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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

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