Business Analysis Conference Europe – a Virtual Conference
20-23 September 2021
This conference has already taken place
Overview
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
21-22 September (Conference) 20 & 23 September (Workshops)
The Business Analysis Conference Europe provides an unparalleled learning and networking opportunity for Business Analysts from across Europe and beyond. The conference provides an interactive forum where Business Analysts can virtually meet, discuss and debate how best to rise to the challenges faced by their organisations today and in the future.
Why You Should Attend:
The virtual Business Analysis Conference will provide you with an unprecedented extensive learning and networking experience, providing better value than ever. 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!
Maximise Your Learning Experience. Attend the 2 virtual conference days live (21-22 September) and you will get access to all 45 conference presentation recordings for 3 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. You may find yourself networking with delegates across the globe!
Reduced Fees and Enterprise Licence Fees. The reduced fees for the virtual conference makes the conference more accessible to you, your colleagues and the BA community world-wide and if you are looking for a 2 day virtual conference access for 10+ delegates in your organisation, we can provide you with an enterprise licence fee.
Content Rich. With access to 45 conference presentations, you will have approximately 40 hours worth of unprecedented learning experience from key BA experts and case studies from leading organisations world-wide. Case studies and contributors include Bank of England, NatWest Bank, Shell Energy, M&G, The Home Office, MOJ Digital (Ministry of Justice), BT, Vodafone, Aviva, Registers of Scotland, Guardian General Insurance, Close Brothers, Babcock, John Lewis Partnership, Conde Naste, British Library, University of Leeds, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group, Capita, Aldermore, Serco, UAL.
Conference Workshops. Choose from a comprehensive range of workshops (20 & 23 September) 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.
2021 BA of the Year will be announced at the Conference: Click here for further information on the 2021 award
2020 On Demand Conference Video Available to Purchase here.
Agenda Highlights
Keynotes:
Cognitive Diversity
Matthew Syed, Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster
Different is Normal
Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, IT Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Business Analysis in the New Decade: Trends and Research Findings
Delvin Fletcher, President and Chief Executive Officer, IIBA
Be More Pirate: Rewriting the Rules of Business
Alex Barker, Co-author of How to Be More Pirate & Facilitator
Conference Sessions Include:
Business Service Design at the Bank of England
Kei Poon, Lead Business Analyst, Bank of England
4 Winning BA Strategies to Successfully Navigate Digital Transformation
Usha Rangaswamy, Lead Business Analyst, Vodafone
Empowerment: So Much More than Just Being Confident
Jamie Toyne, Head of Business Analysis, MOJ Digital (Ministry of Justice)
Tammy Kennedy, Senior Digital Delivery Manager, BT
Benefits: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t. Beware the Wizard of Woz
Sam Merrick, Lead Business Analyst, Shell Energy
Biometric Technology: Futureproofing your Work
James Hartley, Business Analyst, Home Office
Personalisation: Everyone’s Talking About it but What Does it Mean?
Charles Whitworth, CX Design & Delivery Director, Capita
Emotional Intelligence: There’s More to it Than Empathy
Kristy Dean, Digital Business Analyst Specialist, BT
How To Achieve a Michelin Star for Remote Engagement
Paul Hickman, Senior Business Analyst, NatWest
The Tale of a New Working Mum in Covid Times
Michelle Fitzgerald, Product Engineer, John Lewis Partnership
Creating a BA Service Definition
Chris Pyatt, Business Analysis Operational Lead, University of Leeds
Digitalisation: A Trini Perspective
Jeneil Stephen, Senior Business Analyst, Guardian General Insurance Limited
The Quiet Revolution; How BAs Changed the Organisation from the Bottom Up
Michelle Shakesheff, Head of Business Analysis, Close Brothers
Improving Data Capability in Large Complex Enterprises
Timothy King, Enterprise Architect, Babcock International
Matt Morbey, Head of Analytics and Technology Applications, Babcock International
The Role of the BA: Helping Corporates Work with Startups and Smaller Businesses
Swapnil Sirsikar, Business Analyst, M&G
Keynote & Featured Speakers
Testimonials
“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
Fees
- 2 days
- £795
- Registration Fee by 25 June - Live Virtual 2 Day Conference (21-22 September) + 3 months access to the 2 day Conference session recordings - £795 + VAT (£159) = £954
- half day
- £149
- Registration Fee by 25 June - Live Streaming Half Day Workshop Fee (20 & 23 September) £149 + VAT (£29.80) = £178.80
- 2 days
- £895
- Registration Fee after 25 June - Live Virtual 2 Day Conference (21-22 September) + 3 months access to the 2 day Conference session recordings - £895 + VAT (£179) = £1,074
- half day
- £199
- Registration Fee after 25 June - Live Streaming Half Day Workshop Fee (20 & 23 September) £199 + VAT (£39.80) = £238.80
Group Booking Discounts
Delegates | |
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2-3 | 10% discount |
4-5 | 20% discount |
6+ | 25% discount |