APM Conference 2024 | Navigating Tomorrow: Future Skills for Project Professionals

5 - 6 June 2024 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK

Conference Programme Day 1 - The Skills Gap

Discover how the profession can attract and retain talent, how we bridge the gap between the skills we have and those we need and how we make project management a career of first choice with clear pathways to strengthen our profession.

Tackle Big Topics Stream

Build your Toolkit Stream

Learn Something New Stream

Sessions encouraging people to learn something new or different that is related to their day to day work but not the normal area of expertise.

Discovery Zone

New for 2024, this interactive area provides drop in and pre-bookable sessions to aid learning and networking, including ChPP 121s, topics table and advice on APM membership and qualifications.

Conference programme (subject to change)

DAY 1

DAY 2

Discovery Zone

Wed 5 June 🕐 08:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
Wed 5 June 🕐 09:30-09:45 \| Plenary Session WELCOME ADDRESS 🞇 Professor Adam Boddison OBE, CEO, Association for Project Management Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 09:45-10:30 \| Plenary Session OPENING KEYNOTE Dr Paul Redmond 🞇 Dr Paul Redmond, Employment & generations expert Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:00 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream WHY PM SKILLS MATTER Understanding employment challenges in the profession 🞇 Daniel Amanios, Saïd Business School Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:15 \| Build your Toolkit Stream COMPETENCIES CLINIC 🞇 Stuart Easton, CEO and Co-Founder, TransparentChoice 🞇 Claudia Schulte, P3O Professional 🞇 Alexander David, Founder and CEO, Value Matrix Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:00 \| Learn Something New Stream HOW HUMANS WORK WITHIN TEAMS A session presented by the APM People Interest Network 🞇 Tim Lyons, INLPTA Master Coach and NLP Master Practitioner Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:15-14:15 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream PLUGGING THE SKILLS GAP Identifying future solutions to address skills shortages 🞇 Lorraine Bellinger, Head of Legal Project Delivery, Bird & Bird 🞇 Karen Skinner, Chief Project & Portfolio Officer, LifeArc 🞇 Derek Allan, Shell 🞇 Michelle Richmond MBE, IET, APM Trustee Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:30-14:15 \| Build your Toolkit Stream FROM AI TO EQ How to develop your emotional intelligence in an ever more digital world 🞇 Eddie Obeng, Educator, Innovator and digital pioneer Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:30-14:15 \| Learn Something New Stream ACHIEVING RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM TRAINING The leader playbook 🞇 Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton, Director of Consulting Services, Wellingtone Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream CAREER PATHWAY CASE STUDY Attracting and retaining talent 🞇 Natalie Woof, Head of PM People & Capability 🞇 Paul Dilley, Early Careers Learning & Development Manager, Mott MacDonald 🞇 Claire O´Neill, Early Careers Talent Acquisition Manager, Mott MacDonald Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Build your Toolkit Stream FUTURE PROOF YOURSELF Navigating your continuous learning journey 🞇 Laura Jackson Pugh, Head of Project Management Profession & Director Nuclear Projects, Tetra Tech 🞇 Torstein Tangene, Metier Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Learn Something New Stream HOW TO UTILISE THE VALUE OF ASSURANCE A session presented by the APM Assurance Interest Network 🞇 Andy Bevington, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and HMG Departmental Assurance Coordinators Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 15:40-16:40 \| Plenary Session EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS 🞇 Professor Christine Unterhitzenberger, Professor of Project Management, Director of the Leeds Centre for Projects Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 16:40-16:50 \| Plenary Session CLOSING REMARKS
Wed 5 June 🕐 19:30-22:30 \| Ticket holders only NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION AND DINNER Hosted by APM's new President, Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE With special guest Comedian Cally Beaton Session details 🡢

