Speaking & Education
50+ Countries. 7 Continents. 300+ Presentations.
I've been speaking at conferences since the late '90s. I'm an introvert who happens to be good at standing in front of large rooms and explaining things. Oracle kept sending me places. I kept going.
Keynote Topics
What I talk about when organizations ask me to talk.
AI for the Office of the CFO
How artificial intelligence is transforming financial planning, consolidation, and analytics. Not the hype version. The version where CFOs actually deploy it and measure ROI. Covers MCP servers, AI agents, and what "AI-ready" really means for finance teams.
MCP Servers & Enterprise AI Integration
The Model Context Protocol is changing how LLMs interact with enterprise data. I build MCP servers for Oracle EPM systems. This talk covers the architecture, the pitfalls, and why "just plug in ChatGPT" isn't a strategy.
Data Science for Business Leaders
A non-technical talk about thinking scientifically with data. What executives need to understand about machine learning, statistical significance, and why your data team keeps saying "it depends." Based on my MS Data Science from SMU.
Building & Scaling a Tech Company
I founded interRel at 22 and ran it for 25 years. Then I merged it into a billion-dollar firm. This talk covers what I learned about entrepreneurship, hiring, selling, and knowing when it's time to stop being the CEO of one thing and start being the CEO of the next.
Conference History
A partial list. The full one would need pagination.
Caribbean AI Summit
Co-chair. October 16-17, 2026, San Juan, PR. The largest AI conference Puerto Rico has ever seen.
Kscope (ODTUG)
Speaker since 2005. Conference Chair 2011-2012. Essbase Speaker of the Year 2018. Lifetime Achievement Award 2025. Final Kscope appearance: 2025.
Oracle OpenWorld / CloudWorld
Regular speaker. San Francisco, Las Vegas, and international editions.
COLLABORATE (IOUG/OAUG)
One of the original Oracle user group super-speakers. National and international events.
Oracle International Tours
Oracle ACE Director touring 50+ countries across all 7 continents. Training, keynotes, and workshops.
Puerto Rico AI Community
President and regular presenter. 850+ attendees across events. Bimonthly meetups in San Juan.
Awards & Recognition
The ones that fit on a slide.
ODTUG Lifetime Achievement Award
Kscope25. Fewer than 5 people have ever received this award for lifetime contributions to the Oracle community. I announced it would be my final Kscope.
2025
Essbase Speaker of the Year
Kscope18. Voted by attendees. I peaked and immediately pivoted to Data Science.
2018
Oracle ACE Director
Held for 15+ years. Oracle's highest-tier community recognition. They send you around the world and you pretend not to enjoy it.
2008-Present
Five-Time Oracle Partner of the Year
Through interRel Consulting. Five separate years. Different categories. Same trophy shelf.
Multiple Years
First Perfect Essbase Certification Score
First person to score perfectly on the Oracle Essbase Certification exam. I bring this up more than I should.
Historic
Kscope Conference Chair
Chaired the largest Oracle user group conference for 2011 and 2012. Board member. Community leader.
2011-2012
Monthly AI News Brief
Every month I record a video covering the biggest AI news that matters for business. No fluff. No 45-minute runtimes. Just the headlines you need, explained by someone who builds with this stuff.
Watch on YouTubeBook Edward to Speak
Keynotes, panels, workshops, webinars, and fireside chats. I travel anywhere. (I've spoken on every continent except Antarctica, and I'm open to penguins.)