Keynote Abstracts

The Next Wave of Application Opportunity - Norm Judah

Architectural discontinuities continue to drive both innovation and opportunity. The next wave of these discontinuities is no different in its breadth and depth, for example; Mobile Platform, Virtualization, Software plus Services and Green Computing. Each one of these has implications on how we design, build, deploy and manage applications, and in particular, the application architecture.

The Current and Future State of Enterprise Architecture - Richard Cleaver

Enterprise architecture is an area of focus for many companies. Transformation, simplification and agility are only a few of the many drivers that impact the need for an effective and engaged enterprise architecture function. Richard Cleaver, Vice President of Enterprise Architecture for BMO Financial Group, will share his thoughts about the current and future state of enterprise architecture. Richard is an engaging and thought provoking speaker and you will gain new insights into the practice and impact of an enterprise architect.

Aligning IT with Business Strategy/Performance - Stephen Ibaraki

Join us as Stephen Ibaraki, a long time industry leader and visionary shares his insights on using IT as a strategic asset within our organizations.

EA - Everything Aligned - Gary Doucet

The Government of Canada has started to apply EA in innovative ways and they are getting results in ways (and places) you will not expect. Come learn how Canada's Chief Architect and his team are pushing the EA envelop and driving towards Coherent Government by Design.

Dynamic IT at Microsoft - Barry Briggs

This discussion will explore some of the key initiatives inside of Microsoft’s own IT organization. Barry will be discussing some of the important challenges and opportunities facing Microsoft IT such as Software + Services and how Microsoft uses our own software to satisfy the needs of one of the world’s largest enterprises.

The Microsoft Canada Development Centre - Par Singh

Launched in the Greater Vancouver Area last fall, the Microsoft Canada Development Centre acts as one of a handful of development centres around the world. In this keynote Par Singh, Director of the Centre, discusses the challenges of running a Research and Development Centre that meshes its activities and projects with a global IT R & D effort.

Architectural Considerations for Sustainability - Lewis Curtis

Climate change, environmental sustainability, and "going green" are leading conversations for many these days. As solution and infrastructure architects we have a responsibility to reflect on the work that we do to see how we can impact the environment in a positive way. How do you design a datacenter with a low carbon footprint? What are the top power considerations for hardware? Are there design patterns that promote a more power-efficient architecture? Join us as Lewis Curtis closes the Canadian Strategic Architect Forum with insights on these increasingly critical issues that impacts all of us as architects.