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
Mr Sunil Prashara
President and CEO
Project Management Institute
Ms Renee Lo
(Closing Keynote Speaker)
Head of Big Data, Analytics and AI
Amazon Web Services
Topic: Innovation @ Scale
Mr Galen Townson
Board Member
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Topic: The Value of Project Management” - PMI’s 2019 Pulse of the Profession®
Mr Vivek Kumar 维韦克
(Special Guest)
Assistant Director-General, National Trades Union Congress
Topic: We 4.0 for Industry 4.0
Ms Evelyn Stier
Head of Regional Management Services
Siemens Pte Ltd
Topic : Riding the waves of change: How to lead in times of uncertainty
Mr Jiten Hanwat
Founder, IEEE Blockchain Singapore
Topic: Blockchain -Embracing the change & prepare for future
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
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.
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
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
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.
Mr Abhilash Ramachandran
Digital Technical Engagement, Program Lead, CTO Office
IBM – IT Hardware, Software and Services
Topic: Story Telling – The Harbinger of Change
Ms Regina Ong
Principal Technologist, Agile Coach
Singapore Airlines Limited
Topic : Being Agile vs Doing Agile: Leading Teams for High Value Creation
Mr Mashhood Ahmed
Senior Project Manager | Program Manager
Sidra Medicine
Topic : How Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence will impact Project Management Practice?
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”
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"
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”
Mr Panneer Selvan Gounder (Panellist)
Programme Manager
Macquarie Group
Panel Discussion: “PM the Value Creator - The Shift from Project Delivery to Project Outcomes”
Mr Mukul Deva
Founder - Director
Influence Solutions
Topic: Make Success A Habit – The Opportunity of Change
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
Mr Wolfgang Rabl
CEO
Next Level Consulting
Topic: Managing Complexity and Dynamics
Ms Cynthia Zhai
Founder and Owner
Full Voice Consulting
Topic : “Step up and Stand out as the Expert with a Voice of Authority”
Mr Jon Song
Consultant
NTUC LearningHub
Topic: The Way Forward: Implementing Successful Change
Mr Thomas Martin
Managing Director
Next Level Consulting
Topic: Managing Complexity and Dynamics
Mr Manish Arneja
Coach
The Resilience Institute
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”
Ms Aye Chan Lwin (Emcee)
Co Founder and Principal Trainer
Lwin Advisory Pte Ltd
Mr Raghavan Surianarayanan (Emcee)
Director Project Management, Emerson Process Management Singapore
SPMI Board Member - Secretary