2022 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.

Professional Development Units (PDU)

IIBA Members will receive:

8 PDU for just the in-person component
6 PDU for just the online component
14 PDU for both components

You must self-record this in your membership.

Online

Monday 21 March 2022

Program times are listed in AEDT. To convert program times to your timezone, CLICK HERE.

This content will only be presented online.

1030 – 1100	Opening Networking Session Join your peers for a chat over a cup of coffee. Meet colleagues, sponsors and speakers as you are randomly allocated through a series of four-person 5 minute video chats. You never know who you might meet!
1100 – 1300	OPENING PLENARY SESSION
1100 – 1115	Event Opening Briana Ertanin, AUS IIBA Australia Chapter President
1115 – 1200	Keynote Speaker BAs on the World Stage, a Global Update Keith Ellis, US Keith Ellis has been an executive in the technology industry for over 25 years, starting with the industry trend-watcher International Data Corporation (IDC). He has held roles as CEO, COO, board member, investor or mentor to various technology companies, co-founded and sold a business analysis company as well as being a former Chair of IIBA. As Chief Growth and Engagement Officer for IIBA, he is responsible for leading IIBA’s global growth strategy, including strategic partnerships, corporate and academic programs, chapters, and membership value. Keith is a recognized voice in the business analysis community, has published and spoken extensively in our field, and, at one point had over 60,000 attendees to his webinars annually. His 2008 study, The Business Analysis Benchmark, quantified for the first time the economic impact of mature business analysis practices and their positive impact on overall project success rates. Keith holds an undergraduate business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and MSc in Computer Science from Lancaster University in the UK for his research in business analysis.
1200 – 1300	Keynote Speaker Forget about Project and Requirements Metrics! Product Metrics Is Where It’s At! Angela Wick, US Angela’s passion for business and product requirements, combined with her deep and broad experiences in the field, bring a unique perspective that helps all teams develop effective, flexible requirements practices. In addition to her role as CEO of BA-Squared and founder of BA-Cube.com, Angela is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor on Agile Product Ownership and Business Analysis, IC-Agile Authorized Trainer, Product Owner and BA highly-rated trainer, highly-rated speaker, sought-after workshop facilitator, and contributor to many industry publications. Chair: Arvind Arcot

1300 – 1800

BREAK

1800 – 1845

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Sri Balachandar

Keynote Speaker

Secret Sauce for Building Successful Communities of Practice

Pardeep Dhanda, UK
Paddy Dhanda is the Agile Practice Director at QA Ltd, the largest Technology training provider in the UK. He is the former head of Agile learning for a global bank where he rolled out Agile education to over 100k agilists. Paddy has worked in the field of Business Analysis for almost 20 years and led a global Business Analysis Community of Practice comprising of over 2k practitioners. He is the former IIBA UK Midlands Communities Director.
Paddy is passionate about creating engaging learning experiences through visual thinking, gamification and storytelling. He regularly shares insights with industry thought leaders via his podcast, the Peaky Agilist. He also tells really bad jokes according to his two young children.

Tuesday 22 March 2022

1100 – 1145

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Luigi Bini

Keynote Speaker

Upskilling for Agile: Winning Strategies for a Successful Transition to Agile Analysis and Planning for Business Analysts

Howard Podeswa

Howard Podeswa is a thought leader in the intersection of agile and business analysis. For over twenty years, he has been helping large organizations adapt and optimize their analysis and planning practices for agile software development approaches. He has authored a number of books based on these experiences that have become staple references for practitioners – UML for the IT Business Analyst (2nd edition, cengage, 2009), exploring the BA function within an iterative-incremental process and The Business Analyst’s Handbook (cengage, 2008), a reference manual for BAs in agile and traditional organizations.

