Business Analysis Conference Europe – Now a Virtual Conference – 2020
21 September - 5 October 2020
This conference has already taken place
Overview
Live Streaming Workshops – 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 September & 5 October 2020
Virtual Conference has now taken place (22-23 September)
IRM UK, IIBA® UK Chapter, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and AssistKD
Collaborating across the community to represent and grow the Business Analysis profession.
For Practitioners, By Practitioners
View 2019 Conference Highlights
Why You Should Attend:
Frequent comments from delegates were their regret at not being able to attend all sessions from all conference tracks. With the Virtual Business Analysis Conference, now you can! The Virtual BA Conference will provide you with an unprecedented extensive learning and networking experience.
Maximise Your Learning Experience. Attend the 2 virtual conference days live (22-23 September) and you will get access to all 60 conference presentation recordings for 9 months after the conference. With our great line up of user case studies and leading BA experts, you will not want to miss one session.
Access to an Even Wider BA Community. As the conference is virtual, it will be more accessible to the wider BA community world-wide. Delegates can network via our online conference platform. Virtual chat rooms will be available during the event.
Reduced Fees and Enterprise Licence Fees. The lower fees make the conference more accessible to you, your colleagues and the BA Community world-wide and if you are looking for a 2 day conference access for 10+ delegates in your organisation, we can provide you with an enterprise licence fee.
Content Rich. With access to 60 conference presentations, you will have approximately 50 hours worth of unprecedented learning experience from key BA experts and case studies from leading organisations world-wide. Learn from other BAs past successes and challenges through a wide range of case studies. Case studies include Shell, Sky, BT, Bank of England, M&G, Nationwide Building Society, Hargreaves Lansdown, Capita, Whitbread, Department for Work and Pensions, Home Office, Dyson IT, Thermo Fisher Scientific, News UK, Close Brothers, Rentokil Initial, Aviva, QinetiQ, AO.com, The British Library, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Registers of Scotland, Welsh Rugby Union Group, Wokingham Borough Council, DeLaval, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group, Convex Insurance, Aldermore, Linklaters, The Open University, Melbourne University.
Conference Workshops. Choose from a comprehensive range of workshops delivered via live streaming on specific topics to get you quickly up-to-speed or fine tune your performance. Choose from introductory to advanced levels. Workshops will be held on 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 September & 5 October.
BA of the Year Finalists Announced: Click here for further information
Agenda Highlights
Keynotes:
Designing for Inherent Uncertainty through Sense-Making
Dave Snowden, Chief Scientific Officer, Cognitive Edge
Collaboration is the New Leadership
René Carayol, Global Keynote Speaker, Leadership Guru, Writer, Broadcaster and Author
Dealing with Adversity and Having the Courage to be Yourself
Nigel Owens, Professional Referee, Welsh Rugby Union Group
Stand Up Stand Out
Cally Beaton, Media Business Leader, Coach & Performer
Conference Sessions Include:
SBA: The ‘S’ is for Shapeshifter
Gillian Rae, Senior Business Analyst, Sky
Business Analysis in an AI Augmented World
Jay Nair, Senior Business Analyst, Bank of England
It’s Time to Consider the ‘I’ in Business Analyst
Rosie Lyons, Business Analyst & David McGorian-Bowness, Business Analyst, Home Office
So, Which Planet Are You From? – The International BA
Doris Rosmann-Begg, Senior Business Analyst, Whitbread
Keeping the Lights on in the UK – Machine Learning and the Business Analyst
Vivienne Smith, Senior Business Analyst, National Grid
Working with Remote Teams – Connecting Through the Virtual Interface
Kristy Dean, Solution Design Specialist, BT
Mind the Gaps! Analysis for Resilient Apps
William Gall, Lead Business Analyst / Business Designer, Nationwide Building Society
From Business Analyst to Product Owner… and Back Again
Sallie Godwin, Lead Business Analyst, The British Library
The Chameleon Business Analyst: How Adapting to Your Surroundings Can Increase Engagement and Success
Annemarie De Cesare, Head of Business Improvement, The Open University
Interpersonal Skills – How to Move From a Good BA to a Great BA
Bradley Stott, Lead Business Analyst, Close Brothers
Where is My Stuff? How Retailers Harness Data to Get Products to Customers and Insights from Data
Robby Roose, Business Analyst, Dyson IT
Data in the Middle – Facilitating a Collaborative Data Culture
Joe Bullock, Senior Business Analyst, News UK
Changing Roles – A Focus on the Roles of Business Analyst and User Researcher
Alison Jurowski, Lead Business Analyst & Jill Pate, Lead User Researcher, Department for Work and Pensions
Keynote & Featured Speakers
Testimonials
“Genuinely one of the best events I have ever attended.”
