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“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”


ALBERT EINSTEIN

 

Keynotes

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Topic

Creating Hope

Geordin Hill-Lewis

Mayor, City Of Cape Town

South Africa

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Topic

People, Purpose, and Performance

Dean Macpherson

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

Republic of South Africa

South Africa

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Topic

Sustainable world needs a new kind of leadership and competence.

Max Panaro

ESG SIG Lead, IPMA

Italy

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Topic

How to rethink your thinking?

Karimi (Mwendia) Fondaumiere

Executive Leader in Social Impact, Sustainability & Technology,
SPRK (Pty) Ltd.

South Africa

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Topic

Your North Star matters – How to win over yourself?

Vicky van der Merwe

Triathlete, Olympics 2024, Paris

South Africa

Published speakers so far

The Development and Prospect of EOD Mode Projects in China

Yilun

Feng

Executive Director

Yuancheng Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd

China

Topic

The Official Presentation of the IPMA Book “Projectification of Society: The Case of Kazakhstan”

Altair

Akhmetov

General Director

MIND Think&Do Tank

Kazakhstan

Topic

Creating HOPE – Project Leadership lessons on South Africa’s quest to win the Rugby World Cup.

Giel

Bekker

Professor and practitioner

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

WORKSHOP. Project, leadership, risks, teams, pressure, fun, and Lego Man

Henrik

Bergman

Program director - Master programme in Project management

Karlstad University

Sweden

Topic

Enhancing roleplayer collaboration and construction performance through Building Information Modeling: A Literature Review.

Marius

Bierman

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University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

Collaborative Contracting: Barriers to Adoption in the South African Construction Industry.

Taryn Jane

Bond-Barnard

Prof.

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Topic

Enhancing Careers and maturity: Professionalisation of Project Management in organisations.

Mish-al

Booley

Head: Individual Competence Unit

City Of Cape Town

South Africa

Topic

Sustainable Agility, future success for your organisation and your project.

Peter

Coesmans

Chief Agility Officer / Director

Agile Business Consortium

The Netherlands

Topic

Development of a resilience maturity framework for project-based organisations.

Elsabe

Coetzee

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University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

Mixed-use megaprojects: urban justifications and benefits

Fabio

Companie

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City of Cape Town

South Africa

Topic

Spending time setting up projects for success – avoiding the “Rush to Fail”

Alex

Cruttwell

Advisory Practice - Principal

HKA

United Kingdom

Topic

Mental health = success. What is the leader´s role in addressing mental health in the workplace and how?

Kelly

De Jesus

MPhil Human Resource Management Graduate

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

Eating the Elephant - Decomposing Mega-Projects

Luke

Desmond

Transformation Director

Cisco Systems

USA

Topic

Blockchain enabled building information modeling (bim) for sustainable facilities management.

Luke

Desmond

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SKEMA Business School

USA

Topic

Imagining the Future of Project Management

Nichole

Du Plessis (Harding)

Senior Programme Manager / PM Practice Manager

The Shoprite Group of Companies

South Africa

Topic

The number ONE thing that will create lasting impact to ensure project success!

Quinton

Du Plooy

Head of Project Management

Moyo

South Africa

Topic

Practical Tales from a High-Performing Hybrid PMO

Japie

Engelbrecht

Director: Project Management

Stellebosch University

South Africa

Topic

Purpose-Driven Delivery: Unlocking Success with Right to Left Thinking.

Chris

Ferguson

Director

Novare Consulting Ltd.

UK

Topic

We are in the Drivers Seat - A Magic Carpet Ride

Wolfgang

Glitscher

Dr

Technische Universität Berlin

Germany

Topic

System Thinking and Project Success: A holistic approach

Kelle

Govender

Senior Project Manager, Sustainability Unit

Siemens

South Africa

Topic

Protobuilding – A Philosophy for Continuous Improvement in Sustainable Buildings And Project Management.

Schalk

Grobbelaar

Dr.

