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Summit Day
6 November 2026
Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam
Opening ceremony
Our Chapter President, together with the Development and Event team directors, introduce this new exciting summit edition
Our Chapter President, together with the Development and Event team directors, introduce this new exciting summit edition
Morning Keynote - PMI Global: M.O.R.E. as the key to redefining the Path to Project Success
Tom Bloemers challenges the idea that hitting scope, schedule, and budget is the same as project success, in
Tom Bloemers challenges the idea that hitting scope, schedule, and budget is the same as project success, in his session, "Delivering M.O.R.E.". This practical, framework-driven session explores what it takes to close that gap at every level (individual, project, and profession-wide), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to turn delivery into recognized impact.
Coffee Break
A short break to enjoy fresh coffee and networking
A short break to enjoy fresh coffee and networking
Keynote: Projects with Purpose - Experiences that make your heartbeat
In this story‑driven keynote, Alize Hofmeester invites project leaders to move beyond delivery metrics and reconnect with the
In this story‑driven keynote, Alize Hofmeester invites project leaders to move beyond delivery metrics and reconnect with the deeper meaning behind their work. Drawing on 20 years of transformation work from Banking to pharmaceutical organisations to construction projects to local government
AI-Discoverability: The Next Leadership Capability in Project Management
Discover why your projects need to be findable, not just deliverable, with Janet Poot in her keynote, "AI-Discoverability:
Discover why your projects need to be findable, not just deliverable, with Janet Poot in her keynote, "AI-Discoverability: The Next Leadership Capability in Project Management". This clarity-driven, forward-looking keynote explores what it takes to make projects understandable to people, systems, and AI alike at every level (individual, project, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to reduce risk and keep pace with increasingly complex, data-rich project environments
Creating Clarity Under Complexity: Truth Telling by Design through Game Theory
Step into the strategic side of project delivery with Dieter van de Scheur as he unveils how game
Step into the strategic side of project delivery with Dieter van de Scheur as he unveils how game theory can bring clarity to complexity in his session, "Creating Clarity Under Complexity: Truth Telling by Design through Game Theory". This practical, eye-opening session explores how strategic interactions between stakeholders shape project outcomes on every level (individual, project, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to navigate volatile, multi-stakeholder programme environments.
Lunch & Networking
Enjoy a mid-day networking session and a delicious lunch
Enjoy a mid-day networking session and a delicious lunch
Keynote : Beyond Delivery: Defining Project Success = People
Session by Blue Hive
Session by Blue Hive
The #1 Predictor of Project Success: turning Sustainability into Execution
Discover how project management closes the gap between sustainability ambition and execution with Lucila Dotto in her session,
Discover how project management closes the gap between sustainability ambition and execution with Lucila Dotto in her session, "The #1 Predictor of Project Success: Turning Sustainability into Execution". This practical, systems-focused session explores how project management turns sustainability commitment into measurable results at every level (individual, organizational, and global), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to move sustainability from strategic ambition to everyday execution.
Coffee Break
A short break to enjoy fresh coffee and networking
A short break to enjoy fresh coffee and networking
From Delivery to Legacy: Becoming the Project Leader Who Shapes the Future and Makes Real Impact
The certifications. The experience. The track record. Raquel Horta says none of it means much without influence, and
The certifications. The experience. The track record. Raquel Horta says none of it means much without influence, and she shows project leaders how to build it in her session, "From Delivery to Legacy: Becoming the Project Leader Who Shapes the Future and Makes Real Impact".
Keynote: 25 years ahead
Look ahead with Lee R. Lambert as he unveils how the project management profession will evolve over the
Look ahead with Lee R. Lambert as he unveils how the project management profession will evolve over the next 25 years in his keynote, "25 Years Ahead". This practical, forward-looking session explores that evolution on every level (individual delivery, organizational leadership, and the profession as a whole), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to navigate the shift toward the emerging Project Success Paradigm.
