Call for Presentations

Proposed presentation proposals must align with the symposium theme of \"Leadership for a Changing World: Inspiring Action, Driving Impact, and Creating Value.\" We are seeking topics that will be compelling to the attendees and will be applicable and practical for individuals from a wide variety of organizations and backgrounds. We encourage all presenters to broadly interpret this theme, and speakers from any industry, discipline, or project environment are welcome.

• Case studies: 
  • Have you successfully developed a high performing team while facing evolving project challenges and objectives? 
  • Do you have tips for using Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, or other emerging capabilities to improve project control?
  • Can you share practices for effectively using technology to encourage cooperation and collaboration? 
  • What can you share about your experience translating high-level strategic plans into meaningful project goals that motivate project team members?
• Methodology: 
  • What leadership concepts have you found useful when leading diverse and disparate teams? 
  • Have you applied Agile Methodologies while leading large teams or people who work independently? 
  • What leadership concepts and processes do you find work best in your organizational environment?
• Skills and techniques:  
  • How have you used tools to establish strong relationships and trust among cross-functional contributors and other disconnected stakeholders? 
  • How have you used collaborative methods to creatively solve problems, to defuse potential conflicts, to motivate distant team members, or to deal with project obstacles?
  • What techniques have you used to secure reliable commitments from remote stakeholders, distributed teams, customers, and sponsors? 
  • How have you effectively communicated and led teams with cultural, language, and organizational differences? 
• Success Stories or valuable lessons learned: 
  • Have you seen effective leadership practices that contribute to the success of projects in chaotic environments?
  • What “war stories” can you share to help others deliver good value and achieve better results?

Preference will be given to presentations that:

• Reflect leadership best practices in portfolio, program and project management
• Emphasize on case studies and concrete examples
• Are from speakers having extensive backgrounds and proven presentation skills
• Illustrate effective, evolving project management techniques or developments
• Provide practical value for our audience of seasoned project leaders from the Silicon Valley and around the San Francisco Bay Area
• Have not previously been delivered at other conferences.

Accepted presenters will receive the following:

• One complimentary symposium registration (in-person or virtual)
• Access to all conference presentations / keynotes and access to all other scheduled conference activities.
• Any additional presenters may register and participate in the full symposium, or, at no cost, plan to attend only the portion of the symposium around their scheduled presentation.

Each presenter will have a total of 55 minutes to present, with 40-45 minutes to deliver content and 10-15 minutes for Q&A with the audience.

• Submission Date: Submit your proposals by July 9, 2023.
• All proposals will be reviewed by a committee and the selected presenters will be notified by July 31, 2023.
• Sample dry run for presentations might be conducted around late August 2023 depending on speakers' experience.
• Final presentations are due on September 18, 2023.

If you have any queries regarding Theme or need any further details, please contact us at symposium_paper@pmisv.org.