Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2017
16-19 October 2017
This event has already taken place
Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London
Overview
Europe’s Foremost Independent Enterprise Architecture Conference
Co-located with the
Business Process Management Conference Europe 2017
View Conference Introduction by Chris Potts, Conference Chair
Download the Enterprise Architecture and BPM 2017 Conference Attendance Justification
Why Attend This Event:
- Europe’s only co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture and BPM. This event provides a unique opportunity to discover the latest approaches and innovative ideas to both BPM and EA and benefit from the synergies between them. Choose to attend 1, 2, 3 or 4 days of the event. Delegates can attend sessions at both conferences. The event includes a track devoted to Business Architecture.
- Designed by Practitioners for Practitioners. Being neither analyst nor vendor-led, the conferences provide diverse and wide-ranging perspectives on and Enterprise Architecture and BPM, informed by practical experience.
- Case studies and contributors to these co-located conferences include: Shell International, Prudential, Bayer, Centrica, Zurich Insurance, Southern Scottish Electric, Travelex, European Investment Bank, Capita Transformation, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Canada Life, Orange Poland, NFU Mutual, Yorkshire Building Society, Crown Prosecution Service, National Treasury Management Agency, KPMG Norway, Henley Business School, Cambridge Assesment, KCOM, City of Malmö – Sweden, Lørenskog Municipality-Norway, Victoria Public Services, Tatra Banka, Jordão Cooling Systems, HU University of Applied Science Utrecht, McKinsey & Company, IRM Sweden, Vesta Corporation
- Excellent mix of vision, theory and implementation. Discover new approaches and innovative ideas, while at the same time learning from organisations who have benefited from implementing world-class EA and BPM approaches and solutions.
- Established, recognized and respected conferences. These conferences have brought practitioners, experts and thought-leaders together from around the world for many years, uncovering strategies for success in delivering world-class products, services, processes and systems.
- Conference Workshops. Choose from an unparalleled range of workshops on specific topics to get you quickly up-to-speed or fine tune your performance on the first and the last day of the event.
- Exhibition and Networking Opportunities. Network with an outstanding group of EA and BPM delegates and speakers. BPM and EA solution providers will be available during the conference days to demonstrate the latest in software and services available and give you the benefit of their insights.
- Get Value for Money. Choose from more than 70 sessions, with 2 tracks on Enterprise Architecture, 2 tracks on BPM and 1 track exclusively on Business Architecture. Whether you are just getting started or looking for more advanced knowledge you will find sessions that address issues you are facing and people who can advise you.
- Attendee Satisfaction.Of those that replied, 99% of the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 attendees said they would recommend attending this conference to a colleague
Agenda Highlights
Enterprise Architecture Keynote: The Enterprise Architect’s Role in Security Architecture
Jane Chang, Enterprise Security Architect & Daniel Gillow, Enterprise Architect, Centrica
An Unexpected Journey – Building a Business Led Enterprise Architecture
Tim Blaxall, Global Head of Enterprise Architecture, Zurich Insurance
Business Architecture: Pushing the Boundaries to Shape Business Transformation
Sandeep Thandi, Business Architect & Nick Clarke, Business Architect, Southern Scottish Electric
Accelerating Digital Transformation Using Enterprise Architecture
Amitabh Apte, Chief Technology Officer, Reckitt Benckiser Group
Selling Business Architecture as a Value Proposition/Service to your Business
Harminder Duhra, Principal Business Architect, Prudential
Breaking Out and Laying the Foundation for a Digital Enterprise
Richard Callaghan, Strategy Architect, Canada Life
Richard Kernick, Consultant, Derigo Consulting
An Introduction to Blockchain: Focusing on Business Value and Expectations
Eskil Swende, Partner and Senior Consultant, IRM Sweden
Daniel Lundberg, EA Consultant & Owner, Archinemus
Building the Information Architecture in an EU institution
Bertrand Jager, Information Architect, European Investment Bank
Organisations Speaking include
Canada Life
Breaking Out and Laying the Foundation for a Digital Enterprise
Richard Callaghan, Strategy Architect, Canada Life & Richard Kernick, Derigo Consulting
How do you begin a journey of transformation? Canada Life’s IT challenges will sound familiar to many – poorly met expectations, lack of alignment, the increasing demand for change. We recently began to plan a different world. We fused ideas from tiger teams (devolved decisions), capability mapping (a business model), microservices (business domain focus, segregation), DevOps and lean (efficiency) and charted our course. We’ll talk about how we dealt with governance and organisational structures, and changed the focus from technology and projects to products and services. Hear how we met the challenges of ingrained mindsets and boiling the ocean. This session will show how we are navigating an uncertain path to break out of old ways and lay the foundations for a digital enterprise.
- The value of looking at IT as a manufacturer of goods and provider of business (not just ITIL) services
- An integration pattern that creates real separation of concerns and fits naturally alongside business process management (unlike many attempts with SOA and ESB)
- Challenging ways of thinking that unknowingly constrain us
Bayer
Parallel Innovation Processes – Bootlegging Projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Claudia Michalik, Bayer
Successful innovation does not always happen alongside official development projects. Often, visionary individuals inside large organisations overcome various obstacles, constraints and explicit management disapproval to get their innovative ideas off the ground – not seldom resulting in groundbreaking products such as 3M’s Post-It notes, Audi’s Quattro, Bayer’s Aspirin and Ciprofloxacin. These so called ‘Bootlegging’ or ‘Skunkwork’ projects follow a hidden parallel innovation process that lies outside official project governance and therefore is organised in a very efficient and budget conscious agile way.
This session provides a case study of Bayer that introduces the internal process flows of unofficial innovation projects within the Pharmaceutical Industry. It highlights that successful innovation does not always have to follow a rigid development process but rarely happens without the vision, commitment and drive of single individuals within the organisation.
Attendees will learn:
- Core principles of parallel innovation projects
- How to run a much-needed project without official project support
- How to manage resources and overcome obstacles
European Investment Bank
Building the Information Architecture in an EU institution
Bertrand Jager, Information Architect, European Investment Bank
The presentation will tell the story of the building of the Information Architecture in European Investment Bank (EIB). Starting by an assessment of the initial situation done by a consultancy firm, a Data Governance team was created including an Information Architecture capability. This presentation will describe the general approach, the key steps, and the elements delivered so far. Return of experiments will be provided, informing the audience with practical knowledge about the “must do”s and “musn’t do”s of such an initiative. In particular, focus will be put on the levers that can be obtained when an Information Architecture starts from within Data Governance.
Summary of presentation:
- Initial situation
- Roadmap and EA organization in EIB
- Status and perspective
Orange Poland
How to Ensure Coherence of Management Model with focus on Orange Polska
Halina Pomykała, Process Management Manager, Orange Poland
BPM beneficial influence can either result in improving operational results or create the coherence frames to build consistent management model focused on achieving strategic and operational targets. The research conducted by the speaker provides overview of BPM usage in organizations with special attention to synchronization of the approach with different managerial systems (like strategic management, management by objectives, risk management etc.)
This session will cover:
- Summary of managerial concepts and their possible reference to process approach,
- Practical use of process approach in managerial concepts based on interviews with respondents,
- Similarities and differences in the construction of process approaches applied in different organizations,
- Conclusions on the state of usage of BPM within the organisations.
Yorkshire Building Society
Using EA to Derive a Portfolio of Change Traceable to Your Business Strategy
Dave Wardell, Chief Enterprise Architect, Yorkshire Building Society
This will look at how Yorkshire Building Society took their corporate strategies derived programmes of work needed to realise them.
They did this by using the business architecture components in TOGAF and produced traceable robust models that were used to prioritise what should be done first, identified things that had to be put in place but weren’t identified in the original proposals, identified synergies and dependencies across initiatives. The models show what happens to the strategic outcomes if an initiative is cut or delayed; surfacing decisions on conflicts, removing some of the unexpected consequences of changes to priorities, and enabling exploration of alternatives to deliver the same goals; be they changes to people, processes, information or technology.
Will the Last Human to Leave Please Switch off the Lights?
Richard Frost, Lead Enterprise Architect, Yorkshire Building Society Group
Alongside transformational projects, at Yorkshire Building Society, we are deploying innovative, small scale stepwise improvement using a range of tactical and strategic approaches to unlock the value of technology and take our process improvements to the next level.
- The Great BPM Bake Off – selecting technology quickly and efficiently
- BPM and Robotics – it’s not always big and it is rarely clever
- Scale – knowing when just enough is good enough
- Don’t all rush at once – selecting your first few projects
- Delivering it all – little and often
Keynote & Featured Speakers
Michael Noonan
Director of Business Architecture, Capita Transformation
Michael Noonan is a Director of Business Architecture at Capita Transformation and formerly Head of Business Architecture at Visa Europe. Michael has extensive knowledge of implementing, practicing and selling Business Architecture within and outside organisations. Michael has led major programmes of change in both business as usual change programmes and major system implementations. These include implementing a new change approach in Visa Europe to transforming recruitment in the British Armed Forces. Michael was invited to speak at US biggest Operational Excellence conference held in Florida in Jan 2017, where he spoke about building and developing robust Business Architecture.
