Business Analysis Leadership Summit 2026 in Business Analysis, Business Architecture, and AI
2026 Leadership Summit Program | IIBA Australia
This post promotes the
BA Leadership Summit
taking place on
12 June 2026
in Sydney, Australia. It is not a PhD, postdoctoral, or master’s opening; instead, it is a professional summit for business analysis leaders, practice leaders, and transformation professionals.
The program focuses on
business analysis
,
business architecture
,
AI adoption
,
change management
, and leadership development. Sessions include: Designing for Excellence in Business Analysis; Shift Left, Business Architecture, Our Future Roles – Strategic Analysis + Plus; Pipeline Disruption: Who Is Building the Next Generation of Business Analysts?; From Insight to Impact: Building High-Performing BA Teams; Build an AI Business Analyst – Live; and The Modern Change Engine.
Speaker profiles mention
Associate Professor Hayden McDonald
of
Torrens University
, who leads analytics programs and works on industry-integrated curricula, and
Dr Terry Roach
, Vice-President of Research & Innovation at
Orbus Software
, with honorary fellowships at the
University of Technology Sydney
and
University of New South Wales
. The summit also features other industry and academic contributors, including Niall Clerkin, Susan Moore, and others.
The event is especially relevant for people interested in the future of the BA profession, AI-enabled analysis, capability pathways, and building high-performing teams. One workshop is hands-on and designed for BA Practice Leaders to build a working AI-enabled Business Analyst framework.
No scholarship, stipend, or tuition funding is mentioned. The post directs readers to the program page and registration link to secure a spot.
