REGISTRATION IS IN PROGRESS!

SHAPING THE FUTURE!

PMI CZ CONFERENCE

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Join us for the 4th annual PMI CZ Conference

Forge the Future of Project Management

Step into the future with us as we explore the visionary outlook of the PMI. Our conference will provide a platform to discuss the future directions and innovations in project management, helping you stay ahead of the curve and actively participate in shaping the industry's evolution.

Strengthen Strategic Foundations

Explore the evolving landscape of the Project Management Office and its critical role in driving strategic change. Our conference will delve into how PMOs can adapt and innovate to meet future challenges. Discover emerging trends, tools, and methodologies that will redefine the PMO, ensuring it remains a vital component of organizational success in the years to come.

Embrace Transformative Leadership

Leadership is the catalyst for transformation. Join us to learn from experts about cutting-edge leadership strategies in project management. From mastering change management to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, you'll gain insights that empower you to lead your projects and teams into a prosperous future.

Meet the Speakers & Lecturers

PMI Board Director

Lynn Shannon

Lynn Shannon, B.Ed., Dip.Sp.Ed, DASSM, PMP, PMI-PBA, has served on the Board of Directors of Project Management Institute since 2023. She is a long-time PMI volunteer and past president of the PMI Chapter in Toronto, Canada, and Region Three Mentor. Shannon is a dedicated professional leader with extensive management experience leading media and digital transformation programs for large Canadian companies, including Thomson Reuters, Torstar, Rogers Communication and Sun Life Financial. She is a popular instructor on various project management topics at the University of Toronto, Canada, and she is a regular speaker at events and conferences around the world. She was awarded the Colin J. Morris Distinguished Contribution Award for PMI service from the PMI Toronto Chapter in 2020 and has received several Ted Rogers Innovation Awards. Shannon holds a bachelor’s degree in Education and a Diploma Special Education and Educational Media, both from McGill University, Canada.

Driving a Force Behind Talent Development and Innovation. 

Lynn will highlight the core values and culture that have propelled PMI to the forefront of talent development and innovation. She will delve into the principles that foster a dynamic and inclusive environment, emphasizing PMI's commitment to continuous learning, collaboration, and excellence. By showcasing PMI's strategic initiatives and innovative practices, Lynn aims to illustrate how these elements contribute to the organization's success and its role as a leader in nurturing talent and driving forward-thinking solutions.

Head of Portfolio Governance & Control, Corporate and Investment Bank in Barclays

Jon Dunnakey

Experienced senior Programme Director and Head of Change. Key Skills: Programme Leadership, Delivering significant value at pace, Storytelling & Communication, Strategic Stakeholder Management, Agile and Waterfall, Financial Services, Machine Learning, Platform Migrations, Digital, Governance and Control.

Navigating International Agile Transformation: Change Management in Barclays

Navigating international Agile transformation requires a comprehensive change management strategy. This involves adapting to cultural differences, ensuring clear and consistent communication, providing ongoing training and support, securing leadership commitment, and establishing continuous feedback loops. By focusing on these key areas, organizations can effectively manage the complexities of Agile transformation on a global scale and achieve sustainable success.

Head of Corporate Regulatory Change Programme In Barclays

Caspar Braithwaite

MORNING WORKSHOP

An innovative Programme, Project and ITIL Service Manager. With an accomplished IT background, spanning over three decades, delivering quality solutions to technical requirements, balanced with intuitive business awareness and outstanding stakeholder management, working in both public and private sector organisations. A challenge seeking, solution orientated professional with a proven track record in building, managing and leading teams, demonstrating excellent communication skills at all levels and a responsible, customer focused approach, complemented by practical experience in both production and development environments.

Personal Branding & Networking Strategies: Leveraging your personal brand for growth.

Effectively leveraging your personal brand for growth involves strategically showcasing your unique skills, values, and experiences to build a strong professional identity. This includes ensuring consistent messaging across your online and offline presence, actively engaging with industry professionals through networking events and social media, clearly communicating your unique value proposition, sharing insights and expertise through content creation, and fostering genuine connections to expand your professional network. By focusing on these strategies, you can enhance your visibility, credibility, and opportunities for career growth.

Director of PM Consulting sro

Jan Doležal

MORNING WORKSHOP

Jan focuses primarily on hybrid approaches, organizational agility (SCRUM, SAFe, LeSS), Management 3.0, and the development of simulation games used as training tools for project management and agile methodologies. In the past, he worked as an independent specialist, briefly as a project manager at Logos, a.s., and earlier for several years at Mikroelektronika s.r.o., a company delivering public transportation fare collection systems worldwide. There, he introduced project management practices, led the project management office, and managed large international projects (Europe, South America). He has hands-on experience with IT, engineering, electrical, academic, and public-sector projects and products. He has been actively involved in project management since 2001, agile practices since 2014, and has been exploring hybrid approaches since 2020.