Bertrand Jager
Information Architect, European Investment Bank
Bertrand is an experienced and culturally aware manager with a diverse background spanning all Enterprise Architecture domains. He has successfully delivered projects in seven countries in both Europe and America. Bertrand is the Information Architect at the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg, the investment and development bank of the European Union, at a time when the EIB is undergoing significant growth and undertaking many large-scale projects. Before his current role, Bertrand worked as a manager in advisory services and successfully led major change projects in both public sector and private-sector financial services, on the supplier side as well as the customer side. Bertrand holds an engineering diploma in IT from ENSEEIHT (Toulouse), as well as an MBA from the Sorbonne Business School (Paris). He also has various certifications in project management and Enterprise Architecture.
Tim Blaxall
Global Head of Enterprise Architecture, Zurich Insurance
Tim Blaxall, Global Head of Enterprise Architecture, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., has worked as a business architect for 20 years, developing the role and approach since 1997 in a number of Insurance companies, as well as spending some time as a management consultant with IBM. Having setup and run a number of Business Architecture teams, including developing target operating models and the introduction of design thinking into the architecture approach, he is now developing the next stage by creating a Business led Enterprise Architecture function that is aligning Business, Data, Application and Infrastructure domain architecture teams into a consolidated EA approach.
Richard Callaghan
Strategy Architect, Canada Life
Richard Callaghan is the Strategy Architect at Canada Life, previously holding the position of enterprise architect lead for various lines of business. As a long serving employee Richard has seen the evolution of the IT function through many stages and acquisitions.
Dave Wardell
Chief Enterprise Architect, Yorkshire Building Society
Dave Wardell has worked in Enterprise Architecture for over 20 years in Lloyds, HBOS and latterly the Yorkshire Building Society. Whilst EA has its origins in IT he has always been trying to move the discipline away from just IT, through EA being a method of “aligning” IT to “the business”, to EA being about Architecting the Enterprise. It’s not been a straightforward journey not helped by the discipline’s origins and the assumptions people make that a technical method equals a technology method.
Jane Chang
Enterprise Architect
British Gas
Jane is an experienced Enterprise Architect with over 20 years of experience in the Energy industry. In recent years, she has developed a passion for exploring the use of data in industrial problems. She was involved in industry projects such as one that is in relation to energy theft. She is the founding architect of the Smart Metering Programme within British Gas, and was instrumental in the early conception of the smart metering pilots and trials in British Gas. Her design thinking has laid some of the technical principles underpinning the UK Smart Metering Model today. Renowned for taking a systemic approach, Jane expanded her architectural thinking into Smart Homes, building the conceptual foundation of Hive. She is currently working on the concept design of a local energy market within Smart Grid.
Harminder Duhra
Principal Business Architect, Prudential
Harminder Duhra is a Principal Business Architect at Prudential. He is the creator of EA-DPE Business Architecture and Design Framework; which brings together strategy, design and architecture to enhance value propositions and services in line with maturing the Business Architecture practice at organisations.
Sandeep Thandi
Business Architect, Southern Scottish Electric
Sandeep Thandi is a Business Architect at Southern Scottish Electric. She is experienced at shaping complex business change through structured Business Architecture techniques. She has experience of working in Blue Chip organisations and showcasing the value of Business Architecture.
Amitabh Apte
Chief Technology Officer, Reckitt Benckiser Group
Amitabh is a Global CTO with 17 years of Technology Leadership experience across FMCG, Financial Services, Airlines, Retail and Logistics industries. He specialises in delivering Business Transformation underpinned by Strategy, Operating Model, Tech Roadmaps based on Digital & Ecommerce, Big Data, API-led Integration and IT Investment Governance. He is currently the CTO at the FMCG / CPG giant Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc. His current focus areas are Cloud Integration, Big Data and Digital Enablement, Global ERP rollout and Legacy Modernisation. He also runs their Global Technology Governance Board and the Integration Competency Centre (ICC). Prior to Reckitt Benckiser, Amitabh has played a range of roles such as CTO, Chief Architect, Outsourcing Management and Software Engineering at a number of large global organisations such as, Deutsche Bank, Home Retail Group, Fujitsu, SITA, Star Alliance and Adidas. He holds MS Computer Science and MBA degrees and is a TOGAF and Zachman certified Enterprise Architect. Follow him on Twitter at @amitabhapte
Jef Staes
Author, Speaker and Expert on Learning Processes, Innovation and Culture Change
Jef Staes is an authority on learning processes, innovation and culture change. With 25 years of professional experience (GTE Atea / Siemens), he currently assists CEO’s and managers to find a comprehensive answer to the changing dynamics of today’s market. Jef Staes answers a crucial question: “Why don’t organisations learn and innovate fast enough?”. As an author, speaker and expert, he not only awakens people, but also presents them with a unique concept to guide them through the necessary changes. He is a passionate and inspirational keynote speaker. His story is a guaranteed eye-opener and his thoughts on the future of business and education inspire many. With striking metaphors, he tackles the most fundamental issues organisations struggle with. Follow Jef on Twitter: @jefstaes.
Chris Potts
Mentor, Trainer and Author
Chris works worldwide with Executives, Enterprise Architects and Portfolio Managers, on strategies for Enterprise Investment – achieving organizational excellence at investing in change. He has also delivered guest lectures at New York University, City University London, and the IT University of Copenhagen. Chris is the author of a trilogy of business novels: “FruITion”, RecrEAtion” and “DefrICtion”. Follow Chris on Twitter: @chrisdpotts.
Ýr Gunnarsdóttir
Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement Deployment Lead, Shell International
Ýr Gunnarsdóttir is a results oriented professional with 20 years of experience delivering sustainable, fit-for-purpose business improvement initiatives, across a range of industries and disciplines (oil and gas, energy, automotive, telecom, banking, technology, pharmaceutical, non-profit). She focuses on value delivery, end to end process improvement, and operational excellence. Her approach utilizes a range of tools and techniques (Lean, performance and process management, communications) designed to unleash a team or organization’s people to deliver sustainable and continuously improving results. Ýr joined Shell International in August in The Netherlands in August 2012 as a Senior OE/CI Deployment Lead in the global Process Leadership team. She is accountable for driving continuous improvement, an efficiency mind-set, and operational excellence across the enterprise, with the aim of accelerating business value.
John Zachman
CEO
Zachman International
John A. Zachman is the originator of the “Framework for Enterprise Architecture” (The Zachman Framework™) which has received broad acceptance around the world as an integrative framework, an ontology for descriptive representations of Enterprises. Mr. Zachman is not only known for this work on Enterprise Architecture, but is also known for his early contributions to IBM’s Information Strategy methodology (Business Systems Planning) as well as to their Executive team planning techniques (Intensive Planning). Mr. Zachman retired from IBM in 1990, having served them for 26 years. He is Chief Executive Officer of his own education and consulting business, Zachman International® and Owner and Executive Director of the Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification Institute in Washington, D.C.
Michael Rosen
Research VP, Strategic Architecture, IDC
Mike Rosen is Chief Scientist at Wilton Consulting Group which provides expert consulting in Digital Transformation Strategy, Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Solutions. Mr. Rosen is also a founding member and Vice President of the Business Architects Guild. His current emphasis is on strategic architecture and the new ‘digital business platform’ required to enable agile, flexible, scalable and sustainable digital transformation. With 40 years in technology, Mr. Rosen has years of experience in the architecture and design of applications for global corporations and 20+ years of product development experience. He is an internationally recognized speaker and author of several books and hundreds of articles.
Andrew Pincott
Global Trading Operations Director
Travelex
Andrew Pincott is an experienced management consultant and operations director with over 20 years’ experience of using process improvements to deliver value. He has worked both as a consultant and in operational roles across a range of industries including Oil and Gas, Commodities Trading and Retail. Andrew takes a pragmatic approach to Business Process Management and Process Improvement using ideas and techniques that are practical and achievable.
Testimonials
"Great event. Challenging & informative"
Dave Wardell
Chief Enterprise Architect, Yorkshire Building Society
"The best EA conference for networking, collaborating & sharing ideas."
Roger Evernden
Enterprise Architect , Trainer, Mentor & Coach
"Excellent and inspiring. Food for thought."
Thomas Larsen
Chief Enterprise Architect, Danish Defence
"First time attending this conference and I absolutely loved it!! Having speakers who share their real life insights is the best part rather than being talked to. “Collaborative, Engaging & Disruptive” I would attend again & speak again."
Harminder Duhra
Business Architect, Prudential
"It is the best EA Conference I know"
Kasper Randrup
Enterprise Architect, Futurerocks
"A really useful all round event bringing together a wide range of experts in their fields and industry practitioners. A great opportunity to rework."
