EventPerth BA Tribe

BA Open Mic

Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Perth

About the event

Our last few events were come and listen. This one was come and take part. No keynote, no panel, no slides. Four BAs each took ten minutes to put a real work problem in front of the room, and the room got to respond. Then we opened the floor to everyone.

Students and experienced BAs brought different perspectives, honest stories and practical advice. A photographer was also on hand through the evening taking free LinkedIn headshots.

What we talked about

01Handling tricky stakeholders

Everyone has met one. Our speakers shared how they keep hard conversations calm, find out what a stakeholder really needs and keep the work moving.

02Using AI as a BA

Where AI genuinely saves time, from first drafts to meeting notes, and where a BA’s own judgement still has to lead.

03Speaking up and being heard

How to share an idea or a concern with confidence, even when you are the newest person in the room.

04Making BA resumes and interviews stand out

Practical tips on showing real impact on paper and telling your story well in an interview.

Watch the highlights

On the night

Guests started arriving from 5:30 and enjoyed food and networking before the session. Students, new BAs and experienced leaders were mixing from the first minute.

Guests talking before the session — Catching up over food before the session.

Two guests chatting before the session — The first conversations started well before the mic came out.

Then our BAs each took ten minutes to share a real problem from their work, and the room helped work through it together.

A full room facing the speaker — A full room settling in for the open mic.

Jasvinder Kundi speaking with a microphone — Jasvinder Kundi sharing her story.

A speaker talking into the microphone — Real problems, told honestly.

After each talk the floor opened up. Guests jumped in with questions, ideas and stories of their own.

Guests joining the conversation — Guests sharing their own experiences.

Guests asking questions — Questions came from every corner of the room.

A speaker taking questions from the floor.

The host closing the night — Wrapping up a night full of practical advice.

Thank you

To Laveen Thakurwani, Jasvinder Kundi, Elaine Nagajek, Kirsty Weir and Nicola Livingstone: thank you for sharing your stories and advice so generously.

And to everyone who came along, asked questions and shared so openly, you made the night. We loved having you with us, and we can’t wait to see you at the next one.

Perth BA Tribe, created and run by Lane8