UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Overview

For businesses to adopt cloud computing in a way that aligns with their business strategy, enterprise architecture (EA) is an absolute necessity.

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What You Will Learn

In this two day conference, content that will be covered includes:

• Enterprise Architecture Enabling Digital Business Transformation
• An Enterprise Architecture Innovation Framework
• Become Indispensable: Strengthen Your Enterprise Architecture Practice by Producing Valuable Business Outcomes
• How to Modernize Your Architecture
• EA Governance, Projects Management and Continuous Improvement – How to get it right?
• Creating a Value Proposition for a Business-Outcome-Driven EA Program

 

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

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8:00am – 9:00am: Registration and Continental Breakfast

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9:00am – 10:00am Architecting for Choice: Enabling Technology Trends Without Lock-In

Modern enterprises must adopt new technologies without limiting future options. This session explores how enterprise architecture enables flexibility, allowing organizations to embrace cloud, AI, and emerging platforms while avoiding long-term lock-in.

Includes:

• Architectural principles that preserve optionality
• Managing vendor and platform dependencies
• Supporting technology adoption without over commitment

 

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10:00 AM – 10:30 AM — Sponsor & Networking Break

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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Rebuilding Enterprise Architecture for Autonomous AI

Ankur Varma, CEO, Turgon

We are at an inflection point unlike any since the shift to cloud. AI agents are moving from tools humans use to autonomous actors operating inside enterprise systems, making decisions, triggering workflows, and crossing system boundaries without human initiation. The problem is that today’s enterprise architecture was never designed for this. APIs lack semantic meaning, data foundations are not agent-ready, identity models assume humans, and governance frameworks have no answer for autonomous decision-making. The gap between where enterprises are and where they need to be is significant, and closing it requires deliberate, sequenced action. This session gives CIOs and architects a clear-eyed view of what needs to change and a practical roadmap for getting there.

Actionable Takeaways
• Identify the critical structural gaps in today’s enterprise architectures that become risk multipliers when autonomous agents are introduced
• Learn what “agent-ready data” looks like and how to evolve data, integration, and governance layers to support agentic workloads
• Understand how identity, security, and audit requirements fundamentally change when agents become autonomous actors in your systems
• Walk away with a prioritized 12-month roadmap for building AI foundations that are safe, reliable, and built to scale

 

           Varma

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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Evolving Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI: Balancing Agility, Governance, and Risk
Shashi Kachale, IT Program Manager, Alight Solutions
Rathan Ramachandra, AVP – Senior Scrum Master, PNC

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is undergoing a significant transformation as organizations integrate AI-driven capabilities into their technology and business strategies. No longer confined to static frameworks and long-term roadmaps, modern EA must adapt to faster innovation cycles, decentralized decision-making, and increasingly complex risk landscapes.

This session explores how EA leaders are redefining their role to enable AI adoption while maintaining alignment with Agile delivery models, governance requirements, and risk management frameworks. We’ll examine how architecture teams can move from gatekeepers to enablers—embedding guardrails that support speed without sacrificing control.
Attendees will gain practical insight into how leading organizations are modernizing EA practices to support continuous delivery, data-driven decision-making, and responsible AI use, all while ensuring compliance and managing enterprise risk.

Key Takeaways:
• How AI is reshaping the role, scope, and value of Enterprise Architecture
• Strategies for aligning EA with Agile and product-centric operating models
• Approaches to modern governance that enable innovation rather than slow it down
• How to incorporate risk management into architecture without creating bottlenecks
• Best practices for establishing architectural guardrails in AI-driven environments
• Real-world examples of EA teams evolving to support faster, smarter decision-making

 

 

          Kachale                    Ramachandra

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12:30 PM – 1:30 PM — Lunch & Exhibits

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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM   Decision-Centered EA Governance

Effective EA governance focuses on enabling better decisions, not enforcing compliance. This session explores governance models that support speed, transparency, and accountability.

Includes:

• Shifting governance from approval to enablement
• Integrating EA into investment and portfolio decisions
• Supporting continuous improvement through feedback

 

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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM — Sponsor Break

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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM   Demonstrating EA Value Through Business Outcomes

Enterprise architecture teams must clearly articulate the value they deliver. This session focuses on connecting architectural decisions to measurable business outcomes.

Includes:

• Outcome-driven EA metrics and KPIs
• Communicating EA value to executives
• Strengthening EA’s role in strategic planning

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Enterprise Architecture Panel: Staying Relevant in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

This panel brings together experienced enterprise architects to discuss how EA practices evolve as technology trends accelerate.

Includes:

• Supporting AI, cloud-native, and future platforms
• Maintaining relevance as delivery models change
• Lessons learned from mature EA programs
• Audience Q&A

Panelists will include:

• Mark Behrendt, Manager, Enterprise Architect, Sloan

        Behrendt

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Conference Price: $349.00 per person

Each attendee will receive a certificate awarding 7 CPE credits for CISSP continuing education, in addition to 0.7 CEUs and 7 PDUs. CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)², Inc.

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Exhibits

As is always the case at CAMP IT Conferences events, the talks will not include product presentations. During the continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and the luncheon break you will have the opportunity to informally meet representatives from the following sponsoring companies, who have solutions in the area of the conference.