2023 Sydney 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.

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
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
9:50 am – 9:55 am Address by Susan Yu
9:55 am – 10:30 am Morning Tea | Conference Foyer
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
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
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Global Panel
Delvin Fletcher, Fabrício Laguna and Heather Mylan-Mains
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.
5.20 pm – 5:30pm Event Close
Susan Yu & Briana Ertanin
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.