Richard Frost
Lead Enterprise Architect, Yorkshire Building Society
"Very useful insights & expertise and experience"
Roger England
IT Architect, MBNL
"Very enjoyable with some great speakers who gave interesting insight & offered practical tools & methodology."
John Lamswood
Business Architect, NFU Mutual
"This is my second time participating in this event. It has become very valuable to my competence for doing my job. I look forward to next year’s event."
Terje Voyenti
Senior Advisor, Norwegian Government Agency for Financial Management
"Well run, lots of different subject areas. Nice to hear real case studies as brings theory to life."
Sandra Sheppard
Lead Business Analyst, BBC
"High quality content, with real cases identified for use in my organisation"
Richard Soanes
Solution Architect, Elsevier
"Being largely vendor independent its hugely valuable. A good range of perspectives.
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Mark Melton
Business Architect, Elsevier
"Good speakers, interesting topics and really valuable discussions with other attendees.
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Jenni Dahlkvist Vartiainen
Enterprise Architect, Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
"There is a reason why people keep coming back year after year - great conference (as always).
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Terje Bremnes
Enterprise Architect, Helse Vest, Norway
"Great event! Excellent combination of practical information, theory and fun.
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Sander Meijer
Team Lead Architecture, Dutch Railways
"Possibly the best conference I've ever attended for the insights and ideas it has provided.
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Philip Ainsworth
Business Architect, Student Loans Company
"Excellent and enjoyable. I will be recommending this conference to other architects at Canada Life."
Dave Pitts
Senior Systems Architect, Canada Life
"This has been one of the better Conferences I have attended. A good and diverse range of speakers from around the world."
Chris Waters
Enterprise Architect, Hiscox Insurance
"IRM EAC is turning into a must attend EA event for the calendar. Excellent value for time and money invested!"
Amitabh Apte
CTO, Fujitsu
"Would definitely love to attend again."
Piotr Wojtowicz
Principal Business Process Architect, DHL
"Well organised, well planned and well done. I enjoyed the global perspective and would come again. There was a lot of really good information. I walk away with a lot of ideas that I am eager to incorporate into my day to day work."
Theresa Friend
Quality Operational Excellence Principal, Genentech a Member of the Roche Family
"It’s the best independent EA conference in Europe."
Søren Staun Biangslev
Principal Consultant, byBrick Management
"Very informative – adapted to different levels of maturity."
Jeanne-Marie Sauwens
Application Manager, EPO
"Excellent! Quality thought provoking speakers. Well organised. I have been with my company 15 years so this is a great opportunity to find out the latest thinking and catch up with what is happening in other companies."
Amanda Eaton
Process Architect, Fidelity Investments
"A good, informative and well run event."
David Cossey
Senior Business Analyst, Aviva
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Fees
- 4 Days
- £1945
- £1,945 + VAT (£389) = £2,334
- 3 Days
- £1595
- £1,595 + VAT (£319) = £1,914
- 2 Days
- £1245
- £1,245 + VAT (£249) = £1,494
- 1 Day
- £795
- £795 + VAT (£159) = £954
Delegates | |
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2-3 | 10% discount |
4-5 | 20% discount |
6+ | 25% discount |
Venue
- Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
- 22 Portman Square
- London W1H 7BG
- UK
- Tel: 020 7208 6000
- https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-london
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Agenda
Monday, 16 October 2017: Pre- Conference Workshops
08:30 - 09:30 |
Registration |
09:30 - 12:45 |
Getting Started in EA: Designing an Architecture Function to Fit your EnterpriseSally Bean, Enterprise Architecture Consultant, Sally Bean Ltd Sally BeanEnterprise Architecture Consultant, Sally Bean Ltd Sally Bean is an independent Enterprise Architecture consultant. She advises large organizations in the private and public sector on how to develop their EA capability and embed EA approaches into their ways of working. She has over 20 years experience in the field, with 10 years as a member of the EA team in British Airways, where she championed many successful initiatives to exploit technology and share data and applications more effectively across the organization. She now specialises in the more socio-technical aspects of EA, with particular interests in systems and complexity thinking, and the development of soft skills and team-working capabilities for architects. Philip Hellyer, Senior Consultant, Philip & Finch Philip HellyerSenior Consultant, Philip & Finch Philip Hellyer is an enterprise architect specialising in whole-system change. With a background in accountancy and computing science, he works on both ‘sides’ of the strategy fence, championing approaches that improve systemic structure and reduce unintended consequences. Philip was the EA Group Lead at Carphone Warehouse and he edited Intersection, the book on Enterprise Design. Now an independent consultant, he works with organisations seeking a ‘sea change’ in their structural performance. And as a coach, he accelerates the careers of smart people with deep technical skills. |
Enterprise Architecture: The Issue of the Century |
Digital Transformation Capabilities Framework |
Business Architecture EssentialsSasha Aganova, Senior Consultant, Process Renewal Group Sasha AganovaSenior Consultant, Process Renewal Group Sasha Aganova brings breakthrough results to the Business Process Management arena by integrating cultural development into the methodology. She is an expert in BPM and Continuous Improvement with over 15 years’ experience in leading large scale process improvement initiatives, establishing Business Process Management best practices and developing the overall process Architecture in various business environments and industries. Sasha has helped some of the largest Canadian and international companies to evaluate and implement BPM. |
How Concept Modelling Supports Process and Architecture Work – Getting Great Results From a Misunderstood TechniqueAlec Sharp, Sr. Consultant, Clariteq Systems Consulting Alec SharpSr. Consultant, Clariteq Systems Consulting Alec Sharp, a senior consultant with Clariteq Systems Consulting, has deep expertise in a rare combination of fields – business process analysis and redesign, strategy development, application requirements specification, and data modelling. His 35 years of hands-on consulting experience, practical approaches, and global reputation in model-driven methods have made him a sought-after resource in locations as diverse as Ireland, Illinois, and India. He is also a popular conference speaker, mixing content and insight with irreverence and humor. Among his many top-rated presentations are “The Lost Art of Conceptual Modeling,” “Modelling Failure,” “Getting Traction for ‘Process’ – What the Experts Forget,” and “Mind the Gap! – Integrating Process, Data, and Requirements Modeling.” Alec wrote the book on business process modeling – he is the author of “Workflow Modeling: Tools for Process Improvement and Application Development – second edition.” Popular with process improvement professionals, business analysts, and consultants, it is consistently a top-selling title on business process modeling, and is widely used as an MBA textbook. The completely rewritten second edition was published in 2009, and has a “5 star” Amazon.com rating. Alec was also the sole recipient of DAMA’s 2010 Professional Achievement Award, a global award for contributions to the Data Management field. Alec’s popular workshops on Working With Business Processes, Data Modeling (introductory and advanced,) Requirements Modeling (with Use Cases and Business Services,) and Essentials of Facilitation and are conducted at many of the world’s best-known organizations. His classes are practical, energetic, and fun, with a most common participant comment being “best course I’ve ever taken.” |
BPM Philosophy 101Steve Robert, Independent BPM Consultant Steve RobertIndependent BPM Consultant Steve is a business transformation professional having worked with major companies in Canada over the last 18 years in BPM and Business Architect roles. Steve has worked on both small and large improvement and transformation project, resolving complex customer and operational problems through the use of process management and improvement methodologies. With a comprehensive knowledge of Business Process Management and leadership, Steve brings a unique point of view to organizational performance analysis and the need for change. |
14:00 - 17:15 |
Developing High-Performing Architecture Teams - the Human Side |
Investing in Architecture: Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, or Both? |
Business Value RealisationMartin Sykes, Director of Alignment, Analysis & Architecture, Cambridge Assessment Martin SykesDirector of Alignment, Analysis & Architecture Cambridge Assessment Martin Sykes is the Director of Alignment, Analysis and Architecture at Cambridge Assessment. Established over 150 years ago, Cambridge Assessment operates and manages Cambridge University’s three exam boards and carries out leading-edge academic and operational research on assessment in education. Operating in over 160 countries with millions of assessments each year, the IT organisation supports a wide range of mission critical 24/7 information systems. During the last 18 years Martin has been Director for Microsoft’s Enterprise Strategy & Architecture Centre of Excellence and a lead in major organizations for their Enterprise Architecture teams and a coach to EAs around the world. Over that time Martin has been developing an approach to corporate storytelling through work in the public and private sectors called CAST that is described in the book “Stories that Move Mountains” which is now available in seven languages. |