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

Planforge: Successful Standards-based Project Management for Jira

Peter

Gstettner

Chief Software Architect

Planforge

Germany

Topic

The Art of change; Project Management edition

Fundile

Gwala

Global Procurement Manager

PepsiCo

South Africa

Topic

Empowering the Value of Investment Control throughout the Life Cycle of EPC Projects: A Case Study from China

Yingchao

Han

Chairman

Shanxi Hanfang Construction Management Co., Ltd

China

Topic

Challenges and successes of own build renewable energy plants: A case study in the city of Cape Town on Atlantis 10mw ground-mounted solar photovoltaic plant

Marlyn

Hendricks

Dr

City of Cape Town Municipality

South Africa

Topic

The only thing that matters is Value Delivery

Myles

Hopkins

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

BeYond Agile

South Africa

Topic

Enterprise Project Management - Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory.

David

Hudson

Principal Consultant

Primal Solutions

Australia

Topic

Simplifying the Complex: Design Thinking for Project Managers.

Tim

Jaques

President

IPMA-USA

USA

Topic

Robotic process automation in project management: implementation guidelines and lessons.

Nazeer

Joseph

Dr.

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Topic

Towards a project management mentoring framework to facilitate service-based learning in community-based projects.

Tony Mbuyi

Kandolo

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University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

The Current Status and Development of Whole Process Engineering Consulting in China

Hong

Ke

Professor

Tianjin University of Technology

China

Topic

Responding to the transformational challenge facing the banking sector: Nedbank case study

Grant

Kelly

Executive Head

Nedbank

South Africa

Topic

Project value assessment indicators

Kateryna

Kolesnikova

Prof.

International IT University

Kazakhstan

Topic

How embracing Business Transformation enables Project Organizations to Deliver Greatness

Ivan

Lloyd

CEO

Edison365

United Kingdom

Topic

Drawing on international practices to construct a dispute mediation system with Chinese characteristics

Jiuhong

Ma

Chairman

Zhuhai Huaxinda Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd

China

Topic

Workshop topic: Managing large infrastructure projects through public private collaboration, governance, project oversight.

Nino

Manus

Partner: Sustainable Water Management

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

South Africa

Topic

From data to insights: a roadmap for project managers

Carl

Marnewick

Prof.

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Topic

Visualisation of project data for informed decision-making.

Carl

Marnewick

Prof.

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Topic

Doing things right or doing the right things?

Zethu

Matushe

Director

SPPrac

South Africa

Topic

Success in transformations – Wake up first!

Chinwi

Mgbere

CEO

Development & Project Management, DPM

Nigeria

Topic

The forgotten pillar of sustainability: Unleashing human potential

Kathy

Michell

Associate Professor

SPPrac

South Africa

Topic

Employing the hidden competences in digital transformation projects.

Nargiza

Mikhridinova

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Fachhochschule Dortmund

Germany

Topic

Empowering smes and local authorities to participate in megaprojects through information technology.

Rofhiwa Climatine

Mmakhuthe

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University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Topic

Navigating the AI landscape - practical realities and ethical frontiers.

Aco

Momcilovic

President

Global AI Ethics Institute

Croatia

Topic

Transforming Capital Investment Governance For A New Reality?

Dirk

Mostert

Principal Specialist Investment Enablement

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South Africa

Topic

Creating Psychological safety with a Situational Approach to Leadership

Jayson

Naidoo

Chief Encouragement Officer

Blanchard South Africa

South Africa

Topic

Role of a PMO in executing strategy

Tyrin

Naidoo

Group Head, SPMO

City of Johannesburg

South Africa

Topic

Cost Dynamics of Socioeconomics on Mega Projects

Dr Mthandazo

Ngwenya

Managing Director, Development Advisory and Impact

Bigen Group

South Africa

Topic

Mathematical modeling of ipma 4-L-C certification: development of process improvement model.

