2025 Summit
2025Programme
Pre-conference workshops and two full conference days — every session from the 2025 Business Analysis Summit, 3–5 November 2025.
This 3-hour interactive workshop is designed for business analysts, aspiring consultants, and professionals seeking to elevate their impact by adopting a robust consulting mindset. In today's dynamic business landscape, merely gathering requirements is no longer sufficient; successful business analysts must act as strategic partners, problem-solvers, and trusted advisors.
Certification isn’t one-size-fits-all—and neither is your career. In this fast-paced, engaging workshop, we’ll explore the full spectrum of IIBA® certifications and help you identify which one aligns with your unique professional persona.
Are you daunted by Business Architects' seemingly esoteric drawings, philosophical discussions, and vague descriptions? Are you startled by Capability Maps, Value Streams and other Architecture Models and their meaning?
The era we are living in requires every human being to be resilient, either by design or by force, to sustain one’s career and life as a whole. Without resilience, many slip into depression, and sadly, others lose their precious lives; hence, it is the currency for sustainability in one’s career and life. The rapid change in the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental spheres is also making this currency highly in demand.
Business Change Academy’s Foundation in Business Analysis 1-Day workshop introduces an extensive range of business analysis activities, frameworks and techniques.
In a world shaped by relentless technological advancement and shifting customer expectations, Sne Dlamini’s keynote explores the evolving role of the Business Analyst (BA) as a strategic enabler of business transformation.
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
What if everything you believe about your business… is wrong?
Knowing how to interact and deal with the various levels of individuals in terms of role and leadership in an organisation while executing on transformational initiatives are key skills that any analyst needs.
Resilience in Business Analysis is not achieved by working harder, but by connecting with purpose. Business Analysts operate at the intersection of people, processes, and technology, making collaboration essential to success. This session explores how partnerships with stakeholders, peers, mentors, communities of practice, and strategic alliances contribute to growth, adaptability, and long-term impact.
In the high-stakes world of Hunger Games, survival depends on more than strength. It requires adaptability, emotional intelligence, calculated risk-taking, and rapid decision-making. Much like these dystopian arenas, today's business environment is volatile, unpredictable, and sometimes unforgiving.
In a world where AI and automation are rewriting how we work, Business Analysts are uniquely positioned to guide transformation rather than fear it.
In an AI-first world, Business Analysts are uniquely positioned to lead today while designing for tomorrow.
In a world of accelerating disruption and change, resilience is not a passive trait—it must be designed into teams, cultures, and leadership approaches. Servant Leadership offers a powerful, proactive framework for building this kind of resilience. By focusing on service, empathy, and stewardship, Business Analysts can foster the psychological safety, adaptability, and trust needed to lead teams through uncertainty.
The presentation focuses on how Business Analysts can drive resilience and reinvention by shifting from individual excellence to collective empowerment. Grounded in personal experience, it highlights the importance of human connection in delivering high-quality outcomes.
This session explores how BAs are moving beyond requirements management to play a key role in business optimisation and transformation. Referring to the Future of Jobs Report 2025-2030 (WEF), we highlight the growing demand for value-focused, tech-enabled roles.
BAs must understand the language of value creation, progressing from standardisation to optimisation and transformation to deliver real impact.
What if resilience wasn’t something you built after the fact but something you intentionally designed into your BA practices from the start? In this session, we’ll explore how Business Analysts can lead with foresight, calm and clarity even when the ground is shifting beneath them.
In this provocative yet practical talk, we’ll explore how generative AI, while powerful, can mislead, misinform, or even erode credibility when wielded without critical thinking.
Are you a business analyst caught up in digital confusion and finding it hard to navigate and catch up with today's evolving tech world? Then this session is for you as we will unpack the most relevant methodologies and tools to help you learn and level up with the rest of the world and industry pace.
In today’s fast-paced business world, being a Business Analyst isn’t just about writing requirements anymore, it’s about being an all-rounder.
Every professional has been there—standing in the quiet aftermath of a failed project, a strained stakeholder relationship, or a personal career derailment, wondering, "What now?"
