Symposium Agenda
| 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! |



