SESSIONSLATEST RESEARCH
Sessions  -  Keynote
5 Sessions
Show Descriptions
Wednesday
Wednesday
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Gartner Keynote: Breakthrough Opportunities in Disruptive Times
Speakers: Philip Allega, Betsy Burton, Carol Rozwell, Valentin T. Sribar, Leif-Olof Wallin
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Potomac A-B
ID: K1
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Disruptive trends from the nexus of cloud, social, big data and mobile technologies, couple with challenging economic times, provides unprecedented opportunities for EA practitioners to deliver business value from EA differently than ever before. Our lead analysts introduce these opportunities to enterprise architects and business strategists who are focusing their EA program on delivering business value, growth and transformation.

Wednesday
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Guest Keynote: Negotiation and Leadership: From the Global Stage to the Boardroom
Speaker: Honorable George Mitchell
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Potomac A-B
ID: K2
Join us for a thought provoking and revealing presentation on leadership during disruptive times, consensus building among teams and negotiation to achieve results.
Thursday
Thursday
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Gartner Keynote: Navigating the Nexus of Change with Pace Layers
Speaker: Valentin T. Sribar
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Potomac A-B
ID: K3
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Mobile, social, big data, and cloud forces are overlapping to create a Nexus of Change that will fundamentally transform your information, applications, and infrastructure. Enterprise architects can apply the concept of pace layers to harness these forces.

* What is the future of your applications and information?
* What must enterprises do now?
* How can pace layers help enterprise architects deal with the Nexus of Change?
Thursday
09:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Guest Keynote: Leading Business Transformation Through Turmoil: Lessons From the Trenches
Speaker: Honorable Elizabeth McGrath
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Potomac A-B
ID: K4
Among the challenges facing Enterprise Architects is how to successfully navigate political and organizational complexities in order to actually focus on business outcomes and impact. Ms. McGrath will share real stories, practical advice and best practices to help lead change during times of tumultuous change. From helping to integrate and align business and IT to driving business architecture and portfolio management efforts toward business value, Ms McGrath will offer lessons learned and share opportunities for greater leadership.
Thursday
04:45 PM - 05:30 PM
Gartner Closing Keynote: Enterprise Architecture for "Money Making" CIOs
Speaker: Philip Allega
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Potomac A-B
ID: K5
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CIOs new responsibilities include profit making divisions in business, not just IT management. Many CIOs recognize that direct reports in post to deliver “enterprise architecture” may not be the best fit to deliver the goods. This session explores the leading indicators for CIOs to manage, or take on, this role within their leadership team.

* How can CIOs tell whether their EA program is “fit for purpose”?
* When must the EA program be redirected to support CIO goals?
* How can EA support CIOs with money-making responsibilities?