SEPTEMBER 15th 2026 - ON AN ONLINE DEVICE NEAR YOU
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The Enterprise Architecture Show
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ABOUT
What's switchON CAN Chicago all about?
The Chief Architect Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, vendor-neutral community designed for
senior technology architecture executives, serving 600+ members at Fortune 500-scale companies across the globe. It fosters collaboration through peer-led calls, in-person/virtual events, and peer-matching, focusing on topics like enterprise architecture, AI, strategy, business architecture, innovation and digital transformation.
This network helps technology leaders navigate complex architectural decisions and develop talent through shared experience.
Join us for a virtual broadcast featuring many of the ideas, conversations, and leaders that are helping to shape the future of enterprise architecture and AI-enabled organizations.
We are excited to close this broadcast with our Architecture Leaders of the Year, Americas 2026 Awards featuring our top 10 peer nominated winners.
Who should attend
> CIO's
> Vice President IT
> Head of Enterprise Architecture
> Head of Cloud Architecture
> Head of Data Architecture
> Head of IT/Business Applications
> Head of IT
> Enterprise Architect
> Head of Process Management
> Cloud Architect
> Data Architect
> Business Architect
Speakers & Award Nominees
Amy Forsee
Director of Advanced Systems Arch
State of Missouri
Geeta Pyne
Chief Architect & AI Strategist
Guiding Possibilities
Matthew Versaggi
Fmr. Presidential Innovation Fellow
Executive Office White House
Praveen Moturu
Global VP Digital Platforms,
MARS
Wei Manfredi
SVP of AI and Architecture
IHG
Brian Chambers
Sr. Director, EA
Chick-fil-A
Grant Ecker
VP of Enterprise Architecture
Ecolab
Michael Carroll
Research Fellow
LNS Research
Rameshwar Balanagu
Executive Leader
XSignOn
Wendy Walsh
Chief Learning Officer
United States Air Force
Charles T. Betz
Vice President, Principal Analyst
Forrester Research
Jeff Winter
Vice President, Commercial Strategy
Belden
Michael Fulton
Enterprise Architect
Koch Industries
Randy Potter
VP US Innovation Office
Capgemini
Whynde Kuehn
Founder and Managing Director
S2E Transformation
Damian Ng
Vice President of EA
Walgreens
Junior Brandt
Chief Architect & CEO
Co Valere Technology
Paul Kurchina
SAP Community Evangelist
EA SAP Community
Ryan Cahalane
Managing Director
LNS Research
AGENDA
Chief Architect Network Welcome with the Board
Grant Ecker, Brian Chambers, Junior Brandt, Randy Potter,
Whynde Kuehn & Wei Manfredi
Beyond Transformation: The Adaptable Enterprise
Whynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director, S2E Transformation
AI Ready Foundation
Wei Manfredi, SVP of AI and Architecture, IHG
CLO as an Architect: Engineering Cultures of Continuous Growth
Wendy Walsh, Chief Learning Officer, United States Air Force
AI Enabling Industry
Grant Ecker, Jeff Winter, Praveen Moturu, Damian Ng, Ryan Cahalane & Matthew Versaggi