1145 -1200

BREAK

1200 – 1245	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 – Reskilled Chair: Sri Balachandar	TRACK #2 – Resilient Chair: Briana Ertanin
	What Makes People Tick (and Click): The Psychology Behind Phishing, Vishing and Smishing Erich Kron Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4 USA	Five skills for Business Analysts to set you apart in 2022 Arash Arabi Sprint Agile (This presentation will not be recorded so please watch live)
1245 – 1300	BREAK
1300 – 1400	PLENARY SESSION Chair Arvind Arcot
	Keynote Speaker Advancing Professional Development in Business Analysis Zara D’Ambra & Julie Hockey Zara D’Ambra is a principal business analyst, and business analysis practice lead working for digital operations and technology at Commonwealth Bank. Zara has worked at CommBank for over 20 years and has been a business analyst for over 13 years. She has experience in strategic analysis, business solution consulting, and people leadership. Julie Hockey is an executive manager for the academy for career excellence at Commonwealth Bank. The Academy for Career Excellence is the technical learning academy for Technology in the CBA Group. The Academy is focused on bringing people, processes and technology together to enable people to have the right capabilities to be successful.
1400 – 1730	BREAK

1730 – 1815

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Anna Rajander

Keynote Speaker

Delivering optimal business outcomes with BPM

Biju Behanan

Biju is a well-known business analysis practitioner, consultant, and corporate trainer for the past 9 years and have conducted more than 300+ corporate trainings, trained 2500+ participants and have helped hundreds pass IIBA CBAP, CCBA, AAC and ECBA examinations. Biju heads SkillCert Consultancy Private Ltd an IIBA EEP for the past 8 years as Director and Chief operating officer.

1815 – 1830

BREAK

1830 – 1915	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 – Reskilled Chair: Luigi Bini	TRACK #2 – Resilient Chair: Anna Rajander
	#SQUADGOALS – Collaboration for Connection Theo Kapodistrias Speaker \| Trainer \| Advisor	Retrospect yourself Christina Lovelock Business Analysis Leader \| Author \| Speaker \| Coach
1915 – 1930	BREAK

1930 – 2015

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Toby Travanner

Panel Session

Presidents Forum – Business Analysts being Responsive, Resilient and Reskilled

Briana Ertanin (AUS)

Wei Hsiao (NZ)

Edward Ngubane (SA)

Wednesday 23 March 2022

1030 – 1100

Delegate Networking Function
Take this opportunity to meet colleagues, sponsors and speakers through small group meetings. Participants will be randomly allocated through a series of four-person 5 minute video chats. You never know who you might meet!

1100 – 1145	CONCURRENT SESSION THREE
	TRACK #1 – Resilient Chair: Luigi Bini	TRACK #2 – Responsive Chair: Abi Sachi	TRACK #3 – Hands On Workshop 1100 – 1300
	Creating Requirements During Times Of Constant Change Pamela Paterson Senior Business Consultant/Best-Selling Author	Driving Decisions with Data: Delight or Disaster? Dr Joe Perez Senior Systems Analyst / Chief Technology Officer (This presentation will not be recorded so please watch live)	Workshop: Develop an Object-oriented Business Capability Map – Hands-on Workshop Mohammad Mirkarimi Senior Business Architect, Capsifi David Grindlay Principal Business Architect, Capsifi
1145 – 1200	BREAK
1200 – 1245	PLENARY SESSION Chair: Anastasia Golubeva
	Keynote Speaker The Future of BAs Eno Eka Eno Eka is a business analyst and change manager based in Calgary, Alberta. She is an award-winning career coach and speaker who has been recognized for helping more than 20,000 professionals around the world kickstart their professional careers. She is a business analysis content developer and course instructor at the University of Manitoba. She is the CEO of Eny Consulting Inc and Founder of Business Analysis School. In 3 years of arriving in Canada, Eno has touched the lives of thousands of immigrants to Canada.
1245 – 1730	BREAK

1730 – 1815	CONCURRENT SESSION FOUR
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Chair: Luigi Bini	TRACK #2 – Resilient Chair: Ally Duncan
	UI Design – How to design without buttons Andrew Lizzio Managing Director, Wizup Pty Ltd	Functional & Non-Functional Business Requirements – are they really that clear cut? Rajiv Roy Data Engineering Manager, Accenture Inc.
1815 – 1830	BREAK

1830 – 1915	CONCURRENT SESSION FIVE
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Chair: Ally Duncan	TRACK #2 – Resilient Chair: Nurein Samsuri	TRACK #3 – Responsive Chair: Luigi Bini
	Channelling Games for Gains Oluwakorede Asuni Business Analysis Lead, Mobile Financial Services	What’s next in your career journey? Elise Stevens Career Tactician	The Transformation of Education in IIBA Australia Tim Wrathall Business Analysis and Change Practice Manager, Transurban
1915 – 1930	BREAK

1930 – 2015

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Anastasia Golubeva

Keynote Speaker

Cybersecurity – whose responsibility is it?

