Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference The Open Group

  CONFERENCE PROGRAM

  Conference registrants are welcome to attend any session in any of the parallel streams

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Sunday, July 19
Afternoon: Pre-Conference Sessions

3:00 - 5:45

 

3:00-4:00
Introduction to TOGAF™ 9

TOGAF Version 9 Enterprise Edition is a detailed method and set of supporting resources for developing an Enterprise Architecture. TOGAF 9 represents an industry consensus framework and method for Enterprise Architecture that is available for use internally by any organization around the world - members and non-members of The Open Group alike - subject to license conditions. For details, click here www.opengroup.org/togaf/

4:00 -  4:15
Collaboration Community of Practice (CCoP) - Overview
CCoP is a group of collaboration experts and practitioners willing to share their vision, knowledge and expertise in collaboration to: increase awareness of good collaboration practices and tools, establish best of breed best practices and facilitate their adoption.  Hear how you can get involved.

4:15 - 4:45
Overview of The Open Group Security Programs and Activities
Introduction and overview of Open Group security programs and activities, including the Security Forum, Jericho Forum, Real Time and Embedded Systems Forum, and our Security Practitioners Conferences.

4:45 - 5:15
The Open Group Certification Programs (ITAC, ITSC, TOGAF)

5:15 - 5:45
Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects (AOGEA)

Learn about AOGEA and meet members from chapters in Toronto, Ottawa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Sydney


Monday, July 20

8:15 - 9:00

 

8:15 - 8:45
Introduction to The Open Group

8:45 – 9:00
Break

Plenary: Architecture in the Enterprise: EA & Business Strategy

9:00 - 10:30

 

 

 

9:00 – 9:10
Introduction and Opening

9:10 – 9:50
Drinking Our Own Champagne: Using TOGAF™ to Architect The Open Group's Systems
Allen Brown, CEO & President, The Open Group

9:50 – 09:55
Spotlight - Business Architecture Work Group
Walter Stahlecker, Fellow, The Open Group

09:55 – 10:30
Enterprise Architecture in the Canadian Governments - A Collaborative Venture
Alain Perry, Treasury Board Secretariat, Chief Information Officer Branch, Canada

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee

11:00 - 12:30

 

 

 

 

11:00 – 11:05
Spotlight: Architecture Forum

11:05 – 11:35
Enterprise Architecture Survey Results
Jane Varnus, Bank of Montreal, Canada and Navdeep Panaich, Capgemini, UK

11:35 - 11:40
Spotlight: ArchiMate®

11:45 – 12:30
Panel discussion and podcast: Architecture's Scope Extends Beyond the Enterprise
Moderator:
Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, and ZDNet Blogger
Panelists:-
Dr. John Gotze, President of the Association of Enterprise Architects
Tim Westbrock, Managing Director, EAdirections
Sandy Kemsley, Independent Analyst

12:30 – 2:00

Lunch

Parallel Streams

Stream Topic  

Holistic Enterprise Architecture
and the Role of "Business ”
Host: Walter Stahlecker, Fellow of
The Open Group

EA Implementation and Business Transformation
Host: Robert Weisman, Build The Vision

EA in Complex Organizations
Host: Jason Uppal, QR Systems

Target Audience

CxOs, Strategic Consultants and
Planners, Enterprise Achitects,
Business Managers

Business, Information, and Application Architects, Portfolio Managers

Enterprise Architects, Strategic (Business and IM/IT) Planners, Portfolio Managers

 

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction
By giving "Enterprise Architecture" its
proper scope "Architecture of the
Enterprise" IT becomes one of many
assets and capabilities in an
enterprise. Such a holistic scope of
architecture facilitates alignment of
vision, mission, strategy with
architectural work on all concerns in
an enterprise, and facilitates alignment
between architectural work in different
parts of an enterprise.

