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Enterprise Architecture – Strategies That Enable Technology Trends: Chicago (Rosemont/O’Hare)
For businesses to adopt cloud computing in a way that aligns with their business strategy, enterprise architecture (EA) is an absolute necessity.
November 20, 2025
9:00am-5:00pm
7 CPE / 0.7 CEU / CISSP / 7 PDU Credits Awarded
Conference location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont (O’Hare) Illinois
Overview
For businesses to adopt cloud computing in a way that aligns with their business strategy, enterprise architecture (EA) is an absolute necessity.
What You Will Learn
In this one 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
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.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00am – 9:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 10:00am: Fireside Chat: CIO-Centric EA vs. CEO-Centric EA — Evolving the Enterprise Architecture Mandate
Participants will include:
Rakesh K Singh, Enterprise Architecture Director,IT-EMC, OneAmerica Financial
As enterprises transform, so too does the role of Enterprise Architecture. Is EA’s true north rooted in IT enablement or enterprise value creation? In this opening fireside chat, senior IT and business leaders will explore how shifting from a CIO-centric to a CEO-centric EA approach redefines priorities, outcomes, and influence. Attendees will gain insights into aligning architecture strategy with business leadership and vision.
Areas that will covered include:
- Understanding the difference between CIO-driven and CEO-driven EA models
- How CEO-centric EA aligns architecture to enterprise growth and transformation
- Reframing EA from technology governance to business enablement
- The evolving partnership between Enterprise Architecture, IT, and the C-suite
- Steps to reposition EA as a strategic business discipline
Singh
10:00am – 10:30am: Refreshment & Exhibit Break
10:30am – 11:30am: From Roadmaps to Results: Building Adaptive Architectures for Change
In today’s rapidly evolving environment, static architecture roadmaps quickly become obsolete. This session examines how to design adaptive architectures that evolve in sync with business priorities. Learn how to combine architecture principles, agile delivery methods, and scenario planning to ensure your EA practice delivers sustained value over time.
- Strategies for evolving architectures in fast-changing ecosystems
- Integrating agile practices into enterprise architecture governance
- Leveraging capability modeling and continuous roadmapping
- Lessons from enterprises that have made adaptability a core competency
11:30am – 12:30pm: The Human Side of Architecture: Driving Organizational Change Through EA
Even the best-designed architectures fail without alignment across people, processes, and culture. This session explores the critical role Enterprise Architects play as change leaders—translating strategy into action, influencing stakeholders, and ensuring adoption across the enterprise. Attendees will learn proven methods for managing change, communicating vision, and building trust as EA evolves from a technical discipline to a business transformation partner.
- Frameworks for integrating change management into architecture initiatives
- Techniques for influencing business and IT stakeholders
- How to communicate architecture vision and business value effectively
- Building a culture of architecture thinking across the enterprise
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch & Exhibit Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Governance Without Gridlock: Enabling Innovation Through Architecture Guardrails
Traditional governance models can slow innovation, but a well-structured architecture framework empowers it. This session explores how to implement governance models that guide teams toward standards and best practices—without creating bottlenecks. Learn how to evolve your EA governance to enable agility, speed, and autonomy.
- Shifting from command-and-control to enablement-oriented governance
- Developing architecture guardrails for self-service innovation
- Building trust and transparency with product and engineering teams
- Measuring the impact of governance on business velocity
2:30pm – 3:00pm: Refreshment & Exhibit Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Measuring the Maturity and Impact of Your Enterprise Architecture Practice
To gain executive support and investment, EA leaders must demonstrate measurable value. This session outlines approaches for assessing EA maturity, defining KPIs, and communicating impact in business terms. Attendees will leave with tools to benchmark their current state and define actionable improvement plans.
Areas that will covered include:
- Common EA maturity models and assessment approaches
- How to define success metrics that resonate with business stakeholders
- Communicating EA value through dashboards and outcomes
- Practical next steps for evolving your architecture practice
4:00pm – 5:00pm: How to Evaluate New Technologies for Your Enterprise Architecture (Panel Discussion)
With new tools, platforms, and capabilities emerging at record pace, enterprise architects must determine which technologies align with strategic goals—and which to avoid. In this panel discussion, Chief Enterprise Architects and Directors will share their frameworks and real-world approaches for evaluating, piloting, and scaling new technologies responsibly within the enterprise.
Areas that will covered include:
- Building evaluation frameworks that align technology to business strategy
- Balancing innovation and risk in emerging tech adoption
- Establishing criteria for proof of concepts and pilot success
- Avoiding technology sprawl and integration pitfalls
- Lessons learned from adopting (or rejecting) trending technologies
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.
