Join us in-person on Friday, October 30, as we explore new tools, technologies, and methodologies shaping the future of project management. See below for the topics, speakers, and times for Friday’s sessions.

Your admission includes an optional virtual session on Saturday, October 31. The Saturday session run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and will offer certification-focused training and exam preparation workshops designed to strengthen participants’ project management knowledge and support preparation for professional certifications such as the CAPM and PMP.

8:00 – 8:50 am Check-In, Light Breakfast & Networking, Human Bingo
8:50 – 9:00 am Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:40 am Sara Gallagher: The Reinvention of Project Management
9:40 – 10:00 am Pastor Dr. Justin Lester (Zoom): AI and Human Digital Twins
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 10:45 am Lisa DiTullio: The Future of Project Management and Project Leadership
10:45 – 11:15 am Star Dargin: You Can’t Move Up Until You Look Up: What 20+ Years of Executive Coaching Can Teach Project Leaders
11:15 – 11:45 am Rich Maltzman, Dave Silberman: The Human Superior Power: Systems and Critical Thinking
11:45 am – 12:20 pm Jennifer Christopher, Timothy Wharton, NASA: The Project Manager’s Real Job: Becoming the Chief Integrator
12:20 – 1:10 pm Lunch (Welcome Alumni from Industry Advisory Board, Vanguard Meeting)
1:10 – 2:50 PM Parallel Tracks
Construction (Main Hall) AI (Track Room 1) PPP (Track Room 2)
The Paradox of AI (30 min)

  • Lambert Ofoegbu, PMI Fellow
 Decision Support Through Human-AI Synergy in Risk Prioritization (20 min)

  • Janani Amalraj
  • Peter Mayer
 Women in STEM: Bridging Relational AI and Transformational Leadership for Workplace Outcomes in Organizational Equity, Work-Life Balance and Project Outcomes (30 min)

  • Patricia Rose
Panel Discussion: AI Data Centers: Potential and Peril (25 min)

  • Lambert Ofoegbu (Panel Chair)
  • Mary Willis
  • Mike Cipriano
 Actively Applying Change Management in Projects (15 min)

  • Aqib Jahangir
 From Project Manager to Project Leader: How AI and Human-Centric Practices Accelerate the Transition (30 min)

  • Rich Maltzman
  • Luigi Morsa
Construction Panel: HR and Stakeholder Engagement Challenges in the Built Environment (30 min)

  • Pamela Cambell
  • Oduwa Osagiede
  • Mukesh Thakkar
  • Jill Senff
 Project Management Tools in Action, using Claude and Jira to manage projects (15 min)

  • Nate Trusten
 Panel Discussion: Advancing in your Project Management Career (20 min)

  • Scott Wadland (host)
  • Wasim Chaudhuri
  • Vijay Kanabar
  • Sanaz Sadeghian
  • Denise Arruda
Residential Construction Project Management: Lessons from Actual Projects (15 min)

  • Alex Elentukh
 Program Management AI Tools for Clinical Trial Program Management (25 min)

  • Zomana Majid
  • Jason Wong
 Q & A with Sara Gallagher – AI and the PMO (20 min)
AI Discussion Panel (25 min)

  • Zomana Majid (Panel Chair)
  • Jason Wong
  • Pete Groustra
  • Favour Aladesuru
3:20 – 4:00 PM Closing Keynotes

  • Higher Education in the Age of AI– and Lessons from the Vanguard Forum
    • Wasim Chaudhuri
4:00 – 5:00 PM Closing Reflections, Audience Q&A, and Thanks from the Organizers

  • Including a word from Dr. Harold Kerzner
5:00 – 8:00 PM Reception and Networking at Fuller’s BU Pub


9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Certification-focused training and exam preparation workshops
The Saturday session consists of certification-focused training and exam preparation workshops designed to help participants strengthen their project management knowledge and prepare for professional certification exams like CAPM and PMP. These virtual sessions provide practical guidance, exam strategies, and focused instruction across a range of project management certifications.

The Saturday program will be held virtually from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST. Participants may register for the conference and attend these sessions remotely as part of the overall conference experience. Zoom link is the same as the conference day URL. No registration required.