2:10 – 2:45
Creating a Holistic Enterprise
Architecture

Walter Stahlecker, Fellow of The Open
Group, Germany

2:45 – 3:30
Coherency Management and the
Future of Enterprise Architecture

John Gøtze, International President, Association of Enterprise Architects
(a|EA), Denmark

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction

2:10 – 2:45
TOGAF 9 EA Support to Business Transformation
Robert Weisman, Build The Vision, Canada

2:45 – 3:30
Case Study: Enterprise Architecture and Rapid Business Transformation in HealthCare
Dorin Andreescu, General Project Management Systems and Solutions, US
Refaat Shulaiba, CIO at Midwest Health Plan

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction

2:10 – 2:50
TOGAF™ response to stakeholder concerns
Bruce Miner, Enterprise Architect, Direct Energy, Canada

2:50 – 3:30
Case Study: Making Entreprise Architecture a Reality: Little Steps at a Time
Chantal Paquin, Entreprise Architect, Systemens Inc., Canada

3:30 – 4:00

Coffee

4:00 – 5:30

 

4:00 – 4:45
Enterprise Architecture as a
Business Discipline

William Sheleg, Senior Manager,
Deloitte Consulting, US

4:45 – 5:30
Panel Discussion: Enterprise-
Centric Architecture and the Role
of “Business”

4:00 – 4:45
Case Study: EA enabling Business Transformation
Paul van der Merwe, COO, Real IRM, South Africa

4:45 – 5:30
Panel Discussion: EA Implementation and Business Transformation

4:00 - 4:45
The First 100 Days - Planning for Your New EA Role
Iain Anderson, Enterprise Architect, QRS

4:45 - 5:30
Panel Discussion: EA in Complex Organizations


6:00 – 7:30

   Networking Reception sponsored by QRS
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

PLENARY: Enterprise Architecture Life Cycle

9:00 – 10:45

9:00 – 9:05
Introduction and Opening

09:05 – 09:50
The Role of IT in Mergers & Acquisitions
Kumud Kalia, CIO and EVP Customer Operations, Direct Energy, Canada

09:50–09:55
Spotlight - Security

09:55–10:40
EA in Financial Services
Minaz Sarangi, SVP & Head of Architecture, TD Bank Financial Group

10:40 - 10:45
Spotlight: Cloud Work Group

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee

 

11:15 – 11:20
Spotlight -SOA

11:20 – 12:05
Architecture Profession, Skills Demand and Pay Trends
David Foote, Foote Partners, LLC

12:05 – 12:10
Spotlight: Semantic Interoperability and UDEF

12:15 - 12:20
Spotlight: Real-time

12:30 – 2:00

Attendees Lunch          |      Members Meeting & Lunch

Parallel Streams

Stream Topic

EA Life Cycle: Building People,
Process, and Technology
Capabilities

Host: Jason Uppal, QR Systems,
Canada

Business Analysis
Host: Jane Vanus, Bank of Montreal, Canada

Service Oriented Architecture
Host: Tony Carrato, IBM

Target Audience

Solution Architects, Project Managers,
Solution Development Teams,
Organization Change Management
and Organization Effectiveness,
HR Professionals

Business Analysts, Business and Information Architects

Enterprise Architects, Applications, Technology and Solutions Architects

2.00 – 3:30

 

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction

2:10 – 2:50
TOGAF™ 9 response to
stakeholder concerns

Jason Uppal, Chief Architect, QRS,
Canada

2:50 – 3:30
Demonstrating the Value of EA to
Your CxO in a Down Economy
Richard Winnik, Managing Partner,
KnowTheWayConsulting,
KTW Consulting Limited, Canada

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction

2:10 – 2:50
The Evolution of a Profession
Kathleen Barret, President,
International Institute of Business Analysis,
Canada

2:50 – 3:30
A Compelling Case for Open Business Analysis
Ron Tolido, CTO Continental Europe & Asia Pacific, Capgemini

