Technology PR:
Calgary, AB April 23, 2008 -- Organizers announce keynote speakers and final agenda for the Enterprise Architecture & Integration Summit, taking place in Calgary, Alberta, May 12 & 13, 2008. The event, being held at the Telus Convention Centre, will bring together global experts to share best practices, thought leadership and real-world examples in areas such as Service Oriented Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Process Management, Virtualization, Integration Competency Centers, ITIL, MDM and many more topics relevant to today’s IT business executive.
Speakers confirmed are:
- John Zachman, Founder, Zachman Institute for Framework Advancement
- Art Caston, Founder & President, Pro Act Business Transformation Inc.
- Thomas Volk, IDS Scheer
- George Paras, Managing Director, EAdirections
- Mendel Rosenblum, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, VMware
- Stan Locke, Managing Director, Zachman Framework Associates
- Ash Parikh, Informatica
- Bill Dupley, Information Technology Strategist, HP
- Terry Carlson, Alberta Blue Cross
- Martin Jette & Paul Kurchina, OSIsoft
- Peter Kelcey, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft
- Scott Radeztsky, Chief Technologist, Sun
- David Neufeld & Bryan Lepine, Online Business Systems
- Len Fehskens, VP, Skills and Capabilities, The Open Group
- Neil Tootill, Americas Process Integration Sales Leader, IBM, WebSphere
- Marc Smith, Solutions Specialist Manager, SAS
- Andrew LeBlanc, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP
- EA vs. SOA Panel Debate, Art Caston, Proact Business Transformation Inc., Richard Hannah, Forzani Group, John Schmidt, Informatica, Len Fehskens, Open Group, George Paras, EAdirections
Agenda details including session abstracts, speaker biographies, and presentation dates/times are available on the summit website, www.eaandintegrationsummit.com.
The 2 day summit will include numerous networking opportunities throughout both days with a networking reception hosted by CGI on the evening of May 12th. A Sponsor Solution Hall will also be open on Monday, May 12th and will offer sponsor exhibits from Informatica, Online Business Systems/Progress Software, IDS Scheer, SAS, IBM, OSIsoft, VMware, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Telelogic, EAdirections, HP, Quasar, Agile Recruiting, Architecting the Enterprise, Information Builders, Oracle, Inovis and Cadeon Associates. The summit will begin on Monday morning, May 12, with a plenary presentation by John Zachman, entitled “Managing Complexity and Change”. The event closes on Tuesday, May 13 with a panel discussion which will have participants debate “EA vs. SOA: Which Comes First?”
The Enterprise Architecture & Integration Summit is produced by the Integration Consortium (IC) in collaboration with the Calgary Enterprise Architecture Forum (CEAF). To register, or for more information, please visit the summit website at www.eaandintegrationsummit.com, or contact Leanne MacDonald at (403) 873-2084.
Contact:
Leanne MacDonald
Executive Director
Integration Consortium
403-873-2084
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