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1-3 DECEMBER 2026 - ON AN ONLINE DEVICE NEAR YOU
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The Women in Architecture Show
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ABOUT

Based on the latest research from Zippa women make up just 12.3% of the Enterprise Architecture workforce in the United States - based on our own humble research from our events we see similar numbers across the globe - sometimes even lower.

 

Women in EA aims to be a part of the solution, building a platform that helps to create a more diverse workforce & equal representation of women in architecture roles. The change has already begun, but more needs to be done to shine a light on why such a lack of diversity exists.

Pushing Boundaries
The boundaries have already started to be broken down, with more women in leadership roles, but this must continue at pace to ensure that the discipline of architecture keeps moving forward & evolving
Bridging the Gap
The field of architecture is currently operating at a significant disadvantage - different perspectives, ideas & approaches are needed to be able to take an organisation’s strategy & turn it into reality
What’s Different?
This is no ordinary switchON - here we provide a platform for women in architecture to talk about the industry, why you love being an architect & what needs to be done to encourage greater diversity
 
Our Challenge
As an events organiser with a global presence in Enterprise Architecture we struggle to get our speaker line-ups anywhere near to 50/50 - we want this to be a thing of the past & to be part of the solution
 

What’s Women in Architecture all about?

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AGENDA

1 DECEMBER 2026
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The schedule is based on the Central European Time Zone
Topics and schedule are subject to change
10:50
Opening Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
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11:00
Let's Start by Being Human - Rewiring Beyond the Stack, Reimagining the Roadmap, Reconnecting the Human Layer
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Lisa Woodall, Author, Whatever Next?
switchON Europe - Feb 2026
11:00
Architecting for Reuse: Why Platform Thinking is the New EA Imperative
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Nadzeya Stalbouskaya, Co-Founder & EA Advisor, Merigold
switchON Europe - Feb 2026
11:30
From Strategy to Platform - How Enterprise Architecture Principles Drive Product Success
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Carmen Dincu, Platform Product Owner, Vestas
switchON Europe - Feb 2026
11:30
Information is Different from Data: Why this Matters in a Digital World
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Laura van Weegen, Business Architect, Philip Morris International
switchON Europe - Feb 2026
12:00
EA at the Strategy Table: A Practical Playbook for Strategy Execution & AI at Scale
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Whynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director, S2E Transformation
switchON CAN London - April 2026
12:00
When 'Later' Costs $1.2 Billion - Why Technical Debt Turns into Billion-Dollar Failures
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Christine Lovas, Account Executive & Tony Sina, Sales Engineer, BlueDolphin
switchON Exchange Americas - April 2026
12:30
From Data to Decisions - Building the Architectural Foundations for an Intelligent Enterprise
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Maribel Mercado Rejon, Head of EA for Data, Banamex
switchON Exchange Americas - April 2026
12:30
Adapting for Tomorrow - Evolving Enterprise Architecture to Stay Relevant in a Rapidly Changing World
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EA Thought Leader & CAN Member
switchON Exchange Americas - April 2026
13:00
From Governance to Influence: Evolving the EA Role in Product-Centric & Platform-Driven Organisations
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Selmin Danis Oncul, Domain Lead - Corporate EA, E-ON
switchON Exchange Europe - Sept 2026
13:00
Governing AI in the Enterprise: The Strategic Role of Enterprise Architecture
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Laurel Phelan, Director, Strategic Customer Accounts, Orbus Software
switchON Exchange Europe - Sept 2026
13:30
EA Framework to Accelerate AI Adoption for Business Transformations - Human in Loop Aspect to Mitigate Risks
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Yogini Kale, Lead Enterprise Architect, Scania Group
switchON Exchange Europe - Sept 2026
13:30
Next Generation Digital Threads - The Semantic Digital Twin: An Interoperable "Single Source of Truth”
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Gayathri Shankar, Global EA - Manufacturing & R&D, Hitachi Energy
switchON Exchange Europe - Sept 2026
14:00
Designing for Enterprise Agility: How to Align Event Streams with Strategic Business Capabilities
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Prathyusha Nidiginti, Data Architecture Lead, Sizewell C
switchON Event Driven Architecture - June 2026
14:00
AI Ready Foundation
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Wei Manfredi, SVP of AI and Architecture, IHG
switchON CAN Chicago - Sept 26
14:30
CLO as an Architect: Engineering Cultures of Continuous Growth
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Wendy Walsh, Chief Learning Officer, United States Air Force
switchON CAN Chicago - Sept 26
14:30
Beyond Transformation: The Adaptable Enterprise
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Whynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director, S2E Transformation
switchON CAN Chicago - Sept 26
15:00
Setting Data Blueprint Ready for AI - Semantics, Metadata & Governance
