Agile experts descend on Melbourne for Agile Australia 2010
Announcement posted by Slattery IT 08 Sep 2010
Global Agile legend Jim Highsmith will open the Agile Australia 2010 Conference next week in Melbourne.
Highsmith, co-author of the Agile manifesto, will be joined by Chief Executive Officer, Suncorp Business Services, Jeff Smith, and Chief Scientist from ThoughtWorks, Martin Fowler, as keynote speakers.
The conference is a recognition of the increasingly important role that Agile has to play in Australian businesses.
Agile is being taken up by more and more Australian enterprises who are finding that Agile’s collaborative approach to iterative and incremental software development better harnesses their talent and resources to increase business value.
The Agile Australia conference will feature case studies from organisations including ANZ, Allianz Australia Insurance, RGA Australia, NOPSA and Lonely Planet. Other speakers include:
- Michael Bromley - General Manager, Portals & Online Services, NBN Co., - Using Agile to Deliver Business Innovation in a Telco Environment
- Andy Weir - Chief Information Officer, Bankwest - Adopting Agile for the second time
- Leigh Jasper - Chief Executive Officer, Aconex - Transitioning to Agile while growing fast
- Chris Mountford - Senior Developer, Atlassian - Monster Builds
- John Sullivan - General Manager, Online Directory and Search, Sensis -Trials and tribulations of ensuring enterprise architecture with Agile delivery
Over 400 are anticipated to attend the second annual Agile Australia Conference, which will take place on 15-16 September, 2010 in Melbourne. The Conference is sponsored by ThoughtWorks, Renewtek, Agile Academy, Atlassian, DiUS, Aconex and Intunity, and is supported by the global Agile Alliance.
The full press release is available here: http://www.slatteryit.com.au/PressRelease/2010/Agile-Australia-2010-SEP10-PressRelease.pdf.
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Please visit www.agileaustralia.com.au for a full conference program, speaker biographies, and further information on workshops, talks, and the executive breakfast with Jim Highsmith.
To arrange a media pass or interviews with any of Agile Australia 2010’s speakers, please contact claire@slatteryit.com.au.
About Agile Australia 2010
Agile Australia 2010 is the Australian conference for the exchange of ideas, information and practical examples of Agile in the enterprise.
Date: 15-16 September, 2010
Venue: Crown Conference Centre, Crown Promenade Hotel
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne