This week in business analysis: Angela Wick on why BAs who work both edges become irreplaceable, the BA Conference Europe 2026 agenda goes live, four IIBA community events lined up through July, and three articles asking the same hard question — what does the BA role actually look like in an AI-first world?

This week in BA: the community debates what AI can and cannot automate, two major European events are live (BA & Beyond 26 and European BA Day), IIBA June webinars open for registration, and the EU AI Act arrives in regulated industries’ BA backlogs. Week of May 26, 2026.