The Albany Capital District IIBA Chapter is excited to host our 5th annual professional development day. This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to expand your skill set, learn about the latest industry trends, and network with your colleagues. You will also be eligible to claim up to 7 professional development units (CDUs/PDUs) for attending. We are happy to be able to bring this value-packed event to the capital district!

THE PRAGMATIC BA: BUILDING SKILLS TO THRIVE NOT JUST SURVIVE

This year’s program has been tailored to feature two tracks: Career and Practicing BA. The morning sessions will focus on enhancing career building skills while the afternoon sessions will be geared toward making you a more effective business analyst.

SCHEDULE

9:00 AM Kickoff

9:15 AM Opening Keynote: Learning to Unlearn – Stephen Dowling

10:00 AM Stretch Break

10:05 AM Career Track: The Career Insurance Canvas for Business Analysts – David Mantica

10:50 AM Break

11:00 AM Career Track: AI: BA Threats and Opportunities – Cris Casey

11:45 AM Lunch

12:45 PM BA Knowledge Game

1:00 PM Lightning Round: Transformation Stories

1:50 PM Stretch Break

1:55 PM Practicing BA Track: Product Management and the BA – Dave Saboe

2:40 PM Break

2:50 PM Practicing BA Track: Building Trust with Design Thinking – Sanjay Acharya

3:35 PM Stretch Break

3:40 PM Closing Keynote: Trends and Career Opportunities in Business Analysis from the Source – Delvin Fletcher

4:15 PM Closing Comments & Giveaways

4:30 PM Social

SESSIONS

Visit the IIBA Albany Capital District website for additional details about the ABADD 2021 Sessions!

SPEAKERS

Visit the IIBA Albany Capital District website to learn more about the ABADD 2021 Speakers!

PRICING

Early Bird $59.95 (available through 2/28/2021)

Standard $89.95

Student $9.95

Unemployed Free

Group Rate 5-9 $5 off per person, 10+ $10 off per person

SPONSORS

The following companies have partnered with the IIBA Albany Capital District Chapter to bring you ABADD 2021 – The Pragmatic BA: Building Skills to Thrive not just Survive. Thank you to all of our sponsors for investing in our chapter and helping to make this year’s professional development day a success!

Interested in becoming an ABADD 2021 sponsor? Please contact our VP of Communications & Marketing at chapter.vpofmktgcomm@albanyny.iiba.org.