Call for Presentations

Invitation to Submit

We invite you to submit a presentation for consideration for the 2025 IIBA Festival of Business Analysis being held across Australia and New Zealand in October 2025.

The festival is the region’s premier event for business analysis professionals seeking knowledge, insights, and innovations in business analysis. It offers the opportunity for meaningful exchanges, discussions, and networking with like-minded professionals across our region and internationally. This event is a crucial platform for advancing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and promoting excellence in our diverse community.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to present your research, case studies, innovative ideas, and practical examples to an engaged audience of professionals in the community. Presentations at the festival enrich the discussions and contribute to the growth of knowledge in our field.

We offer various presentation formats, including oral presentations, quick bite presentations, workshops and panel discussions, to ensure a diverse and engaging program.

To submit your presentation, please use the Presentation Submission link on this page and follow the instructions provided. Please don’t hesitate to contact our festival managers, at mail@conferencedesign.com.au, if you have any questions.

We look forward to receiving your presentation and having you join us for an inspiring and stimulating meeting.

Kind regards,

Abi Sachithanantham
IIBA Australia Major Events Director

Submit a Presentation

Click HERE to Submit a Presentation
Submission Instructions
Presentation Types
Presentation Themes
Review & Selection Process
Additional Information
Presenter Guidelines

Important Dates

  • Call for Presentations Open
    6 December 2024
  • Call for Presentations Close
    31 March 2025
  • Presenters Notified
    30 April 2025
  • Conference Dates
    Online: 13 – 17 October 2025
    Auckland: TBC
    Wellington: TBC
    Adelaide: 21 October 2025
    Perth: 21 October 2025
    Brisbane: 22 October 2025
    Melbourne: 23 October 2025
    Sydney: 24 October 2025

Presentation Submission Instructions

All presentations are submitted online via the Presentation Submission link above. You may submit your own presentation, or submit a presentation on behalf of someone else.

1. Prepare your Presentation

To prepare to submit your presentation, you will need to collate the following information:

  • Presentation title (25 words): Use a descriptive title of up to 25 words that indicates the content of the presentation.
  • Presentation type: Review the descriptions below and select your preferred presentation type from Oral Presentation, Quick Bite, Panel Discussion or Workshop.
  • Presentation category: Select from the list opposite
  • Location: Select the locations/dates where you are available to present
  • All presenter details: Ensure you have the given name and family name, organisation, position, and email address of each presenter/contributing author.
  • Presenter biography (100 words): Prepare a brief professional biography in the third person for each presenter.
  • Presentation overview (250 words): Prepare a short description of your presentation including:
    • The purpose of the presentation
    • The nature and scope of the topic
    • The issue or problem under consideration
    • The outcomes or implications
  • Alignment with FOBA 2025 theme (100 words): How does your presentation address the 2025 theme: Rethink – Reconnect – Revolutionise.
  • Presentation history: Provide details if your presentation has been delivered previously.
  • Supporting content: Provide links to any resources relevant to your proposed presentation.
  • Audio visual requirements: Consider your AV requirements.

2. Create an Account

Once you are ready to begin, select: Click HERE to Submit a Presentation.

Create an account and follow the prompts.

3. Presentation Submission

Select the Presentation Submission tab to enter the above details, then proceed to Submit. You can Save as Draft if you need to return to the submission later.

Presentation Category

Please select the category that best aligns with your presentation.

  1. BA Fundamentals and Best Practices
  2. Change Management and Continuous Improvement
  3. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
  4. Design Thinking and Customer-Centric Approaches
  5. Digital Transformation and Innovation Strategies
  6. Innovating with AI and Emerging Technologies
  7. Interpersonal Skills and Stakeholder Engagement
  8. Leadership and Collaboration
  9. Leveraging Data for Business Insights
  10. Product Management and Ownership
  11. SAFe and Agile Practices
  12. The Human Factor in Agile and Analysis

Submission Guidelines

  • Ensure that your submission is grammatically correct and free of other errors
  • Use single spacing for all text
  • Do not use abbreviations in the title of the presentation
  • When using abbreviations in the description, spell them out in full at the first mention
  • Capitalise the first letter in trade names
  • Presentations should NOT contain references, tables, or figures
  • Accepted presentations will be promoted exactly as submitted.