Bindu Channaveerappa

Bindu Channaveerappa, Business Analysis Consultant, International Speaker and Director of IIBA UK London Communities. Bindu comes with 15 years of experience in Business Analysis and is qualified from IIBA and BCS. Recognising the need for Cybersecurity analysis, Bindu, proactively studied Security Management and since has become a keen advocate to make Cybersecurity inclusive within the mainstream business analysis. She is part of the IIBA’s Cybersecurity Certification team authoring the IIBA Cybersecurity Certification curriculum and the exam questions. Bindu also has taken this imperative message to several countries and delivering speeches and workshops at various Business Analysis and Cybersecurity conferences.

Thursday 24 March 2022

1100 – 1145

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Sri Balachandar

Keynote Speaker

The Big Power of Small

Dana Mitchell

Dana has 20 years experience in IT and product design/development. As a digital transformation specialist, she’s led digital transformations at Fortune 500 organizations, helping establish empowered, customer-focused teams who continuously deliver value.

1145 – 1200

BREAK

1200 – 1245	PLENARY SESSION
	Keynote Speaker Humans are hard, Code is easy Tom Henricksen Tom Henricksen is a problem-solving technology professional. He has worked in various roles in technology for over twenty years. Tom has learned how to solve challenging issues in technology and lead technical teams. He can help you develop those skills too!
1245 – 1315	Delegate Networking Function Share lunch “virtually” with colleagues, sponsors and speakers through small group meetings. Participants will be randomly allocated through a series of four-person 5 minute video chats. A great opportunity to catch up and share your thoughts on the Festival with your peers!
1315 – 1630	BREAK

1630 – 1715

PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Anastasia Golubeva

Keynote Speaker

Building the Business Analysis Hero Journey

Paul Benn

About Paul Benn, CBAP, AAC … Paul has worked as a business analyst for over 25 years. He started his career in Cape Town, South Africa, working on a projects in Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Now settled in New Zealand, Paul is the Vice President of Marketing for the IIBA New Zealand Chapter. a BA consultant for Redvespa, volunteers for Business Mentors NZ and Victoria University Masters of Business Analysis.

1715 – 1730

BREAK

1730 – 1815

CONCURRENT SESSION SIX

TRACK #1 – Responsive
Chair: Sundeep Samujh

TRACK #2 – Resilient
Chair: James Barnes

1730 – 1815

What should a Business Analyst know as a knowledge Co-Creator?

Prasanthni Kalyanasundaram
Data Science Delivery Lead, Coles

The Recruitment Landscape

Jill Ryder
Executive Director & Project Services Practice Lead, Precision Sourcing

Friday 25 March 2022

1030 – 1230	CONCURRENT SESSION EIGHT
	TRACK #1 – Reskilled	TRACK #2 – Responsive Chair: Abi Sachi	TRACK #3 – Resilient Chairs: Evan Klose & Liza Laya
1030 – 1130	2 Hour Workshop: Let’s Engage and Collaborate…Wherever Our Stakeholders are These Days! Jamie Champagne Business Analyst, Champagne Collaborations	1 Hour Presentation: Engineering the Business Experience: How Business Rules, Business Processes, Data, and Requirements Can All Work Together Gladys Lam Co-Founder and Principal, Business Rule Solutions, LLC	45 Min Presentation – My Best Life – A workshop to support your Wellbeing Lindsay Tighe Director, Better Questions (This presentation will not be recorded so please watch live)
1115 – 1145			Break
1145 – 1215			45 Min Presentation – How a Business Analyst can change the Marketing Strategy of the Organization? Pranav Kotak Creative Head, Digital Consulting Pandit
1215 – 1230
1230 – 1300	BREAK

1300 – 1415

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Garrie Irons

1300 – 1400

Keynote Speakers

A Global Overview & Update

Delvin Fletcher

Delvin Fletcher is currently the President and CEO of the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®). Prior to joining IIBA he served as Chief Information Officer with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) since 2017. He has a background in membership associations, information systems, public accounting, government, and not-for-profits. Delvin also brings experience from Ethoca Technologies, Xchange Technology Group, Sap Canada, Shred-it International and other prominent organizations where he acted in senior leadership roles.

