Bob Earle, PMICV Vice President - Master of Ceremonies
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Registration 7:30 am Coffee & Networking
Welcome & Opening Remarks 8:00 am Nancy Willis - PMICV President
Keynote Speaker 8:15 am Blain Newton - CIO @ BETA Technologies
Morning Break 9:45 am Morning Break
Navigating a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) World
10:00 am

In this session, Ross Hughes will equip participants with practical strategies for navigating a VUCA environment. We’ll explore how to balance stability with adaptability, prioritize customer value, accelerate learning through experimentation and AI, harness collective intelligence, and combine management discipline with leadership agility. Real-world examples and a group exercise will bring these concepts to life and provide actionable takeaways.

Lunch & Networking 12:00 pm Lunch & Networking
Harnessing AI for Stronger Project Management
1:00 pm

In “Harnessing AI for Smarter Project Management,” Michael Joseph will guide attendees through the evolving landscape of AI tools, showcase real-world use cases across the project lifecycle, and teach how to craft high-impact prompts that unlock AI’s true potential.  Expect a practical, insightful, and energizing experience with one of the leading voices at the intersection of project leadership and AI innovation.

Afternoon Break 2:45 pm Afternoon Break
PM Hackathon 3:00 pm

Join us at this year’s Symposium for a 90-minute, high-energy project management hackathon unlike anything you’ve experienced before. You and your team will step into a real-world project challenge, racing against the clock to produce a viable Project Charter and Business Case for bragging rights and exclusive PMI Swag. Along the way, you’ll:

  • Collaborate under pressure in a fun and competitive format.
  • Learn and apply core project management principles in a practical, engaging way.
  • Present your work to a panel for feedback, recognition and exclusive PMI swag.

This is your chance to test your skills, build new connections, and experience project
management in a whole new way.  Don't miss it!

Closing Remarks 4:45 pm Nancy Willis - PMICV President