“A packed schedule, lots of networking, the chat function worked really well and there were loads of interaction between delegates. The quality of speakers, both key notes and sessions, was off the scale, well done!”
Michelle Shakesheff
Head of Business Analysis, Close Brothers
“Amazing virtual platform, very interactive and engaging. Great networking opportunities. Next best thing to f2f networking.”
Lauren Howes
Business Analyst, The Bank of England
“It was a fantastic, very well organised conference. Quality of the presentation and keynotes were of very high standard. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and can't wait for the next one. Thank you to the organisers.”
Usha Rangaswamy
Business Analysis Lead, Vodafone
“Really excellent, and good platform for feeling more like a 'real' conference.”
Chris Pyatt
Business Analysis Operational Lead, University of Leeds
“A valuable two days crammed with so much fantastic content and speakers with time in between to network and make new connections.”
Jason Valentine
Senior Business Analyst, Aviva
“A wide range of both technical and "soft" skills covered by experienced and informative speakers.”
Tim King
Enterprise Architect, Babcock International
“Overall excellent for a virtual conference.”
Michelle Smith
IT Business Analyst, Pembrokeshire County Council
“Very impressed with how slick it all was. My first experience of a virtual conference, and I thought the conference platform worked well for re-creating virtually the conference experience. Also very pleased to have access to recordings of the sessions, allowing me to watch the sessions that I wasn't able to attend on the day.”
Chris Pyatt
Business Analysis Operational Lead, University of Leeds
“Great number of session available covering a wide range of topics. Like that the sessions were available on demand as it allowed me to attend more than I would be able to in person and allows me to go back and re-watch any sessions I particularly enjoyed.”
Sam Houghton
Business Analyst, Baillie Gifford
“Really good event and in these exceptional circumstances has really set the bar on how a virtual conference can be.”
Adam Mcintyre
Product Owner, Rentokil Initial
“I'm walking away impressed with the 2 days and thinking about next year’s already! I say roll on BA Conf 2021! ;-)”
Bhavisha Patel
Senior Business Analyst, Virgin Media
“Very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it and how much energy it generated. You could feel the engagement levels even thought it was virtual! Great first stab at virtual. Well done team IRM!”
Ian Richards
Director, Business Analysis, Capita
“The content was just as good as ever, and I think you did an amazing job of adapting to the virtual world.”
Tara Dentry
Senior Business Analyst, Aletha Works Ltd
“Overall a brilliant virtual event! This was my first BA conference and I hope it won't be my last. Well done to all involved in making the best of a bad situation!”
Kristy Dean
Solution Design Specialist, BT
“I enjoy this conference each year and I'm glad it was able to carry on online this year. I really appreciate the ability to watch other sessions that I'm interested in after the event and I will be making full use of this for sure!”
Victoria Banner
Senior Product Manager, BPDTS Ltd
“An excellent worthwhile event in these difficult times, made excellent use of technology to bring folk together - well done.”
Tony Ormston
Business Analyst, Department of Work and Pensions
“Brilliant event. The organizers couldn’t have done anything more to make it better.”
Barbara Anderson
Senior Business Analyst, BPDTS
“Astonishingly successful conference. I was amazed by how it was almost as good as an in-person event. Thank you!”
Nick de Voil
Director, De Voil Consulting
“The Zoom chat at lunch time was a great idea as were the BA extra live events. Where I would normally wander round the stands finding people to chat to, I used the zoom facility. Also the BA extra live events were a good way to get insight into some of the sessions.”
Catherine Plumridge
Lead Business Analyst, Aldermore
“I think you have done a great job organizing this conference virtually.”
Martina Babini
Principal Analyst, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group
“A great conference and the "virtual" nature was well managed. Whilst missing the personal face to face contact a lot more resources and options seemed to be available and used.”
Kevin Gosling
Business Analyst, ,
“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
Business Analysis Conference Europe – a Virtual Conference 
