Thursday 22 October 2026, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Registration | Mezzanine M1 Foyer Enter via the main entrance at the corner of Merivale St and Glenelg St |
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| 9:00am – 10:00am | Opening Plenary | Mezzanine M1 | |
| 9:00am – 9:10am | Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country Nurein Samsuri |
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| 9:10am – 10:00am | Making the Impossible Possible: The Relentless Pursuit of Better Mel Marshall |
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| 10:00am – 10:30am | Morning Tea | Mezzanine M1 Foyer | |
| ROOMS | Room #1 | Mezzanine M1 | Room #2 | Mezzanine M2 |
| 10:30am – 11:05am | Security Needs a Rebrand: Fixing the situationship between security and the business Kelsy Luengen |
Workshop: The Alignment Advantage: How to Become a Strategic Force Multiplier Liz McMillan |
| 11:10am – 11:45am | Details coming soon Chris Liddell |
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| 11:50am – 12:30pm | Beat the Possum Paralysis Lison Mage |
Details coming soon |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch | Mezzanine M1 Foyer | |
| ROOMS | Room #1 | Mezzanine M1 | Room #2 | Mezzanine M2 |
| 1:30pm – 2:05pm | What Happens When Business Analysis Grows Up? An ATO: Smarter Data reflection on maturity, judgment, and value. James Millet |
Workshop: DON’T PLAY THE GAME, HACK THE SYSTEM: THE ‘POLITICAL QUOTIENT’ FOR BAs Sharon Robson & Will McNelis |
| 2:10pm – 2:45pm | Adapt: From where we began to who we become – evolving through practices and the ways we speak Melissa-Jo Wides |
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| 2:45pm – 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea | Mezzanine M1 Foyer | |
| ROOMS | Closing Plenary | Mezzanine M1 | |
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | 2026 IIBA Australia & New Zealand Business Analysis Awards Finalist Announcement | |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | The Shape You Didn’t Plan: The Career Skills for the Business Analysis Professional Who Refuses to Stand Still Shane Hastie |
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| 4:15pm – 4:20pm | Closing Remarks Nurein Samsuri |
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| 4:20pm – 5:20pm | Post-Event Networking Session | Mezzanine M1 Foyer | |