Simon De montfort walker

Senior Vice President and GM of Oracle Food & Beverage Global Business Unit, Oracle

Search every verified Simon De montfort walker interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a November 2025 appearance on Oracle TV, Simon De Montfort Walker discussed the "Oracle application advantage," describing it as a combination of delivering infrastructure, data platforms, horizontal applications, and industry-specific solutions. He stated that Oracle is uniquely positioned to embed artificial intelligence at every level of this stack, taking advantage of data and industry understanding. Walker highlighted industry-specific AI agents, such as clinical assistants and retail inventory agents, and expressed particular interest in use cases like construction, where he said AI could reduce clerical work and speed up payments between contractors and subcontractors. Walker also addressed considerations for regulated industries, noting that Oracle operates in both regulated and unregulated spaces. He said that in regulated industries, there is a higher duty of care and additional work to follow regulations, such as determining whether something is a medical device. He added that in these environments, AI applications are likely to keep a "human in the middle," presenting recommendations to expert users while providing a detailed trail of sourced information.