SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE – STRATEGIES THAT ENABLE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
Praveenkumar Ambhore, Senior Enterprise Architect, Panduit
Praveenkumar Ambhore (Praveen) is a Senior Enterprise Architect, at Panduit Corporation. Praveen is responsible for providing EA support to multiple business functions such as engineering, and entire supply chain management including planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. He works closely with business leadership within the organization to ensure alignment between IT and Business to drive priority strategy initiatives.
Praveen has worked in multiple discrete manufacturing industries and IT consulting firms to drive transformation initiatives in Product lifecycle management, manufacturing digital transformation and adoption of next gen technologies.
Jothylakshmy Busa, Senior Enterprise Architect, College of American Pathologists
Bio to come!
Jeff Roseman, CIO, Marmon Foodservice Technologies
Jeff is an experienced IT executive with over two decades of experience in both technology management and consulting roles. With experience in global business, marketing, sales, business process re-engineering, and as an IT director, CIO and consultant, he has worked both sides of the technology world. Mr. Roseman possesses an extensive background working with regional, national, and international businesses in a variety of industries including professional services, healthcare, distribution, manufacturing, legal, real estate, construction, and non-profit. He has a broad knowledge of IT strategy, networking, telecommunications, training & development, systems integration, mergers and acquisitions, facility relocation, and business continuity planning.
Mr. Roseman continues to be successful moving IT teams from a crises management mentality to predictive, proactive, disciplined organization. He has previously lectured on social media & networking, IT leadership, customer relationship management, endpoint security, and disaster recovery planning. Mr. Roseman has a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in Information Systems and Marketing from the University of Iowa. He mentors undergraduate/MBA students in the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business and serves on College’s SoMAC board. He lives in Wheaton with his wife and two teenage daughters.
Venkat Sunkara, Senior Enterprise Architect, Data & AI Leader, US Cellular (soon to merge with T-Mobile)
Venkat Sunkara is a Senior Enterprise Architect with over 30 years of experience leading digital transformation across telecom, insurance, retail, education, and public sector organizations. He brings deep expertise in data architecture, governance, analytics, and cloud-native platforms, with a consistent focus on enabling secure, scalable, and business-aligned solutions.
Currently at UScellular (soon to merge with T-Mobile) Venkat drives enterprise architecture and AI/GenAI adoption across diverse business domains including Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, Facilities, Marketing, Incentive Compensation, and Data Governance.
Venkat has previously held senior technology roles at Liberty Mutual, The TJX Companies, Illinois State University, and the University of Illinois, where he architected modern data ecosystems, real-time platforms, and governed analytics environments. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science, is TOGAF and CBIP certified, and serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors at ICCP.org, a global nonprofit that promotes IT standards, training, and professional certifications. Venkat is passionate about the evolving role of enterprise architecture as a catalyst for innovation, agility, and trust in an AI-driven future.
Carissa Fay Wikstrom, Sr. Manager, Enterprise Architecture, Walgreen Co.
Bio to come!
