By The Open Group Conference Team
The Open Group is busy gearing up for the Sydney conference, which will take place on April 15-18, 2013. With over 2,000 Associate of Enterprise Architects (AEA) members in Australia, Sydney is an ideal setting for industry experts from around the world to gather and discuss the evolution of Enterprise Architecture and its role in transforming the enterprise. Be sure to register today!
The conference offers roughly 60 sessions on a varied of topics including:
- Cloud infrastructure as an enabler of innovation in enterprises
- Simplifying data integration in the government and defense sectors
- Merger transformation with TOGAF® framework and ArchiMate® modeling language
- Measuring and managing cybersecurity risks
- Pragmatic IT road-mapping with ArchiMate modeling language
- The value of Enterprise Architecture certification within a professional development framework
Plenary speakers will include:
- Allen Brown, President & CEO, The Open Group
- Peter Haviland, Chief Business Architect, with Martin Keywood, Partner, Ernst & Young
- David David, EA Manager, Rio Tinto
- Roger Venning, Chief IT Architect, NBN Co. Ltd
- Craig Martin, COO & Chief Architect, Enterprise Architects
- Chris Forde, VP Enterprise Architecture, The Open Group
The full conference agenda is available here. Tracks include:
- Finance & Commerce
- Government & Defense
- Energy & Natural Resources
And topics of discussion include, but are not limited to:
- Cloud
- Business Transformation
- Enterprise Architecture
- Technology & Innovation
- Data Integration/Information Sharing
- Governance & Security
- Architecture Reference Models
- Strategic Planning
- Distributed Services Architecture
Upcoming Conference Submission Deadlines
Would you like a chance to speak an Open Group conference? There are upcoming deadlines for speaker proposal submissions for upcoming conferences in Philadelphia and London. To submit a proposal to speak, click here.
| Venue | Industry Focus | Submission Deadline |
| Philadelphia (July 15-17) | Healthcare, Finance, Government & Defense | April 5, 2013 |
| London (October 21-23) | Finance, Government, Healthcare | July 8, 2013 |
The agenda for Philadelphia and London are filling up fast, so it is important for proposals to be submitted as early as possible. Proposals received after the deadline dates will still be considered, space permitting; if not, proposals may be carried over to a future conference. Priority will be given to proposals received by the deadline dates and to proposals that include an end-user organization, at least as a co-presenter.