Ecosystems Architecture & AI Standards
Edinburgh, UK | April 22-25, 2024
Event Location
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE, Scotland
Conference Hotel: Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa
1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR, Scotland
Hotel cutoff date: Wednesday March 13
Our event room-block with the Sheraton is now full. You may still make room reservations directly with the hotel at the prevailing market rate by clicking on the button below. Numerous other hotels are also available in the vicinity of the EICC, some of which are listed here.
About the Event
Unleashing Innovation: The Intersection of Enterprise Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
Event Highlights:
- Discover the Future: gain insights into cutting-edge EA strategies, such as Ecosystems Architecture, that will drive innovation and transform businesses.
- AI Unleashed: learn from industry experts, and understand how AI is impacting the work of Enterprise Architects and how the development of industry standards for AI will be critical to the effective implementation and control of this technology.
- Sustainable Tomorrow: explore the pivotal role of Sustainability in today's business landscape. Discover how companies are integrating sustainability practices and creating a positive impact on the environment.
Why Attend?
- Networking Opportunities: connect with industry leaders, fellow professionals, and innovators. Build valuable relationships that extend beyond the event.
- Expert Speakers: learn from the best in the industry! Our line-up of speakers includes thought leaders, practitioners, and visionaries who will share their insights and experiences.
- Hands-On Workshops: get your hands dirty with practical workshops and gain actionable skills that you can implement immediately.
Monday, April 22
Ecosystems Architecture & AI Standards
Today, many mission critical systems reach out beyond an enterprise's traditional boundaries, which pushes solutions design well beyond the comfort zone of Enterprise Architecture and into the world of hyper-enterprise systems. This is a world of complexity and scale where IT systems must evolve as the context of their environment ebbs and flows. The result is a dynamic, interconnected web of critical business advantage, balanced against uncertainty and risk, and infused with AI. This is the world of Ecosystems Architecture.
Day 1 of the summit will focus upon the dual challenges posed by this new world of hyper-enterprise systems and the growth of AI, and examine how standards are both necessary and critical in controlling these systems developments.
Tuesday, April 23
Sustainability / Enterprise Architecture / EA & AI / Digital Transformation
Day 2 of the summit will focus upon some of the core themes. Looking in more detail at the role of EA and industry standards, and how IT specialists and businesses are dealing with the demands of the digital revolution and the requirements for increasing sustainability and reducing emissions.
Wednesday, April 24
Morning workshop: Using AI to Address the Demands of Ecosystems Architecture [No fee session]
This workshop will be led by some of the key authors of "Ecosystems Architecture - New Thinking for Practitioners in the Age of AI". It will introduce you to some of the challenges of designing hyper-enterprise IT systems, and the tools that you will need as the era of Ecosystems Architecture dawns. The workshop will demonstrate the critical role of AI tools in addressing the demands of Ecosystems Architecture, and will explain how and why thinking has moved on from long-held architectural tenets.
OSDU® Forum Edinburgh Meeting: April 22 - 25
The OSDU Data Platform in Practice
The Open Group OSDU Forum enables the energy industry to develop transformational technology to support the world’s changing energy needs. Developed by over 230 Member organizations, the OSDU Data Platform is an Open Source, standards-based and technology-agnostic data platform for the energy industry that stimulates innovation, industrializes data management, and reduces time to market for new solutions.
At this OSDU Forum Member meeting you will hear from operators, vendors, and cloud service providers about their engagement and adoption of the OSDU Data Platform along with details of future roadmaps and workflow capabilities. The emphasis will be on how to use the OSDU Data Platform in practice. There will also be numerous breakout sessions hosted by the various Working Groups in the OSDU Forum.
There will also be an opportunity to see demonstrations from software vendors at the Partner Pavilion in our networking sessions throughout the event.
More detailed information about the OSDU Forum agenda can be found here.
Special Event Activities
Fly Fishing for Trout on the River Tweed!
On Sunday, April 21st, we have a few spaces on a first-come-first-served basis for anyone who wishes to take part in a fishing trip to the River Tweed. Beginning fly fishermen and women, and more experienced anglers are all welcome. We shall be fishing for wild brown trout and grayling on the legendary River Tweed, led by our very own Jim Hietala.
All equipment (fly rods, flies, waders and boots) along with fishing licences is included. Participants are advised to bring a rain jacket, sunglasses and footwear suitable for the outdoors. Participants will need to bring their own lunch, and pay for the cost of a train ticket from central Edinburgh to the meeting point on the River Tweed. Highly experineced local guides will be helping us to learn the basics and find the fish.
