Overview

Europe’s Foremost Independent Enterprise Architecture Conference

Co-located with the
Business Process Management Conference Europe 2019

The call for speakers has now been issued with an extended deadline of 26 April to submit. Proposals are now being accepted from potential speakers. We are looking for speakers who can provide information, insights and experiences on topics related to Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture. Do you have a subject you wish to discuss with an informed audience made up of your peer group? Is there a member of your team who has some interesting experiences to share? Could you or anyone in your team offer a presentation that would provide an interesting contribution to the conference? If so, we invite you to submit a presentation proposal. Click here for guidelines and to apply online. Selected speakers will be entitled to attend the first 3 days of the event (21-23 October) free of charge (if there are two speakers on the session then the second speaker would have to pay a highly reduced registration fee for the first 3 days).

If you would like to receive a copy of the programme once it has been published in June 2019 please click here

For information on sponsorship opportunities including sponsored speaking sessions please contact shane@irmuk.co.uk

You can view the 2018 Conference Programme here

Why Attend This Event in 2019:

Europe’s only co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture and BPM. This event provides a unique opportunity to discover the latest approaches and innovative ideas to both Enterprise Architecture and BPM 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 Enterprise Architecture, BPM and Business Architecture, informed by practical experience.

Case studies and contributors in 2018 included: Zurich Insurance, Fidelity, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Centrica, Nationwide, Fidelity, ABN Amro, Ministry of Immigration and Integration Denmark, APG, NATS, DNB Bank, Copenhagen Airports, KPMG Digital Norway, Capita Transformation, Renault-Nissan Consulting, Admiral Group, Yorkshire Building Society, University College London, Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand, FNSS Defence Systems, de Volksbank, Wells Fargo, SQS Ireland, National Bank of Oman, Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) Saudi Arabia, Farm Frites Poland, Kautex Textron GMBH and many more …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Testimonials

"It was an inspiring event. The Keynote speakers were excellent. I went home with lots of new ideas.
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Jan Harm Padmos

Policy Adviser, Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Netherlands

"Very good to listen to and meet some of the industries gurus and talk to people who are ‘in the same boat'
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John Lucas

Change Management Consultant, Norwich Union

"Excellent. Provided good mix of theoretical & practical implementation of EA concepts
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Ryszard Jedrzejewski

Enterprise Architect, National Australia Group

"IRM EAC is turning into a must attend EA event for the calendar. Excellent value for time and money invested!

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Amitabh Apte

CTO, Fujitsu

"This event is like old wine getting better over the years
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Jaan Metsa

IT Process Framework, Swedbank

"Wonderful event to bring energy, experience and insight to BPM. It is a hard concept to achieve change but the IRM event continues to inspire me. Thank You.
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Janine Snodgrass

Business Process Architect, John Lewis

"This has been one of the better Conferences I have attended. A good and diverse range of speakers from around the world.
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Chris Waters

Enterprise Architect, Hiscox Insurance

"Excellent event. I hope to return next year! It has been an excellent opportunity to network with vendors and organisations in the BPM space.
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Shane Start

Business Change Project Manager, The British Library

"Fabulous, very positive vibe and absolutely stunning quality of inputs and speakers.
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Joanna Goodrick

Head of Business Architecture and Strategy, Cambridge Assessment

"Great event bringing new perspectives and directions into the world of EA & BPM.
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Willem van den Brink

Team Manager Enterprise Architecture, APG Asset Management

"Great experience, great learning and great networking. Very well organized, well-paced and quality information that fosters good thinking.
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Olivier Kouao

Architecture Manager, Fidelity International

"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

"Great event! Excellent combination of practical information, theory and fun.
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Sander Meijer

Team Lead Architecture, Dutch Railways

"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

"The workshop days are very valuable. All the guru’s gathered in one place.
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Elizabeth Strand

Enterprise Architect, PFA Pension

"Being largely vendor independent its hugely valuable. A good range of perspectives.
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Mark Melton

Business Architect, Elsevier

"The event continues to be a success, I like the community feel, it allows for good networking opportunities in addition to discussing and debating topics.
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Harminder Duhra

Senior Enterprise Business Architect, Nationwide Building society

"One of the best conferences I have attended
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Jurgen Jung

