BA & Beyond Conference

Be a Speaker

Submission deadline: 19 January 2025

Be part of our eight annual event, the leading global BA conference in Europe in four countries with speakers and participants from five continents present in person!

BA & Beyond's tagline is Connect/Interact/Act. We connect people and topics across disciplines and domains, trigger interaction between partipants and help turn inspiration and ideas into tangible action.

At the BA & Beyond Conference, we welcome talks from thought leaders in the BA field and genuine stories from practitioners that can help participants move their BA skills forward. We look for a mix of both experienced and new speakers.

We are looking for stories related to the BA profession in the broadest sense. BA & Beyond does not have a specific theme ^(*), as we want to learn from you what is topical in the BA profession.

We are hosting

short 20-minute espresso sessions to inspire the audience with a TED-style talk;
longer 40-minute lungo sessions where you can elaborate on your topic while actively engaging with your audience;
informal 40-minute coffee corner conversations without (!) slides;
2.5-hour workshops.

Please note the entire event will be in English and that all talks are to be delivered in person.

Evaluation criteria:

Topic relevance
Session content
Interaction and delivery approach
Novelty and originality: Is the proposal "beyond"?
Quality of proposal

More information about the Call for Speaker is on the dedicated submission page.

Note that you can only submit two talks, so choose wisely. What is really key for the BA profession today?

Don't hesitate to contact us for more info or any questions you may have.

^(*) Well, we actually do have a theme. It's top secret and we'll announce it after the Call for Speakers. At BA & Beyond, the conference theme is meant to add a perspective to our sessions rather than narrowing things down up front. Our last two themes were "Impactful BA" and "Perspectives". Only two people know what our next, top secret theme will be…

Be a Speaker

We very much look forward to receiving your proposal!

Submission deadline: 19 January 2025

Why participate in BA & Beyond?

Connect — Interact — Act

Connect Expertise

BA & Beyond is the conference connecting core BA competencies like process and information analysis and requirements elicitation and management with related competencies like customer experience design and product ownership, and bridging analysis with strategy, architecture, agile, product management, organisation design, innovation and more.

Interact with Peers

We create a context that triggers you to share experiences and learn from your peers.

Turn Insights into Actions

The different track formats enable you to turn your insights into tangible actions.

Photo of speaker and audience during a conference session.

Be Part of the eigth edition of this 5-day, 4-country growing BA event!

Great organisation! You have an eye for details and give attention to all — speakers, attendees, sponsors.

BA & Beyond participant

The conference was one of the best-organized and professional I’ve seen. It ran smoothly, on time, with a terrific moderation by Filip and great outreach to the community. The networking that resulted from it was also excellent. Congratulations on a model conference!

Howard Podeswa, Author, BA & Beyond speaker

The conference platform created a real-life presence effect. Especially the networking area with conversations circles.

Guntis Vaivods, Systems Analyst, BA & Beyond participant

Well done with the format. The final session had a particularly warm feel, which is hard to generate online.

Frank Collins, Delivery Lead and Portfolio Manager at Origin Broadband, BA & Beyond speaker

Good format: to the point, well timed.
A lot of information in a short time.

Sander Van Cappellen, Business Consultant at Ordina, BA & Beyond participant

Great conference, very rich agenda. It was extremely hard to choose between parallel sessions! I'm really glad I was able to take the opportunity and to travel to Belgium.

Piotr Sosinski, Senior IT Business Analyst at British Council, BA & Beyond participant

Awesome and valuable conference, with valuable and varied content.

Adrian Reed, Principal Consultant at Blackmetric, BA & Beyond speaker