PMI® Global Congress 2015—North America: Sneak Peek at the Professionals 1.0

 

The largest annual gathering of project, program and portfolio managers draws thought leaders and experts from around the world at PMI® Global Congress 2015—North America. Luckily for you, ProjectManagement.com has your backstage pass to the event! As congress rapidly approaches in mid-October, we’ll be unveiling customized opportunities for you to interact and connect with these industry authorities.

In the first installment of Sneak Peek at the Professionals we’ll be focusing on speakers, sponsors and sessions relating to the finance and consulting fields.

SPEAKERS

This year at congress we’re introducing Ask an Expert kiosks in the Solutions Center. Ten professionals from the project management field will be available for 1:1 discussions covering a wide range of topics. Experts in the finance and consulting field are listed below:

Bruce Harpham – Senior Financial Analyst, BMO Financial / Founder, ProjectManagementHacks.com
Gina Abudi – President, Abudi Consulting, LLC
Michelle Stronach – President, M.L. Stronach Project Consulting, Inc.
Naomi Caietti – Project Management Consultant, The Glass Breakers

Be sure to sign up on-site at the ProjectManagement.com booth to speak 1:1 with a topic expert during exhibit hall hours. Limited time slots are available; we encourage you to sign up during the Solutions Center opening reception on Sunday, October 11 from 4:15 – 6:30 PM. 

SPONSORS

Project Management Leadership Group, Inc. – As the world leader in project, program and portfolio management implementations, PMLG delivers experiential-based project and program management training and certification to transform your organization to a culture of strategic execution excellence. Find them in the Solutions Center at booth #2101, or visit their solutions showcase on Tuesday, October 13 from 12:15 – 12:45 PM.

SESSIONS

Join Andrew Guitarte of Wells Fargo Bank for “A Case Study on Taming the Wild Problems of Portfolio Management” on Sunday, October 11.

• Attend this session to gain insights from a professional banker on how to better your portfolio management approach.

Join Wallace Johnson of Deloitte Consulting for “Leading Multi-Generational Projects and Surviving!” on Sunday, October 11.

• Attend this session to embrace diversity and learn solutions for issues that come from multi-generational workforces.

Join Dipanjan Ghosal, Pranabendu Bhattacharyya and Sharmila Das of Tata Consultancy Services for “Bringing Certainty in Agile Sprint Planning Through Estimation” on Sunday, October 11.

• Attend this session to enhance your knowledge of agile software development projects and learn how to plan, track and benchmark performance without being a hindrance to the agile way of executing projects.