Adrian Beckham
BA Manager, ASDA
“I always come away from this event inspired and invigorated!”
Cathy Snarey
Global Business Analysis Champion, Ernst & Young
“Excellent. How else could we get this level of information? Excellent use of time”
Mark Lewing
Senior Business Analyst, Aviva
“It is a shame we cannot attend all sessions! They have all been very thought-provoking and insightful. Every BA must experience this.”
Chetan Patel
Business Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group
“One of the key highlights of my BA career to date!”
Stuart Peek
Business Analyst, , Specsavers
“Inspirational. An absolute must see event for our community”
Annie Birchall
Business Analyst, Land Registry
“As per last year, an excellent, interesting & thought-provoking event. Certainly I find it provides me with fresh impetus in taking forward my role.”
Mark Atkins
RBS , Senior BA
“Overall, hugely impressed. Very much exceeded expectations”
Alan McPherson
Business Analyst Manager, Thomson Reuters
“I am not alone. That is good to know! I really welcome the opportunity to share experiences with other BAs”
Iona McMillan
Business Analyst, Global Energy
“I am so glad to have been part of this conference. Amazing atmosphere, great talks and the execution was perfect. I have met great minds and will keep in contact with the new connections to grow our BA community.”
Kay Hardy
Consultant, Capita Transformation
“As usual, it is a real pleasure to meet up with my community to exchange best practice. It kept up the very high standards of the previous events.”
Walter Barrera
HoD, EPO
“Who knew there were so many BA’s! It’s great to have an event which caters exactly to our needs/methodologies.”
Genna Fowler
Business Analyst, News UK
“Really enjoyed the event and felt I learnt a lot.”
Anne Turvey
Lead BA, Enterprise Rent-a-car
“Great venue and organization. A great chance to meet new people, learn new things and confirm things you already know.”
Victoria Banner
BA Practice Lead, Royal London Group
“Interesting people, world-wide points of view, great organisation, great motivation to move forward!!!”
Tamara Belan
Business Analyst, Wargaming Group Limited
“This was my first BA conference and I’m happy I made the decision to attend. I met a lot of interesting people who inspired me to try new things and make my projects better.”
Eliska Dolezalova
Business Analyst, Barclays
“Overall, a great variety of sessions, speakers and content. Very well organised.”
Alison Potter
Digital BA, Department for Work and Pensions
“My first time at the conference. I have met lots of people and it’s opened up many more opportunities for me.”
Sarah Ottery
Acting Lead BA, SSE
“Excellent, informative, will definitely be back!”
Chris Pyatt
BA Operational Lead, University of Leeds
“Very useful for a new BA, it has equipped me with further tools for the role”
Jag Singh
Business Analyst, Care Quality Commission
“Brilliant conference, will definitely be coming back next year!”
James Campbell
Business Analyst, Aviva
“Overall, I have really enjoyed the event, always great to be able to network with BA’s from other industries. Always enjoy the events, well put together and thought-provoking presentations.”
Cecilia Dexter-Tissington
Business Analyst, Allianz Insurance
“First time attending and I thoroughly enjoyed it”
Lesley Price
Director, Royal Bank of Canada
“Great to see how many people are showing the same passion and energy towards their BA job!”
Ann Mistiaen
Business Analyst, Novado
“Very inspirational, I will definitely implement some of the ideas at work.”
Joawim Vallejo
FE Lead, Shell
“Really enjoyed it – I leave having learned loads and full of ideas on how to apply at Lloyds. Thank you”
Marta Korus
Lead Business Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group
“I have absolutely loved the conference. Great people, great presentations, great venue”
Thamer Miles
Lead Analyst, Data & BI, Whitbread
“One of the most informative and relevant events I have ever been to. Not sure how you will improve on this next year.”
Juliette Pearson
Strategy and Architecture, DE&S CIO
“Inspiring and energising. Love it!”
Jonathan Bryant
Business Analyst, NFU Mutual
“Always a great event! Well-planned, thought-through and organised. The speakers are all really well-prepared and the presentations and material are of a high quality”
James Devereux
Business Analyst Manager, Bank of England
“It exceeded my expectations. I have met many people from a wide variety of industries.”
Lisa Ellis
Lead Analyst, UBS
“Great event - Really thought-provoking and learnt some new skills.”
Jade Phillips
Lead Business Analyst, The Home Office
Fees
- 2 days
- £795
- 2 Day Conference + 9 months access to the 2 day Conference recordings - £795 + VAT
- 1 day
- £195
- 1 Day Workshop - £195 + VAT
- half day
- £99
- Half Day Workshop - £99 + VAT
Group Booking Discounts
Delegates | |
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2-3 | 10% discount |
4-5 | 20% discount |
6+ | 25% discount |