APEX-day (Nordic Tour)

It is time for the highlight of the year, the Nordic APEX-day tour returns.
This year we are joined by three members of the Oracle APEX Development team - Monica Godoy, Ashish Mohindroo and Marc Sewtz - as well as other great speakers.

This is the day you have to look forward to.

8.30-9.00 Coffee
Welcome

9.00-10.00 Ashish Mohindroo
Low-Code, AI, and the Future of App Creation

The landscape of application development is undergoing a revolution with the rise of low-code platforms and the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This keynote explores the latest innovations in these fields, including AI-powered application generation, Natural language to SQL conversion, Vector Search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

We'll delve into the common use cases and explain how these advancements are breaking down traditional barriers, empowering anyone with a great idea to bring their vision to life, regardless of technical expertise.

10:00-10:05 Break

10.05-10.50 Marc Sewtz
Oracle APEX 24.1 New Features

Oracle APEX 24.1 introduces a native AI-powered APEX Assistant, enabling natural language-based development of cloud and mobile apps. In this session, we’ll demonstrate this new AI Assistant and show how developers can create entire apps simply by using natural language prompts to specify desired capabilities and components, iterating easily through an intuitive conversational interface.

We’ll also cover the integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Document Generation service, which enables high-fidelity report printing, and delve into further enhancements to the built-in Workflow functionality.

Additionally, we’ll showcase new capabilities for team development with improvements to Working Copies and enhancements for large-scale application projects through advanced Template Components, Page Patterns, and updated item widgets.

10:50-11:05 Break w/ Coffee

11.05-11.50 Monica Godoy Millan
Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX: Success Stories from Customers + Demo

There are a number of advantages that makes Oracle APEX the clear platform of choice for easily transitioning Oracle Forms applications to modern web apps.

In this session, you will learn the advantages, and similarities between Forms and APEX and why customers are selecting APEX as their primary platform to modernize legacy apps. You will also watch a live demo on how you can modernize a sample forms app and learn from customers success stories.

11.50-12.45 Lunch

12.45-13.30 Marc Sewtz
Application Development Lifecycle Management with Oracle APEX

In this session, we'll discuss application development lifecycle management and CI/CD integration with Oracle APEX.

We’ll explore key capabilities such as Working Copies, automated backups, page locking, remote deployment to cloud and on-premises APEX instances, component export/import, and exporting applications in readable formats for easy version comparison.

Additionally, we'll cover the use of popular source control systems like Git and share best practices from the APEX development team, including feature-branch-based development, build automation, unit testing, and static code analysis.

13:30-13:35 Break

13.35-14.20 Jari Laine joined by Mathias Magnusson
What can be done with APEX and AI

We got some new toys with 24.1. But when you start looking at them you start seeing a new world forming. It changes everything and you will want to be at the front of the transformation.

In this session we highlight how AI is changing the world of APEX development.

14.20-14.35 Coffee

14.35-15.20 Heli Helskyaho
More about APEX, ML, AI and the capabilities of a multi-model database

15:20-15:25 Break

15.25-16.10 Moderators: Heli Helskyaho
Panel - AI and the future for a developer

AI changes development and it is moving fast now. How will this impact the developer and what can you expect both from the tools you use and from what your job will look like in the near future.

16:15 Wrap Up