Improving Process Improvement: Delivering on the PromiseRoger Tregear, Consulting Director, Leonardo Consulting Roger TregearConsulting Director, Leonardo Consulting Roger Tregear delivers BPM education and consulting assignments, bringing to them 30 years of management consulting experience. He spends his working life talking, thinking, and writing about the analysis, improvement, innovation, and management of business processes. His work has taken him to Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain, Belgium, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and the USA. Roger is a regular columnist for BPTrends. He is author of Practical Process (2013), co-author of Establishing the Office of Business Process Management (2011), and contributed the chapter Business Process Standardization in The International Handbook on BPM (2010, 2015). With Paul Harmon, Roger edited Questioning BPM? (2016). Roger’s iconic book, Reimagining Management, was also published in 2016. Process Precepts (2017), Roger’s latest book, involves a cosmopolitan, global team in discussions about the process of management. |
Business Decision Management: How Business Decision Management Fits into BPMJürgen Pitschke, Partner and Managing Director, Process Renewal Group Deutschland Jürgen PitschkePartner and Managing Director, Process Renewal Group Deutschland Jürgen Pitschke is Partner and Managing Director at Process Renewal Group Deutschland. Juergen has more than 25 years industrial experience about enterprise modelling and the realization of Business and IT Architectures. He is recognized for his deep knowledge and the systematic use of visual standard notations and of different frameworks für the design of an Enterpirse Architecture. His knowledge is often sought in the field of Business Process Management and Decision Management. His focus are model-based approaches for enterprise design and their practical use. Clients value his abilities to explain concepts, to help teams to adopt and successfully apply such methods, and to guide projects successfully. He is author of the book “Unternehmensmodellierung für die Praxis”. He translated the Business Process Manifesto, the Decision Management Manifesto, and the RuleSpeak® – approach into German. His customers include companies as Kuehne+Nagel (AG & Co.) KG, Boehler Edelstahl or organizations like the Federal Office of Police in Switzerland. Follow Jürgen on Twitter: @jpitschke. |
Keys to an Agile Business: Everyone's DreamRoger Burlton, President, Process Renewal Group Roger BurltonPresident, Process Renewal Group Roger Burlton is the President of Process Renewal Group and co-founder of BPTrends Associates. He is the author of the pioneering book ‘Business Process Management: Profiting from Process’ and the standard ‘Business Process Manifesto’, now available in 14 languages. His Business Architecture column in BPTrends.com is available to over twenty thousand readers. He developed and delivered the first Business Process and Business Architecture management classes in the world in 1991, certified today by universities in North America, Europe, Australia and South America and registered with IIBA as an official training source. He is is recognized as a world leader in transforming companies from traditional hierarchical organisations to process managed ones based on a Business Architecture model. He has led numerous initiatives to implement new business models, governance frameworks and process management capabilities for global corporations and government agencies. He continues to chair the most prominent business process conferences around the world which he has done on over forty occasions. Roger also contributed to the BABOK version 3 in the area of business process improvement. Follow Roger on Twitter @RogerBurlton. |
Tuesday, 17 October 2017: Conference Day 1 & Exhibits
08:00 - 09:00 |
08:00 -09:00 Registration 08:15-08:50 Introduction to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge: BIZBOKGuide V6.0 |
09:00 - 09:15 |
Conference Welcome |
09:15 - 10:15 |
Plenary Keynote: Transformation, Digitalization, Valuation, Innovation - An Agile Keynote |
10:15 - 10:45 |
Networking, Break & Exhibits |
Enterprise Architecture Track |
Enterprise Architecture Track |
Business Architecture Track |
BPM Track: Innovation & Transformation |
BPM Track: BPM Practices |
10:45 - 11:35 |
Value Based EA Governance: Starting from the OutcomesJovo Boskovic, Lead of Enterprise Architecture, City of Malmö Sweden Jovo BoskovicLead of Enterprise Architecture, City of Malmö Sweden Jovo Boskovic is the lead of enterprise architecture in the Town Hall of Malmö. He has a long experience from business and information architecture within the public sector. He has formed a new EA behaviour and has been a key driver in developing the city’s Digital Agenda. Malmö Stad (the City of Malmö) is the third largest city in Sweden. It’s one of Northern Europe’s most sustainable cities and the home of more than 300 000 inhabitants with roots in 170 countries. The City of Malmö (Malmö Stad) employs 25 000 co-workers within 400 different professions. Håkan Edvinsson, CTO, Informed Decisions Håkan EdvinssonCTO, Informed Decisions Håkan Edvinsson is the CTO of Informed Decisions Consulting and an experienced facilitator, trainer and speaker. He has decades of experiences from information management in several industries. He is a contributing author of the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd edition) and the author of Enterprise Architecture Made Simple. |
Accelerating Digital Transformation Using Enterprise Architecture |
Business Architecture: Pushing the Boundaries to Shape Business Transformation |
Robotics, a Fresh Approach to Business Process DesignMarco Kelderman, Business Architect, LAB27 Marco KeldermanBusiness Architect, LAB27 Marco Kelderman is an independent Business Architect at LAB27. Marco looks at problems from a different perspective and has a strong focus on reducing complexity to simplicity. He challenges people’s thinking, to get them out of their comfort zone into thinking about ideas and possibilities. |
Using BPM as a Tool to Deliver Operational Excellence: Identifying and Delivering Value through Process Improvement |
11:40 - 12:30 |
EA as a Tool for Innovation: Fostering a Culture of IntrapreneurshipFarhat Khan, CEO & EA Consultant, Digital Lead Farhat KhanCEO & EA Consultant Digital Lead Farhat is a Danish EA Consultant with strong international experience from leading roles in Oil, Retail and Telecom sectors where she has contributed to enhance alignment between business and IT for 12 years. Currently she is the CEO and lead EA consultant in Digital Lead in Norway. She is passionate about identifying innovations in the structure and processes of an organization. She works with details on mapping processes, technologies & capabilities and bringing it all to a holistic approach for a consolidated execution of strategies and achievement of organizational goals. Farhat has multidisciplinary background in IT, Business Administration & Social Science. |
An Introduction to Blockchain: Focusing on Business Value and ExpectationsEskil Swende, Partner and Senior Consultant, IRM Sweden Eskil SwendePartner and Senior Consultant, IRM Sweden Eskil Swende is the main partner at IRM Sweden, a Scandinavian consulting company focusing on Enterprise Architecture and the Innovation Process. He is also a partner at IRM UK in London. Eskil is President of DAMA Chapter Scandinavia and has developed a global wisdom network of leading experts, inviting them to give presentations and tutorials in Scandinavia. Daniel Lundberg, EA Consultant & Owner, Archinemus Daniel LundbergEA Consultant & Owner, Archinemus Daniel Lundberg is a practitioner in Enterprise Architecture, working as a senior consultant in large transformation projects for major Swedish companies. Daniel has also been teaching architecture for Swedish clients. Daniel now runs his own consulting company and applies enterprise architecture in a pragmatic way to guide organisations in transformation programs. He was also a speaker at the EA Conference 2016. Follow Daniel @lundbergdaniel |
Selling Business Architecture as a Value Proposition/Service to your Business |
Parallel Innovation Processes – Bootlegging Projects in the Pharmaceutical IndustryClaudia Michalik, Independent Project and Programme Manager, Bayer Claudia MichalikIndependent Project and Programme Manager Bayer Claudia Michalik is a true advocate of the agile way to business analysis and project management. In her day job, she delivers major transformation programmes in Finance and Technology. She is passionate about improving business analysis capabilities across organisations and she speaks internationally on topics relating to business analysis and agile approaches. Claudia holds masters degrees in Business Economics and Business Science and a PhD in Innovation & Technology from international alma maters. |
How to Ensure Coherence of Management Model with Focus on Orange PolskaHalina Pomykała, Process Management Manager, Orange Poland Halina PomykałaProcess Management Manager, Orange Poland Halina Pomykała has been working in the field of process management for over twelve years and has been responsible for Process Architecture and the Business Process Management system in Orange Polska for seven years. During this period the company has undergone deep transformations which Halina effectively reflected in the Process Architecture and Process Management system. She participated in several projects introducing process approach both in the public and private sector. She has vast experience in project management, has worked on many large change programmes analysing the current situation, designing solutions and coordinating numerous process teams. Halina has graduated from her PhD course in process management, is due to defend her dissertation and is the author of some scientific publications in “Quality Problems” magazine. |
12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch, Exhibits & Perspective Sessions |
13:00 - 13:25 |
Perspective Session: Enterprise Architecture: Your Pathway to GDPR ComplianceSam Skalla, Consultant, Orbus Software Sam SkallaConsultant Orbus Software Sam Skalla, a certified Millennial, is based at Orbus Software’s London Headquarters. Sam works as part of Orbus’ EMEA New Business team primarily focussing on projects developing architectural maturity and enabling Business and IT Transformation through iServer deployments. |