Game Simulation; The Products of Charles IV

A unique experience in the form of a management simulation game focused on working on multiple products/projects within a single organization. You'll take on the task of developing several major products commissioned by Charles IV himself, transporting you straight to 14th-century Prague. Your goal is to complete the assigned works within a limited time, constrained budget, and defined process. How exactly you proceed is up to the participants — you have 30 minutes to plan. Then, the game clock starts and execution begins.

During the simulation, both individual participants and the team as a whole must respond to unexpected events, project changes, fluctuations in input costs, lack of resources, and more.

Solution Sales Professional Productivity at Microsoft

Romana Konvickova

MORNING WORKSHOP

Romana has been working at Microsoft for over 13 years. During that time, she has held various positions, from technical to business, and is now part of the Global Black Belts team. She focuses on large customers within the Central Europe and Africa region and helps them adopt new technologies, especially M365 Copilot. She gains experience in deploying AI technologies in companies and collects feedback for the product group to further improve the implemented technologies.

Project Manager & Agile Coach at Projectman

Pavel Humpolec

MORNING WORKSHOP

Pavel bridges the worlds of product development and project management. With over 20 years of experience in IT and business, he has supported companies in setting up PMOs, adopting agile methodologies, and managing development teams effectively. He focuses on training, coaching, and implementing hybrid models – where traditional delivery needs to align with product evolution. In the workshop, he’ll explore the boundary between product and project: when to think like a product manager and when to rely on a project framework. He’ll show how to align both perspectives in practice and help participants understand that hybrid isn’t a compromise – it’s often the most effective path to results.

Project or Product?

Project or Product? A distinction that goes far beyond semantics. In this facilitated workshop, we'll explore the key differences between project-based and product-oriented approaches – how they influence work management, responsibilities, and collaboration styles. Together, we’ll break down the roles, expectations, and mindset shifts that each approach requires. Through practical examples and group discussion, we’ll discover what works (and what doesn’t) – and why. 

The goal isn’t to find one "right" answer, but to create a safe space for sharing, challenging perspectives, and finding inspiration for your own practice.

AI-driven Consultant & Project Management Trainer at Projectman

Veronika Pavlíková

MORNING WORKSHOP

Veronika operates at the intersection of project management, team leadership, and product development. With over 10 years of experience in IT companies, she has led projects, supported team growth, and helped organizations design processes that make sense – both from a delivery and customer value perspective. She brings a systemic lens to the world of projects, products, and organizational change. She has a long-standing track record of effectively integrating project management, product development, and the systemic management of organizational change. In the workshop, he will open the topic of the boundary between project and product in a hybrid management environment. He will illustrate how the product mindset meets project frameworks within organizations – where these worlds complement each other, and where they clash. He will offer a practical perspective on how to align agile approaches with business realities and how to choose the appropriate management mode for different contexts.

Project or Product? (CZ)

Project or Product? A distinction that goes far beyond semantics. In this facilitated workshop, we'll explore the key differences between project-based and product-oriented approaches – how they influence work management, responsibilities, and collaboration styles. Together, we’ll break down the roles, expectations, and mindset shifts that each approach requires. Through practical examples and group discussion, we’ll discover what works (and what doesn’t) – and why. 

The goal isn’t to find one "right" answer, but to create a safe space for sharing, challenging perspectives, and finding inspiration for your own practice. 

 

NOTE: This Workshop will be held in Czech!

 

Conference program

 

OPTIONAL PROGRAM - MORNING WORKSHOPS

  • Personal Branding & Networking Strategies: Leveraging your personal brand for growth - Caspar Braithwaite
    • 9:00 - 12:00
    • Optional part of the program.
    • PDU - 3
    • NOTE: Number of PDU's may change with regard to the length of the lectures. This will be specified by the end of September.
  •  Game Simulation; The Products of Charles IV - Jan Doležal
    • 9:00 - 12:00
    • Optional part of the program.
    • NOTE: Number of PDU's may change with regard to the length of the lectures. This will be specified by the end of September.
  • Topic: TBD - Romana Konvičková
    • 9:00 - 12:00
    • Optional part of the program.
    • NOTE: Number of PDU's may change with regard to the length of the lectures. This will be specified by the end of September.

    • 9:00 - 12:00
    • NOTE: Number of PDU's may change with regard to the length of the lectures. This will be specified by the end of September.

