Name: Architecting Manchester
Start: 2025-05-15T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-15T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Department Bonded Warehouse

[Chinonso Ani](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinonso-ani/) \- Software Architect @ NHS Benchmarking Network

"2025: How the role of the Software Architect is changing"

This talk is an in‐depth analysis of how the role of the Software Architect is evolving in 2025, shaped by a convergence of industry trends and technological forces. More companies strive to remain competitive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment, the Software Architect role is evolving into a role that is as much about business agility as it is about technical acumen.

Chinonso will be discussing:

* Integration of AI and AI Tools in Software Architecture
* Global downturn and its impact on tech hiring
* Changing expectations across the organizational ladder
* Architects as Innovation Accelerators

Date: Thursday 15th May
Venue: Bonded Warehouse (M3 4AP)

5pm – doors open (network, have some pizza and grab a drink)
6pm – presentation
7pm – networking
8pm – pub / home (please don’t feel bad if you leave early to get home)

Pizza and drinks will be provided as usual. If you have any special dietary requirements, please let me know ahead of time.

Joe Parker

Architecting Manchester

Technology

Cloud Computing

Amazon Web Services

Virtualization

High Scalability Computing

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

SaaS (Software as a Service)

Software Architecture

DevOps

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Service-Oriented Architecture

Solution Architecture

Microservices Architecture (API)

Department Bonded Warehouse

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