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Beata Lisowska, Chief Data Architect, NHS England
DataNext Architecture - Oct 2026
15:00
From Medallion Architecture to Data Products: Designing Scalable Data Platforms
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Tugce Ozdeger, Solution Architect, Riksbyggen
DataNext Architecture - Oct 2026
15:30
From Policy to Practice: Embedding Trust, Accountability & Control into Enterprise AI Architectures
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Anjali Jain & Philip O’Shaughnessy, Authors, Architecting for Autonomy
DataNext Architecture - Oct 2026
15:30
The Human Gap…The Difference Between the Plan & the Lived Experience
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Lisa Woodall, Author, Whatever Next
switchON SAP Europe - Oct 2026
16:00
Institutionalizing AI Through Enterprise Architecture: A Scalable Model for Transformation
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Chandrima Pandit, SAP EA, Program Manager, Henkel
switchON SAP Europe - Oct 2026
16:00
Trusted Data Foundations for Resilient Enterprise Architecture, Automation & AI-Driven Transformation
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Neha Datta, Principal Sales Engineer, Precisely
switchON SAP Europe - Oct 2026
16:30
Too Much Change, Not Enough Clarity: Rethinking AI-Driven Transformation
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Gretchen Paules, Dir. IT Strategy & Planning, Penn State University
switchON Americas - Oct 2026
16:30
Smart Isn't Cheap: The Enterprise Architecture of Contextual Intelligence & Its Real Cost
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Neha Tiwari, Lead Enterprise Architect, Ahold Delhaize
switchON Americas - Oct 2026
17:00
From Repositories to Enterprise Knowledge Graphs: How GraphRAG Will Transform Enterprise Architecture
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Sara Tahsiniaraghi, Enterprise Architect, Fraser Health Authority
switchON Americas - Oct 2026
17:00
Beyond AI: Reframing Enterprise Architecture for the Intelligent Enterprise - Designing Intelligent, Outcome-Driven Enterprises
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Daniela Alexandrescu, Principal Architect, Officeworks
switchON APAC - Nov 2026
17:30
Closing Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
Headline
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2 DECEMBER 2026
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The schedule is based on the Central European Time Zone
Topics and schedule are subject to change
10:50
Opening Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
11:00
We Transform our Organisations - Can we Transform our Industry?
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Whynde Kuehn, Founder & Managing Director, S2E Transformation
11:25
The Rise of Adaptive Enterprise Architecture - Orchestrators of Change, Equipped with New Mindsets & Skills to Enable Continuous Adaptation
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Rubi Kaur, Author, Adaptive Enterprise Architecture
11:50
Pushing the Boundaries - AI Adoption for the Entire Organisation
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Bunmi Alade, Architecture Lead Financial Services
12:15
Before the Agent: Five Unglamorous Data Decisions that Make AI trustworthy
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Svetlana Tsvetkova, Enterprise Architect, Drax Group
12:40
Networking Break - Mingle with your Peers in the Networking Zone
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13:05
Storytelling for Architects: Making Your Architecture Irresistible
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Nisha Munavar, Enterprise Architect, Global Payments Inc.
13:30
Panel Discussion: The Intelligence We’re Missing: How Equality Can Transform Enterprise Architecture
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- Lívia Zórnio, Enterprise Architect Governance Lead, Allianz Technology
- Chloe Gray, Head of EA & BA, The University of Manchester
- Panelist to be confirmed

Moderator: To be confirmed
14:15
Closing Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
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3 DECEMBER 2026
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The schedule is based on the EST - Eastern Daylight Time
Topics and schedule are subject to change
11:50
Opening Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
12:00
Non-Traditional by Design: Leading Change When the Path Isn’t Paved
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Amy Forsee, Director of Advanced Systems Architecture, State of Missouri
12:25
The Architect Nobody Planned For: Why EA Needs More Unconventional Paths
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Sarah Wimberley, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Mayo Clinic
12:50
Building an Equitable Future - Reshaping an Industry
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Session Reserved for SAP LeanIX
13:15
The Evolution of EA from Architecture to Investment Governance
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Emma Franks, Director, Enterprise Architecture, Kinaxis
13:40
Networking Break - Mingle with your Peers in the Networking Zone
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14:15
Panel Discussion: The Intelligence We’re Missing - How Equality Can Transform Enterprise Architecture
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- Judy Asher, Chief Enterprise Architect, Henry Ford Health
- Roja Damerla, VP, Application & Enterprise Architecture, Synchrony
- Panellist to be Confirmed

Moderator: To be Confirmed
15:00
Closing Remarks
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Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
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