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    The program of the 34th IPMA World Congress

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    The 34th IPMA World Congress in Berlin from 17–19 September 2025 brings together around 1,000 project management professionals from up to 70 countries, offering practical insights on agility, sustainability, and AI.

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    Day 1 • 09/18. Day 2 • 09/19.
    18.
    19.
    8:00 am
    Registration & Welcome Coffee
    (Registration also open during Welcome Reception on Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm)
    9:30 am
    Keynote:
    Ethical
    Responsibility
    in Innovation
    Prof Dr Alena Buyx
    Plenary Room
    10:30 am
    Coffee- and Networking Break
    11:15 am
    Digitalization in
    Siemens Project Business
    Robert Stiglmayr (Germany)
    Plenary Room
    PMO Evolution –
    Becoming a Strategic Powerhouse
    Jaka Borštnar (Slovenia) Zoran Korenjak (Slovenia)
    Room 1
    Unleashing Autonomy –
    Insights from Agile Teams
    Judith Armbruster (Germany)
    Room 2
    Are we ready for Hybrid
    and its Consequences?
    Dr Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi (Austria) Mag Katharina Radlinger-Köhler (Austria)
    Room 3
    IPMA Standards in Government –
    Case study Cape Town
    Ben Peters (South Africa)
    Room 4
    Practitioner Stream:
    Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    12:15 pm
    Fireside Chat: AI & PM –
    How to Make the Symbiosis Work
    Kenza Ait Si Abbou (Marokko)
    Plenary Room
    10 Years of PMO:
    A Journey of Transformation
    Jeannine Kraft (Germany)
    Room 1
    Project Leadership –
    The Conundrum
    David Hudson (Australia)
    Room 2
    Design Projects Like Games –
    Agile & Engaging
    Dr-Ing Miriam Sasse (Germany)
    Room 3
    One CM for the World
    Bae Yung-hwi (Korea)
    Room 4
    Keynote: Future of Humanity – What can PM do
    Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai (India)
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    1:00 pm
    Lunch Break
    2:30 pm
    AI & project management -
    from hype to practice
    Prof Dr Doris Weßels (Germany)
    Plenary Room
    Optimizing Project Portfolio Management
    Dr Arnis Leikarts (Latvia)
    Room 1
    Convince with Data,
    Inspire with Storytelling
    Friederike Oehlerking (Germany)
    Room 2
    Driving Future Success
    with Project Management
    Prof Dr Silke Schönert (Germany)
    Room 3
    Global Collaboration
    in Power Plant Construction
    Rajesh Kumar (India) Thomas Bertram (Germany)
    Room 4
    Practitioner Stream:
    Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    3:30 pm
    Interview:
    Shaping the Future with Project Management – Insights from IPMA Presidents
    Plenary Room
    PMO Executive Kit –
    Your boost for the steering committee
    Sabine Meister (Germany) Benjamin Reich (Germany)
    Room 1
    Leading in the Dark –
    Teams in Transformation
    Michael Ryba (Germany)
    Room 2
    Top 10 AI Applications
    for Project Leadership
    Marc Widmann (Germany)
    Room 3
    Project at the Peak –
    Who bears the Risk?
    Alexandra Hänig (Germany)
    Room 4
    Practitioner Stream:
    Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    4:15 pm
    Coffee- and Networking Break
    5:30 pm
    Keynote:
    Jazz Thinking in
    project management
    Thilo Wolf
    Plenary Room
    6:30 pm
    9:00 pm
    Networking Dinner
    Day 1 • 09/18. Day 2 • 09/19.
    18.
    19.
    9:15 am
    Keynote:
    How diversity
    shapes our future
    Mitri Sirin
    Plenary Room
    10:15 am
    Coffee- and Networking Break
    11:00 am
    Fireside Chat:
    PM Under Pressure
    Shantu Bhattacharjee (Germany)
    Plenary Room
    Win the AI race in project business with your PMO
    Milla Ranta (Finland)
    Room 1
    How Shared Leadership
    Emerges in Project Teams
    Dr Maximilian Müller (Germany)
    Room 2
    Unlocking Creativity
    Through Side Projects
    Dr Jörg Sydow (Germany)
    Room 3
    Innovating Construction –
    Digital, LEAN & Culture
    Marek Demcak (Slovakia)
    Room 4
    Practitioner Stream:
    Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    12:00 pm
    Here is another highlight awaiting you in the main hall. Details coming soon!
    Plenary Room
    AI in Project Governance –
    Future of Sponsors & PMOs
    Adrian Morey (Australia)
    Room 1
    Ted Lasso –
    Agile Leadership in Action
    Constantin Hoya (Germany)
    Room 2
    Trust & Confidence
    Across 28 Cultures
    Andrea Schwarz (USA)
    Room 3
    Baltic Synchronisation –
    Smart Dependency Control
    Arturas Kuliesas (Lithuania)
    Room 4
    Keynote: Global Partnering
    for Climate & Progress
    Hon. Donkor Fuseini (Ghana)
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    12:45 pm
    Lunch Break
    2:00 pm
    Beyond Automation –
    AI Needs Leadership
    Andrea Aleman (Germany)
    Plenary Room
    Hamburg Port Authority –
    The PMO as a home port
    Julian Michaelsen (Germany) Amira Schmidt (Germany)
    Room 1
    How Agile Evolves
    in the Age of AI
    Jurgen Appelo (Netherlands)
    Room 2
    Benefit-First
    Approach to Projects
    Chris Ferguson (United Kingdom)
    Room 3
    Managing Change
    in Regulated Australian Aviation
    Adam Tull (Australia)
    Room 4
    Broadcast Reform –
    Change Management in Action
    Dr Martin Backhaus (Germany)
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    3:00 pm
    Interview:
    Sustainable
    Project Management
    Plenary Room
    Redefining PMO –
    From Methods to Impact
    Thomas Neumeier (Germany)
    Room 1
    Scissors cutting Wood –
    Project Data Done Right
    Milla Mazilu (United Kingdom)
    Room 2
    Managing Culture
    in International Projects
    Irina Targonskaia (Russia)
    Room 3
    Minimalist PM in NGOs –
    Lessons Learned
    Frank Turley (Belgium)
    Room 4
    Practitioner Stream:
    Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation
    Room 5
    Academic Stream:
    Where Innovation Meets Science
    Room 6
    3:45 pm
    Coffee- and Networking Break
    4:30 pm
    Keynote:
    Success strategies
    from elite sports
    Laura Ludwig
    Plenary Room
    7:00 pm
    11:00 pm
    Global Award Gala Dinner
    (AXICA Event Location)
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