Elevate AI Architect Skills

Hosted by Kerrie Holley and Bill Brown

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

AIscape Framework & Essential Artifacts

Understand the 8 AI system types and which architectural artifacts are required for each system type.

AI Architectural Decision-Making

Master systematic reasoning for AI choices instead of following trends or technology preferences.

Introduction to Pattern Thinking

Learn how architectural patterns guide AI system design and why pattern thinking matters for success.

Why this topic matters

As AI systems grow in complexity, the demand for professionals who can architect them systematically is exploding. Companies need leaders who understand the technical and business architectural requirements of different AI system types. You'll develop systematic thinking about AI system complexity and not be overwhelmed by the rapidly changing landscape. You'll gain confidence to evaluate.

You'll learn from

Kerrie Holley

Retired Google Technology Executive, Optum SVP/Fellow, IBM Fellow, and Cisco VP.

Kerrie Holley brings unparalleled expertise in systems architecture, combining three decades of pioneering work in enterprise technology with cutting-edge AI innovation.


As IBM's first Black Distinguished Engineer and later IBM Fellow, the company's highest technical honor, his executive technology leadership spans some of the most influential tech companies of our era: Google, Cisco, and IBM. At Optum, he was their first Technology Fellow, leading AI, machine learning, and healthcare transformation initiatives. This unique combination of hands-on architecture experience and C-suite strategy gives him rare insight into both technical implementation and business requirements.


Kerrie's contributions have been recognized at the highest levels: 2023 National Academy of Engineering inductee and 2025 National Inventors Hall of Fame honoree for his architectural innovations. With 20+ patents in system architecture and recent books on "LLMs and Generative AI for Healthcare," he remains at the forefront of AI architectural thinking.


Why learn from Kerrie? He's lived and engineered systems through every significant computing evolution from mainframes, Internet, mobile, cloud, to AI, and understands that successful technology adoption requires systematic architectural thinking.


His AIscape Framework emerged from seeing organizations struggle with AI system implementations. Students gain proven frameworks tested across industries, plus the strategic mindset needed to architect AI systems that actually deliver business value.


You'll learn from someone who doesn't just teach architecture; he's created the frameworks that define it.

Bill Brown

Previously at

Google
Cisco
Optum

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