PMI Chicagoland Chapter Is Hosting Its 11th Annual PM Symposium --- The New Dynamics: Upskilling the Changemakers and the Profession
The PM Symposium is one of PMI Chicagoland Chapter's signature events, an annual gathering of project/program/portfolio managers, senior leaders, academia, and business professionals from every major industry in and around the Chicagoland area. It offers a full day of knowledge sharing from industry experts on mega trends impacting our changing environment, networking opportunities, and key insights on emerging business technologies, transformational changes, shifting workforce demanding new skills, and the next generation of changemakers.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The PMI Chicagoland Chapter continues its commitment to the safety and well-being of its member community. Based on the CDC and local guidelines given the recent surge in coronavirus cases and the delta variant, the 2021 PM Symposium will be a virtual event to be held on Saturday, November 6th, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT.
The Chapter invites the public to attend this key event. This year's theme offers a unique opportunity to honor the accomplishments achieved over the past decade, and to harness the future trends in transforming the talent pool for the next generation. The PMI Chicagoland Chapter was fortunate to be able to engage industry leaders and experts who will present the new dynamics from different perspectives.
- Two keynote addresses
- An interactive panel discussion moderated by Past Chapter President, Srinivas Saineni
- Nine learning tracks covering three categories: Leadership, Strategic & Business Management, Technical
The list and bios are available in 2021 PM Symposium webpage.
Opening keynote by Scott Carbonara (CEO, Spiritus Communications) will be on "Engaging in Times of Change." Scott is an award-winning international keynote speaker, author, and consultant who is passionate about engaging a company's greatest asset --- its people. He is known as "The Leadership Therapist" for his diverse background, from serving as an award-winning crisis counselor to executive chief-of-staff of a multi-billion-dollar company where he creatively transformed a customer service culture, leading a team in reducing attrition from 38% to an unprecedented 6.5%. As a consultant, Scott guides organizations through technology and leadership changes, M&A activities, culture initiatives, and more. Scott has spoken for such esteemed groups as SAS, Wal-Mart, AT&T Global, and the federal government, with rave reviews for his high energy and practical takeaways. Scott breathes life into topics including employee engagement, change management, communication, self-care/wellness/mental health in the workplace, customer service, and more. Visit Scott at https://www.LeadToEngage.com.
Closing keynote by Dr. Behnam Tabrizi (Award-winning Educator, Author, Keynote Speaker, and Organizational Transformation Guru) will be on "Change Management – Roadmap for Leading Transformation for Project Managers." Dr. Tabrizi is a world-renowned expert in transformation, a best-selling author, and an award-winning teacher, scholar, and global advisor. He has served on the teaching faculty of Organizational Transformation at Stanford University and its executive programs for the past 25 years. He is the author of six books on leading innovation and transformation. He served as an advisor to many large global companies, a U.S. President, and governmental agencies. He has helped thousands of CEOs and leaders in high-tech (Including Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft), banking and finance, retail, and healthcare, to plan, mobilize, and implement transformational initiatives that have elevated organizational performance and created unprecedented results. His latest book, "The Inside-Out Effect: A Practical Guide to Transformational Leadership" is an international bestseller and was featured in 2014 on The Washington Post website as Leadership Book of the Week reaching 10.4 million readers. His "Rapid Transformation" book published by Harvard Business Review Press, was picked by Business Insider as the #1 book on leadership and has sold over a million copies worldwide (https://www.businessinsider.com/top-ten-books-every-leader-should-read-2012-12).
Why Attend? Understand the new norm. Take away new ideas and approaches to be more effective. Be ahead of the curve to provide more value. Invest in professional development and gain insights on new skills. Be open to exploring new opportunities and ways of working. Participate from anywhere and earn up to 18 PDUs. Register to attend via this link: 2021 PM Symposium.
About PMI Chicagoland
With over 4000 members in the Chicago metropolitan area, PMI Chicagoland is one of the largest and most active chapters of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program, and portfolio management profession. Founded in 1969, PMI delivers value for more than three million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education, and research.
Media Contact
Susmita Sharma, PMI Chicagoland Chapter, 224-538-0323, [email protected]
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