Enterprise Architecture Digital Conference31st August - 1st September 2021
Agenda Day 1 - UK time
13:50 - 14:00
IQPC Welcome & Introduction
14:00 - 14:40
Panel Discussion: Leveraging Enterprise Architecture to Drive Business Transformation
Adnan Millwala -
Senior Business Architect,
Business Design, Innovation and Transformation Specialist
Sofiène Kamoun - General Director, Strategic Initiatives, and former Director General of Enterprise Architecture, Videotron
Frank Somers - Enterprise Architect, The AA
Toby Hayles - European Director, Enterprise, Nintex
- What is the role of the Enterprise Architect now and in the future and how do you increase your visibility within the wider business?
- What skills does an Enterprise Architect require?
- Discussing the concept of change vs. transformation
Adnan Millwala
Senior Business ArchitectBusiness Design, Innovation and Transformation Specialist
Sofiène Kamoun
General Director, Strategic Initiatives, and former Director General of Enterprise ArchitectureVideotron
14:40 - 15:20
WHY APPLICATION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE SAAS
Hannah Esser -
Customer Success Manager,
LeanIX
15:20 - 15:30
Content Break
15:30 - 16:10
Case Study: How Enterprise Architecture Fits With Agile Development
Darryl Beckford -
Enterprise Architect, Digital,
John Lewis Partnership
In these unpredictable and disruptive times, architecture teams are having to be more adaptable and resilient than ever. However, with everything moving quickly and a strong focus on speed in the short term, how can EAs keep track of the potential risks and minimise the complexity and costs in the long term? Darryl Beckford from John Lewis Partnership will discuss:
• How you can plan long-term initiatives and implementations when working with rapidly changing agile technology
• Lessons Learned: How the Partnership is using modern agile techniques alongside traditional architecture methodology
16:10 - 16:50
How Enterprise Architecture Can Truly Add Value to the Business
Frank Somers -
Enterprise Architect,
The AA
Frank Somers will share his recent learnings around the challenges and opportunities of implementing a robust EA framework within the AA, and will discuss:
- Strategies that organisations, or all shapes and sizes, can embrace when starting or rebuilding EA programmes to enable an enterprise-wide alignment of business strategy and technology
- Platforms and solutions that can be deployed to foster stakeholder engagement, maintain relationships, and ensure the implementation of new tools and applications fit within enterprise-wide digital strategies
- Understanding what is needed to ensure EA programmes are focused on the goals of the organisation, and that architects can become agents of change in the business
- Developing and selling a value proposition to your organisation and the importance of creating an ‘empathy exchange’ between the business and IT
