Time Event
7:00 AM Check-in & Registration
Registration Desk
7:00 AM Breakfast
Upstairs foyer
8:00 AM President’s Address, Housekeeping & Additional Details
Legacy Ballroom
8:15 AM ✦ Opening Keynote ✦
Princess Castleberry
AI-Ready Leadership: Managing Projects in the World of Generative, Predictive, and Agentic AI
Legacy Ballroom
9:50 AM Breakout Sessions
Michelle Baker — Come on in… AI Water is Fine (Predictive AI)
Nilda Thomas — AI in Project Management: From Capability Building to Delivery Efficiency (Agentic AI)
Jacqueline Rinehart — Why Project Management Leadership Matters More Than Ever in the World of AI (Cognitive AI)
Dwayne Natwick — Implementing AI in Project Management: Enhancing Decision Making, Efficiency, and Delivery Outcomes (Generative AI)
11:15 AM Breakout Sessions
Susan Gordon-Jackson — The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Project Managers In an Agile & AI World (Predictive AI)
Branden Clements — Identify and Eliminate Waste with AI (Agentic AI)
Marie Lee — AI’m Ready? Navigating the Path to CPMAI Certification (Cognitive AI)
Julie Kroflich — Using AI to Find a Job in the 2020s (Generative AI)
12:35 PM Lunch Buffet & Networking
Upstairs Foyer
1:50 PM Breakout Sessions
Ritesh Shah & Natalia Heel — AI-Driven Service Portfolio Management: Elevating Strategy, Prioritization, and Delivery (Predictive AI)
Jason Leinart — I Know Kung Fu: The PM’s Guide to AI That Actually Works (Agentic AI)
Shalece Daniels — Nervous System Regulation for High Performing AI Leaders (Cognitive AI)
Karen Kotcher & Brent Schipper — AI as Your Project Partner: Practical Use Cases for PM’s (Generative AI)
3:30 PM ✦ Closing Keynote ✦
Princess Castleberry
The Truth Is In The Trigger™: Leading Under Pressure In The Age of AI
Legacy Ballroom
4:35 PM Raffle — Opportunity to Win Prizes!
Legacy Ballroom — You must be present to win. Don’t leave early!