    • 9:00 - 12:00
    • NOTE: Number of PDU's may change with regard to the length of the lectures. This will be specified by the end of September.

 

OFFICIAL PROGRAM (12:00 - 18:30)

  • Opening of Conference Facilities 12:00 - 13:00
    • Registration
    • Welcome Catering
  • First block 13:00 - 15:00
  • Coffee Break
    • 15:00 - 15:30
  • Second block 15:30 - 17:30
  • Networking session and move to the afterparty location
    • 17:30 - 18:00
    • Microsoft premises
  • Amount of PDU for the official part of program - 4 PDU

 

OPTIONAL PROGRAM - AFTERPARTY (18:30 - 22:00)

  • Networking Afterparty
    • Place; Turnovská pivnice, Brumlovka Prague 4

Do you have any questions?

Get in touch with us!

conference@pmi.cz

FAQ

Where will the event be held?

Optional program and Official program will be held in Microsoft office. For Afterparty, we will move to Turnovská pivnice Brumlovka, which has the same address. Both places can be found under this location: Delta Building, Vyskočilova 1561/4a, 140 00 Praha 4.

How to get to the conference?

The easiest way to get there is by using the C metro and getting off at the Budějovická stop (this option also applies to passengers arriving by train at the main train station). From the metro stop, you can either walk to the Microsoft building in 15 minutes, or you can use the free shuttle bus BB1 operating on the route Budějovická (Olbrachtova Street) - Brumlovka - Delta.

The next closest bus stop is Vyskočilova, which is right opposite the Microsoft offices (bus 118 or 170).

We cannot provide parking in the Delta building and therefore encourage you to use public transport or taxis.

What is the cost of attending the conference?

There are three price categories for attending the official conference programme from 13:00 to 18:45.

Standard fee is 1500 CZK.

PMI Member price fee is 1000 CZK.

Fee for partners of our conference is 1200 CZK. This price is for employees of companies that have supported our conference and for:

members of Komora PM
members of IPMA
members of itSMF

Group discount= price for 4+ participants from the same company -  1200 CZK


It is also possible to attend the morning workshop or the afterparty in the Turnovská pivnice in addition to the main program. The price for the morning workshop is 300 CZK and the price for the after party is 300 CZK.

I decided I want to join the optional program after completing the registration. How can I add it to my order?

If you would like to participate in one of our morning workshops or after parties but forgot to select this option in the registration form, please contact us at: conference@pmi.cz and tell us which part of the program you would like to add. Our team will contact you to complete payment for the additional part of the program, and once payment is complete, you will be counted as a participant for that part.

I think I'm eligible for a partner discount but I don't have a code. What should I do?

If this is the case, either contact the organisation under which you fall and from which you should be entitled to a discount or contact us at conference@pmi.cz.

I am a student. How much do I need to pay?

As we want to give chance to everybody to broaden their knowledge in project management, we decided to reduce the price for students to 500 CZK.

It's important to bring your ISIC to the conference to proven your student status.

Will my conference fee be refunded if I am unable to attend the conference?

If non-attendance is notified 30 days prior to the start of the conference, the full value of the conference fee will be refunded. In the case of later notice, we cannot refund the fee due to contracted vendor services.

What is included in the price for the evening afterparty?

The fee for the afterparty is 300 CZK.

Cold snacks buffet and several drinks will be covered by PROJECTMAN s.r.o., this year's afterparty sponsor. Food a la carte to be paid by guests themselves as well as drinsks after we spend the given budget.

What language will the conference be in?

The conference programme, including the morning workshops, generally will be in English. However, some lectures will be held in Czech.

- see the section: OPTIONAL PROGRAM - MORNING WORKSHOPS

We believe that by doing so we will achieve the greatest accessibility for all and space for strong networking through diversity and communication uniformity.

What if I arrive by car?

Unfortunately, we cannot provide free parking in the Delta building. In case you decide to arrive by car, you have following options:

- In the surroundings of the Budějovická metro station you can park in orange and purple zones for 20 or 30 CZK/hour. A little further on in Prague 4 you can park directly on the street for free - the location without paid parking zones starts below the level of Jižní spojka.

- Parking in the DBK shopping centre garage is free for the first hour, each additional hour costs CZK 50.

- Use of one of the public car parks in the Brumlovka zone. Aboveground public parking can be found on Za Brumlovkou and Želetavská Streets and by the Bethany Community Center. Non-stop underground parking is available in the buildings Brumlovka, Filadelfie, Delta a Building G.

What is the dress-code for the conference?

The dress code for our conference is smart casual. We want to keep a professional atmosphere but also give everyone chance to feel comfortable and confident, allowing everyone to enjoy the networking.