The Business Analysis Chameleon: Adapting, Aligning, Accelerating, Bridging the Gaps & Driving the Change.
In a world where dreams often remain just that—dreams—Miles Kubheka stands out as a powerful force for change, bridging the gap between aspiration and action.
In the high-stakes world of Hunger Games, survival depends on more than strength. It requires adaptability, emotional intelligence, calculated risk-taking, and rapid decision-making. Much like these dystopian arenas, today's business environment is volatile, unpredictable, and sometimes unforgiving.
In a world of accelerating disruption and change, resilience is not a passive trait—it must be designed into teams, cultures, and leadership approaches. Servant Leadership offers a powerful, proactive framework for building this kind of resilience. By focusing on service, empathy, and stewardship, Business Analysts can foster the psychological safety, adaptability, and trust needed to lead teams through uncertainty.
What if resilience wasn’t something you built after the fact but something you intentionally designed into your BA practices from the start? In this session, we’ll explore how Business Analysts can lead with foresight, calm and clarity even when the ground is shifting beneath them.
The Business Analysis Chameleon: Adapting, Aligning, Accelerating, Bridging the Gaps & Driving the Change.
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
What if everything you believe about your business… is wrong?
In an AI-first world, Business Analysts are uniquely positioned to lead today while designing for tomorrow.
In this provocative yet practical talk, we’ll explore how generative AI, while powerful, can mislead, misinform, or even erode credibility when wielded without critical thinking.
In today’s fast-paced business world, being a Business Analyst isn’t just about writing requirements anymore, it’s about being an all-rounder.
In a world where AI and automation are rewriting how we work, Business Analysts are uniquely positioned to guide transformation rather than fear it.
This session explores how BAs are moving beyond requirements management to play a key role in business optimisation and transformation. Referring to the Future of Jobs Report 2025-2030 (WEF), we highlight the growing demand for value-focused, tech-enabled roles.
BAs must understand the language of value creation, progressing from standardisation to optimisation and transformation to deliver real impact.
Are you a business analyst caught up in digital confusion and finding it hard to navigate and catch up with today's evolving tech world? Then this session is for you as we will unpack the most relevant methodologies and tools to help you learn and level up with the rest of the world and industry pace.
Knowing how to interact and deal with the various levels of individuals in terms of role and leadership in an organisation while executing on transformational initiatives are key skills that any analyst needs.
Resilience in Business Analysis is not achieved by working harder, but by connecting with purpose. Business Analysts operate at the intersection of people, processes, and technology, making collaboration essential to success. This session explores how partnerships with stakeholders, peers, mentors, communities of practice, and strategic alliances contribute to growth, adaptability, and long-term impact.
The presentation focuses on how Business Analysts can drive resilience and reinvention by shifting from individual excellence to collective empowerment. Grounded in personal experience, it highlights the importance of human connection in delivering high-quality outcomes.
Every professional has been there—standing in the quiet aftermath of a failed project, a strained stakeholder relationship, or a personal career derailment, wondering, "What now?"
As a BA professional, you are usually not in a formal leadership role. Yet, you have the knowledge, skills and perhaps even position to lead stakeholders to better choices and more meaningful results. However, are you leading consciously, to the best of your abilities, and with lasting impact?
In an era defined by disruption, volatility, and rapid technological shifts, resilience for Business Analysts isn't reactive, it's designed. This session explores how BAs can lead through uncertainty by reimagining their role, evolving their toolkit, and architecting adaptability into their practices.
In a world where change is constant, the role of the Business Analyst is being redefined. Drawing from his journey, Itu shares how BAs can thrive by embracing resilience and reinvention.
The role of the Business Analyst is evolving rapidly in the face of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. While some fear redundancy, the true opportunity lies in resilience, adaptability, and embracing AI as a partner in value delivery.
In a world defined by disruption, Business Analysts are being called to lead—not just deliver. This powerful and practical session explores how resilience can be intentionally designed into the way BAs think, behave, and collaborate.
This presentation explores the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and business analysis, emphasizing AI's role as a transformative tool rather than a replacement for human expertise.