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction

2:10 – 2:50
Service Oriented Enterprise Architecture and the Service Oriented Enterprise
Yan Zhao, Principal, MITRE Corporation, US 

2:50 – 3:30
Using The Open Group's SOA Maturity Model (OSIMM) to Reduce Risk in Your SOA Roadmap
Andras Szakal, Director Software Architecture, IBM US Federal Software Group, US

3:30 – 4:00

Coffee

4:00 – 5 :30

 

4:00 – 4:45
CASE STUDY: Role of PM and EA during the Execution Phase: Lessons Learned
Sam Ishak, Director, Strategy and
Enterprise Architecture & PMO, First
Canadian Title

4:45 – 5:30
Panel Discussion: How to execute
a project and keep your eyes on
the final prize – the tangible
business value

4:00 - 4:30
Leo Marland, Technical Executive,
IBM Academy of Technology, Canada

4:30 – 5:15
Panel: Collaboration among
Business Analysts, Business
Architects and Enterprise
Architecture to Meet Business
Needs

Kathleen Barret, President, International Institute of Business Analysis
Kevin Brennan, CBAP, PMP, Vice President, Professional Development, IIBA
Ron Tolido, CTO Continental Europe & Asia Pacific, Capgemini
Leo Marland, Technical Executive,
IBM Academy of Technology, Canada

4:00 - 4:30
SOA Standards Landscape and Value

Heather Kreger, SOA Standards Architect, IBM, US

4:30 - 5:00
Architecting Capabilities with The Open Group SOA Reference Architecture
Nikhil Kumar, President, Applied Technology Solutions, US

5:00 - 5:30
A Standard Framework for SOA Governance

Milena Litoiu, Lead Architect, Executive Consultant, CGI 

6:00 – 9:30

Offsite Dinner Event

Wednesday, July 22                                         

 Parallel Streams

Stream Topic

EA Life Cycle: Exploiting Enterprise Capabilities
Host: Janine Kemmeren, Getronics

Modeling Languages and Tools for EA
Host: Ed Harrington, Model Driven Solutions

EA and Cloud Computing
Hosts: Dave Lounsbury, The Open Group, and Scott Radeztsky, Sun

Target Audience

Enterprise Architects, Applications,
Technology and Solutions
Architects

IT Service Management, IT Operations, Continuous Improvement, Business Analysts, Enterprise Architects

Enterprise Architects, Applications, Technology and Solutions Architects

9:00 - 10:30

9:00 – 9:10
Host Introduction

9:10 – 9:50
Case Study: Exploiting
Information Architectures for
Integrated Service Delivery

Andrew Bystrzycki, Director - Data
Management Services, Human
Resources and Skill Development
Canada

9:50 – 10:30
Enterprise Architecture:
Business Discipline not a
Religion

Mike Lambert, Chief Technical
Officer, Architecting the
Enterprise Ltd., UK

9:00 – 9:10
Host Introduction
There are many tools and languages used by organizations to develop, display and communicate their Enterprise Architecture.  This session focuses, by real world example, on a number of these, examines how they are used and the benefits organizations have derived from their application.

9:10 – 9:50
ArchiMate® - Adding Value to TOGAF™
Remco Blom, EA Consultant, BIZZdesign, Netherlands

9:50 – 10:30
Investigative Architecture - The Conceptual Diagram
Ben Sommer, Senior Consultant, Systems Flow Inc., US

8:30 – 9:15
The Cloud Computing Landscape
Ndu Emuchay, IBM Senior Technical Staff Member & Chief Architect, IBM Cloud Computing Client Engagements

9:15 – 10:00
Bringing the Benefits of Cloud Computing to the Enterprise
Martin Harris, Director, Product Management, Platform Computing

10:00 - 10:30
Introduction to Customer Requriements
Terry Blevins, Mitre; and Customer Council Board Representative, The Open Group

