Modernising Without Disruption - Sydney

Rimini Street invites you to join a select group of CIOs and senior technology leaders for a private afternoon in Sydney’s iconic The Rocks at The Fox Hole.

Alongside an executive roundtable on AI, ERP and transformation, The Fox Hole will host a private tasting of six distinctive Japanese whiskies, exploring their origins and flavour profiles, paired with locally sourced grazing plates.

An afternoon designed to bring together strategic conversation, peer exchange and a food and whisky experience in Sydney’s CBD.

Does AI demand an ERP upgrade, or a different approach to modernisation?

AI has moved rapidly up the enterprise agenda, bringing new expectations around technology strategy, investment and transformation.

At the same time, CIOs are being presented with increasingly urgent roadmaps to migrate, upgrade and replace core ERP platforms.

But are those investments necessary to unlock AI value, or could existing ERP investments continue to support the business while capital is redirected towards automation, AI and innovation?

Moderated by Jennifer O’Brien, Founder of Stories Ink, and featuring Tal Nathan, Regional CTO at Rimini Street, the roundtable will challenge some of the assumptions shaping AI, ERP and transformation strategies and examine where technology investment can deliver the greatest business value.

The conversation

Rather than starting with a technology, upgrade cycle or predetermined transformation roadmap, the discussion will start with the business outcome.

Where should you optimise what you already have? Where does automation make more sense? And where can AI genuinely create new value?

Together, we’ll explore:

ERP & AI: Does unlocking AI value really require an ERP upgrade or migration?
Modernisation: What should organisations preserve, optimise, modernise or replace across their existing ERP estates?
Automation before AI: Which processes can be simplified and automated before introducing AI?
Investment priorities: How can CIOs balance AI ambition with measurable business value, cost, risk and operational disruption?
AI Last: Could starting with the business outcome, then optimising processes, automating what can be defined and applying AI where it genuinely adds value, offer a more pragmatic path forward?

A Private Japanese Whisky Tasting Experience

As part of the executive roundtable experience, The Fox Hole will host a private tasting in their main hall, showcasing a curated selection of six distinctive Japanese whiskies, exploring their origins and flavour profiles.

Guests will have the opportunity to discover and taste some of the Japanese finest whiskies, completed with locally sourced grazing plates, while continuing the conversation with fellow technology leaders in a relaxed private setting.

Your hosts

Jennifer O’Brien

Founder, Stories Ink | Moderator

Tal Nathan

Regional Chief Technology Officer | Rimini Street

Event details

Thursday, 26 November 2026
3:00–6:00pm

The Fox Hole

117 Harrington Street

The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000

Attendance is by invitation and strictly limited, bringing together a select group of CIOs and senior technology leaders for an afternoon of executive discussion, peer exchange and a private Treasury Wine Estates food and wine experience.

Meet the moderators

Jennifer O’Brien

Founder, Stories Ink

Tal Nathan

Regional CTO, ANZ, Rimini Street

Reserve your seat

Attendance is by invitation and strictly limited, bringing together a select group of CIOs and senior technology leaders for an afternoon of executive discussion, peer exchange and food and whisky experience at The Fox Hole.

Does AI Really Require a New ERP Strategy?

Does AI demand an ERP upgrade, or a different approach to modernisation?

The conversation

A Private Japanese Whisky Tasting Experience

Meet the moderators

Jennifer O’Brien

Tal Nathan

Reserve your seat