Cost: £200 - £250 per person (dependent upon the number of people attending).
There are only 8 spaces available for this trip, so please contact us immediately if you wish to go fishing. Anyone interested in going fishing please mail the events team here, and mark your e-mail 'Fishing Trip'.
A Scottish Evening Extravaganza at Edinburgh Castle!
Join us for a very Scottish dinner in the Queen Anne Building of Edinburgh Castle on the evening of Monday, April 22, 2024. There will be bagpipes, the Scottish Crown Jewels, and the famous Ceilidh band Whisky Kiss, with its Academy Award winning piper, making this an evening to remember. Everyone attending the dinner should meet in the lobby of the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR, very close to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Please be in the lobby by 6:15 p.m. at the latest, to catch the bus to the castle. Buses will return to the Sheraton at approximately 10:30 p.m.
To purchase your ticket, at a price of £95/$120 per person, please use this link to access the payment page on The Open Group online shop. You will need your registration number to make payment, which can be found on your registration confirmation e-mail. We have a limited number of spaces for this dinner, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the event, please contact the events team.
Agenda
04/22/2024
9:00 am - 9:10 am Plenary: Ecosystems Architecture and AI Standards - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Welcome and Introduction
Steve Nunn
9:00 am - 12:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - Pre-Event Meetings [Members
Only]
9:10 am - 10:30 am Plenary: Ecosystems Architecture and AI Standards - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Ecosystems Architecture and AI
Phil Tetlow Paul Homan Rahul Steve Nunn
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am Plenary: Ecosystems Architecture and AI Standards - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Real Architecture for Artificial Intelligence
Ron Tolido
11:45 am - 12:30 pm Plenary: Ecosystems Architecture and AI Standards - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Impact of AI on IT Management: How AI is Transforming our
Digital Operating Model
Rob Akershoek
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Plenary: Artificial Intelligence - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Ethics: Who in the World of AI Needs it?
J. Barrie Thompson
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm OSDU® Forum 101 Meeting - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - Pre-Event Meetings [Members
Only]
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm Plenary: Artificial Intelligence - Lennox 3 / -2 level
The Security Threats of AI Systems
Lesley Kipling
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm Plenary: Artificial Intelligence - Lennox 3 / -2 level
The Open Group Contribution Awards
Andrew Josey
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm Plenary: Artificial Intelligence - Lennox 3 / -2 level
AI Governance Landscape Overview: Regulation and Standards
Florian Ostmann
4:40 pm - 5:30 pm Plenary: Artificial Intelligence - Lennox 3 / -2 level
Q&A Panel: AI & Standards
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm A Scottish Evening Extravaganza at Edinburgh Castle
04/23/2024
2:00 am - 5:30 pm ArchiMate® Forum [Members Only] - Boardroom [Atria Office]
Level 3
8:30 am - 1:00 pm Forum Meetings [Members Only]
Digital Portfolio Work Group [Members Only] - Meeting Room
(Atria Office) Level 3
9:00 am - 12:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
9:00 am - 9:40 am Track 1: Sustainability - Fintry / Level 3
The Open Footprint® Data Model Roadmap
Arjen (AJ) van de Voort
9:00 am - 9:40 am Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
The State of Enterprise Architecture in 2024
Marc Lankhorst
9:40 am - 10:20 am Track 1: Sustainability - Fintry / Level 3
Operationalizing Sustainability through the Open Footprint®
Data Model – Use Cases to Consider
Sammy Lakshmanan
9:40 am - 10:20 am Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Value Stream Healthcare Architecture
Laura Hugill Belken David Gordon
10:20 am - 10:50 am Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am Track 1: Sustainability - Fintry / Level 3
End-to-End Emissions Management Leveraging the Open
Footprint® Data Model
Elena Anderson Ryan Bogner Erik Funfar Eric Friedman
10:50 am - 11:20 am Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Using Enterprise Architecture to Design a Digital Integrated
Quality Management System as an Industry 5.0 Enabler
Giovanni Traverso
11:20 am - 12:00 pm Track 1: Sustainability - Fintry / Level 3
Capgemini’s Approach to Generate Business Value Through
Implementing Open Footprint® at an Oil & Gas Company
Arnt Vegard Espeland
11:20 am - 12:00 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Building Capability From Solution Architecture to Enterprise
Architecture at Scale
Vicky Rose
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Track 1: Sustainability - Fintry / Level 3
Q&A Panel: Sustainability
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
The Open Group Standards Process — Making Standards Work®
Andrew Josey
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Open Footprint® Forum [Members Only] - Platform 5 / Level 2
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Architecture Forum [Members Only] - Lowther / -1 Level
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm Track 1: Digital Transformation - Fintry / Level 3
The Open Group Digital Portfolio
Sonia Gonzalez
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Sustainability as a Service Level Dimension: Linking EA &
Sustainability
Rajesh Radhakrishnan
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Assured Dependability Work Group [Members Only] - Meeting
Room [Atria Office] Level 3
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm Track 1: Digital Transformation - Fintry / Level 3
Digital Governance in the Hybrid Enterprise
Andrew Missen
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Architecting the Future Enterprise Networks: Middle Cloud as the
Epicenter of Connectivity and Innovation in Networking
Joana Manzano
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Track 1: Digital Transformation - Fintry / Level 3
Leveraging Enterprise Architecture for Strategic Advantage in the
Era of Digital Banking: A Türkiye İş Bankası Case Study
Coşku Erdem Gizem Eker Çe
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Developing a Modern Architecture Framework
Max Hemingway
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture & AI - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Striking a Balance: Driving Innovation and Effective Governance
with AI-Ready Enterprise Architecture
Hannah Esser
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Track 1: Digital Transformation - Fintry / Level 3
Workshop: What role for Enterprise Architects in the Digital
Sustainability Transformation of their Organization?
