Dear IBCS Fan,

May is here – it’s time for the IBCS Annual Conference.

With top IBCS minds coming to Warsaw, we’re turning the upcoming week into a series of inspiring, hands-on events:

+ consultant certification course,

+ Executive Innovation Lab,

+ General Assembly,

+ IBCS Annual Conference,

+ trainers meeting.

Let’s explore what’s ahead together!

Warm regards,

Your IBCS Team

IBCS Certified Consultant course

2025-05-19..21

We’re starting the week with the IBCS Certified Consultant course in English. This three-day program, led by Jürgen Faisst and Rolf Hichert, builds on your analyst certification and empowers you to implement IBCS Standards across your organization.

Final call: only a few spots left – reserve yours now.

Executive Innovation Lab

2025-05-22

This year we have prepared a special event for the top level managements as we want to discuss the value of IBCS in a friendly group of experts in reporting-related fields.

Saving time, driving innovation
How visual consistency fuels smarter decisions

Part 1

Do we really want to make the same mistake again?
How to save executives’ time with IBCS/ISO-compliant reports

Speakers: Jürgen Faisst, Rolf Hichert

Part 2

Executive learning by experimenting and sharing experiences
How to turn saved time into creativity and innovation

Speaker: Jonathan Siddons

IBCS Annual Conference 2025

2025-05-23

This month, the biggest event in the IBCS community takes place. As every year, this exclusive event, filled with high-level discussions, fresh insights, and valuable networking opportunities, is a unique chance to meet the certified IBCS community in person. Beyond the sessions, this is the great opportunity to connect and exchange ideas, and strengthen professional relationships.

Here are the topics that will be discussed at this year’s conference:

+ The challenges of implementing IBCS at Volkswagen Poznań

+ News from Zebra BI

+ Executive learning by experimenting and sharing experiences | Summary after Lab

+ Triple Chart | My new chart type for the most important business metrics

+ IBCS experts for CloudFerro | Building a roadmap for IBCS reporting for European Space Agency (ESA)

+ How to choose IBCS | Lessons learned at Audi Hungary

+ IBCS Talent Bridge | Connecting Academia, Business and Careers

+ Budgeting | Few versions, corridor planning

+ Inside ISO 24896 | What do you think about it?

+ Reimagining business reporting with Generative AI and Agents

+ First results of Reporting Survey

You will find more information on the sessions on the conference website.

Get your ticket to IBCS Annual Conference 2025

Our certified community still have a chance to secure their tickets:

+ IBCS Certified Analyst – 900 EUR net

+ IBCS Certified Consultants – free of charge

IBCS knowledge hub

Dive into the recordings of our recent webinars and stay ahead with the latest insights from the world of IBCS.

Solid Talk: How industry leaders build State-of-the-Art reports

Speakers:
Jürgen Faisst (IBCS Founder)
Paul Damen (Rockfeather Co-founder)
Andrej Lapajne (Zebra BI Founder)

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Enhancing Transparency & Trust in ESG Reporting (ACCA) (EN)

Speakers:

Jürgen Faisst (IBCS Founder)

Edyta Szarska (IBCS Managing Partner)

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If you find our topics valuable for your audience, please contact us to request a speaker for your public conference or internal event.

News on IBCS certification

Consultants

Christoph Klieber is Principal Consultant in the “Insights & Information Design” department at b.telligent Deutschland GmbH. b.telligent is a leading consulting company in the field of data & analytics and offers its customers customized solutions for the optimal use of their data.

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Cornelius Knall is a Senior BI Consultant at plus-IT AG. plus-IT delivers streamlined end-to-end BI solutions for SMEs based on SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Datasphere (DSP), as well as SAP BusinessObjects, while adhering to the IBCS® standard.

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Elisabet Lopez is a Senior Business Intelligence Manager at MET Group, focusing on data visualization, reporting standards, and BI strategy. MET Group is an integrated European energy company headquartered in Switzerland, active in gas and power trading, infrastructure, and industrial energy services.

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Andrzej Przeliorz is a Dashboard and KPI Designer at KUKA A.G, a leading supplier of intelligent automation solutions and industrial robots manufacturer.

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Marc Thomas Spiel is a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at roosi GmbH, specializing in Business Intelligence and product development. roosi GmbH is a leading Data Intelligence Consultancy in the DACH region, providing comprehensive consulting and implementation services to optimize data-driven business processes.