Celebration & Closing ceremony
A ceremony to wrap up this summit's edition
A ceremony to wrap up this summit's edition
Networking & reception
A networking session and drinks to close the day
A networking session and drinks to close the day
Projects Were Never Linear: Rethinking Value Creation Through Circular Systems
Rethink what project success means with Aylin Kaptan as she explores how circular economy and systems thinking can
Rethink what project success means with Aylin Kaptan as she explores how circular economy and systems thinking can transform the way value is created in her workshop, “Projects Were Never Linear: Rethinking Value Creation Through Circular Systems”.
Realpolitik : the strategies of office political success
Every project runs on two systems at once: the official one, and the political one. Joachim Dehais unpacks
Every project runs on two systems at once: the official one, and the political one. Joachim Dehais unpacks the second in his session, "Realpolitik: The Strategies of Office Political Success". This candid, no-nonsense session explores how project professionals live and lead within a social world, one where understanding and playing the political game shapes outcomes on every level (personal, team, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to move from naive delivery to real influence.
Why Programs Drift Before Milestones Slip
Few programs collapse in a single visible moment, Cornelius Greyling shows how to catch the drift long before
Few programs collapse in a single visible moment, Cornelius Greyling shows how to catch the drift long before milestones slip in his session, "Why Programs Drift Before Milestones Slip". This practical, discussion-driven session shows how quiet misalignment can undermine delivery at every level (project, program, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to protect value before it is too late.
Asana as your Agentic Work Management - The OS for Human-Agent Teams
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Steering the Future of Growth
What if the biggest lever for project performance is not tighter control, but motivation? Bart Ghysels explores this
What if the biggest lever for project performance is not tighter control, but motivation? Bart Ghysels explores this question in his session, "Steering the Future of Growth". This grounded, practical session shows how project leaders, working through temporary teams, high pressure, and limited formal authority, can turn everyday execution into an engine for sustainable energy and progress at the personal, team, and organizational level, offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights on leading through influence rather than hierarchy.
Making AI Deliver: How Project Leaders Create Measurable Impact
Nearly 80% of AI projects fail to deliver measurable business impact: Teodora Anna Sveva Cerrato shows project leaders
Nearly 80% of AI projects fail to deliver measurable business impact: Teodora Anna Sveva Cerrato shows project leaders how to beat those odds in her session, "Making AI Deliver: How Project Leaders Create Measurable Impact". This candid, pragmatic session tackles AI delivery as a leadership challenge with impact at every level (project, organizational, and societal), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to turn AI ambition into measurable, responsible outcomes.
AI-Powered PMO: Synergies for the Strategic Evolution From Administrative Function to Strategic Decision Engine
Ivan Moreira challenges the idea that a PMO exists to enforce compliance, arguing instead for its evolution into
Ivan Moreira challenges the idea that a PMO exists to enforce compliance, arguing instead for its evolution into a strategic decision engine in his session, "AI-Powered PMO: Synergies for the Strategic Evolution From Administrative Function to Strategic Decision Engine". This bold, forward-looking session explores how artificial intelligence can move the PMO from routine administration to strategic influence at every level (PMO, portfolio, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to close the gap between strategic ambition and execution capability.
Asana as your Agentic Work Management: The OS for Human-Agent Teams
Explore what happens to work management when people and AI agents start working side by side, as Alain
Explore what happens to work management when people and AI agents start working side by side, as Alain Buffing and Ruud van Delft present their session, "Asana as your Agentic Work Management: The OS for Human-Agent Teams".
Panel Discussion - Delivering strategic value in a new era
What does it take to turn delivery success into lasting strategic value? Bálint Blaskovics, Carmine Paragano, and Peter
What does it take to turn delivery success into lasting strategic value? Bálint Blaskovics, Carmine Paragano, and Peter Ryan tackle that question from three angles, academia, consulting, and strategic leadership, in their panel discussion, "Delivering Strategic Value in a New Era".
