The AI World 2026 schedule is available, and we’re bringing a full program of upgrade, migration, and patching sessions to the conference. Across talks, hands-on labs, and a patching clinic, you’ll find practical ways to work with Oracle AI Database 26ai and keep your databases current.
Room assignments are still being finalized. Marking your favorite sessions in the schedule helps the conference team gauge interest and place popular sessions in larger rooms. Here’s what’s on the agenda, in date order.
Sunday, October 25
Upgrade, Migration, and Patching to Oracle AI Database 26ai: Masterclass (OUT1040)
9:00 AM–5:00 PM PDT
Spend a full day exploring database upgrades, migrations, and patching. The masterclass includes practical examples and customer cases, with time to dig into Oracle AI Database 26ai and the tools and techniques that support these projects. This session requires a separate ticket and has limited capacity.
Monday, October 26
Patch Without the Outage Window: Stay Current When Attackers Move Fast (LRN6040)
11:30 AM–12:15 PM PDT
Learn how to make patching more regular and automated, so staying current doesn’t depend on long searches and manual downloads. We’ll discuss practical ways to reduce the effort involved in keeping Oracle environments patched.
Patch Faster, Disrupt Less: Oracle Database Patching for Today’s Threats (HOL6024)
4:00–5:30 PM PDT
Want to put patching ideas into practice? This hands-on lab gives you time to work through the techniques and see how they can fit into your day-to-day database operations.
Tuesday, October 27
Best Practices: Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai (LRN6043)
8:00–8:45 AM PDT
This updated session covers approaches to upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai, with a customer case and plenty of new material. It’s an early start, but a useful one for anyone planning an upgrade.
Migrations to Oracle AI Database 26ai: Choosing the Right Path (LRN6052)
11:45 AM–12:30 PM PDT
Get an overview of migration options, including Transportable Tablespaces, Data Pump, moving from non-Oracle databases, and OEM Migration Workbench.
Patch Without the Outage Window: Stay Current When Attackers Move Fast (LRN6040)
2:15–3:00 PM PDT
Couldn’t make the Monday talk? This is a second chance to learn how automation can make it easier to keep your Oracle environments patched and secure.
Wednesday, October 28
What Should You Migrate First? Find It, Move It, Modernize It (LRN6047)
9:00–9:45 AM PDT
We’ll look at how Oracle Estate Explorer can help identify candidates for migration to Oracle Autonomous Database, and how AutoUpgrade can support a faster, unattended migration process.
Upgrade to Oracle AI Database and Become an AI-Enabled DBA (HOL6019)
9:00–10:30 AM PDT
This new hands-on lab gives you the chance to upgrade a database to 26ai and try out some of its features. Bring your questions and be ready to experiment.
This lab overlaps with the migration session above, so you’ll need to choose between them.
40 Seats, Zero Slides: The Database Patching Clinic (MET6100)
11:30 AM–12:15 PM PDT
Bring a database patching question to this interactive clinic. We’ll focus on your challenges and discuss practical ways to address them.
Add the sessions to your schedule
Open the Oracle AI World 2026 session catalog, select Session Details, and mark the talks and labs you’re interested in.
We look forward to seeing you at AI World 2026!