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Chris Hurley
Director - EU Enterprise Technology
Ford-Werke GmbH
Speaker Bio
Chris has spent over 25 years at Ford Motor Company with a progressive career in IT leadership and enterprise technology. His current role is that as Director - EU Enterprise Technology, where he is responsible for regional IT operations in Europe. His experience includes global leadership roles where he held responsibility for a wide range of technology solutions and regional leadership in Strategy, Security, and Enterprise Architecture. Technology leadership has involved leading B2C architecture, Product engineering and overseeing global infrastructure disciplines like Storage, Mainframe/System Z, and Data Centre strategy.
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Session
Tuesday, 09 September, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST
Executive Story: Driving Standards - How Ford Is Consolidating Its Tech Stack In Europe
Chris Hurley,
Director - EU Enterprise Technology, Ford-Werke GmbH
This session will focus on why Ford has started a journey to a single tech stack spanning SaaS platforms and internally built products to support its business in Europe. We will cover the case for change, how we determined the vision and the challenges faced in adoption. Overview of EU Tech Stack: The EU Tech Stack aims to streamline technology across the region, reducing tech debt and eliminating redundant applications Governance: A governance process ensures alignment with the EU Tech Stack principles and strategy, requiring approval for significant changes and making trade-offs where needed Future State: The future state envisions a unified tech stack powering both our Ford Pro and Retail experiences by leveraging global platforms & standards.
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