(This presentation will not be recorded so please watch live)

1400 – 1415

Event Close

Briana Ertanin, AUS
IIBA Australia Chapter President

(This presentation will not be recorded so please watch live)

Adelaide - 22/3

Tuesday 22nd March

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This content will only be presented at the Adelaide in-person event. It will not be streamed online. Please note the program may be subject to change.

0815 – 0845	Registration Open Ian McLachlan Room East
0845 – 0945	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Ian McLachlan Room West
0845 – 0900	Event Opening – Acknowledgement of Country Evan Klose Adelaide Chair, IIBA Business Analyst, Hambs
0900 – 0945	Keynote Speaker Why Your Processes Suck (And How To Make Them Not Suck) Daniel Rayner Having a keen interest in scaling companies from a start-up level, Daniel Rayner, has recently taken on the task of expanding the European based Business Process Management solution vendor GBTEC Software AG to the Asia Pacific region. With significant uptake in the first year of operations, Daniel is working closely with GBTEC’s newest customers to improve the way they manage their business processes. With a rapidly changing business landscape, Daniel is passionate about discussing the key ingredients necessary to effectively implement Business Process Management within an organisation. Sponsored By:

0945 – 1030	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 – Reskilled Ian McLachlan Room	TRACK #2 – Resilient SACA Committee Room
0945 – 1030	Humanising IT™ Katrina Macdermid Director, KJM Services	Workshop: The Black Swan of your progress – how to stop going backwards Marina Pullin Managing Director, Jungal
1030 – 1100	MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ian McLachlan Room East

1100 – 1300	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 – Reskilled Ian McLachlan Room	TRACK #2 – Responsive SACA Committee Room
1100 – 1145	Using Business Analysis skills and techniques to start a consultancy mid COVID-19 (when everyone said not to!) Linda Field Co-Founder And Business Analysis Capability Lead, Bailey Abbott	Workshop: Leveraging Best Practice through Facilitation Sharon Honner Founder, Spectra Coaching
1145 – 1230	Evolution: The evolving role of the BA at SA Power Networks Liz Renton Capability Manager for Business Analysis & Business Readiness, SA Power Networks
1230 – 1300	Business Analyst, Functional Analyst and Product Owner, a PM point of view Lachlan Mollison Director & Project Manager, Cove Project Management MAPM, AgilePM, AgileBA, PMD Pro
1300 – 1400	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Ian McLachlan Room East

1400 – 1530	CONCURRENT SESSION THREE
	TRACK #1 – Resilient Ian McLachlan Room	TRACK #2 – Reskilled SACA Committee Room
1400 – 1445	Using Scrum to scale Scrum, the basics of Scrum@Scale Jason Cameron Coach \| Mentor \| Trainer, ScrumCraft & Peoples’ Choice Credit Union	Workshop: Design Thinking and Learning To Fly Dan Levy Principal, More Space For Light
1445 – 1530	Challenges and Solutions – Commissioning a new digital building during a pandemic Stephan Fourie General Manager, ICT, SkyCity Adelaide
1530 – 1600	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ian McLachlan Room East

1600 – 1740	CLOSING PLENARY SESSION Ian McLachlan Room West
1600 – 1645	Keynote Speaker Developing a customer-centric culture Eva Balan-Vnuk Eva is responsible for the strategic leadership and delivery of critical whole of government technology and cyber security services for South Australia Government in order to benefit citizens, businesses and public servants. Prior to this role, Eva worked for Microsoft in Europe, Asia and Australia, most recently as State Director for Microsoft South Australia. Eva has a PhD in innovation and entrepreneurship from the University of Adelaide with her thesis focused on the financial viability of non-profit social enterprises. In 2016, with a group of similarly-minded women, Eva established HerTechPath Incorporated to celebrate and inspire careers for women and girls in the technology sector. HerTechPath provides an easy way for women working in the technology sector in South Australia to give back by delivering briefings to high schools to inspire and be visible role models for girls to encourage them to consider careers in this disruptive, exciting and important sector.
1645 – 1730	Panel Session Closing Panel Moderator: Tom Carlton Evan Klose Liz Renton Linda Field Ally Duncan
1730 – 1740	Event Close & Thank you

1740 – 1830

Post Event Networking Drinks

Hosted by the IIBA Adelaide Branch

We thank the Adelaide Festival Platinum sponsor

Brisbane - 22/3

Tuesday 22nd March

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This content will only be presented at the Brisbane in-person event. It will not be streamed online. Please note the program may be subject to change.

