Business Analysis Conference Europe 2018 | IRM UK | 24 September 2018 | Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate London SW1H 9NH UK

Collaborating across the community to represent and grow the Business Analysis profession. For Practitioners, By Practitioners

The Business Analysis Conference Europe 2018 will provide an unparalleled networking opportunity for Business Analysts from across Europe and beyond. Whether you are just starting your BA journey, you are an experienced BA or you would like to understand the role of BAs further, this conference is for you. Learn from your Peers. The conference provides an interactive forum where Business Analysts can meet, discuss and debate how best to rise to the challenges faced by their organisations today and in the future. In 2017, conference attendees had the opportunity to network with and learn from over 520 fellow Business Analysis Practitioners.
Twelve Pre-Conference Workshops. Choose from a comprehensive range of workshops on specific topics to get you quickly up-to-speed or fine tune your performance. Choose from introductory to advanced levels.

BCS Certification: Two full day pre-conference workshops covering the BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Change and the BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis; both include the certification examination. Places are limited.
Six Conference Tracks with More Than 50 Sessions Focusing on Company Case Studies. Learn from other BAs past success and challenges through a wide range of case studies. Broaden your knowledge and gain insights from internationally renowned experts.

The tracks for this year are:

BA Careers
Techniques
People
Innovation
Leadership & Governance

The BA Conference Through the Years – As part of the 10th year celebrations, this bonus track extends an invitation to the very best presenters to return and re-deliver the very best presentations, voted by you over the last 9 years. Case Studies and Contributors Include: Allianz Insurance, AO.com, AssistKD, Aviva, BBC, B&CE – The People’s Pension, Capita Transformation, First Rate Exchange Services, John Lewis, Lloyds Banking Group, National Grid, Nationwide, Nottingham Trent University, Royal London Group, Scottish Parliament, Standard Life, The British Council, The Home Office, University College London, University of Leeds, Welcom Digital, XL Catlin. Business Analyst of the Year Award 2018. The prestigious Business Analyst of the Year Award 2018 will be awarded at the conference.

2018 Speakers:

Rosanna Choi Ang
Lead Business Analyst, thoughtworks

Geertje Appel
Business Analyst & Trainer, Le Blanc Advisors

James Archer
Privacy Champion, ITV

Victoria Banner
Business Analysis Practice Lead, Royal London Group

David Beckham
Senior Business Analyst, Aviva

Brad Binding
Business Solutions Manager B&CE - The People Pension

Stefan Bossuwe
Holistic Business Analyst, Stef Boss Coaching & Consulting

Daryl Brisset-Dowe
Senior Consultant, Capita Transformation

Maxine De Brunner
Former Deputy Assistant Commisioner for tha Metropolitan Police

