Event agenda

OPENING KEYNOTE: DEBRIEF TO WIN: Building Trust, Alignment, and Results in Any Team

In this focused keynote, Shark breaks down what separates high-performing teams from the rest. He shares proven principles used by elite frontline teams to stay aligned, adapt under pressure, and deliver results.

CASE STUDY: DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: Practical Portfolio Management for Modern R&D

SPONSORED BY Captario

PANEL DISCUSSION: From Vision To Impact – Strategic Delivery in High-Stakes Industries

This panel brings together executives and program leaders from defense, life sciences, energy, and infrastructure to discuss how bold visions are translated into tangible outcomes under high-stakes conditions.

MORNING COFFEE BREAK 

PRESENTATION: Innovation Without Isolation: How Ecosystem Partnerships Accelerate Digital Adoption

This session explores how ecosystem partnerships accelerate digital adoption, balance accountability with innovation, and create resilience in the face of disruption.

KEYNOTE: “Will AI Replace The PMO?”

This session explores how AI is transforming the Project and Portfolio Management Office from a reporting center into a strategic nerve center for enterprise decision-making.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Bridging The Digital Execution Gap in Energy, Health, and Defense

The participants of this cross-industrial panel will discuss the tools, talent, and governance needed to close the gap between digital ambition and practical execution.

NETWORKING LUNCH

KEYNOTE: Accountability in Project Management

What happens when organizations deliver outcomes that are wildly different from their stated objectives? 

CASE STUDY: From Complexity To Clarity: Maturing Project Accounting for Scalable Success

PANEL DISCUSSION: Workforce and Supply Chain Readiness for Success

This cross-sector panel brings together leaders from defense, life sciences, energy, and infrastructure to explore how industries with complex missions can strengthen human and industrial capacity to deliver reliably, sustainably, and at scale.

AFTERNOON BREAK

KEYNOTE: Program & Portfolio Leadership in Mission-Critical Environments

KEYNOTE: A Blueprint for Program Excellence

KEYNOTE: Global Strategic Portfolio Management and Value Improvement

This keynote explores how disciplined portfolio management, effective prioritization, and strong governance enable organizations to maximize value from their initiatives.

PRESENTATION: Dynamic Portfolio Management in the AI Era

SPONSORED BY Accenture

PANEL DISCUSSION: Project & Portfolio Leadership in A Converging Healthcare Ecosystem

As healthcare becomes more interconnected—from drug development to patient delivery—PMOs must operate across silos to lead strategic initiatives that impact both innovation and patient outcomes.

NETWORKING BREAK

PRESENTATION: Enabling Supply Chain and Workforce Resilience

This presentation uncovers how defense & aerospace organizations are turning disruption into strength by reimagining their supply chains and talent strategies.

KEYNOTE: Executing Strategy While Future-Proofing Your Workforce

Explore how transparently planning skills capacity, AI budget, and value across your digital initiatives improves portfolio roadmap flow, coordinates delivery, while enabling a future-ready workforce. SPONSORED BY ProSymmetry

PANEL DISCUSSION: Delivering With Resilience – Managing Risk and Complexity at Scale in A Volatile World

This discussion explores practical strategies for anticipating disruption, strengthening portfolios, and building the resilience needed to stay on course when conditions change.

NETWORKING LUNCH

KEYNOTE: Leading a Global Execution Team Across Large Capital Investments

This keynote will explore practical strategies for leading global execution teams, balancing local challenges with global objectives, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Accelerating Execution in Innovation-Driven

This discussion examines how leaders in R&D, clinical development, and other innovation-driven fields are enhancing execution through smarter portfolio governance, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration. 

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: ROUND 1

30 minutes

NETWORKING BREAK

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: ROUND 2

30 minutes

WORKSHOP

60 minutes

KEYNOTE: AI Impact on The Aerospace & Defense Industry

This keynote will explore practical examples of AI in action — and the steps defense leaders should take to ensure they’re not left behind.

KEYNOTE: AI, Automation & Data in Clinical and Operational Excellence

This topic focuses on the strategic and practical uses of data and emerging tech.

PANEL DISCUSSION: AI, Automation & Data in Operational Excellence

This panel explores how data-driven decision-making, intelligent systems, and predictive tools are transforming operations—helping teams improve efficiency, manage risk, and accelerate results across R&D, production, and enterprise functions.

NETWORKING BREAK

KEYNOTE: Managing Transformations: Learnings to Apply to Your Next Projects

In this session, Sachin shares key learnings from having managed large scale transformations for multiple companies and industries.

CASE STUDY: Building a Transformation Office

This case study will highlight how a dedicated office can drive change, align stakeholders, and embed risk-aware practices into daily execution.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Leading Transformation in Regulated, High-Stakes Environments

NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

KEYNOTE: THE HUMAN ADVANTAGE: Building Teams for What Is Next!

This session highlights how leaders can build teams to learn faster (fail fast and learn faster), growth mindset and a culture ready for what is next. 

KEYNOTE: Enabling Speed & Agility in Defense Programs

PANEL DISCUSSION: Building Future-Ready Digital Talent, Teams & PMO Models

This panel explores what it takes to develop the next generation of project talent, strengthen cross-functional collaboration, and lead with both technical and human intelligence in an increasingly dynamic environment.

NETWORKING BREAK

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS (2x30 MIN)

2x30 minutes

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