Clément Chupeau Céline Lescop
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture & AI - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Integrating Generative AI into Enterprise Architecture: A
Pathway to Sustainable Digital Transformation
Wladmir Frazao
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Track 2: Enterprise Architecture & AI - Lennox 2 / Level -2
Zero Trust Architecture and AI
Tony Carrato Nikhil Kumar
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception & Partner Pavilion
04/24/2024
2:00 am - 5:30 pm Open Footprint® Forum Breakout 1 [Members Only] - Boardroom
(Atria Office) Level
2:00 am - 5:30 pm Open Footprint® Forum Breakout 2 [Members Only] - Meeting
Room (Atria Office) Level 3
9:00 am - 12:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
9:00 am - 5:30 pm Energistics Consortium - Fintry / Level 3
Energistics Consortium - open meeting to all attendees
9:00 am - 12:30 pm AI & Ecosystems Architecture Workshop - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
Workshop - Using AI to Address the Demands of Ecosystems
Architecture
Phil Tetlow Paul Homan Neal Fishman Rahul J. Barrie Thompson
9:00 am - 5:30 pm Forum Meetings [Members Only]
Open Footprint® Forum [Members Only] - Platform 5 / Level 2
9:00 am - 5:30 pm IT4IT™ Forum [Members Only] - Lowther / -1 Level
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Architecture Forum [Members Only] - Lennox 2 / -2 Level
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
04/25/2024
2:00 am - 5:30 pm Open Footprint® Forum Breakout 1 [Members Only] - Harris 1 /
Level 1
2:00 am - 5:30 pm Open Footprint® Forum Breakout 2 [Members Only] - Harris 2 /
Level 1
9:00 am - 12:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Forum Meetings [Members Only]
Open Footprint® Forum [Members Only] - Platform 5 / Level 2
9:00 am - 5:30 pm Energistics Consortium [Members Only] - Lammermuir 2 / -2 Level
Energistics Consortium - ILAB
9:00 am - 5:30 pm IT4IT™ Forum [Members Only] - Lowther / -1 Level
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - [Members Only]
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
04/26/2024
9:00 am - 12:30 pm OSDU® Forum Member Meeting - Post-Event Meetings [Members
Only]
Speakers
Event Fees
Note: Members of the AEA or TOGAF® Certified Individuals are NOT automatically Members of The Open Group.
You are entitled to the Member rate if your company / organization is a Member of The Open Group. The current membership list can be checked here
Early Bird Rate (up to March 22nd) Standard Rate
1-Day Pass
Member £190 £240
Govt/Academic £250 £300
Non-Member £300 £400
2-Day Pass
Member £350 £450
Govt/Academic £475 £575
Non-Member £575 £700
Full Member Pass 3-4 Days (All open sessions and Membership entitled closed Forum sessions, Monday - Thursday. Note - Membership of the Association of Enterprise Architects does not necessarily mean that you or your organization are Members of The Open Group.)
Member £490 £625
Full OSDU® Member Pass 5-days (All open sessions and Membership entitled closed Forum sessions, Monday - Thursday, and additional OSDU Forum post-summit sessions on Friday 26)
Member £590 £725
** Workshop sessions on Wednesday 24th are FREE to attend **
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