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Title: Enterprise Architecture in the age of AI: From control to continuous adaptation

Abstract: AI is rapidly reshaping how organizations operate, make decisions, and evolve. In this context, traditional enterprise architecture, focused on control, alignment, and predefined designs, struggles to keep pace with continuous change. This keynote explores how the role of enterprise architecture is shifting. Rather than defining static blueprints, architects increasingly enable ongoing adaptation, support smarter decision-making, and help organizations respond to emerging opportunities and disruptions. Combining insights from research and practice, the talk outlines how enterprise architecture can remain relevant and impactful in the age of AI, positioning it not just as a governance function, but as a key enabler of adaptability and innovation.

Bio: Rogier van de Wetering is Full Professor of Digital-Driven Transformation at the Faculty of Science of the Open Universiteit of the Netherlands. He studied Information Science at Utrecht University and the University of Melbourne. Between 2005 and 2015, he worked at Deloitte Consulting within the Strategy & Operations practice. During this period, he earned his PhD at Utrecht University, focusing on the maturity and alignment of digital radiology systems (PACS) in Dutch hospitals. In 2015, he joined the Open Universiteit as an Assistant Professor, became Associate Professor in 2017, and since 2022 has served as Vice-Dean and member of the Faculty Management Team. Since January 2024, he has also been part of the Information Science group board. In both 2020 and 2021, he was voted Information Science Lecturer of the Year by students. His research focuses on how organizations create value and enhance performance through IS/IT alignment and technology-driven transformation. His recent work examines the role of enterprise architecture in digital transformation, digital ecosystems, and the application of generative AI in business model innovation, alongside studies on healthcare IT innovation and the valorization of academic research.

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Title: It Takes Two to Be Ethical: Beyond System-Centric AI Ethics

Abstract:The rapid rise of AI has intensified concerns about the ethical and governance risks posed by digital technologies to individuals and society. Existing approaches to addressing these concerns have largely focused on internal alignment mechanisms, ethical guidelines, and post-deployment regulatory and assurance frameworks. While valuable, these approaches predominantly treat ethics as a property of the AI system itself, paying limited attention to the broader interaction between systems and the humans who use them. In this talk, I will present an alternative perspective that considers both the system and the user as essential participants in the ethical behavior of AI-enabled systems. Building on this view, I will discuss how ethical AI can be designed, deployed, and governed through approaches that jointly account for technical capabilities, human agency, and contextual factors. The goal is to move beyond system-centric notions of alignment and toward AI systems that are genuinely trustworthy, respectful of human dignity, and capable of supporting ethically informed human–AI interactions.

Bio: Paola Inverardi has been Rector of the Gran Sasso Science Institute since September 2022. Previously, she was Professor of Computer Science at the University of L’Aquila, where she also served as Rector from October 2013 to September 2019. Her research focuses on applying rigorous methods to software development to improve software quality. Over the past decades, her work has concentrated on software architectures, mobile applications, and adaptive and autonomous systems, with particular attention to the ethical implications of their interaction with society and human beings. She has held major leadership roles in leading international conferences and scientific organizations, including ACM and IEEE. She is an ACM Fellow, an IFIP Fellow, and a member of Academia Europaea. Professor Inverardi has been awarded honorary doctorates from Mälardalen University (Sweden) and Shibaura Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan). She received the 2013 IEEE TCSE Distinguished Service Award.