In the digital era, Business Analysts are stepping beyond traditional requirements gathering to become strategic drivers of technology adoption.
Sustainability is often viewed from rather narrow lenses, with the resultant effect being that most sustainability endeavours – even those well-meaning ones – end up being ineffective at best or worse, leads to even more challenges for the executing business and society in general.
“What if the very things we fear most at work — crises and conflict — could become our greatest sources of strength?”
Resilience isn’t built in moments of calm — it’s forged in the heat of crisis and conflict.
Digital transformation isn’t just about technology—it’s a business imperative that is about agility, adaptability, and empowering teams to thrive in constant change. And agility is no longer optional—it’s the engine of digital transformation. Without agile, digital transformation is like sailing without a compass.
Resilience is not just an external skill, it begins within. For Business Analysts navigating a constantly shifting landscape, self-awareness is the critical foundation that enables intentional leadership and sustainable reinvention. This session delves into how being grounded in your personal values and understanding your behavioral patterns allows you to build authentic stakeholder relationships and make clearer decisions, even amid complexity and pressure.
In a world of rapid digital transformation, Business Analysts and Product Managers have a unique opportunity to lead - not just adapt. This session explores how tools like ChatGPT can become powerful thinking partners when paired with strong prompting skills.
Business analysts operate within a variety of environments and delivery methods. In this presentation, the speaker will demonstrate how a business analyst can contribute meaningfully throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), leveraging AI as a strategic tool and nurturing collaborative relationships across the delivery cycle.
As technology, including artificial intelligence reshapes industries and agile practices redefine roles, the business analyst is evolving from requirement gatherer to strategic innovator. This panel explores the emerging skillsets, mindsets, and career paths that will define tomorrow’s analysts—those who bridge data, design, and decision-making to drive real impact.
In an era defined by disruption, volatility, and rapid technological shifts, resilience for Business Analysts isn't reactive, it's designed. This session explores how BAs can lead through uncertainty by reimagining their role, evolving their toolkit, and architecting adaptability into their practices.
In a world defined by disruption, Business Analysts are being called to lead—not just deliver. This powerful and practical session explores how resilience can be intentionally designed into the way BAs think, behave, and collaborate.
Resilience is not just an external skill, it begins within. For Business Analysts navigating a constantly shifting landscape, self-awareness is the critical foundation that enables intentional leadership and sustainable reinvention. This session delves into how being grounded in your personal values and understanding your behavioral patterns allows you to build authentic stakeholder relationships and make clearer decisions, even amid complexity and pressure.
In a world where change is constant, the role of the Business Analyst is being redefined. Drawing from his journey, Itu shares how BAs can thrive by embracing resilience and reinvention.
This presentation explores the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and business analysis, emphasizing AI's role as a transformative tool rather than a replacement for human expertise.
Sustainability is often viewed from rather narrow lenses, with the resultant effect being that most sustainability endeavours – even those well-meaning ones – end up being ineffective at best or worse, leads to even more challenges for the executing business and society in general.
The role of the Business Analyst is evolving rapidly in the face of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. While some fear redundancy, the true opportunity lies in resilience, adaptability, and embracing AI as a partner in value delivery.
In the digital era, Business Analysts are stepping beyond traditional requirements gathering to become strategic drivers of technology adoption.
Digital transformation isn’t just about technology—it’s a business imperative that is about agility, adaptability, and empowering teams to thrive in constant change. And agility is no longer optional—it’s the engine of digital transformation. Without agile, digital transformation is like sailing without a compass.
In a world of rapid digital transformation, Business Analysts and Product Managers have a unique opportunity to lead - not just adapt. This session explores how tools like ChatGPT can become powerful thinking partners when paired with strong prompting skills.
“What if the very things we fear most at work — crises and conflict — could become our greatest sources of strength?”
Resilience isn’t built in moments of calm — it’s forged in the heat of crisis and conflict.
Business analysts operate within a variety of environments and delivery methods. In this presentation, the speaker will demonstrate how a business analyst can contribute meaningfully throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), leveraging AI as a strategic tool and nurturing collaborative relationships across the delivery cycle.