2026 Summit
Call for Track Chairs
Shape the agenda. Mentor speakers. Represent your community at Southern Africa’s leading Business Analysis event.
The Role
Help Shape Business Analysis Summit 2026
Track Chairs are the backbone of the BA Summit programme. You’ll curate sessions, champion speakers, and ensure your track delivers real value to 250–300 BA practitioners from across Southern Africa and beyond. Applications are evaluated by the #BASummitSA organising committee.
Design the programme, run the Call for Papers, select speakers, and set diversity criteria — from the very first decision to the final line-up.
Chair your track, introduce keynotes, support your speakers on the day, and represent the BA Summit and IIBA-SA brands throughout the event.
Complimentary conference access, the chance to meet BAs from other cities and countries, and the satisfaction of shaping Africa’s premier BA event.
Track Chair · Pre-conference duties
Before the Conference
From programme design to speaker readiness
- Decide on the theme and tracks for Business Analysis Summit
- Assist with design, proofing and feedback on summit website content
- Run the Call for Papers process
- Investigate, select and invite international speakers
- Set and follow diversity criteria for speaker selection
- Collect and collaborate on papers submitted for presentation selection
- Optionally present in your own track (not mandatory)
- Determine the final programme content
- Assist selected speakers — receive and vet final presentations
- Assist selected speakers with administrative details
- Assist with international speakers’ contracts
- Create contingency plans for speakers dropping out
All planning sessions are held online via Zoom — you’ll need reliable internet access. Track Chairs are issued a dedicated summit email address for all official communications.
Track Chair · On the day
During the Conference
Leading your track from the floor
- Represent your track at the conference and speak at the opening ceremony
- Remain visible and champion both the BA Summit and IIBA-SA brands
- Welcome and entertain all speakers, with particular care for international guests
- Introduce keynote speakers in your track
- Ensure speakers are on time, set up correctly, and their AV is working
- Attend and be present across both days of Business Analysis Summit
The conference runs over two full days in Cape Town. Your presence and energy as Track Chair directly shapes the experience for every speaker and attendee in your track.
Track Chair · Your reward
What You Get
Recognition, access, and real impact on the BA profession
Free attendance at Business Analysis Summit (workshops excluded)
Help set the direction and success of the conference
Meet and connect with BAs from other cities and countries
Bragging rights — full stop.
Approx. 4h/week while building the programme; drops to ~2h/week once published; rises again to ~4h/week in the run-up to the event. All planning meetings are held via Zoom.