Wednesday 27th November
Practical programme
Thursday 28th November
Room 1
TIME
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
The ROI of Emotional Intelligence: Investing in People for Sustainable Success
Finland
Milla Ranta
Millainen Consulting Ltd.
CEO, Founder
TIME
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Mental health = success. What is the leader´s role in addressing mental health in the workplace and how?
South Africa
Kelly De Jesus
University of Pretoria
MPhil Human Resource Management Graduate
TIME
01:05 PM - 01:45 PM
Creating Psychological safety with a Situational Approach to Leadership
South Africa
Jayson Naidoo
Blanchard South Africa
Chief Encouragement Officer
TIME
02:15 PM - 02:55 PM
The Art of change; Project Management edition
South Africa
Fundile Gwala
PepsiCo
Global Procurement Manager
Room 3
Spending time setting up projects for success – avoiding the “Rush to Fail”
United Kingdom
TIME
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Alex Cruttwell
HKA
Advisory Practice - Principal
The number ONE thing that will create lasting impact to ensure project success!
South Africa
TIME
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Quinton Du Plooy
Moyo
Head of Project Management
Enterprise Project Management - Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory.
Australia
TIME
01:05 PM - 01:45 PM
David Hudson
Primal Solutions
Principal Consultant
The only thing that matters is Value Delivery
South Africa
TIME
02:15 PM - 02:55 PM
Myles Hopkins
BeYond Agile
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Room 4
TIME
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Creating HOPE – Project Leadership lessons on South Africa’s quest to win the Rugby World Cup.
South Africa
Giel Bekker
University of Pretoria
Professor and practitioner
TIME
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Enhancing Careers and maturity: Professionalisation of Project Management in organisations.
South Africa
Mish-al Booley
City Of Cape Town
Head: Individual Competence Unit
TIME
12:35 PM - 01:15 PM
The forgotten pillar of sustainability: Unleashing human potential
South Africa
Kathy Michell
SPPrac
Associate Professor
TIME
02:15 PM - 02:55 PM
The Official Presentation of the IPMA Book “Projectification of Society: The Case of Kazakhstan”
Kazakhstan
Altair Akhmetov
MIND Think&Do Tank
General Director
Room 10
TIME
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Eating the Elephant - Decomposing Mega-Projects
USA
Luke Desmond
Cisco Systems
Transformation Director
TIME
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Cost Dynamics of Socioeconomics on Mega Projects
South Africa
Dr Mthandazo Ngwenya
Bigen Group
Managing Director, Development Advisory and Impact
TIME
12:35 PM - 01:15 PM
The keys for successful orchestration of mega transitions in our hybrid world
Sweden
Herwig Stockl
Tovoy Solutions AB
CEO
TIME
02:15 PM - 02:55 PM
Key Lessons from the Two-Phase Contract Pannerdensch Canal Project, the Netherlands; Dit bly mensewerk.
The Netherlands
Pau Lian Staal-Ong
AT Osborne
Senior Consultant Transport Infrastructures
Keynote 3
TIME
03:55 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 1
Italy
A sustainable world needs a new kind of leadership and competence.
Max Panaro
ESG SIG Lead
IPMA
Friday 29th November
Room 1
TIME
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Role of a PMO in executing strategy
South Africa
Tyrin Naidoo
City of Johannesburg
Group Head, SPMO
TIME
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Practical Tales from a High-Performing Hybrid PMO
South Africa
Japie Engelbrecht
Stellebosch University
Director: Project Management
TIME
12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
How embracing Business Transformation enables Project Organizations to Deliver Greatness
United Kingdom
Ivan Lloyd
Edison365
CEO
TIME
01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Purpose-Driven Delivery: Unlocking Success with Right to Left Thinking.
UK
Chris Ferguson
Novare Consulting Ltd.
Director
TIME
02:10 PM - 02:50 PM
Imagining the Future of Project Management
South Africa
Nichole Du Plessis (Harding)
The Shoprite Group of Companies
Senior Programme Manager / PM Practice Manager
Room 3
TIME
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
System Thinking and Project Success: A holistic approach
South Africa
Kelle Govender
Siemens
Project Manager, Sustainability Unit
TIME
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Success in transformations – Wake up first!
Nigeria
Chinwi Mgbere
Development & Project Management, DPM
CEO
TIME
12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
Transitioning from a project to a product delivery model: lessons from a project manager’s perspective.
South Africa
Elsje van Rooyen
Momentum
Project portfolio manager
TIME
01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Ditch the Fear, Build the Skills: Stop Treating Project Reviews Like a Witch Hunt
South Africa
Netterine Venter
ProjectLink
Project Management Consultant
TIME
02:10 PM - 02:50 PM
Simplifying the Complex: Design Thinking for Project Managers.
USA
Tim Jaques
IPMA-USA
President
Room 4
TIME
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Responding to the transformational challenge facing the banking sector: Nedbank case study
South Africa
Grant Kelly
Nedbank
Executive Head
TIME
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Transforming Capital Investment Governance For A New Reality?
South Africa
Dirk Mostert
Principal Specialist Investment Enablement
TIME
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Planforge: Successful Standards-based Project Management for Jira
Germany
Peter Gstettner
Planforge
Chief Software Architect
TIME
01:30 PM - 02:10 PM
Navigating the AI landscape - practical realities and ethical frontiers.
Croatia
Aco Momcilovic
Global AI Ethics Institute
President
TIME
02:10 PM - 02:50 PM
#Driving Digital - ... but Human is Key
Germany
Matthias Pietzner
CGI Germany
Executive Consultant. SME Project Management
Room 10
TIME
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Stakeholder-led project management: Changing the way we manage projects
South Africa
Louise Worsley
PiCubed
Principal Consultant
TIME
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Sustainable Agility, future success for your organisation and your project.
The Netherlands
Peter Coesmans
Agile Business Consortium
Chief Agility Officer / Director
TIME
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Sustainable Project Management - Who is responsible?
Austria
Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi
enable2change
PM Expert
TIME
01:30 PM - 02:10 PM
How to develop project planning competences in your business – learnings from experience.
France
Agnes Roux-Kiener
IPMA
IPMA Key Account Manager
Social programme
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
IPMA Global Awards Cocktail
IPMA Global Awards Gala
Room 1, Level 0
Dress code: Black Tie
Social programme
9:00 - 24:00 PM
Level 4
IPMA Awards Gala Party & Farewell Party
Dress code: Smart Casual