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.
Program times are listed in AEDT. To convert program times to your timezone, CLICK HERE.
This content will only be presented online.
Monday 16 October 2023
| 1115 – 1145 | Online networking session | |
| 1145 – 1235 | Plenary 1 | |
| 1145 – 1150 | Welcome | |
| 1150 – 1230 | Keynote: Stan Belikoff | Vice President Continuous Delivery, Cochlear | |
| 1230 – 1300 | Break | |
| 1300 – 1345 | Concurrent Session 1 |
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| ROOMS | Track 1 | Track 2 |
| 1300 – 1345 | Project Failure due to Outputs rather than Outcomes Tim Coventry |
How Business Architecture & Analysis can be your superpower to navigate complex transformations Susan Moore |
| 1345 – 1730 | Break | |
| 1800 – 2000 | Plenary 2 | |
| 1800 – 1845 | Click & Connect: How Can You Have Valuable Conversations at Work? Paddy Dhanda | Agile Practice Director, QA Ltd |
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| 1845 – 1915 | Online Networking Activity | |
| 1915 – 2000 | Data Security: What Every BA Needs to Know Bindu Channaveerappa | Business Analysis Consultant & Director, i-Perceptions Consulting Limited & IIBA UK Chapter |
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Tuesday 17 October 2023
| 1000 – 1100 | Plenary 3 | |
| 1000 – 1100 | Business Architecture: Establishing Your Operating Model As A Core Strategic Asset Terry Roach |
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| 1100 – 1115 | Break | |
| 1115 – 1245 | Concurrent Session 2 |
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| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 1115 – 1215 | Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Digital Transformation Mashhood Ahmed |
Business Analysis with Presence Kathy Berkidge (90 min workshop) |
| 1215 – 1245 | ||
| 1245 – 1730 | Break | |
| 1800 – 2000 | Concurrent Session 3 | |
| Chaired by: Luigi Bini | ||
| 1800 – 1845 | New Tools for Business Analysis: Digital Twins, Generative AI, and even the Metaverse Leslie Shannon |
Organising by Value Stream, Nationwide’s Portfolio Operating Model Tony Caink |
| 1845 – 1900 | Networking break | |
| 1900 – 2000 | Plenary 4 | |
| 1900 – 2000 | Presidents Panel featuring New Zealand Chapter President Caio Diehl and Australian Chapter President Briana Ertain |
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Wednesday 18 October 2023
| 1000 – 1145 | Concurrent Session 4 |
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| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 0900 – 0945 | Understanding user behaviours to build better products & systems Raouf Araji |
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| 1000 – 1045 | Do you want to meet Emily in Paris or Escape from New York? Plan your Roadmap with key Prioritization Techniques. Mindy Bohannon (90 min workshop) |
TBA |
| 1045 – 1100 | Break | |
| 1100 – 1130 | Know your Value – Confidence to achieve ‘Good’ Jacquie Chan |
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| 1130 – 1200 | Break | |
| 1200 – 1215 | Influencing stakeholders to be passionate as you are about customer empathy Tim Anderson |
Break |
| 1215 – 1245 | The Ethical AI Business Analyst Ruth Lewis |
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| 1245 – 1300 | Online networking activity | |
| 1300 – 1315 | Online networking activity | |
| 1315 – 1800 | Break | |
| 1800 – 1945 | Plenary 5 | |
| 1800 – 18.45 | How to discover requirements that stakeholders don’t tell you LN Mishra |
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| 1900 – 19.45 | Leaders, Followers and Trusted advisors Christina Lovelock Chaired by: Anna Rajander |
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Thursday 19 October 2023
| 1000 – 12.45 | Concurrent Session 5 |
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| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 1000 – 1045 | A standard process and visual blueprint for the design of complex software systems Craig Errey |
Power Skills – Communication for Business Analysts Tom Henricksen (90 min workshop) |
| 1100 – 1145 | Innovation Elegance: What a People-Centric Methodology Looks Like Robert Snyder |
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| 1145 – 1200 | Online Networking Activity | Online Networking Activity |
| 1200 – 1215 | Online Networking Activity | A BA’s role in Sustainability Projects Richard Stejer Chaired by Mike Boutel |
| 1215 – 1245 | Business Analysts delivering value to organisational design and development initiatives Rebecca Weaver |
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| 1300 – 1345 | Hybrid Hell! Survival tips to work as a team in this split world of in-person and virtual working Sam Bowtell |
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Friday 20 October 2023
| 1000 – 1045 | Concurrent Session 6 |
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| Track 1 | Track 2 | |
| 1000 – 1045 | Story Mapping Deep Dive: How to use Story Maps for Agile Quarterly/Release Planning Howard Podeswa |
Creating a Data-Driven Business Strategy: The Right “S.T.E.P.” Joe Perez |
| 1045 – 1100 | Break | |
| 1100 – 1200 | Online Closing Plenary | |
| 1100 – 1145 | Eno Eka | Founder | Business Analysis School | |
| 1145 – 1200 | Close online program | |
