In an AI-first world, Business Analysts are uniquely positioned to lead today while designing for tomorrow.
This session explores how BAs can steward AI adoption through their role at the intersection of people, ideas, and technology—curating context, shaping intelligent delivery, and guiding AI integration. We also examine how BAs can architect the information flows and structured knowledge that agentic AI systems will leverage. From shifting knowledge toward durable, machine-readable context to leading organizational readiness for intelligent agents. This talk also explores how BAs can evolve their careers and contribution from tactical delivery partners to strategy enablers in an AI 1st world. Whether you’re starting your AI journey or already building intelligent systems, this session offers an actionable framework driven roadmap to elevate your impact, forge new Pathways for your BA career and practice in an AI 1st world—bridging tactical execution with long-term transformation.
Key Takeaways
- A clear and compelling vision of how Business Analysts can lead in an AI-first world — not by resisting change, but by curating and enabling it.
- Practical ways BAs can pilot AI today, especially in organizations at the early stages of their AI journey.
- A roadmap to help organizations transition from digital to agentic systems — with BAs as the architects of context, flow, and organisational knowledge.
- Tools and strategies to future-proof your own BA career — evolving from deliverables to durable strategic influence.
- Ways to shape AI readiness and organizational evolution, even without formal authority — influencing from the cockpit, guiding from the tower.
About the Speaker
A Business Analysis thought leader passionate about People, Ideas and Technology with 10 years’ experience delivering and driving Business Analysis capability across digital transformation initiatives for leading international organisations in Airline and Aviation, Technology Consulting, Telecoms, and FinTech. Samuel has his roots in the African continent but is now based Auckland New Zealand where he is a Chapter Lead for the Business Analysis Practice with Air New Zealand. Samuel describes himself as passionate about helping others achieve their fullest potential and believes in the transformative power of Business Analysis to impact communities and bring change for the good.