Agile Alliance Announces Speaker Line Up for 2014 Agile Executive Forum

PORTLAND, Ore., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DATE CORRECTION – In its press release dated April 15, the incorrect date was listed for the 2014 Agile Executive Forum. The Agile Executive Forum will be held July 28, 2014.

Agile Alliance, host of the annual Agile Executive Forum, has announced the final speaker line up for the 2014 Agile Executive Forum, which will be held this year on July 28 in Orlando, Florida. This annual, invitation-only event will bring together 80 of the world's top executives, managing software portfolios of $20 million or more.

"The Agile Executive forum is an experience that's invaluable for executives seeking insight into the Agile world, and the theme this year is particularly relevant--Achieving Enterprise Agility," said  Heidi Musser, Executive Forum Conference Co-Chair. "Enterprise Agility is a true measure of the ability of the entire organization to respond rapidly to change."

The year's speaker line up is one of the most impressive so far, and will give attendees the opportunity to interact with peers who have done what they're thinking about doing, and can provide insight to help make decisions based on experience. This year's speakers will include:

Mark Wanish, Senior Vice President, Bank of America 
Idea to Implementation - A Full, Lean Agile Transformation

Brian Timmeny, Director of IT, United Healthcare 
Our Transformative Journey to Agility

Jimmy Stead, Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Services, Frost Bank 
What Helped a 146 Year-Old Company Successfully Transform to Agile Delivery

Matt Anderson, Director-PMO, Cerner Corporation 
Sustaining an Enterprise Agile Transformation

Mark Hurst, Founder, Creative Good 
Including Customers in Agile Enterprise

Complete speaker bios can be found here.

The 2014 Agile Executive Forum is conveniently co-located with AGILE2014, the largest annual global gathering of Agilists and widely considered the premiere event for the advancement of the field. Agile2014 will be held at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida, July 28 through August 1, 2014.

Review Forum eligibility guidelines and request an invitation.

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About Agile Alliance 

Agile Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the Agile Manifesto. With nearly 6,000 members around the globe, Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations, and end users. Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry's leading event that attracts worldwide practitioners, academia, business, and vendor-partner community members.

Agile Alliance Media Contact: 

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SOURCE Agile Alliance