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Professional Event Speaking Experience

BCS Publishing – Meet The Author Series– February 2025
The Next Step: A practical guide to your business analysis career
Virtual Presentation – Available to BCS Members
(https://www.iibauk.org/pastevents/1180-virtual-conference-networking-101-with-rachel-drinkwater)

IIBAUK Event – December 2024
Conference Networking  101
Virtual Presentation
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyxskET9LMs)

BA Insights – Interview Series – October 2024
Business Analysis and The Arts
Virtual Panel
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mvBLDeHnSw)

IRM Business Analysis Conference Europe 2023 – September 2023
Building a Superhero BA Team 
Conference Workshop

BALife – April 2023
Is There Anybody Out There? Using Social Analytics and Social Listening to Understand Your Users
Virtual Presentation

IIBAUK (Midlands Branch) Event – February 2023
Presenting Powerful Stories (co-presenting with Simon Clarke)
In-Person Presentation
(https://www.iibauk.org/pastevents/1217-presenting-powerful-stories)

IIBAUK (Scotland Branch) Event – November 2022
Digital Neuroscience and the Importance of Empathy in Digital Design
Virtual Presentation
(https://www.iibauk.org/pastevents/1203-edinburgh-digital-neuroscience-101-a-the-importance-of-empathy-in-digital-design)

IIBAUK Event – September 2022
Conference Networking  101
Virtual Presentation – Available to IIBA Members
(https://www.iibauk.org/pastevents/1180-virtual-conference-networking-101-with-rachel-drinkwater)

IRM Business Analysis Conference Europe 2021 – September 2021 
Digital Neuroscience 101 and the Importance of Empathy in Digital Experience Design  
Virtual Conference Presentation
(https://bit.ly/3As4OTY) 
Virtual Short Presentation
(from 17:00) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi-2st7g_E4) 

YBA Event – September 2021
Blog Writing 101
Virtual Presentation
Summary Video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVF6rsXLoo)

Serendipity Festival – July 2021 
The Psychology of Change 
Virtual Conference Panel 

Blackmetric Webinar Series – June 2021 
The Power to Change the Digital World  
Online Interview
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S3oYVwe4tg&t=107s) 

#BA Fringe – March 2021 
S2E3 – Accessibility, Empathy, Product Ownership & Gamification       
Virtual Interview
(from 27:42) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szpd46gffTQ )

Birmingham Tech Week – October 2020 
Digital Neuroscience 101 and the Importance of Empathy in Digital Experience Design  
Virtual Conference Presentation
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2U5v2VZrG0 )

IIBA UK Webinar Series – September 2020 
Digital Neuroscience 101 and the Importance of Empathy in Digital Experience Design       
Webinar 

 IRM Business Analysis Conference Europe 2020 – September 2020 
Business Model Your Career  
Virtual Interview
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVmhMUOE3g0 )

 Jisc Digifest 2020 – March 2020 
Digital Neuroscience 101 and the Importance of Empathy in Digital Experience Design   
Live Conference Presentation – 5* Rated  

Publications

The Next Step: A Practical Guide to Your Business Analysis Career (pub. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT)
eBook, Published October 2024
ISBN 9781780176291 (EPUB)
https://bcs.vitalsource.com/books/9781780176291

BA Digest (Blackmetric) – August 2021 
The Power to Change the Digital World: Business Analysis, Empathy and Ethics 
eZine Article
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/411c57a93e.html#page/4 

 Jisc Blog – March 2020 
Is our relationship with digital technology true love or an unhealthy obsession? 
Blog Article
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/is-our-relationship-with-digital-technology-true-love-or-an-unhealthy-obsession-24-feb-2020 

 ITNow Magazine (BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT) – March 2020 
5 Rules for Efficient Workshop Facilitation 
Print Magazine, Spring 2020, P62-63 

 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Blog – October 2019 
5 Key Techniques and Skills to Master as a Business Analyst 
Blog Article
https://www.bcs.org/content-hub/5-key-techniques-and-skills-to-master-as-a-business-analyst/ 

 IRM UK – May 2019 
The Business Analysis Conference Europe 2018 and Empathy 
Blog Article
https://www.irmconnects.com/the-business-analysis-conference-europe-2018-and-empathy/ 

Self-published – September 2017-Present 
http://www.racheldrinkwater.com
A series of academic and industry papers, articles and blogs  

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