Morad Mziout is a distinguished strategic advisor, mentor, and leader in Business & Enterprise Architecture and Business Analysis. Throughout his 19-year career, he has supported organizations across the public sector, financial services, insurance, healthcare, transportation, and infrastructure industries in translating strategic vision into tangible business outcomes. He excels in defining future-state business architectures and operating models, strengthening architecture and business analysis practices, and guiding large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives. By aligning strategy, architecture, and execution, he empowers organizations to accelerate transformation, realize sustainable business value, and adapt industry frameworks, standards, and leading practices to their unique business contexts and objectives.

Holding numerous globally recognized certifications, including TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Practitioner and Leader, CBA®, ArchiMate® Practitioner, CBAP™, and BIAN®, that demonstrate mastery of leading industry frameworks and standards, Morad combines broad multidisciplinary expertise with extensive hands-on transformation experience. He has actively contributed to the advancement of business and enterprise architecture practices by leading key initiatives within the Business Architecture Guild and authoring numerous white papers. As a recognized keynote speaker and instructor, he regularly shares practical insights and proven approaches through international conferences, masterclasses, webinars, and graduate-level educational programs.

Jay Thakur is a transformational technology and AI leader with 20+ years of experience turning emerging technologies into measurable business outcomes. Operating across all three layers of architecture- Business, Enterprise, and Technology, he has partnered with Tier 1 enterprises to drive large-scale digital transformation across financial services, banking, wealth management, and insurance, delivering growth, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.  Armed with advanced credentials in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and holding industry credentials – TOGAF, AIGP and Cloud, Jay brings a rare blend of deep technical fluency and enterprise transformation depth with a proven track record of leading enterprise architecture. Most recently, he has applied this expertise in the wealth management space, where he architected aligning the value stream to support a complex merger and acquisition, enabling seamless integration, data continuity, and AI-readiness across the combined enterprise.

Currently, Jay is focused on defining enterprise AI strategies, building scalable AI and cloud capabilities, and leading technology transformation initiatives that accelerate innovation and business performance, all anchored in aligning technology investments with strategic business objectives. Beyond the boardroom.  Jay is an active voice in the industry, speaking, writing, and contributing practical insights on integrating technologies into the enterprise architecture to align with business goals and the future of enterprise technology.