into Oracle Fusion Applications, delivering contextual suggestions, automated tasks, and smarter analytics.
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Database 23ai – Building on the 23c release, Oracle will showcase new AI-native features that simplify model integration and enable in-database machine learning at scale.
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AI-Ready OCI Infrastructure – Expect deep dives into how OCI is being used to train large models, integrate multi-modal AI, and deliver AI services with the performance, cost profile, and compliance enterprises need.
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Partnership Momentum – Following its deal with Google to bring Gemini AI models to OCI and the headline-making OpenAI infrastructure contracts, Oracle is positioning itself as a heavyweight in AI infrastructure delivery.
Immersive Formats for Every Learning Style
One of the reasons Oracle’s annual conference attracts such a broad audience is the diversity of its formats:
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Keynotes set the tone, offering a mix of product announcements, customer case studies, and Oracle’s roadmap for AI-enabled enterprise transformation.
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Hands-on Labs give developers and architects the chance to work directly with tools and platforms in guided sessions.
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Breakout Sessions offer industry-specific deep dives, from financial services to public sector, manufacturing, and healthcare.
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The AI World Hub serves as a buzzing epicentre where attendees can see live demos, meet product teams, and explore partner innovations.
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The Party ensures the networking extends beyond the conference floor, set against the backdrop of Las Vegas nightlife.
In addition, all in-person attendees get Oracle University digital training access until December 15, 2025, plus three free certification exam attempts. A perk that often justifies the trip by itself.
Five Sessions You Shouldn’t Miss at Oracle AI World 2025
With hundreds of sessions across every imaginable track, it’s easy to get lost in the catalog. My approach to choosing the ones worth your time is simple: focus on topics that deliver tangible skills, strategic clarity, or first-hand exposure to innovations you can actually bring back to your own organization. I’m looking for a balance, some hands-on, some visionary, and at least one that forces you to rethink what’s possible.
1. Top 10 OCI Compute and AI Infrastructure Announcements and Highlights [THR3488]
If you only attend one fast-paced update session on OCI infrastructure, make it this one. In just 20 minutes, Oracle’s product managers will walk you through the most important recent announcements, highlight innovations that could change your architecture decisions, and give you a sneak peek at what’s coming next.
2. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Strategy and Roadmap [LRN1121]
A must-attend for anyone wanting to align their long-term plans with Oracle’s direction. This session goes beyond marketing slides. Expect a clear view of how OCI’s latest compute, storage, and networking capabilities (including the GPU-packed Supercluster) are built to handle mission-critical AI and LLM workloads.
3. Next Generation of Networking Interface with Advanced DPUs [SHO3368]
The network is where performance lives or dies, especially for AI and big data. This showcase dives into OCI’s Integrated Network Processor and next-gen DPUs, revealing how they are boosting throughput, reducing latency, and increasing security for demanding enterprise workloads.
4. Oracle Cloud Your Way: Multicloud, Dedicated, Alloy, Sovereign [SOL3213]
For decision-makers facing sovereignty, scalability, or multicloud strategy challenges, this session is about Oracle’s flexibility story. Whether it’s Alloy, Dedicated Region, or hybrid integration, you’ll see how OCI adapts to your governance and performance needs.
5. Scalable Firewall Architectures in OCI [LRN2000]
This advanced session compares OCI’s native Network Firewall with Palo Alto’s VM-Series, showing you when to opt for managed simplicity versus deep inspection. Ideal for those shaping cloud security strategies in regulated or high-risk environments.
Bonus Sessions – Worth Considering
While the main stage and high-profile tracks get most of the attention, Oracle AI World is also full of smaller sessions that pack a surprising punch. These are often more interactive, niche, or forward-looking and they can be just as valuable as the headliners.
B1. Migration from IBM Mainframe to Oracle Cloud [LRN2065]
A real-world modernization story from Rio de Janeiro’s public transport ticketing system. This case study walks through the challenges and wins of moving from IBM mainframes to OCI, with clear lessons for large-scale legacy migrations.
B2. VMware Cloud Foundation on Oracle: What’s Next for OCVS in Broadcom Era [LRN2022]
With VMware’s strategic focus shifting to VCF, this session explains what’s next for OCVS and why the Oracle/Broadcom partnership could make OCI the strongest public cloud option for VMware workloads.
Practical Planning Tips
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Dates: October 13–16, 2025 (pre-event training on October 13)
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Venue: The Venetian Conference & Expo Center, Las Vegas
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Hotels: Book early – Oracle has discounted blocks at The Venetian, Palazzo, Harrah’s, and The LINQ until September 8.
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Pricing: Early bird rates start at $1’999; public sector pricing is available.
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Travel: Plan to arrive by Sunday to make the most of Monday’s networking and pre-event sessions.
Why This Year’s Event Matters
Oracle AI World 2025 isn’t just about learning what Oracle has been working on. It’s a live case study in how AI will reshape enterprise IT over the next five years. From embedded intelligence in core applications to the massive infrastructure deals that make AI at scale possible, this year’s announcements will set the tone for Oracle’s competitive positioning in an increasingly AI-driven world.
If you want to understand where enterprise AI is headed, and how you can position yourself or your organisation to benefit, Las Vegas in October is the place to be.
