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.
Friday 20 October 2023
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Registration | Conference Foyer | ||
| 8:30 am – 9:55 am | Plenary #1 | Ballroom 2 | ||
| 8:30 am – 8:35 am | Opening by Briana Ertanin | ||
| 8:35 am – 8:50 am | Delvin Fletcher |
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| 8:50 am – 9:50 am | Opening Keynote: Unleashing the Generative AI Genie: A Dive into AI’s Promises and Perils for Business Analysts Dr Mark Van Rijmenam |
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| 9:50 am – 9:55 am | Address by Susan Yu | ||
| 9:55 am – 10:30 am | Morning Tea | Conference Foyer |
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| ROOMS | Track #1 – Emerge | Ballroom 1 | Track #2 – Evolve | Ballroom 2 | Track #3 – Empathise | Ballroom 3 |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Interactive Session – No code/Low Code Andre Herbst / Pete Tashevski/ Nathan Backers |
From Isolation to Innovation: Fostering Dynamic Communities of Practice for Limitless Growth! Ramya Palraj & Mike Harris |
Facilitation Masterclass – ‘The Better B.A loves rather than fears A.I’ Sam Bowtell |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | The Ethical AI Business Analyst Ruth Lewis |
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| 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch | Conference Foyer & Restaurant | ||
| ROOMS | Track #1 – Emerge | Ballroom 1 | Track #2 – Evolve | Ballroom 2 | Track #3 – Empathise | Ballroom 3 |
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Navigating the Red Ocean: The Blue Ocean Business Analyst’s Guide to Success Deon Rademeyer |
Insight to impact – Linchpin to Strategic Decision making Briana Ertanin |
Happiness, Success, and Continual Growth Antonio Kang |
| 2:00 pm – 2.05 pm | Move Rooms | ||
| 2:05 pm – 2:45 pm | Leveraging business analysis for emerging leadership roles Malini Jayaganesh |
Creating a Culture with Purpose Cynthia Baldwin |
Your Backlog is Broken – here’s how to fix it Shane Hastie |
| 2.45 pm – 2.50 pm | Move rooms | ||
| 2:50 pm – 3:30 pm | A Practical Approach for Improving Project Success Mark Atkins & Terry Smith |
Present like TED Niall Clerkin |
Making it up as you PO Damian Wilson |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Afternoon Tea | Conference Foyer | ||
| 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Plenary #2: Closing | Ballroom 2 | ||
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing Keynote: Bringing Agility into every part of CBA Gareth Chegwidden |
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| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Global Panel Delvin Fletcher, Fabrício Laguna and Heather Mylan-Mains |
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| 5:00 pm – 5:20 pm | User Stories The Upper Crass Players improv troupe will be providing a humorous and irreverent end to the festival by performing your user stories and all the various ways they can be misinterpreted! The troupe has been performing since 2016 and features comedians who have won Impro Australia’s Scriptless Cup and Theatresports’ Clash of the Titans. |
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| 5.20 pm – 5:30pm | Event Close Susan Yu & Briana Ertanin |
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| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Networking Drinks | Ballroom 3 | ||
This program is available in-person in Sydney only. It will not be shown online.