Wed 5 June 🕐 08:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
Wed 5 June 🕐 09:30-09:45 \| Plenary Session WELCOME ADDRESS 🞇 Professor Adam Boddison OBE, CEO, Association for Project Management Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 09:45-10:30 \| Plenary Session OPENING KEYNOTE Dr Paul Redmond 🞇 Dr Paul Redmond, Employment & generations expert Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:00 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream WHY PM SKILLS MATTER Understanding employment challenges in the profession 🞇 Daniel Amanios, Saïd Business School Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:15 \| Build your Toolkit Stream COMPETENCIES CLINIC 🞇 Stuart Easton, CEO and Co-Founder, TransparentChoice 🞇 Claudia Schulte, P3O Professional 🞇 Alexander David, Founder and CEO, Value Matrix Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 11:15-12:00 \| Learn Something New Stream HOW HUMANS WORK WITHIN TEAMS A session presented by the APM People Interest Network 🞇 Tim Lyons, INLPTA Master Coach and NLP Master Practitioner Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:15-14:15 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream PLUGGING THE SKILLS GAP Identifying future solutions to address skills shortages 🞇 Lorraine Bellinger, Head of Legal Project Delivery, Bird & Bird 🞇 Karen Skinner, Chief Project & Portfolio Officer, LifeArc 🞇 Derek Allan, Shell 🞇 Michelle Richmond MBE, IET, APM Trustee Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:30-14:15 \| Build your Toolkit Stream FROM AI TO EQ How to develop your emotional intelligence in an ever more digital world 🞇 Eddie Obeng, Educator, Innovator and digital pioneer Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 13:30-14:15 \| Learn Something New Stream ACHIEVING RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM TRAINING The leader playbook 🞇 Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton, Director of Consulting Services, Wellingtone Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Tackle Big Topics Stream CAREER PATHWAY CASE STUDY Attracting and retaining talent 🞇 Natalie Woof, Head of PM People & Capability 🞇 Paul Dilley, Early Careers Learning & Development Manager, Mott MacDonald 🞇 Claire O´Neill, Early Careers Talent Acquisition Manager, Mott MacDonald Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Build your Toolkit Stream FUTURE PROOF YOURSELF Navigating your continuous learning journey 🞇 Laura Jackson Pugh, Head of Project Management Profession & Director Nuclear Projects, Tetra Tech 🞇 Torstein Tangene, Metier Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 14:25-15:10 \| Learn Something New Stream HOW TO UTILISE THE VALUE OF ASSURANCE A session presented by the APM Assurance Interest Network 🞇 Andy Bevington, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and HMG Departmental Assurance Coordinators Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 15:40-16:40 \| Plenary Session EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS 🞇 Professor Christine Unterhitzenberger, Professor of Project Management, Director of the Leeds Centre for Projects Session details 🡢
Wed 5 June 🕐 16:40-16:50 \| Plenary Session CLOSING REMARKS
Wed 5 June 🕐 19:30-22:30 \| Ticket holders only NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION AND DINNER Hosted by APM's new President, Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE With special guest Comedian Cally Beaton Session details 🡢

APM Conference 2024 | Navigating Tomorrow: Future Skills for Project Professionals

Conference Programme Day 1 - The Skills Gap

Tackle Big Topics Stream

Build your Toolkit Stream

Learn Something New Stream

Discovery Zone

Conference programme (subject to change)

DAY 1

DAY 2

Discovery Zone

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

WELCOME ADDRESS

OPENING KEYNOTEDr Paul Redmond

WHY PM SKILLS MATTERUnderstanding employment challenges in the profession

COMPETENCIES CLINIC

HOW HUMANS WORK WITHIN TEAMSA session presented by the APM People Interest Network

PLUGGING THE SKILLS GAPIdentifying future solutions to address skills shortages

FROM AI TO EQHow to develop your emotional intelligence in an ever more digital world

ACHIEVING RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM TRAININGThe leader playbook

CAREER PATHWAY CASE STUDYAttracting and retaining talent

FUTURE PROOF YOURSELFNavigating your continuous learning journey

HOW TO UTILISE THE VALUE OF ASSURANCEA session presented by the APM Assurance Interest Network

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS

CLOSING REMARKS

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION AND DINNERHosted by APM's new President, Dr Yvonne Thompson CBEWith special guest Comedian Cally Beaton

OPENING KEYNOTE
Dr Paul Redmond

WHY PM SKILLS MATTER
Understanding employment challenges in the profession

HOW HUMANS WORK WITHIN TEAMS
A session presented by the APM People Interest Network

PLUGGING THE SKILLS GAP
Identifying future solutions to address skills shortages

FROM AI TO EQ
How to develop your emotional intelligence in an ever more digital world

ACHIEVING RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM TRAINING
The leader playbook

CAREER PATHWAY CASE STUDY
Attracting and retaining talent

FUTURE PROOF YOURSELF
Navigating your continuous learning journey

HOW TO UTILISE THE VALUE OF ASSURANCE
A session presented by the APM Assurance Interest Network

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION AND DINNER
Hosted by APM's new President, Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE
With special guest Comedian Cally Beaton