Vladimir

Obradović

Prof. dr.

Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade

Serbia

Topic

Onwards to Human-Centric Technological Frontiers: Assessing Construction Project Managers' Readiness for Industry 5.0

Kudakwashe

Pasipamire

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Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Topic

#Driving Digital - ... but Human is Key

Matthias

Pietzner

Executive Consultant. SME Project Management

CGI Germany

Germany

Topic

Decision making: an area of improvement for project management.

Leon

Pretorius

Dr.

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Topic

Risk drivers of inadequate communication in South African virtual project teams.

Tahseen 

Raiman

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Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Topic

The ROI of Emotional Intelligence: Investing in People for Sustainable Success

Milla

Ranta

CEO, Founder

Millainen Consulting Ltd.

Finland

Topic

How to develop project planning competences in your business – learnings from experience.

Agnes

Roux-Kiener

IPMA Key Account Manager

IPMA

France

Topic

Augmented Competency in the management of IT projects in the environment of artificial intelligence.

Rakhmatullo

Saidullayev

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IPMA Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Topic

Managing project lessons learned within the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality

Marius

Schoeman

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City of Cape Town

South Africa

Topic

State-of-the-art of project portfolio management in the second phase (2025-2029) of infrastructure project in new capital Nusantara development.

Lukas Beladi

Sihombing

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Universitas Pembangunan Jaya

South Africa

Topic

Workshop: It’s not anymore about “green” Project Management; ESG has reshaped the business paradigm Projects live in, and we all need to be ready to succeed

Gilbert

Silvius

Researcher, author and consultant

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

The Netherlands

Topic

How do project managers assess their sustainability competencies?

Gilbert

Silvius

Dr.

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

The Netherlands

Topic

Sustainability in Project Management standards

Gilbert

Silvius

Dr.

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

The Netherlands

Topic

Sustainable Project Management - Who is responsible?

Dagmar

Silvius-Zuchi

PM Expert

enable2change

Austria

Topic

Key Lessons from the Two-Phase Contract Pannerdensch Canal Project, the Netherlands; Dit bly mensewerk.

Pau Lian

Staal-Ong

Senior Consultant Transport Infrastructures

AT Osborne

The Netherlands

Topic

The keys for successful orchestration of mega transitions in our hybrid world

Herwig

Stockl

CEO

Tovoy Solutions AB

Sweden

Topic

Responsible project management: paving the way for sustainable practice.

Marija Ljubisav

Todorović

Dr.

Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade

Serbia

Topic

Ditch the Fear, Build the Skills: Stop Treating Project Reviews Like a Witch Hunt

Netterine

Venter

Project Management Consultant

ProjectLink

South Africa

Topic

Stakeholder-led project management: Changing the way we manage projects

Louise

Worsley

Principal Consultant

PiCubed

South Africa

Topic

Analysis of the Causes of Engineering Settlement Disputes and Countermeasures

Bolin

Yang

Assistant to the Chairman

Longda Hengxin Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd

China

Topic

A Study on the Actual Major Factors and Perception of Working-level officials for Change Orders in Public Construction Projects.

Eunsang

Yoon

Dr.

Program Management of
Sejong Administrative City Construction

South Korea

Topic

Developing New Productivity Force  - empowering the new pattern of engineering cost profession

Lilong

Zhao

Executive Director

Metrology Engineering Consulting (Xi'an) Co., Ltd

China

Topic

Quanzi: "Building the Concept and Ability to Sell Different Products to a Customer"

Quan

Zhong

Chairman

Zonleon Construction Consulting Co, Ltd

China

Topic

Transitioning from a project to a product delivery model: lessons from a project manager’s perspective.

Elsje

van Rooyen

Project portfolio manager

Momentum

South Africa

Topic

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33rd IPMA World Congress

27.-29.11.2024 - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

 

IPMA-SA is a not-for-profit company with the purpose to enhance project management capabilities in South-Africa and on the African Continent.

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