2023 Melbourne Program

The Festival will encompass a program of cutting edge and engaging content, along-side networking opportunities.

Keep an eye on the below space as planning proceeds.

Thursday 19 October 2023

8:15 am – 9:00 am Registration & Exhibition | Centre Stage Foyer
9:00 am – 9:45 am Plenary #1 | Centre Stage Room   
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome
Maria Montgomery, Melbourne Branch Chair
9:10 am – 9:45 am Bringing Agility into every part of CBA
Gareth Chegwidden
9:45 am – 10:30 am Morning Tea & Exhibition | Centre Stage Foyer
ROOMS Centre Stage Room 2 Meeting Place Room 1 Centre Stage Room 1
10:30 am – 11:15 am

From Stenography to Strategy
Naomi Pollock

Zero to Hero: VBA’s BA Practice journey (Workshop)
Liza Laya & Darren Turner
Present like TED
Niall Clerkin
11:15 am – 11:20 am Move Rooms Move Rooms
11:20 am – 12:05 pm Articulative Communication with Process-bility
Kevin Tan
“Analysis” is so old-school; welcome to the age of “Synthesis”!
Arash Arabi
12:05 pm – 12:10 pm Move Rooms
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm Your Career. Plan it, Own it, Live it… ahhh the paradox, the contradiction, the irony
Michael Augello / Maria Montgomery
Power Up the Future-Ready BA
Malini Jayaganesh
Your Backlog is Broken – here’s how to fix it.
Shane Hastie
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm Lunch & Exhibition | Centre Stage Foyer  
ROOMS Centre Stage Room 2 Meeting Place Room 1 Centre Stage Room 1
1:40 pm – 2:25 pm Stepping Up into Strategic Leadership
Arvind Arcot
Talking about Value: How to build alignment and energy around your mission (Workshop)
Craig Brown
Making it up as you PO
Damian Wilson & Geoff Griffin
2:25 pm – 2:30 pm Move Rooms Move Rooms
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Unlocking Success: Mastering the Mindset of Business Analysis
Heather Mylan-Mains
How the f*ck did this happen? (Cyber Security for Business Analysis)
Dr Darryl Carlton
3:15 pm – 3:20 pm Move Rooms Move Rooms
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm The value of specialisation in building a BA career.
Igor Arkhipov
Using AI for better decisions faster
Matt Lee (on behalf of Avishkar Misra)
3:50 pm – 4:15 pm Afternoon Tea & Exhibition | Centre Stage Foyer  
4:15 – 5:30 pm Plenary #2: Closing | Centre Stage Room   
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Closing Keynote
Delvin Fletcher
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Close
Maria Montgomery, Melbourne Branch Chair
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Post Event Networking Drinks | Bossley  

This program is available in-person in Melbourne only.  It will not be shown online.