The Invisible Contract of Project Success: Leading for Value, Trust and Impact
Behind every successful project lies an invisible contract of trust and value: Yener Pala brings it into the
Behind every successful project lies an invisible contract of trust and value: Yener Pala brings it into the open in his session, "The Invisible Contract of Project Success: Leading for Value, Trust and Impact". This candid, reflection-driven session explores how project success is negotiated at every level (project, PMO, and organizational), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to build trust-driven, purposeful outcomes in a changing project landscape.
Time Value of Carbon: financial integration in NPV
Rethink how sustainability shows up on the balance sheet with Francois Wijnands and Grant Davis as they unveil
Rethink how sustainability shows up on the balance sheet with Francois Wijnands and Grant Davis as they unveil the Time Value of Carbon in their session, "Time Value of Carbon: financial integration in NPV". This practical, insight-driven session explores how a project's carbon performance can be measured and expressed in the same financial language as Net Present Value (NPV) — on every level – project, portfolio, and organizational – offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to make the value of sustainability visible.
Workshop - Portfolio Management Made Easy: The PMO Scalability Challenge
What happens when your organization grows from managing 10 projects to more than 100, but your project management
What happens when your organization grows from managing 10 projects to more than 100, but your project management office (PMO) processes don't scale with it? Veerle Simons and Emilie Visser take on that question in their interactive workshop, "Portfolio Management Made Easy: The PMO Scalability Challenge".
Delivering Projects That Create Lasting Value: A Practical P5 Workshop on Sustainable Project Delivery
Rethink what project success means with Shushan Khachatryan van Krimpen as she explores how to measure and embed
Rethink what project success means with Shushan Khachatryan van Krimpen as she explores how to measure and embed lasting sustainability impact into project delivery in her workshop, "Delivering Projects That Create Lasting Value: A Practical P5 Workshop on Sustainable Project Delivery".
Workshop: AI Agents Made Practical: From Daily Tasks to Project Success
Move beyond typing questions into ChatGPT: join Jonas Rechreche and Anna Yampolskaya as they show project professionals how
Move beyond typing questions into ChatGPT: join Jonas Rechreche and Anna Yampolskaya as they show project professionals how to build their own AI agents in their session, "AI Agents Made Practical: From Daily Tasks to Project Success".
The Efficacy Shift: How AI Should Change What Organisations Choose to Do
What if doing things well isn't the same as doing the right things? Lloyd Skinner explores that gap
What if doing things well isn't the same as doing the right things? Lloyd Skinner explores that gap in his session, "The Efficacy Shift: How AI Should Change What Organisations Choose to Do". This reflective, forward-looking session challenges organisations to look past efficiency alone, exploring that shift at every level (delivery, governance, and societal), offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights to focus effort on the initiatives that create the greatest value.
Workshop Threon: Leading Transformations That Last: Five Patterns Every Leader Should Know
Why do so many transformations run out of energy before they create lasting value? Anton Zandhuis and Jeroen
Why do so many transformations run out of energy before they create lasting value? Anton Zandhuis and Jeroen D'hulst answer that question in their session, "Leading Transformations That Last: Five Patterns Every Leader Should Know".
Workshop Leading with Intention: Understanding the Leader You Already Are
Who are you when you lead? Karla Merza turns that question into a practical workshop in her session,
Who are you when you lead? Karla Merza turns that question into a practical workshop in her session, "Leading with Intention: Understanding the Leader You Already Are".
Workshop Oranger: WOW, I Feel Gut! How to navigate complexity with courage
When more governance, more reporting, and tighter control only slow a complex project down, Vanessa Rouw and Lieke
When more governance, more reporting, and tighter control only slow a complex project down, Vanessa Rouw and Lieke Geers show what effective leadership looks like instead, in their workshop, "WOW, I Feel Gut! How to Navigate Complexity with Courage".
Workshop From Group to Tribe: Building Sustainable Teams That Deliver Beyond Projects
We have dedicated tracks for every industry Whether you want to hire tech’s top talent meet with the
We have dedicated tracks for every industry Whether you want to hire tech’s top talent meet with the policymakers influencing