0815 – 0900	Registration Open Boulevard Auditorium Foyer
0900 – 1015	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Boulevard Auditorium
0900 – 0915	Official Welcome Acknowledgement of Country
0915 – 1015	Keynote Speaker The Social Analyst: being a BA in the age of connections Georgiana Mannion George has been a speaker on multiple topics at international conferences for many years, known mainly as ‘The Playful BA’. She has been a BA for over ten years, has led a BA team and communities of practice. She is now a ‘problem solver for hire’. She incorporates analysis, technology, and change management, to support companies and teams. She was the Vice President on the IIBA Board of Directors Australia for 2.5 years after 2 years on the IIBA committee in the UK. She is proficient and present in all things social media, including branding, and hosts two podcasts. Sponsored By:
1015 – 1045	MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

1045 – 1300	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 – People Boulevard Auditorium	TRACK #2 – Data Boulevard B1&2
1045 – 1130	Product Manager, Product Owner and Business Analyst – what is the difference? Tim Coventry CEO, Business Analysis (BAPL)	Workshop: Storytelling with Data Kate Norris Presentation Boss
1130 – 1215	How many hats are YOU wearing? Rebecca Weaver & Emily Bone ASG Group
1215 – 1300	Digital Technology in Mining Manav Krishan Lead of Technology, BHP Coal & E&G Digital factories	Does your business have the intelligence to excel at change? Sean Hall Founder \| CEO \| Chief Energist, Energx
1300-1400	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

1400 – 1545	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 – Systems & Techniques Boulevard Auditorium	TRACK #2 – Skills & Maturity Boulevard B1&2
1400 – 1445	Journey of Intelligent Automation and the key role of Business Analyst Ronak Mathur Automation Architect, Mater Hospital	Establishing Business Analysis as a Practice in your Organisation Gareth Jones Practice Manager, Business Analysis (bapl)
1445 – 1515	Embedding analytics to optimise customer experience and revenue Jason Tan Founder, Data Driven Analytics (DDA)
1515 – 1545	Lean Prototyping Adarsh Thakur Business Analyst, Indue Ltd.	Real – mastering soft skills to nail your assignment Marius Daniels Principal, Hexagon Accounting
1545 – 1615	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

1615 – 1715

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Boulevard Auditorium

1615 – 1700

Keynote Speaker

Using OKRs to ensure you don’t forget what you learnt today

Ryan McKergow
A Business Analyst in a former life, Ryan is now the Group Manager for Elabor8’s Queensland office, which he has led for the past 5 years. He has grown the office from himself to a team of 30+ people. Due to his success in this role, Ryan has been the recipient of multiple awards including the Institute of Managers & Leaders – Emerging Leader award. Ryan is passionate about continuous learning and taking lots of small steps that lead to success, which is his key message for us today.

1700 – 1715

Event Close

1715 – 1830

Post Event Networking Drinks

Hosted by the IIBA Brisbane Branch

We thank the Brisbane Festival Platinum sponsor

Canberra - 25/3

Friday 25th March

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0800 – 0845	Registration Open Ballroom Foyer
0845 – 0945	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Ballroom 1
0845 – 0900	Event Opening Garrie Irons Canberra Branch Chair
0900 – 0945	Keynote Speaker The Purpose-Driven Business Analyst Carl Sudholz Carl Sudholz is the founder of AGContext, a digital transformation consultancy who helps non-profit organisations leverage cloud software to reduce administration and streamline communication. Throughout his almost 20 year career, Carl has led and supported digital transformation projects for a wide range of organisations including: Professional Associations, Allied Health and Government. Sponsored By:
0945 – 1015	MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer

1015 – 1215	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 Ballroom 1	TRACK #2 Ballroom 2
1015 – 1100	Who do you think you are? Digital identity and cybersecurity Rajiv Shah Managing Director, MDR Security	Workshop: Relationship Dynamics: leading with and capitalising on status– in any project environment Haydn Thomas Chief Mindavator, Mindavation
1100 – 1145	DO IT RIGHT FIRST TIME Alicia James CEO/Founder of ChangeIT Up Change Management
1145 – 1215	Core strengths of a Business Analyst David Dalrymple Business Analyst Cohort Lead, Projects Assured
1215 – 1300	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer
1300 – 1400	Keynote Speaker A Global Overview & Update Delvin Fletcher Delvin Fletcher is currently the President and CEO of the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®). Prior to joining IIBA he served as Chief Information Officer with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) since 2017. He has a background in membership associations, information systems, public accounting, government, and not-for-profits.
1400 – 1410	Presentation of certificates for the 2021 Canberra Study Group

1410 – 1545	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 Ballroom 1	TRACK #2 Ballroom 2
1415 – 1445	Soft Skills in a Digital Age – The Art of Storytelling for Business Analysts Virginia Shaw Chief Innovation Officer/ Managing Director, Shaw Wellness	5 lessons Business Analysis teaches us for life Navdeep Chhabra Director \| Management Consultant \| Modern Analyst \| Business Visionary \| ICT Trainer \|Career Coach \| Mentor \| Author
1445 – 1500		Break
1500 – 1545	Why I BA – applying the Competency Roadmap to understanding yourself and developing a successful BA career Garrie Irons Canberra Branch Chair	The practical application of Business Architecture Krishan Jogia Managing Director, Evolve & Amplify
1545 – 1615	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer

1615 – 1710

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 1

1615 – 1700

Keynote Speaker

Lessons Learned from Lean Discovery

Duncan Buchannan
Duncan is a multiple award winning Product Manager, spending the past 10 years building new SaaS products from the ground up. His experience running a successful software startup led him to Xero, where he is combining his Lean Startup mindset, a focus on Human Centred Design, and his Product Discovery experience, to build innovative products for Accountants and Bookkeepers.

1700 – 1710

Event Close

Garrie Irons
Canberra Branch Chair

1710 – 1830

Post Event Networking Drinks

Hosted by the IIBA Canberra Branch

We thank the Canberra Festival Platinum sponsor

Melbourne - 24/3

Thursday 24th March

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0815 – 0900	Registration Open Level 2 Foyer 2.7 & 2.8
0900 – 1015	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Meeting Room 219 & 220
0900 – 0915	Event Opening Liza Laya Melbourne Branch Chair
0915 – 1015	Keynote Speakers What we do matters, and here’s why Craig Brown Craig is CEO of Everest Engineering, an international software agency with team members in the US, Australia, India and the UK, and customers all over the world. Craig’s own story includes being an early adopter of agile methods and practices and co-founder of LAST Conference in Australia and co-founder of Everest Engineering. He also managed a global Saas product development team for several years until it was acquired in 2019. Everest Engineering is a software engineering consultancy with a global reach. Our strength lies in the capability and diversity of our people. We are proudly inclusive and we celebrate our individual differences and shared common values. Sponsored By:
1015 – 1045	MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Level 2 Foyer 2.7 & 2.8

1045 – 1245	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Meeting Room 219	TRACK #2 – Resilient Meeting Room 220	TRACK #3 – Reskilled Meeting Room 218
1045 – 1130	Advancing Professional Development in Business Analysis Zara D’Ambra Principal Business Analyst & BA Chapter Lead, CBA	The Purpose-Driven Business Analyst Ruth Lewis Principal Consultant, Technology Foresight	Workshop: The Value of Design Techniques for Business Analysts Elizabeth Ring Transformational Change & Design Lead, Leidos Australia
1130- 1215	The business case for Digital Accessibility Rick Giner Director Of Engineering, Everest Engineering	Moving from Good to Great in your Business Analysis Journey John Parshotamdas Lead Business Analyst, St John Of God
1215 – 1245	Topic TBA Aneta Nikoloski National Digital Business Analysis Capability Lead, Deloitte Digital	Scaling Business Agility Igor Arkhipov Head Of Business Analysis, Merkle Australia
1245 – 1345	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Level 2 Foyer 2.7 & 2.8

