Bluegrass Business Analysis Conference
Registration Now Open!
Schedule:
In your FACE: Facilitation, Analysis, Collaboration & Elicitation Technique, Jennifer Battan, Spark Collaborative
Transforming Your Business Analysis Practice to Maximize Business Value, Laura Brandenburg, Bridging the Gap
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Kentucky Derby Themed Conference honoring Sir Barton, the Kentucky horse that was the first triple crown winner in 1919.
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Two keynote presentations.
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Multiple presentations on multiple tracks to attend.
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Virtual Networking Lounges for you to take your team or create a new connection with someone new.
Tracks (subject to change):
Track #1 - Data, Strategy and Innovation: Dive into the cutting edge of business analysis where data meets strategic thinking. This track explores how modern business analysis professionals can harness the power of data analytics and innovative approaches to drive business transformation. You'll learn practical frameworks for turning data insights into strategic advantages, discover new tools and methodologies for innovation, and understand how to position yourself as a strategic partner to achieve your organization's strategic goals. Perfect for BAs who want to expand their technical toolkit while developing a more strategic mindset.
Track #2 - People and Change Leadership: Success in business analysis isn't just about tools and techniques—it's about leading people through change. This track focuses on the human side of business analysis, exploring crucial skills like stakeholder engagement, change management, and leadership development. You'll gain insights into building influence without authority, managing resistance to change, and creating buy-in across diverse stakeholder groups. Designed for BAs who want to enhance their soft skills and develop into more effective change leaders, whether they're in formal leadership positions or not.
Pricing (subject to change):
$75 - Workshop each (you may attend two, morning and afternoon)
$45 - IIBA Super Early Bird Member All-day Ticket (until 3/21/2025)
$55 - Guest Super Early Bird All-day Ticket (until 3/21/2025)
$65 - IIBA Regular Member All-day Ticket for the Conference
$75 - Guest Regular All-day Ticket for the Conference
This year's Theme: The Kentucky Derby
The pageantry of the Kentucky Derby is unmatched and uniquely Kentucky. Some ladies wear big hats and dresses; some men wear tails, a top hat and carry a walking stick. From the Jockey Walk, the horse parade before they get into the starting gate, to the colors on the jockeys and horses, everything is a show.
The Kentucky Derby is commonly the first jewel of The Triple Crown.
The term “Triple Crown” was coined by the Daily Race Form writer Charles Hatton in 1930. It refers to a series of horse races for three-year old thoroughbreds.
1) The Kentucky Derby, known as “The Run for the Roses”, is typically ran the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
2) The Preakness Stakes, known as “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans”, is typically ran on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland.
3) The Belmont Stakes, known as “The Test of the Champion”, is typically ran the third Saturday after the Preakness (which would make it the first or second Saturday in June) at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
To date, there have been only 13 horses that have won the triple crown. Today, we honor and celebrate a horse from Kentucky that was the first horse to win the triple crown, Sir Barton.
Sir Barton was a chestnut colt bred in 1916, in Kentucky, by John E. Madden at Hamburg Place Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.
Sir Barton was sired by the British stallion Star Shoot, out of the mare Lady Sterling, by Hanover. Sir Barton's paternal grandsire was the 1893 English Triple Crown winner Isinglass. His half-brother was 1908 juvenile champion Sir Martin.
Sir Barton was known for being a "grouchy" horse, and it was said that the only human he didn't hate was his groom, Toots Thompson.
In 1918, John E. Madden sold Sir Barton to Canadian businessman and volunteer naval commander J. K. L Ross. During the 1919 Kentucky Derby, Sir Barton was ridden by jockey Johnny Loftus, and trained by H. Guy Bedwell. Sir Barton led the field of 12 horses from start to finish, winning the race by five lengths.
The next day, Sir Barton was shipped to Baltimore to run in the Preakness Stakes, held only three days later on May 14. In the Preakness, he again led all the way, winning wire-to-wire and beating Eternal by four lengths. He then won the Withers Stakes in New York on May 24 and shortly thereafter completed the first Triple Crown in U.S. history by winning the Belmont Stakes on June 11, setting an American record for the mile and three-eighths race, the distance for the Belmont at the time. Sir Barton's four wins were accomplished in a space of just 32 days. He has been retroactively honored as the 1919 Horse of the Year.