Presentation Type

You are asked to note a preferred presentation type. The committee may request that you consider an alternative format.

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations will be allocated 30 – 45 minutes, including for question time.

Quick Bite Presentations

Quick Bite presentations are short 10 – 15 minute, focused oral talks that will be part of a session featuring multiple presenters.

Panel Discussions

Panel discussions provide diverse perspectives and encourage interactive exchanges on a topic or theme. Generally, each panellist will present their topic or viewpoint followed by a discussion and audience participation. A moderator will need to ensure the smooth flow of the session, facilitate interaction between panellists, and incorporate audience questions. Panel sessions are typically allocated 60 minutes.

Panel proposals should include the following:

  • The panel topic
  • The moderator’s name and affiliation
  • The panellists names, affiliations, and topics

Workshops

Workshops provide an interactive and hands-on format for in-depth discussions, skill development, or collaborative activities. The workshop will allow participants to engage with facilitators and peers to explore topics or learn new techniques. Workshops are typically allocated 60 – 90 minutes.

Workshop proposals should include the following:

  • The workshop title.
  • The facilitators and their affiliations
  • An overview of the workshop that highlights how it will be interactive for participants.
  • The maximum number of participants

Review & Selection Process

The Program Committee will allocate presentations to the program considering quality of the overview, the relevance to business analysis professionals and the balance of the program.

Presenters will be notified of acceptance or change of format via email at the date specified above. Presenters are then required to confirm their acceptance and their participation in the festival. Unsuccessful submissions will be notified. No correspondence will be entered into as to why individual presentations did not receive a place in the program.

Scoring

All submissions will be reviewed against set criteria to ensure consistency.

  • Relevance: The extent to which the presentation aligns with the festival theme.
  • Originality: The novelty and uniqueness of the research or ideas presented.
  • Clarity: The clarity of the presentation in terms of structure and language.
  • Impact: The potential impact of the presentation.

Additional Information

Permission

By submitting a presentation all presenters and authors are deemed to have agreed to release the content to the festival organisers and give permission to publish the presentation overview in all festival publications including on the website, in the app and printed material.

Correspondence

The main presenter will be the point of contact for all communication regarding the presentation, including acceptance notification.

Presenter Registration

Registration is complimentary for all confirmed presenters at the location of presentation. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

Cancellations or Change of Presenter

If you need to cancel or change the presenter, please advise Conference Design at mail@conferencedesign.com.au as early as possible.

Presenter Guidelines

For more information and instructions on presenting at FOBA 2025, please visit the Presenter Guidelines.

View Presenter Guidelines

Tips for Submission

Speaker Biography

A brief 100 word biography of the presenter is to be provided when you submit your presentation. Biographies may include the presenter’s position, career details and major work achievements. Biographies should be written in the third person. If your presentation is accepted, your biography will be used when introducing you as a speaker at the conference.

Presentation Overview

An overview is a short paragraph that captures the interest of potential attendees of your session. Your presentation description should engage the reader by telling them what your presentation is about. The title of the proposed presentation is also important; short attention-catching titles are the most effective, however, it is also important to ensure that the title describes the subject.

These are questions to consider when writing your presentation overview.

  • Does the title succinctly describe the topic?
  • Does the overview clearly state the topic of the presentation?
  • Does the overview give a concise summary of the presentation?
  • Does the overview engage the reader by telling them why they should attend the presentation?
  • Is the description well written in terms of conciseness, language, and grammar?

Your overview should not include diagrams or images; references are not required.

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