Perspective Session: Integrate Customer Journey Maps with Process and Decision Models for Greater EffectivenessMark McGregor, Author & Business Performance Coach (On behalf of Signavio) Mark McGregorAuthor & Business Performance Coach (On behalf of Signavio) Mark has authored or co-authored four books on Business Process Management, including “Thrive! How to Succeed in the Age of the Customer” and “In Search of BPM Excellence” and “People Centric Process Management. Mark is widely respected for his knowledge and views on both BPM and Enterprise Architecture and is the creator of “Next Practice”. He has variously been described as a ”BPM Guru”, a “Thought Leader” and a “Master of Mindset” While being involved with the Business Process and Modelling Tool industry since the early 1990’s, Mark held senior executive positions with a number of leading technology vendors and was most recently a Research Director with Gartner. Passionate about the people aspects of change and BPM, Mark has spent much of the last 15 years travelling the world, learning, teaching and researching the cultural aspects of change and how executives perceive BPM, Architecture and related process improvement techniques. In this capacity, he has been fortunate to interview and interact with many CEO’s and Senior Executives. With qualifications in Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis! Mark suggests that it is the variety of his studies which provide the depth he offers to his clients, in his words “It is the difference that makes the difference” |
13:30 - 13:55 |
Perspective Session: Knowledge Curation – A New Approach for Stakeholder CommunicationIan Mitchell, (a.k.a. The Artful Modeller), Prolaborate Ian Mitchell(a.k.a. The Artful Modeller), Prolaborate Ian has been a BA for more than 20 years, and has taught, mentored and led teams of BAs in many industries. He’s written and taught courses on UML and BPMN, Sparx Enterprise Architect and team modelling, and is an enthusiastic, entertaining and engaging speaker. See his blog: The Artful Modeller – https://theartfulmodeller.com/ |
Perspective Session by Appian: The Future of Digital TransformationSathya Srinivasan, Principal Solutions Architect, Appian Sathya SrinivasanPrincipal Solutions Architect Appian As a Principal Solutions Architect, Sathya is one of the most senior technical individual contributors within the Solutions Consulting team. Based in London, he is responsible for partnering with the Sales Vice Presidents and Director of Solutions Consulting to build relationships and develop deep architectural and technical solutions for customers and prospects. Sathya has over 20 years of experience working with various IT technologies and organisations. In Appian, Sathya has been a Principal Architect for the Professional Services responsible for Architecting and delivering Appian solutions. He has worked on projects across the globe, including Europe, Middle East and Australia. |
14:00 - 14:50 |
Enterprise Architecture Keynote: The Enterprise Architect’s Role in Security ArchitectureJane Chang, Enterprise Security Architect, Centrica Jane ChangEnterprise Security Architect Centrica Jane is the Lead Security and Industry Architect within the Enterprise Architecture team having the responsibility to develop the Security Reference Architecture. She has delivered a Security Architecture Framework within the Cloud Environment. Jane was trained as a Computer Scientist and chartered as a Chartered Engineer since 1994. She has over 25 years of experience in IT. She has in-depth knowledge of the energy industry and has been instrumental to the early shaping of the British Gas Smart Metering Architecture which contributed towards the Smart Metering roll-out in the UK. Daniel Gillow, Enterprise Architect, Centrica Daniel GillowEnterprise Architect, Centrica Daniel Gillow is an Enterprise Architect at Centrica responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of strategic tools for Enterprise Architecture. In the past two years, Dan has been instrumental in establishing a common architecture repository for capturing Centrica’s application and technology portfolio. Dan rolled out the Enterprise Architecture tool to architects and designers, and gained their commitment to populate strategic content which is key to serve the Enterprise in IT strategic planning. Dan is an experienced IS professional and a certified TOGAF practitioner. He has given continuous support to Jane Chang and her team in ensuring the Enterprise Security Architecture is captured and aligned with the basic Enterprise Architecture model based on TOGAF so that it can benefit the IT community. |
BPM Keynote: Stretching Continuous Improvement (CI) to Act as a Key Enabler for Business Performance and Outcome…Even in Time of Crisis |
14:55 - 15:45 |
People, Politics, and Messy Business: Tackling the Human Aspects of EA |
Enterprise Architecture for the Digital AgeNick Reed, Chief Customer Officer, BiZZdesign Nick ReedChief Customer Officer BiZZdesign Nick Reed is Vice Chair of the Association of Enterprise Architects London Chapter and Chief Customer Officer at BiZZdesign, responsible for consulting, training, support and presales functions, and is the ‘voice of the customer’ within BiZZdesign. Nick has worked with numerous enterprises on EA practice establishment, maturity improvement and tooling implementation, and has a particular interest in customer centricity and innovation. |
Business Architecture Adds Value by Connecting the Dots... |
Innovating from Paper to DigitalMartin Sykes, Director of Alignment, Analysis & Architecture, Cambridge Assessment Matthew Richards, Deputy Director for Innovation and Development, Cambridge International Examinations Matthew RichardsDeputy Director for Innovation and Development, Cambridge International Examinations Dr Matthew Richards is the Deputy Director for Innovation and Development at Cambridge International Examinations, a division of Cambridge Assessment. Matt has led the development of a number of key digital initiatives focusing on teacher and learner support and exams administration. He is currently responsible for the strategy and implementation of digital assessment in CIE, both in terms of Computer-Based Testing and e-Portfolios. Prior to joining Cambridge International Examinations, Matt held a number of related roles, focusing on the use of technology in education. These included both research into the use of technology in assessment and learning, as well as more practical approaches to online teacher support. |
Implementing Sustainable Change: Structure and Culture in Harmony |
15:45 - 16:15 |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
16:15 - 17:05 |
Using EA to Derive a Portfolio of Change Traceable to Your Business Strategy |
The Art of the One-Page Architecture: Excellent Architecture, Excellent Delivery |
Breaking Out and Laying the Foundation for a Digital EnterpriseRichard Callaghan, Strategy Architect, Canada Life Richard Kernick, Consultant, Derigo Consulting Richard KernickConsultant, Derigo Consulting Richard Kernick formerly held lead architecture and strategy positions in the professional services and insurance industries. Now, as an independent consultant, he works with organisations on transformation programmes focusing on the role of technology in the context of the business’ strategy. He has spoken at events on the digital workspace and creating a digital strategy. |
Artificial Intelligence, Decisions and Adaptive Case ManagementSilvie Spreeuwenberg, Founder, LibRT Silvie SpreeuwenbergFounder LibRT Silvie Spreeuwenberg, professional in IT and authority in business rules, is founder of LIBRT: the Lab for Intelligent Business Rules Technology. She has a background in artificial intelligence and is an expert in business rules. Her role is to find the best way to represent decision logic for the business, such that it works for IT and supports agility. For more information on these topics please read Silvie’s regular posts on her LinkedIn profile or website (www.silviespreeuwenberg.com and www.librt.com ). |
The Big O: Finding the Opportunities in Process Improvement |
17:05 - 18:30 |
Drinks Reception & Exhibits |
18:30 - 19:30 |
BCS Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group: Turning EA Upside-Down and Outside-In and Back-to-Front! A lighthearted discussion on how to make EA more relevant for the today's business challengesLorne Mitchell, MD, Objective Designers Lorne MitchellMD, Objective Designers Lorne Mitchell is Managing Director of Objective Designers and a seasoned operational strategy and marketing consultant to the Telecoms, Media and Technology industries. He has deep practical experience of shaping and running change programmes in many clients across many cultures, and previously held senior operational and consulting roles in BT, MCI, AT&T, KPN, PwC and IBM. He is currently chair of the BCS EA Specialist Group where he leads the events programme. As well as being a successful commentator and moderator at leading industry conferences, Lorne’s real passion shines through when he is leading a debate on the latest trends, disruptive services or innovative technologies that will force the industry to change over the next few years. Follow Lorne on Twitter: @lornemitchell. Sally Bean, Enterprise Architecture Consultant, Sally Bean Ltd Chris Potts, Mentor, Trainer and Author Kasper Randrup, Enterprise Architect, PFA Pension Kasper RandrupEnterprise Architect, PFA Pension Kasper Randrup’s passion is to empower people to make right decisions driving strategic change on all levels of an organisation. His multi discipline experience ranges from business to technology and from management to development. He has an in-depth understanding of what it takes to ensure strategic aligned transitions. He has a strong focus on co-creation and communication to ensure commitment in organisations and he is the frontrunner that facilitates the path to a successful implementation. Today he is works holistic across strategy, business and technology in complex enterprises. Kasper Randrup and Elizabeth Strand, have developed a new approach to business transformation called Enterprise Navigation. It won the Danish industry award in 2015. |
Wednesday 18 October 2017: Conference Day 2 & Exhibits
09:00 - 10:00 |
Plenary Keynote: Red Monkey Innovation Management - Organisations in Search of a New Balance |
10:05 - 10:55 |
An Unexpected Journey – Building a Business Led Enterprise Architecture |
Implementing EA in the Government Sector: Practical ConsiderationsGerry Moloney, Head of Solution Architecture, National Treasury Management Agency Gerry MoloneyHead of Solution Architecture, National Treasury Management Agency Gerry is Head of Solution Architecture, National Treasury Management Agency in Ireland. He is an accomplished architect and qualified computer engineer with 20 years’ experience, who can efficiently & effectively manage, architect, design and deliver large scale initiatives to meet highly demanding business requirements, including matters of national significance. He can create a centre of excellence for Enterprise Architecture and Microsoft technologies from greenfield stage to full operations. He has experience of managing budget, procurement, tendering, implementing enterprise architecture, solution delivery, managing & mentoring staff (both internal & external), with teams of up to 20 resources. Specialties include: TOGAF 9, COBIT, ITIL, Six Sigma (Green Belt), Prince2, Microsoft technology stack, SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure. |
