Speakers

Symposium 2019 Speakers

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Mr Avi Liran
 (Opening Keynote Speaker)

Keynote Motivational Speaker ★ Delivering Delight ★ Lead With Values ★ Positive Leadership & Culture Transformation

Topic: DARE | TO ASK, TO FAIL & TO CHALLENGE

 

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Mr Sunil Prashara

President and CEO
Project Management Institute

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Ms Renee Lo
(Closing Keynote Speaker)

Head of Big Data, Analytics and AI
Amazon Web Services

Topic: Innovation @ Scale

 

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Mr Galen Townson

Board Member
Project Management Institute (PMI)

 

Topic: The Value of Project Management” - PMI’s 2019 Pulse of the Profession®

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Mr Vivek Kumar 维韦克
(Special Guest)

Assistant Director-General, National Trades Union Congress

 

Topic: We 4.0 for Industry 4.0

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Ms Evelyn Stier

Head of Regional Management Services
Siemens Pte Ltd


Topic : Riding the waves of change: How to lead in times of uncertainty

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Mr Jiten Hanwat

Founder, IEEE Blockchain Singapore

 

Topic: Blockchain -Embracing the change & prepare for future

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Mr Francis Lotzer

Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.)
IMS Trainings Co Ltd

Topic: Negotiation Skills: A must for the Project Manager who wants to be a Value Creator

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Mr Lim Liat

CEO
Bvotech

Topic: A Hundred Yes to A Hundred Requests with The Art of Strategic Alliance - The Complete Soft skill for Project Managers.

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Mr René Hillig

Director - Southeast Asia
Faithful+Gould

Winner of 4th SPMI Project of the Year Award (POY 2017-18) for Engineering and Construction Category

 Topic : It’s not just about Time, Cost and Quality – it’s about delivering the Benefits

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Dr CJ Meadows

Director, i2i - Innovation & Insights Center
S P Jain Sch of Global Mgt

 

Topic: Design Thinking Project Management – Crafting Business Value and Change People Want

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Ms Susan L. Bennett

Director, Patient Engagement, Human Health IT
MSD International (Singapore Branch) 


 Topic: Working with Disruptors: How Lah?

From the perspective of another disruptor.

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Mr Abhilash Ramachandran

Digital Technical Engagement, Program Lead, CTO Office
IBM – IT Hardware, Software and Services

Topic: Story Telling – The Harbinger of Change 

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Ms Regina Ong

Principal Technologist, Agile Coach
Singapore Airlines Limited

 

Topic : Being Agile vs Doing Agile: Leading Teams for High Value Creation

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Mr Mashhood Ahmed

Senior Project Manager | Program Manager
Sidra Medicine

 

Topic : How Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence will impact Project Management Practice?

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Mr Eric Conrad (Panellist)

Managing Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting,(Singapore) Pte Ltd

Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes”

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Mr Bevan Stratton (Panellist)

Head of Portfolio Management, Technology and Innovation
Standard Chartered Bank


 Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes"

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Mr Andrew Davey (Panellist)

EQ Strategist Transformational Coach | Speaker
EQ Strategi

 

 Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes”

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Mr Panneer Selvan Gounder (Panellist)

Programme Manager
Macquarie Group

Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes”

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Mr Mukul Deva

Founder - Director
Influence Solutions


Topic: Make Success A Habit – The Opportunity of Change

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Mr Raed S. Haddad

Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Strategy Execution


Topic : Future-Skilling your Program and Middle Managers--A Guide to Success in a VUCA Economy

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Mr Wolfgang Rabl

CEO
Next Level Consulting


Topic: Managing Complexity and Dynamics

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Ms Cynthia Zhai

Founder and Owner 
Full Voice Consulting


 Topic : “Step up and Stand out as the Expert with a Voice of Authority”

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Mr Jon Song

Consultant
NTUC LearningHub

 Topic: The Way Forward: Implementing Successful Change

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Mr Thomas Martin

Managing Director
Next Level Consulting


Topic: Managing Complexity and Dynamics

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Mr Manish Arneja

Coach
The Resilience Institute

 

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Mr Umesh Pralhad Ursekar (Panel Discussion - Moderator)

President, PMI Singapore Chapter
Managing Director & a Founding Member , U3 Infotech

 Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes”

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Ms Aye Chan Lwin (Emcee)

Co Founder and Principal Trainer
Lwin Advisory Pte Ltd

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Mr Raghavan Surianarayanan (Emcee)

Director Project Management, Emerson Process Management Singapore
SPMI Board Member - Secretary