This conference addressed some of the key issues in IT today.
Security — The Intentional Enterprise in an Uncertain World:
Architectures for managing uncertainty are becoming increasingly important as they are brought into focus by increased threats to cybersecurity.
High-profile speakers will highlight cybersecurity threats and the responses being made by governments and private enterprises, including integrating security into the development of enterprise architectures.
Architecture — Evolving EA from IT to Business:
This plenary will help you understand the overriding need to more closely align the practice of EA with the requirements of business decision-making at ‘board room’ level.
It will help prepare EA professionals to make real and significant contributions to the development of business strategy.
Thought-leaders and leading practitioners in Business Architecture will present the critical success factors for today’s Business Architect and we will show you how TOGAF can be used today to present Business Architecture in a meaningful way to the business.
Cloud Computing — Business Impact of Cloud Computing:
Hear the latest ideas on how to build and measure ROI from Cloud Computing
Discuss the best practices and commonly-encountered issues for Cloud deployment
Gain an understanding of the risks of and rewards from using the Cloud
Summary
Each day of the three-day conference included a mix of plenary
presentations, with industry leaders from near and far sharing their
insights on the day’s theme; and a set of parallel tracks examining
specific areas in depth. The various tracks delivered presentations by
enterprise architecture professionals from both vendor and customer
organizations; and provided experience-based insight into the approaches
and methods that have proved most effective for developing architectures
around the world.
The presentations can be accessed from the links below under separate
daily headings:
How do we Build with Integrity and Buy with Confidence? Ms. Kristen Baldwin, Director, System Analysis; Systems Engineering Directorate within the Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Mr. E. Kenneth Hong Fong, Sr. Systems Engineering Analyst,
within the Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering
Security for the Physical-Meets-Digital World Peter Coldicott, Distinguished Engineer, leading the Advanced Technology Team, IBM Tony Carrato, Executive IT Architect, Advanced Technology Team, IBM
PANEL: CyberSecurity and CyberRisk: OK, Now What Do We Do About It?
Panelists: Usman Sindhu, Larry Clinton, Harriet Goldman, Tony Carrato, and Steve Whitlock
TUTORIAL: SOA Governance Jorge L. Diaz, Executive IT Architect, The Open Group Distinguished Certified IT Architect, WW Cross Brand Solutions, IBM Software Group
PANEL: Real-World Experience with SOA – Benefits Gained, Lessons Learned Moderated by Brenda Michelson, Businerss Technology Advisor, Elemental Links
Panelists: Awel Dico, Enterprise Architect, Bank of Montreal, Canada Mark Sternberger, Integrated Defense Systems Enterprise (IDS), Innovation, Strategy, and Architecture Function (ISA), Raytheon Chris McCarthy, Senior Vice President and Lead Architect for Investor Services, State Street Corporation
The Ecosystem of Architects and Architectures in the Enterprise
PANEL: Taking the Business Decision to Use Cloud Computing
Panelists: Dr. Marcos Athanasoulis, Director of IT, Harvard Medical School
Pam Isom, Senior Certified Executive IT Architect, IBM
Henry Peyret, Researcher, Forrester
Mark Skilton, Global Director Strategy & Service, Capgemini
Building ROI from Cloud Computing Mark Skilton, Global Director, Applications Outsourcing, Capgemini
Pam Isom, Senior Certified Executive IT Architect, IBM
Penelope Gordon, Enterprise ArchitectEA Frameworks & Tools
The presentations, tutorials, and workshops at the meeting, and the
associated discussions and panel sessions, all provided participants
with a wealth of experience-based insight into current best practice in
architecture, security, and cloud computing, from leading experts and practitioners around
the world.