Change Design: A Story of Digital TransformationNigel Green, Change Designer, 5Di Ltd Nigel GreenChange Designer, 5Di Ltd Over his career, Nigel Green has focused on change strategies, and business-technology architectures, for large organisations, including: CLP Power Hong Kong, Hutchison Port Holdings, and DHL Worldwide Express, among many others. Most recently, he’s been helping a major European retail business in their transformation from a traditional, to a Digital-era, business. Nigel is most known for his ability to straddle IT and business worlds, thus preventing loss-in-translation between the two. He is recognised worldwide as a thought-leader and author. In 2007, Nigel co-authored “Lost In Translation: A handbook for Information Systems in the 21st Century”, in which he and his co-author, Carl Bate, discuss the trend towards distributed data processing and other concepts that under-pin today’s digitally enabled world. Today, Nigel advises companies worldwide on how to prepare for & execute large-scale, technology- enabled, programmes |
Shaping Digital Transformation Through CollaborationJohn Gøtze, Director of Research, Qualiware, Denmark John GøtzeDirector of Research, Qualiware, Denmark John Gøtze is Director of Research and Education in QualiWare, as well as an assistant professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. John has published several books and many articles, mainly about enterprise architecture and business transformation. John has worked with digitalization since the early 1990s as a university researcher, a civil servant and an entrepreneur. John holds a PhD and a MSc from the Technical University of Denmark. Follow John on Twitter: @Gotze. |
Days Not Weeks or Months – Process Change in Agile Timeframes |
10:55 - 11:25 |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
11:25 - 12:15 |
Mentoring an EA Team: A Case Study at Vesta CorporationRoger Evernden, Enterprise Architect, evernden.net Roger EverndenEnterprise Architect, evernden.net Roger Evernden has been at the leading edge of Enterprise Architecture since 1984. He is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium, and also works independently as an EA consultant, mentor, coach and trainer. He writes extensively about the practical experience of clients using the latest and best practice in Enterprise Architecture, and works with organizations around the world to help them achieve enterprise transformation through EA. He is author of “Enterprise Architecture – the eight fundamental factors”. |
EA for Smart Governments: A Collaborative FrameworkAmit Tiwary, Principal Enterprise Architect, Victoria Public Services Amit TiwaryPrincipal Enterprise Architect, Victoria Public Services Amit Tiwary (BE, MSc, MBA (Executive)) has more than three decades of experience in developing pragmatic and implementable enterprise architecture solutions for supply chain, CRM, billing, Business Intelligence and single customer view strategy for major customers such as Simplot, Telstra, Origin, CBA, Australia taxation office and multiple other organizations. Recently he established the enterprise and Business Architecture framework for Simplot, which has proven to be an extremely valuable communication device and has been further developed with subsequent Enterprise Architecture initiatives. This project assisted in discovering harmonization opportunities that cross business units and functional areas and is now driving efficiency and reduced costs efforts. Amit has delivered multiple workshops and lunch time sessions on various management and information technology topics. In the past he has also been a sessional lecture for postgraduate courses at RMIT in the area of enterprise architecture. |
Business Architecture: What is It? |
Compliant by DesignBill Blackburn, Principal Consultant, Process Renewal Group, UK Bill BlackburnPrincipal Consultant, Process Renewal Group, UK Bill has played a leading role in transformation programmes across a range of industries, spanning both public and commercial sectors in the UK, Europe and North America. He has a systems engineering background and takes a holistic approach across organisations to achieve sustainable improvements. Bill is a recognised expert in business & technology architecture and has successfully applies benefits management disciplines to drive technology-¬enabled business change. He has worked in regulated industries in the commercial and public sectors and presently engaged in a global enterprise on a GDPR-related initiative. He presents regularly at conferences, recent events including Enterprise Architecture, Innovation and Modernising Justice. Steve Walmsley, Crown Prosecution Service Steve WalmsleyCrown Prosecution Service Steve is a Solicitor admitted in 1985. After 5 years in private practice he joined the Crown Prosecution Service, prosecuting a broad range of cases in West Mercia, and London. He became involved in IT in 2002, joining the Compass Programme a very successful PFI with CGI as their IT Partners. Largely responsible for joining many and varied police systems to the CPS Case Management System, he has become a lawyer who knows enough about IT to be a hindrance, but not enough to be a help. |
Making Process Content for People Who Don’t Like ProcessCharlie Bamber, Process Standards Manager, NFU Mutual Charlie BamberProcess Standards Manager, NFU Mutual Charlie heads the Process Standards Team within NFU Mutual, the award-winning insurer. Previous roles include Head of Standards for a provider of employability services, and extensive consulting experience in process-focused transformational change. A former tennis coach, Charlie reluctantly entered the corporate arena when forced to acknowledge his dreams of playing tennis for a living were over. He has spent the past 20 years working with a variety of organisations ranging from start-ups to public sector players to multi-nationals, and has expertise on both sides of the implementation fence. |
12:15 - 13:45 |
Lunch, Exhibits & Perspective Sessions |
12:45 - 13:10 |
Perspective Session by iGrafx - GDPR & BPM - a perfect matchKatharina Hecht, Pre-Sales Team Lead, iGrafx GmbH Katharina HechtPre-Sales Team Lead iGrafx GmbH As a Pre-Sales Team Lead for the EMEA region, Katharina helps customers grow their business by leading implementation projects and teaching users how to best apply the iGrafx toolset, along with improving their process modeling skills. In addition, she is responsible for conducting Pre-Sales activities. Her process management experience is based on project work in the automotive and manufacturing industry at worldwide-leading companies, as well as on theoretical input in the field of Industrial Engineering. |
Perspective Session by BPM-D - Robotic Process Automation – Pragmatic Solution or Dangerous Illusion?Peter Franz, Founder and Managing Director, BPM-D Peter FranzFounder and Managing Director BPM-D Peter Franz is one of the two co-founders of BPM-D. He has been working at the forefront of Business Process Management for many years assisting companies in strategic process improvement and establishing a suitable BPM discipline. This, first in a senior leadership role at Accenture and now independently as part of this specialist, “boutique” consulting company. He has developed a number of innovative approaches encapsulated in the patent pending BPM-D framework. He is a results driven executive with a pragmatic ability of creating simple solutions to complex challenges. |
13:15 - 13:40 |
Perspective Session by Dell Boomi - Workflow automation, the ‘KEY’ to accelerate digital transformationSophie Cornick, Pre Sales Engineer Lead – UK & Ireland, Dell Boomi Sophie CornickPre Sales Engineer Lead – UK & Ireland Dell Boomi Sophie has nearly 20 years’ experience within the IT Industry in roles ranging from Programming through to Project Management as well as Service Delivery, Pre Sales and Professional Services Leadership. Sophie is now part of the European Boomi Pre Sales Team where she has taken a particular interest in the Workflow solution (Boomi Flow) ever since the ManyWho acquisition in March 2017. Consequently there has been a great interest from organisations across Europe with many having a requirement for low code workflow automation. |
GDPR & Centralized Consent Management Solution – Banking Group Case StudyDavid Holes, Chief Solution Architect, Ataccama David HolesChief Solution Architect Ataccama David Holes is the Chief Solution Architect at Ataccama. He has 20+ years of experience designing effective Data Quality & Governance, Master Data Management, and Big Data Processing solutions for clients from various verticals (banking, finance, insurance, pharma, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, government, etc.). Currently, David heads the GDPR competency at Ataccama and established our partnership with Deloitte to deliver complex GDPR solutions to our clients. |
13:45 - 14:35 |
Enterprise Architecture Keynote: Finally - A Convincing Architecture Value Proposition |
BPM Keynote: Has BPM Become a Dinosaur in the Age of Digital Transformation?Tom Einar Nyberg, Head of Digital Operations, KPMG Norway Tom Einar NybergHead of Digital Operations KPMG Norway Tom Einar Nyberg is the Head of Digital Operations in KPMG. This service area focuses on how Digital Processes, Automation, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence and Analytics is coming together with BPM to implement Digital Operations. Tom has been working in this area since 2006 and has been through multiple organizational digital transformations. He has experience from a wide variety of sectors: Banking, Transportation, Shipping, Oil & Gas, Public, Aviation and Telecom. Projects span across: Robotics & Digital Process Automation, Process design and Lean improvement, Performance management, BPM/Automation Center of Excellence, Corporate management systems, Governance and Strategic alignment. |
14:40 - 15:30 |
The Synergy of Agile and Architecture: How Each Benefits From the OtherPeter Filip, Lead Enterprise Architect, Tatra banka Peter FilipLead Enterprise Architect, Tatra banka Peter Filip has been working previously as the Enterprise Architect responsible for reintroduction of EA governance in third largest bank in Slovakia. This activity included changes in enterprise processes (SDLC, change management, demand management, release, etc.), positions and organisation structure adjustments, setup of KPIs, education, knowledge base setup, metamodel definition and tool selection and implementation. After the basic EA governance was established, his responsibility was to deliver the value of EA mainly in two important areas for the bank, time to market improvements and costs management. He is currently deeply involved in agile transformation. His previous career included the solution architect position in many key large bank projects (front end strategy and implementation, CRM strategy and implementation, internetbanking, loan origination platform), project management role, leading department of IT analysis. The majority of the professional experience is working on client side, but he also has experience from vendor side. Peter has a Masters degree from the faculty of theoretical informatics at Commenius University in Bratislava. |