James Cadle
Director, AssistKD

Liz Calder
Director Blue Racoon

Giulia Calveri
Digital Business Analyst, Aviva Digital

Edward Chandler
Client Experience User Vision

Nick Collins
Head of IT Strategy & Architecture First Rate Exchange Services

James Conway
Business Analyst BBC

Alison Coward
Founder, Bracket

Nick de Voil
Director of De voil Consulting

Cecilia Dexter-Tissington
Business Analyst, Allianz Insurance

Eleonor Drury
Principal Consultant, Capita Transformation

Margaux Dumon
Business Analyst at Valtech

Laura Firth
Business Systems Analysis Manager, Allianz Insurance

Thomas Geis
Senior User Experience Engineer, UXQB

Lynda Girvan
Head of Business Analysis And Principal Consultant, CMC Partnership

Jared Gorai
Director Regions & Chapters, IIBA

Keith Gordon
Principal Gordon Blain Associates

Michael Greenhalgh
Global Head of Business Analysis at British council

Andrej Gustin
CEOCREA Plus

Simon Hancock
Senior Business Analyst Nationwide

Danielle Harley
Business System Analyst Allianz Insurance

Dr. J Harrison
Business Analyst ThoughtWorks

Tony Heap
Business Analyst designer, its-all-design.com and Equal Experts

Guy Hudson
Business Analyst Nationwide

Lisa Hudson
Business Analyst, Welcome Digital Ltd

Marc Huntington
Business Analyst, AO.com

James Insley
Business Improvement Manager, BBC

Melanie Jackson
Senior Business Analyst, national Grid

Suzi Jobe
Strategic Business Analyst, Nottingham Trent University

Sophie Anne Jones
Business Analyst ,University College London

Danny Kalkhoven
Business Analyst/Trainer Devoteam

Steven King
Product Manager, BCS Learning & Development Ltd

Olena Kisylychka
Business Analyst, Business Analyst CoE, Softserve

Mythili krishnaraj
Business Analyst Team Lead XL Catlin

Karen Lees
Senior Business Analyst, Aviva Digital

Rachael Levermore
Head of Compliance, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Michael Leyland
Senior Business Analyst, British council

Andrew Love
Senior business Analyst, Valtech

christina Lovelock
BA Manager, University of Leeds

Jake Markham
Consultant, JJM Business Design

Claudia Michalik
Lead Business Analyst, Not for Profit Pension Provider

Vincent Mirabelli
Principal, Global Project Synergy Group

Darren Moorghen
Lead Business Analyst, AO.com

Amy Morrell
Lead Business Analyst, The Home office

Richard Moxham
Managing Director, HRTeam UK Ltd

James Neethling
Competency Lead: Business Consulting, Saratoga Software

Ed O Regan
Strategic Business Analyst, Nottingham Trent University

Mark Owen
Independent Business Analyst

Dr. Debra Paul
Managing Director, AssistKD

Charlie Payne
Principal Business Analyst, National Grid

Catherine Plumridge
Senior Business Analyst

Nick Powell
Business Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group

Andrew Privitera
Principal Consultant, AssistKD

Rohela Raouf
Founder, Business Analyst Hub

Adrian Reed
Principal Consultant, Blackmetric Business Solutions

Angela Rich
Business Analyst Spider Solutions

Ian Richards
Head of Business Analyst and Process Re-Engineering, Capita Transformation

Suzanne Robertson
Principal & Founder, Atlantic System Guild

Craig Rollason
UK Head of Project Delivery Services, National Grid

Melanie Rose
Director, Codo London

Manpreet Sagu
Business Solutions Manager, First Rate Exchange Services

Tina Schuster
IIBA UK- Joint President

Jill Scott-Dodd
Business Analyst, Scottish Parliament

Michelle Shakesheff
Business Analyst Manager

Menaka Shanmugavadivelu
Senior Busines Analyst, Aviva Health, UK

Mark Smalley
Global Ambassador, Devops Agile Skills Association

Igor Smirnov
CEO, Netica

Stoil Stoilov
Senior Business Consultant, Brightive

David Strachan
Lead Business Analyst, Standard Life

Tiffany Taylor
Apprentice Business Analyst, Aviva Digital

Corrine Thomas
Director, Choices Consulting & Coaching

Philippa Thomas
Managing Director, Skills Shift Ltd

Matt Thompson
Business Analyst Manager, John Lewis

Paul Turner
Former director of AssistKD

Michael Van Damme
MAnaging Partner, The Forge

Glynn Wakefield
Business Analyst, Nationwide Building Society

Suzanne Williams
Hostage Negotiator

Martyn Wilson
Principal Business Analyst, MAK London Ltd

Vicky Wilson
Business Systems Analyst, Allianz Insurance

SIr Clive Woodward
Englands 2003 Rugby World Cup winning Head Coach & Former Director of Sport Team GB

Alison Wright
Principal Business Analyst, Alison wright Consultancy Ltd

John Zachman
CEO, Zachman International

2018 Sponsors:

• Assist Knowledge Development

GOLD:
• Orbus Software

STANDARD SPONSOR:
• North Highland

2018 Media Partners:

• Business Bullet
• Future Strategies inc
• Wfmc
• It-Latino.net
• Modern Analyst.com
• Technology Evaluation Centres
• Vna
• Analyst.by
• Business Analyst Mentor