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee

11:00 - 12:30

11:00 – 11:45
Application Portfolio
Sustainability: a Holistic
Approach

Erik Wynn, Executive Consultant,
CGI, Canada

11:45 – 12:30
Panel Discussion: Key Issues
in the EA Life Cycle

11:00 – 11:40
Using TOGAF™ 9 as a Tool's Common Metamodel
Scott Darlington, Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Architecture, IBM Canada 

11:40 – 12:30
Panel Discussion: Modeling Languages and Tools for EA

11:00 – 12:30
Cloud Computing: Business Scenario Workshop
Terry Blevins, Mitre; and Customer Council Board Representative, The Open Group


12:30 – 2:00

Lunch

 Parallel Tracks

Stream Title

Enterprise Architecture &
Professional Development

Host: Len Fehskens, The Open
Group

Enterprise Information Architectures
Host: Paul van de Merwe, Real IRM

Security and Identity in the Cloud
Host: Mike Jerbic, Trusted Systems Consulting Group
Joint stream with the Security Practitioners Conference

Target Audience

Enterprise Architects, IT Architects,
IT Specialists, TOGAF Practitioners,
HR Professionals, Business
Schools, EA Faculty & Graduate
Students

Enterprise Architects, Strategic (Business and IM/IT) Planners, Portfolio Managers

Security Architects, Security Practitioners, Enterprise Architects, Applications, Technology and Solutions Architects

2:00 – 3:30

2:00 – 3:30
Panel & Podcast: What Skills
and Experience Differentiate
the Enterprise Architect
in a Downturn?

Moderator
: Dana Gardner,
Principal Analyst at Interarbor
Solutions, and ZDNet Blogger
Participants:  
James de Raeve, VP Certification,
The Open Group
Len Fehskens, VP and Professional
Lead, Skills and Capabilities, The
Open Group
David Foote, CEO, co-founder
and Chief Research Officer,
Foote Partners
Jason Uppal, Chief Architect, QRS Research and Services

2:00 – 2:10
Host Introduction
Many organizations consider information to be an asset, but are faced with the challenge to manage it as an asset. Understanding the role of information and how to apply architecture principles in managing it will be addressed in this stream.

2:10 – 2:50
From Data to Knowledge Architecture - A Strategic Journey
Robert Weisman, CEO, Build the Vision Inc., Canada

2:50 – 3:30
Is the Data Architecture in the Right Place
David Gilmour, Architecting the Enterprise, UK

2:00 -2:45    
Cloud Computing Privacy and Security Issues

Tim Brown, Vice President and Chief Architect, Security Management, CA, Inc.

2:45 - 3:20   
Cloud Security Alliance: View of Cloud Architectures and Security
Chris Hoff, Cloud Security Alliance; and Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions, Data Center Solutions Group, Cisco

3:20 - 3:30
Alignment of CSA and Jericho Forum Cloud Architectural Views
Steve Whitlock, Chief Security Strategist, Boeing

3:30 – 4:00

Coffee

4:00 – 5:15

 

4:00 – 5:15
Business Design: From Tactics
to Strategies & the Linkages to
Enterprise Architecture
Mark Leung and Srikanth
Lakshminarayan
, DesignWorks,
Rotman School of Management,
Toronto

4:00 – 4:30
The Seven Layers of Knowledge Architecture
Jay Williams, Pariveda Solutions, Inc., US

4:30 – 5:15
Panel Discussion: Data, Information and Knowledge Architectures

4:00 – 5:00
The Cloud Security Debate: Is Cloud Computing More or Less Secure than Traditional In-house IT?
Moderator: Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions and ZDNet Blogger
Panelists:
Glenn Brunette, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Security Architect at Sun Microsystems, and Cloud Security Alliance member
Doug Howard, Chief Strategy Officer, Perimeter eSecurity and President, USA.NET
Chris Hoff, Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions, Cisco , and Cloud Security Alliance member
Dr. Richard Reiner, Chairman & CEO, Enomaly

 

5:15 - 9:15

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