Maximising the Value of Enterprise Architects in Digital TransformationsOliver Bossert, Senior Knowledge Expert, McKinsey & Company Oliver BossertSenior Knowledge Expert, McKinsey & Company Oliver Bossert is Senior Expert on Enterprise Architecture and Technology at McKinsey & Company. Within this role, he applies EA to create and implement digital strategies for organizations in various industries. Sharm Manwani, Professor, Henley Business School Sharm ManwaniProfessor, Henley Business School Sharm Manwani is Executive Professor of IT Leadership at Henley Business School, where he directs innovative programs for EA leads, professionals and consultants. He was previously European CIO and responsible for Business Architecture at Electrolux. |
Enabling Agile Enterprise Transformation with Business Architectural PatternsAlex Romanov, Business Architect/Principal Consultant, Avrolabs Alex RomanovBusiness Architect/Principal Consultant, Avrolabs Alex Romanov, PhD, is a Canadian business architect, consultant, helping organizations to identify business transformation opportunities, visualize strategies, and plan enabling solutions. His specialty is establishing efficient business architecture practices. Over 20+ years of experience in North America and Europe, Alex has successfully delivered 30++ major projects in public and private sectors: “sold” concepts to Business, managed architectural teams, lead iterative development of complex models, optimized project scopes, defended architectures in ARBs. His subject areas included transportation, government services, energy efficiency, retail, insurance, pension plans, etc. His clientele included the Government of Ontario, CIDA, European Commission, Dansk Teknologisk, Danfoss, Worldinsure, SwissRe, CGI, Sequoia RS, Manulife Financial, John Hancock, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), many smaller consulting firms working internationally. Follow Alex on Twitter: @avrolabs. |
Will the Last Human to Leave Please Switch off the Lights?Richard Frost, Lead Enterprise Architect, Operational Excellence, Yorkshire Building Society Richard FrostLead Enterprise Architect, Operational Excellence Yorkshire Building Society Richard joined Operational Excellence in YBS Group in 2016 bringing a technology lens to bear on process improvement. Specifically, Richard has selecting and implemented Robotics and Zero Code BPM, recruited and delivered a centre of excellence. He is now working on introducing AI and intelligent image management into the building society. Richard is a highly experienced Enterprise Architect and thought leader with 30 years’ experience at Halifax / HBoS / Lloyds Banking Group and four years with Yorkshire Building Society Group, where he was previously Domain Architect for BPM and Lead Enterprise Architect on Mortgage Transformation. He led the selection of BPM technology for HBOS plc, for Lloyds Banking Group, and for the Yorkshire. He has performed most of the major roles in IT, including Head of Strategy and Architecture at Halifax General Insurance and Head of Workflow for HBOS. Follow Richard on Twitter: @richardfrost. |
Business Process Models: Transitioning from a Waterfall to an Agile Methodology of WorkingSophie Anne Jones, Business Analyst, University College London Sophie Anne JonesBusiness Analyst University College London Sophie Anne Jones is a Business Analyst at University College London having worked in various industries including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, retail, social housing, mining and education. Sophie has achieved the BCS Business Analysis International Diploma and has worked as a Business Analyst since 2010. |
15:30 - 16:00 |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
16:00 - 16:50 |
Building the Information Architecture in an EU institution |
Jordão Cooling Systems Transformation and New Management ModelJosé Pinheiro, Financial Manager, Jordão Cooling Systems José PinheiroFinancial Manager, Jordão Cooling Systems José Pinheiro is Financial Manager at Jordão Cooling Systems since 1998. Before that he worked as a trainer in a software house and he also worked in the management consultancy field. He began his career in the public sector as a teacher and as economist. José graduated in economics and is certified as an Official Accountant, with specialisation in finance and taxation. Jorge Coelho, Managing Partner, SisConsult Jorge CoelhoManaging Partner, SisConsult Jorge S. Coelho has been the President of IPBPM, since 2007, running the conference BPM LISBON, now called Innovative 2017 -Organizational and Process innovation. Jorge has been a Managing partner at SisConsult, since 1996, Member of the Advisory Board of CIONET Portugal and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Portucalense University (UPT). Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Minho and at the University Portucalense, since 1993, collaborates with BPM summer school of Utrecht University. Jorge’s experience is related to BPM strategic and operational management consulting projects, like business process management, information systems planning and implementation, business planning and strategy deployment, change management and management training, in many business sectors and public administration. Previously, Jorge was in charge of the IT department at Porto Office of Price Waterhouse (1990-94) and manager of Organisation, IT and Management Control at Central Region of Portuguese Post Offices (1979-1990). |
The Alphabet of Standards in Business Process Management and My Journey in Applying Them |
Why Developing Your BPM Maturity is Not a Standardized ProcessSuzie Joku, Process Architect, HU University of Applied Science Utrecht Suzie JokuProcess Architect, HU University of Applied Science Utrecht Suzie Joku believes that everything you need is already present, you just have to learn how to find it. She helps companies visualize the impact of business changes using the Wisdom of the Crowd. She has over 20 years of BPM and IT experience, and currently works as a Business Process Architect at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Suzie implemented BPM using the knowledge and life experiences of all involved: employees, customers, and suppliers. Her work is combined with insights from other holistic approaches such as the human body as a self regulated healing system and the systemic approach for healthy teams and businesses. Arjen Maris, Lecturer/Researcher Proces Innovation and IT, HU University of Applied Science Utrecht Arjen MarisLecturer/Researcher Proces Innovation and IT, HU University of Applied Science Utrecht Arjen Maris, Master of Informatics, is a lecturer and coordinator at the institute for Business Administration of the HU University of Applied sciences. He has worked in the field of social care as business innovator and business process optimizer. Since September 2015 he has been a researcher of the research group Process Innovation and Information Systems. |
16:55 - 17:10 |
Conference Close |
Thursday 19 October 2017 : Post Conference Workshops
09:00 - 16:30 |
Digital Process Analysis and Design: Optimising the Customer Experience through Digital Innovation |
Mastering Enterprise Investment: EA, BPM and Organisational Excellence at Investing in Change |
Enterprise Architecture for Practicing Enterprise Architects |
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Fees
- 4 Days
- £1945
- £1,945 + VAT (£389) = £2,334
- 3 Days
- £1595
- £1,595 + VAT (£319) = £1,914
- 2 Days
- £1245
- £1,245 + VAT (£249) = £1,494
- 1 Day
- £795
- £795 + VAT (£159) = £954
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2-3 | 10% discount |
4-5 | 20% discount |
6+ | 25% discount |
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Venue
- Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
- 22 Portman Square
- London W1H 7BG
- UK
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Association of Enterprise Architects
The Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA) is the definitive professional organization for Enterprise Architects. Its goals are to increase job opportunities for all of its members and increase their market value by advancing professional excellence, and to raise the status of the profession as a whole.
BCS Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group
The BCS Enterprise Architecture SG is one of the specialist groups in the British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT.
We organise Events and Conferences several times a year throughout the country. Our events and conferences are an ideal opportunity to hear high-quality speakers from the UK and overseas and to network with fellow professionals. Above all, the BCS Enterprise Architecture SG offers a friendly environment to network with fellow architects and to meet new friends.
Nederlands Architectuur Forum (NAF)
The mission of the Netherlands Architecture Forum (NAF) is to promote and professionalise the use of architecture in the world of business and IT. Since its foundation in 2002, the NAF has created a network of over 70 Dutch user organisations, vendors and knowledge institutes. It offers its members opportunities for networking with fellow architects, exposure through publications, and knowledge exchange in its working groups.
NAF working groups bring together professionals on such diverse topics as architecture principles, Web 2.0 architecture, Cloud & SaaS, TOGAF, IT governance, and many more. Furthermore, NAF is organiser of the NAF Insight seminars and co-responsible for the yearly Dutch national architecture congress (LAC).
BPTrends
BPTrends goals are:
- Educate and Support the Market including business and IT practitioners and users, corporate managers and senior executives, software and hardware vendors, consulting organizations and standards organizations.
- Present Information regarding what users are doing, what technologies vendors are developing and delivering, what methodologies are working and what trends and standards are emerging.
- Provide a Forum for presentation of varying points of view and opposing perspectives on current trends and directions in a rich content environment.