1345 – 1545	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Meeting Room 219	TRACK #2 – Resilient Meeting Room 220	TRACK #3 – Reskilled Meeting Room 218	TRACK #4 – Reskilled Meeting Room 215
1345 – 1430	How to stand out in a crowd of business analysts Malini Jayaganesh Director Emeritus, Business Relationship Management Institute	Business Analyst – the Jolly Joker of the team Gabor Devenyi Agile Coach	Workshop: Define a product with the user in mind Pilar Esteban Director of Design, Everest Engineering Gizem Kurangil Designer, Everest Engineering	Workshop: Develop an Object-oriented Business Capability Map – Hands-on Workshop Mohammad Mirkarimi Senior Business Architect, Capsifi David Grindlay Principal Business Architect, Capsifi
1430 – 1515	The Art Of Getting Business Analysis Right Maria Montgomery Lead Delivery & Support, UniSuper	Five skills for Business Analysts to set you apart in 2022 Arash Arabi Sprint Agile
1515 – 1545	Helping you create Deaf-friendly Experiences Nikhil Bora Experience Designer, ANZ	Professional Networking: Applying elicitation techniques to accelerate your career Naomi Pollock Business Consulting Manager, Enterprise Agility
1545 – 1615	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Level 2 Foyer 2.7 & 2.8

1615 – 1730

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Meeting Room 219 & 220

1615 – 1715

Keynote Speakers

The Unstoppable BA

Damian Wilson & Michael Augello & Delvin Fletcher

Damian is a passionate advocate for business analysis professional mastery. He has spent over 20 years working with individuals and enterprises to build effective business analysis capability. Over this time, Damian has observed many different capability uplift approaches and seen which ones deliver the best results. Damian is a Past President of IIBA Australia and is currently responsible for business analysis capability at Toll Group.

Michael has been an influential leader in Business Analysis over many years. His passionate involvement in building successful professional communities saw him serve 8 years with the global board of IIBA® where he had a central role in developing strategy. Michael served as Global Board Chair in 2014-2016.Michael has a strong entrepreneurial style which brings energy to all of his undertakings.

Delvin is the current CEO and President of IIBA.

1715 – 1730

Event Close

Liza Laya
Melbourne Branch Chair

1730 – 1845

Post Event Networking Drinks

Hosted by the IIBA Melbourne Branch

We thank the Melbourne Festival Platinum sponsor

Perth - 24/3

Thursday 24th March

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This content will only be presented at the Perth in-person event. It will not be streamed online. Please note the program may be subject to change.

1230 – 1245	Registration Open Ballroom Foyer
1245 – 1345	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Foyer West/Outdoor Piazza West

1300 – 1355

OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Karri Room

1300 – 1330

Quick Bite Speaker

2022 & the BA Recruitment Market

Kyle Burnett
Kyle is the leader of the Technology Recruitment Division for Michael Page in Western Australia. Over the last seven years in Perth Kyle has built networks across the WA market. Three years ago Kyle took over the technology recruitment function and has grown the team from four to eight with a record year for recruitment in 2021. Kyle personally recruits BA roles alongside two of his team members Rosie Versace and Deyana Khosravi and between them they recruited in excess of 60 Business Analysts in the WA market in 2021. Kyle will provide market insights on current hiring sentiment, skills in demand and industries to target in 2022.

1330 – 1355

Event Opening

Anna Rajander
Senior Business Analyst, Western Power

1355 – 1525	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 Karri Room 1	TRACK #2 Pinnacles Room
1355 – 1440	Different BA personas of Banking Industry Kunwar Singh Business Analysis Practitioner Lead, Bankwest	Step 1 – Conduct business analysis planning Sally-Anne Mitchell National Business Analysis Practice Lead, Modis
1440 – 1525	The Trials & Tribulations of a Business Analyst Jason Yau Technical Business Analyst, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia	Delivering Value: Understanding the relationship between business analysis and success Anna Rajander Senior Business Analyst, Western Power
1525 – 1600	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Foyer West/Outdoor Piazza West

1600 – 1645

CONCURRENT SESSION TWO

TRACK #1
Karri Room

TRACK #2
Pinnacles Room

1600 – 1645

Covering the bases – dynamism in a day as a BA

James Armenti
Senior Business Analyst, Velrada

A door to systematic thinking

Triveni Gajbhiye
Business Analyst – Project Direction and Client Liaison at Illuminance Solutions

1645 – 1740

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Karri Room

1645 – 1730

Panel Discussion

Responsive, Resilient, Reskill – So, What’s Next?

