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Resilience
Dates
3–5 Nov
2025
Venue
Hilton
Sandton, Johannesburg
Speakers
36+
across all sessions
Edition
13th
annual conference
About the 2025 Conference
The 13th Edition — Built to Last
The 13th Business Analysis Summit Southern Africa brought together over 36 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the Hilton Sandton, Johannesburg, from 3–5 November 2025. Under the theme Resilience, the conference explored how business analysts can adapt to constant disruption, lead through uncertainty, and leverage emerging technologies — including artificial intelligence — to deliver lasting business value.
The pre-conference day (3 November) featured five dedicated workshops: a full-day IIBA Foundation certification programme through Business Change Academy, and four half-day workshops covering consulting mindset, business architecture, facilitation, and personal resilience. The main conference programme (4–5 November) ran three parallel tracks across 20+ sessions, with three headline keynotes and a closing executive panel discussion.
The conference was organised by IIBA Southern Africa, the official regional chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
Conference Tracks
Three Tracks · One Theme
Track 01
Collaboration
Stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and the human side of business analysis — how BAs build trust, navigate conflict, and lead through influence.
Track 02
AI & Innovation
Leveraging artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and emerging technology to evolve BA practice and deliver strategic business outcomes.
Track 03
Talent
Career development, personal resilience, and the mindsets and skills that define the future-fit business analyst in a rapidly changing profession.
Pre-Conference
Workshops
Hands-on learning on 3 November 2025 — five workshops covering consulting mindset, business architecture, facilitation, resilience, and a full-day IIBA Foundation programme.
Full Programme
Conference Schedule
Full-Day Workshop
Foundation in Business Analysis
Half-Day Workshops — Morning
Succeed with a Consulting Mindset in Business Analysis
Own the Room – Certification for BAs Who Want to Influence
Lunch
Lunch
Half-Day Workshops — Afternoon
Business Architecture – a Gentle, Pragmatic, and Practical Introduction
Resilience – The Currency for Sustainability
Opening
Registration & welcome coffee
Opening remarks — IIBA SA & Conference Chairs
The Future-Fit Business Analyst: A Framework for Strategic Repositioning
Tea break & exhibition
Session Block 1 — 10:00 to 10:50
First Principle Thinking: A Re-Imagined Mindset Powered by Resilience
Speak Delivery, Don't Explain It
Connection with Purpose: How Meaningful Partnerships Build Resilient Business Analysts
Session Block 2 — 11:00 to 11:50
The Hunger Games: Resilience by Design – Leading Through Uncertainty
Riding the AI Wave: How Business Analysts Can Lead Through Disruption
The Context Advantage: A Framework Approach to Evolving BA Practice in an AI-First World
Session Block 3 — 12:00 to 12:50
Servant Leadership by Design: Building Resilient, High-Trust Teams in Uncertain Times
Reinventing the BA Role Through People, Purpose, and Partnership
Tech-Powered BAs: Shaping Business Value, Not Just Managing Requirements
Lunch
Lunch & exhibition
Session Block 4 — 13:50 to 14:40
Resilience is Not a Reflex: The Guide to Designing Stability in a Shifting World
A(i) Fool with a Tool is Still a Fool
Digital Business Analyst: Leveling Up Your Skills
Session Block 5 — 14:50 to 15:40
The All-Rounder BA: Play Every Position, Win Every Game
Cracks That Connect: Finding Resilience Through What Breaks Us
Discover the Business Analysis Rainbow in You
Closing Keynote
Afternoon tea
Change Maker Mindset
End of Day 1 & networking drinks
Opening Keynote
Registration & welcome coffee
The BA (as) is a Leader
Session Block 1 — 09:30 to 10:20
Lightning Talks: Resilience as a Business Analyst in the Age of AI
From Chaos to Clarity: Designing Business Analysis Resilience in Real Time
The Analyst's Edge in a Fast-Changing World
Session Block 2 — 10:30 to 11:20
Resilience Reimagined: Designing Business Analysis Leadership to Thrive in Uncertainty
AI in Business Analysis
Strategic by Design: Empowering Business Analysts to Drive Tech-Enabled Decision Making
Session Block 3 — 11:30 to 12:20
Designing for Sustainability: A Guide for Business Analysts
Friction & Fire: Crisis and Conflict as the Building Blocks of Resilience
Unlocking Digital Transformation through Agile Practices
Lunch
Lunch & exhibition
Session Block 4 — 13:20 to 14:10
Resilience from Within: Harnessing Self-Awareness to Lead and Reinvent in Uncertainty
Prompt Like a Pro – How AI Can Supercharge Business Analysts and Product Managers
Showing Up as a Business Analyst Throughout the SDLC
Closing Panel
Who is the Business Analyst of the Future?
Closing Remarks & Conference Close
Keynote Speakers
Three Keynotes
Sne Dlamini
Group Vice President: Technology and Digital, AECI Limited
"The Future-Fit Business Analyst: A Framework for Strategic Repositioning"
Tuesday 4 November · 08:30–09:30
Miles Kubheka
Keynote Speaker & Author
"Change Maker Mindset"
Tuesday 4 November · 16:00–17:00
Filip Hendrickx
IIBA Board Director
"The BA (as) is a Leader"
Wednesday 5 November · 08:30–09:30
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