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.

9:30 am

10:30 am

Keynote:
Ethical
Responsibility
in Innovation

Prof Dr Alena Buyx

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 9:30 – 10:30 am

11:15 am

12:00 pm

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Digitalization in
Siemens Project Business

Robert Stiglmayr (Germany)

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

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PMO Evolution –
Becoming a Strategic Powerhouse

Jaka Borštnar (Slovenia) Zoran Korenjak (Slovenia)

Room 1 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

Unleashing Autonomy –
Insights from Agile Teams

Judith Armbruster (Germany)

Room 2 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

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Are we ready for Hybrid
and its Consequences?

Dr Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi (Austria) Mag Katharina Radlinger-Köhler (Austria)

Room 3 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

Project Example

IPMA Standards in Government –
Case study Cape Town

Ben Peters (South Africa)

Room 4 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

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Practitioner Stream:
Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation

Room 5 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

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Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/18/2025, 11:15 – 12:00 pm

12:15 pm

1:00 pm

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Fireside Chat: AI & PM –
How to Make the Symbiosis Work

Kenza Ait Si Abbou (Marokko)

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

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10 Years of PMO:
A Journey of Transformation

Jeannine Kraft (Germany)

Room 1 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

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Project Leadership –
The Conundrum

David Hudson (Australia)

Room 2 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

Design Projects Like Games –
Agile & Engaging

Dr-Ing Miriam Sasse (Germany)

Room 3 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

Project Example

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One CM for the World

Bae Yung-hwi (Korea)

Room 4 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

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Keynote: Future of Humanity – What can PM do

Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai (India)

Room 5 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

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Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/18/2025, 12:15 – 1:00 pm

2:30 pm

3:15 pm

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AI & project management -
from hype to practice

Prof Dr Doris Weßels (Germany)

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

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Optimizing Project Portfolio Management

Dr Arnis Leikarts (Latvia)

Room 1 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

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Convince with Data,
Inspire with Storytelling

Friederike Oehlerking (Germany)

Room 2 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

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Driving Future Success
with Project Management

Prof Dr Silke Schönert (Germany)

Room 3 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

Project Example

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Global Collaboration
in Power Plant Construction

Rajesh Kumar (India) Thomas Bertram (Germany)

Room 4 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

Practitioner Stream:
Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation

Room 5 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

Notizzettel mit Glühbirne welcher als Idee dienen soll

Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/18/2025, 2:30 – 3:15 pm

3:30 pm

4:15 pm

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Interview:
Shaping the Future with Project Management – Insights from IPMA Presidents

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

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PMO Executive Kit –
Your boost for the steering committee

Sabine Meister (Germany) Benjamin Reich (Germany)

Room 1 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

Leading in the Dark –
Teams in Transformation

Michael Ryba (Germany)

Room 2 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

Top 10 AI Applications
for Project Leadership

Marc Widmann (Germany)

Room 3 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

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Project at the Peak –
Who bears the Risk?

Alexandra Hänig (Germany)

Room 4 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

Practitioner Stream:
Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation

Room 5 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

Notizzettel mit Glühbirne welcher als Idee dienen soll

Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/18/2025, 3:30 – 4:15 pm

5:30 pm

6:30 pm

Keynote:
Jazz Thinking in
project management

Plenary Room — 09/18/2025, 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Day 1 • 09/18. Day 2 • 09/19.

18.

19.

9:15 am

10:15 am

Interculturality

Keynote:
How diversity
shapes our future

Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 9:15 – 10:15 am

11:00 am

11:45 am

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Fireside Chat:
PM Under Pressure

Shantu Bhattacharjee (Germany)

Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

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Win the AI race in project business with your PMO

Milla Ranta (Finland)

Room 1 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

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How Shared Leadership
Emerges in Project Teams

Dr Maximilian Müller (Germany)

Room 2 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

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Unlocking Creativity
Through Side Projects

Dr Jörg Sydow (Germany)

Room 3 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

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Innovating Construction –
Digital, LEAN & Culture

Marek Demcak (Slovakia)

Room 4 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

Practitioner Stream:
Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation

Room 5 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

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Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/19/2025, 11:00 – 11:45 am

12:00 pm

12:45 pm

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Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

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AI in Project Governance –
Future of Sponsors & PMOs

Adrian Morey (Australia)

Room 1 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

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Ted Lasso –
Agile Leadership in Action

Constantin Hoya (Germany)

Room 2 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

Interculturality

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Trust & Confidence
Across 28 Cultures

Andrea Schwarz (USA)

Room 3 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

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Baltic Synchronisation –
Smart Dependency Control

Arturas Kuliesas (Lithuania)

Room 4 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

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Keynote: Global Partnering
for Climate & Progress

Hon. Donkor Fuseini (Ghana)

Room 5 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

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Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/19/2025, 12:00 – 12:45 pm

2:00 pm

2:45 pm

Beyond Automation –
AI Needs Leadership

Andrea Aleman (Germany)

Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

Hamburg Port Authority –
The PMO as a home port

Julian Michaelsen (Germany) Amira Schmidt (Germany)

Room 1 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

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How Agile Evolves
in the Age of AI

Jurgen Appelo (Netherlands)

Room 2 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

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Benefit-First
Approach to Projects

Chris Ferguson (United Kingdom)

Room 3 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

Project Example

Managing Change
in Regulated Australian Aviation

Adam Tull (Australia)

Room 4 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

Project Example

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Broadcast Reform –
Change Management in Action

Dr Martin Backhaus (Germany)

Room 5 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

Notizzettel mit Glühbirne welcher als Idee dienen soll

Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/19/2025, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

3:00 pm

3:45 pm

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Interview:
Sustainable
Project Management

Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Redefining PMO –
From Methods to Impact

Thomas Neumeier (Germany)

Room 1 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

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Scissors cutting Wood –
Project Data Done Right

Milla Mazilu (United Kingdom)

Room 2 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Interculturality

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Managing Culture
in International Projects

Irina Targonskaia (Russia)

Room 3 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

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Minimalist PM in NGOs –
Lessons Learned

Frank Turley (Belgium)

Room 4 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Practitioner Stream:
Practical Knowledge Meets Innovation

Room 5 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Notizzettel mit Glühbirne welcher als Idee dienen soll

Academic Stream:
Where Innovation Meets Science

Room 6 — 09/19/2025, 3:00 – 3:45 pm

4:30 pm

5:30 pm

Keynote:
Success strategies
from elite sports

Plenary Room — 09/19/2025, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

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