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12 MAY TUESDAY

12:30 – 13:00

Reydan Yaşar, PhD, Instructor @Bogazici University

Opening Speech

13:05 – 13:45

Sid Arya, President @IIBA Vancouver Chapter

Keynote: From Data to Decisions: How BAs Can Drive Value in AI Projects

10 Min Break

13:55 – 14:35

Tashfeen Ahmed, Senior Product Designer @Microsoft

Keynote: Designing by Shipping Code: How Designers Use AI Coding Agents. Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and the rise of the designer-builder.

14:35 – 14:50

Speed Networking

14:50 – 15:30

Yağız Gürbüz, Turkey Ambassador @Lovable

Live Demo: Dietitian + Client Portal, AI-Powered (Diyetlify): A Smart CRM for Dietitians, A Smart Assistant for Clients

15:35 – 16:15

David Tomov-Strock, Senior Business Analyst @MentorMate

Keynote: Getting to the heart of the matter with storytelling

15 Min Break

16:30 – 17:10

Mihaela Draghici, Product Leader | Language Mapping Blueprint

Keynote: Language as Design Infrastructure: Why Teams Don’t Align, and How to Fix It.

17:15 – 17:55

Laura Brandenburg, Founder @Bridging the Gap

Keynote: From Reactive to Proactive: How to Think and Act Like a Business Analyst

13 MAY WEDNESDAY

12:00 – 12:40

Koray Yitmen, Partner @BA-Works Business Analysis Services, Thought Leader

Keynote Speech: Agentic Business Analyst: How to become and succeed in the AI-First IT World? Case studies from multisport athlete Michael Jordan

10 Min Break

12:50 – 13:30

Rahul B, Senior UX Designer @Amazon

Keynote: UX Leadership by Design: Influence Systems for Non-Linear Careers

15 Min Break

13:45 – 15:05

Panel: From Business Analyst to Product Owner and then to Agentic Business Analyst

Reydan Yaşar PhD

Koray Yitmen

Figen Özmen

Özgür Barış Hazır

Ayşe Akarçay

15 Min Break

15:20 – 16:00

Nastassia Shahun, Senior IT Business Analyst and Product Owner

Keynote: The BA–UX Power Shift in the Age of Intelligent Products

16:05 – 16:45

Tsvetina Kireva, Senior Business Analyst and Cluster Lead @SoftServe

Keynote: Harnessing the Power of Generative AI: Transforming Business Analysis in the Digital Age

10 Min Break

16:55 – 17:35

Chris Compston, Founder & Coach @chriscompston

Keynote: Make the Product Shift