- Standardize and Support Best Practices across all segments of the market engaged in Business Process
BPM-Forum
The BPM-Forum is the neutral expert platform for Business Process Management. The BPM-Forum was founded as a non profit organization in the Netherlands in 2003. It aims to raise the awareness of the value and contribution which BPM can make to any organization. This is achieved by bringing together members from the academic, user and supplier community. The BPM-Forum provides regular meetings for the local BPM community where best practices, case studies and theoretical background information are shared. The BPM-Forum provides its members discounts to various 3rd party BPM events. The BPM-Forum is endorsed by top local academic and business professionals. The BPM-Forum has alliances with relevant local and international organizations and supports the development local BPM communities in other countries. See www.bpm-forum.org for more information.
ABPMP
The Association of Business Process Management Professionals International (ABPMP) is a non-profit, vendor independent organization dedicated to the advancement of BPM concepts and practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led. Visit www.abpmp.org
The mission of ABPMP International is:
• to engage in activities that advance the practice of Business Process Management
• to promote and evolve a Common Body of Knowledge of BPM
• to foster the development and advancement of skills and competencies of BPM practitioners
• to validate professional qualifications and certify BPM practitioners
ABPMP developed the BPM Common Body of Knowledge (BPM CBOK®), and oversees the Certification program for BPM practitioners (CBPP®).
DAMA International
DAMA International is a not-for-profit, vendor-independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices for data resource management and enterprise information. The primary purpose of DAMA International is to promote the understanding, development, and practice of managing data and information to support business strategies. As Data Management becomes more relevant to the business, DAMA is keeping pace with new products and services such as the 2nd edition of the DAMA Data Dictionary, the DAMA BOD (Body of Knowledge) and several new certification exams. We are participating on the Boards of many academic and standards bodies and sharing our knowledge with other organizations.
DAMA International is pleased to announce that a new chapter is forming in Turkey which will join the 8 other European chapters as part of DAMA International. DAMA International and its affiliated chapters have grown year after year with chapters operating in Australia, China, India, North America, South America, Japan, and South Africa and DAMA is facilitating the formation of new chapters in many other countries.
As a DAMA member you receive the benefits of your local or global chapter’s activities and all the benefits of DAMA International’s products and services. You can network with other professionals to share ideas, trends, problems, and solutions. You receive a discount at DAMA International conferences and seminars, and on associated vendor’s products and services. To learn more about DAMA International, local chapters, membership, achievement awards, conferences and training events, subscriptions to DM Review and other publications, discounts, job listings, education and certification, please visit the DAMA International web page at www.dama.org. Both the DAMA UK chapter and DAMA International will have a meeting during the conference. We invite interested parties to join this vital and growing organization. More information can be found at www.dama.org or you can email me at president@dama.org.
DAMA UK
The drive for the future is to successfully focus on providing quality support to core members whilst guaranteeing sufficient financial income to ensure sustained activity. The four areas which DAMA UK recommends addressing over the next two years are:
Academic – to survey UK organisations to understand their Data Management skill set needs and then induce academic institutions to supply them.
Data Quality (DQ) – to benchmark data quality standards in the UK and encourage development of business awareness of the importance of DQ and help develop DG metrics. Government regulations versus data – to increase awareness of the legal implications of data management, assist organisations in reducing their legal liabilities and support ETA (and others) lobby for “data clever” legislation. Data Standards – survey requirements then work with other organisations (eg BCS) to develop effective data standards.
BCS Data Management Specialist Group (DMSG)
The BCS Data Management Specialist Group (DMSG) helps Data Management professionals support organisations to achieve their objectives through improved awareness, management, and responsible exploitation of data.
We run several events each year whose focus areas include:
• The benefits of managing data as an organisational asset
• Skills for exploitation of data
• Data governance as a ‘Business As Usual’ activity
• Compliance with legislation, particularly that relating to data protection, data security and ethical usage of data
Our audience is anyone with an interest in the benefits to be gained from data. This includes: Chief Data Officers (CDO); Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO); data managers/stewards; data governance officers; data protection/security advisors; data scientists; and business/data/database analysts.
Media Partners
Via Nova Architectura
A number of thought leaders in the area of business – and IT architectures have set up a digital magazine on architecture: Via Nova Architectura. Although started as an initiative within the Netherlands, the magazine should reach all those interested in the area of architecture, where-ever they live. Via Nova Architectura aims to provide an accessible platform for the architecture community. It is meant to be the primary source of information for architects in the field. The scope of Via Nova Architectura is “digital” architecture in the broadest sense of the word: business architecture, solution architecture, software architecture, infrastructure architecture or any other architecture an enterprise may develop to realize its business strategy.
ECCMA
Formed in 1999; the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA) has brought together thousands of experts from around the world and provides a means of working together in a fair, open and extremely fast internet environment to build and maintain global, open standard dictionaries used to unambiguously label information without losing meaning. ECCMA works to increase the quality and lower the cost of descriptions through developing International Standards. ECCMA is the original developer of the UNSPSC, the project leader for ISO 22745 (open technical dictionaries and their application to the exchange of characteristic data) and ISO 8000 (information and data quality), as well as, the administrator of US TAG to ISO TC 184 (Automation systems and integration), TC 184 SC4 (Industrial data) and TC 184 SC5 (Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications) and the international secretariat for ISO TC 184/SC5. For more information, please visit www.eccma.org.
Future Strategies Inc.
Future Strategies Inc. (www.FutStrat.com ) publishes unique books specializing in all areas of business process management, workflow and electronic commerce and produces several annual book series in print and digital editions including Excellence in Practice (award-winning case studies) and the BPMN Handbook and BPM Handbook series in collaboration with WfMC.
WfMC
Founded in 1993, the WfMC is a global organization of adopters, architects, analysts and academics engaged in Workflow and Business Process Management. The only standards organization focused purely on process, the WfMC is the creator of XPDL, used in over 80 BPM solutions, as well as Wf-XML, Workcast, and Business Process Analytics Format (BPAF).
WfMC publishes process thought-leadership books and papers through Future Strategies Inc., (FutStrat.com) including the annual BPM Handbook and Excellence in Practice series. WfMC sponsors two prestigious awards programs; Global Awards for Adaptive Case Management and the Global Awards for Excellence in BPM and Workflow.
International Journal of Strategic Change Management
With a clear international and interdisciplinary approach, IJSCM proposes and fosters discussion on strategic change management implementation and follow-up and related topics. It offers the reader a wealth of valuable material on theories and practices which underpin successful strategic change. One of the keys to dealing with change is understanding that change is never over and brings opportunity to those who can grasp it.
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

IJISCM covers information systems and change management theories, methodologies, modelling, processes and tools, highlighting management, problem-solving and strategies for dealing with business changes. Information systems increasingly change people’s lives, including relationships, communications, transactions, data collection, decision-making. Changes in IT lead to innovation, new business models and services. Change management and how people deal with it has gained attention across various fields. Finding effective ways for managing the process of changes is key to success in a highly competitive/global business environment.
Modern Analyst
ModernAnalyst.com is the premier community and resource portal for business analysts, systems analysts, and other IT professionals involved in business systems analysis. Find what you need, when you need it. The ModernAnalyst.com community provides Articles, Forums, Templates, Interview Questions, Career Advice, Profiles, a Resource Directory, and much more, to allow you to excel at your work. From junior analysts to analysis managers, whether you integrate off-the-shelf products, perform systems analysis for custom software development, or re-engineer business processes, ModernAnalyst.com has what you need to take your career to the next level.
IT-LATINO.NET
IT-latino.net is the most important online Hispanic IT Media Network. With more than 120,000 registered users we have become an important online IT Business Forum organizing daily webinars and conferences on different Technology issues. We inform regularly a strong IT community from both sides of the Atlantic: Spain and Latin America.
Silicon UK
Silicon UK is the authoritative UK source for IT news, analysis, features and interviews on the key industry topics with a particular emphasis on IoT, AI, cloud and other transformative technologies. The site is your guide to the business IT revolution, offering other resources such as jobs, whitepapers and downloads alongside its coverage. Stay informed, register to the newsletters.
Technology Evaluation Centers
Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) helps organizations choose the best enterprise software solutions for their unique needs—quickly and cost effectively. With detailed information on over 1,000 solutions in the world’s largest vendor database, TEC delivers a broad range of evaluation and selection resources to help ensure successful software selection projects. As impartial software evaluators since 1993, TEC’s expert team of analysts and selection professionals are involved in thousands of software selection projects every year. The TEC newsletter goes out to 920,000 subscribers and is available in 4 languages. Visit TEC: www.technologyevaluation.com. Subscribe to the TEC Newsletter: http://www.technologyevaluation.com/newsletter-subscribe/
OilIt.com
Oil IT Journal is a monthly newsletter focusing on oil and gas information technology. Oil IT Journal has a track record of providing clear and impartial analysis of the technical issues behind data management, data modelling and application software and standards. Industry news is covered in a timely manner, including corporate mergers and sales, new software, national data banks and collaborative industry projects. Published monthly since 1996 in print and online, Oil IT Journal celebrated its 200th issue last year. The companion www.oilit.com website received almost 4½ million hits in 2014.