Facilitated by Ant Erickson
We will welcome back all our speakers throughout the day to discuss ‘Responsive, Resilient, Reskill – So, What’s Next?”.

Sydney - 23/3

Wednesday 23rd March

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This content will only be presented at the Sydney in-person event. It will not be streamed online. Please note the program may be subject to change.

0815 – 0900	Registration Open Ballroom Foyer
0900 – 1025	OPENING PLENARY SESSION Ballroom 2
0900 – 0915	Event Opening Sri Balachandar IIBA Sydney Branch Chair
0915 – 1000	Keynote Speaker From Business Analyst to CIO Stephanie Chung Stephanie’s experience spans senior technology leadership, enterprise transformation and business consulting. She is currently Senior Director of Digital and Technology at CBRE for Pacific and South East Asia where she drives business-wide transformation, enablement and innovation. She is passionate about the possibilities and potential of proptech and the capability CBRE has to enable the industry to propel forwards.
1000 – 1025	Keynote Speaker The BA World Stage Delvin Fletcher Delvin Fletcher is currently the President and CEO of the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®). Prior to joining IIBA he served as Chief Information Officer with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) since 2017. He has a background in membership associations, information systems, public accounting, government, and not-for-profits. Delvin also brings experience from Ethoca Technologies, Xchange Technology Group, Sap Canada, Shred-it International and other prominent organizations where he acted in senior leadership roles.
1025 – 1045	MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer

1045 – 1245	CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Ballroom 2	TRACK #2 – Resilient Ballroom 1	TRACK #3 – Reskilled Ballroom 3
1045 – 1130	What makes a great PO? James King Agile coach, ELMO Software	Workshop: Writing Business Definitions Mark Atkins Co-founder, Intraversed Pty Ltd.	The Influential Future Business Analyst in a Sustainable Business Organisation James Barnes Founder, SmartBA Pty Ltd
1130 – 1215	Amplify your organisation’s analytical capabilities Wei Hsiao Business Analytics Chapter Lead, New Zealand Post		Humanising IT™ Katrina Macdermid Director, KJM Services
1215 – 1245	A day in the life of an Agile BA Swati Tyagi Manager, Cmc Markets		Nail That Lingo Kelly Myles Senior Business Analyst, Westpac Group
1245 – 1330	LUNCH & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer

1330 – 1530	CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
	TRACK #1 – Responsive Ballroom 2	TRACK #2 – Resilient Ballroom 1	TRACK #3 – Reskilled Ballroom 3
1330 – 1415	BA/SM? BA/PO? BA/PM? with so many blended roles, do BAs need a brain transplant? Terry Haayema Commonwealth Bank	Workshop: Did Someone Say ‘People Instruction Manual? A workshop to balance out your technical and people skills Anna Bashkirova Professional Coach, Qualified Extended DISC Behavioural Profiler, Meta Dynamics Practitioner & a PROSCI certified Change Manager	Customer Experience Inside & Out Stephanie Naidoo Chief Executive Officer, Blue Crane Consulting Group
1415 – 1500	Gamifying your experience Alex Jackson Think Place		The Purpose-Driven Business Analyst Carl Sudholz Independent Business Analyst, AGContext Business Systems
1500 – 1530	Designing Your Work Life Susan Yu Vice Chair of International Institute of Business Analysis, Sydney Branch		The Year of Engagement Join the Sydney Certification & Education Team and our IIBA Directors for a Lean discussion on all things IIBA Engagement. (This will be small group discussions so your questions can be answered)
1530-1600	AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION BREAK Ballroom Foyer

1600 – 1700

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Ballroom 2

1600 – 1645

Keynote Speaker

The BA skills you really need in a changing world

Stephanie Ireland
Stephanie is an experienced Agile Delivery leader, Consultant, Facilitator & Coach who has worked across a range of industries and roles. In her current role as Lead Consultant at Elabor8 she helps clients to co-design and implement new ways of working, as well as achieve transformational change.

1645 – 1700

Event Close

Sri Balachandar
Sydney Branch Chair

1700 – 1830

Post Event Networking Drinks

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