Women in IT

CAT Susch

Enterprise Architect
Microsoft

CAT is an Enterprise Architect responsible for aligning technology strategy with business strategy. CAT's activities are focused around identifying synergies across the businesses and collaborating with business and technology to enable leveraging best practices across the enterprise. CAT's current role is Enterprise Architect for Microsoft's Enterprise Strategy and Cloud Services. Prior to joining her current employer, CAT has held positions as Chief Enterprise Architect for McGraw-Hill, as well as positions at UBS, Ernst & Young Consulting, Goldman Sachs, Information Builders, Inc., and IBM.

It's Ok for a Programmer and IT Architect to Wear Pink - Day 2
This presentation will examine trends and the history of women in computing, CAT Susch's early years, before the internet, after the internet, in enterprise architecture, and the future.

Enterprise Architecture

Rabih Bashroush

Senior Lecturer
University of East London

Rabih has worked in the Software industry since 1997 and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of East (London UEL), UK, where he also leads the Software Architecture Research Group (SOAR). He received his PhD in 2004 in Software Architecture and since then moved into research/academia. He held visiting scientist/researcher roles at a number of institutes including the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University; Philips Research Labs, Netherlands; and Danfoss Power Electronics, Denmark.

Introducing the first MSc in Enterprise Architecture! -
Enterprise Architecture (EA) has emerged in recent years as a new specialization with its own Body of Knowledge, terminology, and core skills. As EA leaves the "slope of enlightenment" on track to become a main stream function [Gartner Hype Cycle for EA 2010], the current shortage of qualified EAs would probably only worsen! Thus, the University of East London, with the support of Iasa, has designed the first MSc in Enterprise Architecture to start February 2013. The programme was designed around Iasa's skills taxonomy and the four pillars. This presentation will provide an overview of the MSc EA, it's structure, and the experience learnt designing the programme.

Enterprise Architecture

Max Poliashenko

Chief Enterprise Architect
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer busines

Max is a professional with a track record as VP of Architecture, Chief Software Architect and an R&D Director overseeing architecture of enterprise or products with over 100M in annual revenue. He has a strong interest in Architecture and Software Development methodologies, as well as international software development and international business. Max is currently the Chief Enterprise Architect at CCH, a company specializing in information services, software and workflow tools for tax, accounting, legal and business professionals.

Enterprise Product Architecture - Day 1
Enterprise Product Architecture(EPA) is a new kid on the block that hasn't been established as well nor even well understood by industry analysts, yet it may be crucial for software product companies. EPA combines methods and governance models of EA however directed at customer facing solution or software products which gives it a distinctly different set of concerns and techniques.

Keynote

Angela Yochem

Chief Technology Officer
AstraZeneca

Angela Yochem is the Chief Technology Officer at AstraZeneca, working with innovative partners to accelerate business advantage, make a meaningful difference to patient health, and bring value to society. She has built a track record of driving transformation, profitability and agility in complex environments in senior roles at Dell, Bank of America, SunTrust, UPS, and IBM. Angela is a published author with Prentice-Hall and Addison-Wesley, a US Patent holder, and is a frequent speaker on technology, diversity and leadership at executive forums and events in the United States and abroad.

Cloud Architecture

Chris Haddad

Vice President of Technology Evangelism
WSO2

As Vice President of Technology Evangelism at WSO2, Chris Haddad raises visibility, awareness, and knowledge of Platform as a Service, Service Oriented Architecture, and API Management. Chris works closely with developers, architects, and C-level executives to increase WSO2 technology adoption, improve the middleware platform, and maximize customer value. Previously, Chris led Gartner's IT1 team advising Fortune 500 enterprise organizations and technology infrastructure vendors on adoption strategies, architecture, product selection, governance, and organizational alignment.

Scale Cloud Across the Enterprise - Day 2
In this session, Chris Haddad will describe: where your Cloud application strategy may encounter challenges, when to migrate applications to the Cloud, and how to scale cloud strategy and cloud tactics across the organization

Enterprise Architecture

David Manning

IT Enterprise Architect
Idaho Power Company

David is an IT Architect focused on Event Driven Architecture, Capability Based Planning, and the development of Project Architecture engagement models. He is an experienced teacher and mentor providing EA consultation for governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and corporations.

Extend Your EA Engagement - Day 1
David will provide a case study and discussion of how Idaho Power is expanding the role of Enterprise Architecture through the use of non-architects practicing architecture.

Keynote

Paul Preiss

CEO and Founder of Iasa
Iasa

Paul Preiss is a tireless advocate for the professional technology architecture community. He serves as the CEO and founder of Iasa Global. During his tenure at Iasa, Paul has taken the organization from a single user group with 50 members to an influential global organization with a network of over 60,000 professional architects and business leaders.

Prior to his work at Iasa Global, Paul was the Director of Engineering and Chief Architect of a large digital asset management company. His global experience stems from the time he spent in Japan as the Chief Architect in Dell Pan Asia. He has worked for some of the largest companies and on many of the largest projects ever delivered including projects for DHL, Sears, IBM, Texas Instruments and Compaq.