Head of Business Modelling, DHL Global Management GmbH

Sponsors

Orbus Software

Orbus Software is an independent software provider for organisations looking to optimise their Business Transformation initiatives. Headquartered in London, Orbus operates globally across all vertical sectors, and is a leader in the Forrester Wave for Enterprise Architecture Management Suites.
Orbus Software is committed to the development of products that are intuitive, highly flexible, and fast to deploy. Orbus provides the iServer Business and IT Transformation Suite, a fully customisable, Microsoft Visio-based platform for Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and Business Process Analysis and Improvement. With Orbus, organisations can easily understand how they operate, and successfully plan and execute strategic change.

iGrafx

iGrafx process management and analysis solutions empower organizations to achieve maximum performance. iGrafx captures and communicates the alignment of strategy, people, processes and technology, and unites the entire organization around delivering business value. iGrafx delivers strategic and operational decision support to enable our customers to become and remain world class competitors. For over 25 years, iGrafx products and services have been helping companies of all sizes across the globe manage their processes and optimize their business. For more information, please visit www.igrafx.com.

Signavio

Signavio is a forward-thinking business transformation platform, delivering value to customers through intuitive, collaborative business process and decision management, workflow automation and process intelligence solutions.

Signavio enables companies of all industries to gain greater efficiency and operational agility, empowering better management of risk and compliance in the face of increasing regulation while capitalizing on opportunities. Signavio is ideal for your strategically important alignment, transformation and automation projects.

Intelligent decision making facilitates consistent, reliable service to customers and social and communicative features put people at the core of the business. Free 30 day trial!

MEGA International

MEGA International is a global software firm helping organisations manage enterprise complexity by giving an interactive view of their operations.

Executives gain the visibility and information they need to make the right choices for effective governance and for balancing capacity for innovation, cost optimisation, and risk management. Using our industry-leading HOPEX software and services, organisations can utilise a collaborative platform to support all stakeholders to boost business transformations and IT agility in today’s disruptive business environment.

Sparx Systems

Sparx Systems is a global software company specializing in innovative visual modeling tools for planning, designing and documenting enterprise business architectures.

Sparx Systems flagship modeling platform, Enterprise Architect provides robust support for enterprise-wide, cloud collaboration, capturing an integrated view of what is, what will be, and the journey there. Sparx Systems pricing policy remains exceptionally competitive.

Sparx Systems software is used by over 80% of the Fortune 100 companies, spanning finance, defense, government, aerospace, automotive engineering, geospatial, health, utilities, aviation, retail and telecommunications. With over 17 years of continuous development, Enterprise Architect’s user-base has grown to 740,000+ effective users worldwide.

Fees

4 Days
£1995
£1,995 + VAT (£399) = £2,394

3 Days
£1595
£1,595 + VAT (£319) = £1,914

2 Days
£1295
£1,295 + VAT (£259) = £1,554

1 Day
£795
£795 + VAT (£159) = £954

Group Booking Discounts

Delegates
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

Fees

4 Days
£1995
£1,995 + VAT (£399) = £2,394

3 Days
£1595
£1,595 + VAT (£319) = £1,914

2 Days
£1295
£1,295 + VAT (£259) = £1,554

1 Day
£795
£795 + VAT (£159) = £954

Group Booking Discounts

Delegates
2-3	10% discount
4-5	20% discount
6+	25% discount

UK Delegates: Expenses of travel, accommodation and subsistence incurred whilst attending this IRM UK conference will be fully tax deductible by the employer company if attendance is undertaken to maintain professional skills of the employee attending.

Non-UK Delegates: Please check with your local tax authorities

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing at least two weeks before the commencement of the conference and will be subject to a 10% administration fee. It is regretted that cancellations received within two weeks of the conference date will be liable for the full conference fee. Substitutions can be made at any time.

Cancellation Liability: In the unlikely event of cancellation of the conference for any reason, IRM UK’s liability is limited to the return of the registration fee only.IRM UK will not reimburse delegates for any travel or hotel cancellation fees or penalties. It may be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of IRM UK, to change the content, timings, speakers, date and venue of the conference.

Venue

Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
22 Portman Square
London W1H 7BG
UK

Tel: 020 7208 6000
https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-london

Accommodation

Hotel Accommodation Details:

IRM UK in association with JP Events have arranged special discounted hotel rates at the venue above and at other hotels nearby.
Email: jane@jpetem.com
Tel: +44(0)84 5680 1138
Fax: +44(0)84 5680 1139
http://www.jpevents-bookings.co.uk/IRM/jp-conflist.asp

Sponsorship and Exhibit opportunities

There are sponsorship and exhibit opportunities available at the conference. If you wish to discuss these further, please contact Shane McGlynn at shane@irmuk.co.uk.

Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe

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Testimonials