Following is the current program for presenters and panelists speaking at the Project Control Summit Summit 2023. We will update the program as soon as more information becomes available.
We’ll start at 7:30 am CT (US Central Time) and end at 5:00 pm CT, each day.
Please note that there is no specific order to the list of speakers and presentations for each day of the conference. The detailed timing of each presentation will NOT be announced, so you have the opportunity to learn from different topics and speakers.
May 2, 2023
10:00 am to 11:30 am US Central Time
Welcome Reception
- May 2, 2023, 10:00 am to 11:00 am US Central Time
- Zoom & Conference Hall
Let’s get together for a virtual Welcome Reception prior to the official start of Project Control Summit 2023. This session will be held via Zoom and as a conference attendee you have a chance to have your video/audio on and share your thoughts about and expectations from Project Control Summit. You will also be able to ask any questions you might have from the Summit Team. The Zoom link will be shared via email, the Networking Lounge, and the Conference Hall prior to the Welcome Reception.
Chirag Shah
Project Controls Recruitment Expert, Job Fair Lead
Job Fair Opening Note
- May 2, 2023, 11:00 am to 11:30 am US Central Time
- Zoom & Conference Hall
Right after the Welcome Reception, we will have Chirag Shah, an expert in recruiting project controls professionals and the lead for the Job Fair at Project Control Summit 2023, to officially open the virtual Job Fair of the conference and share with you how you may benefit from the job fair during the Summit.
Day 1: May 3, 2023
7:30 am to 5:15 pm US Central Time
Shohreh Ghorbani
Founder & Technical Director, Project Control Academy
Opening Keynote: Leading The Way in Project Controls
How to Bridge the Gap Between Project Controls & Project Management
- May 3, 2023, 8:00 am to 9:00 am US Central Time
- Conference Hall
Join this insightful opening keynote presentation at Project Control Summit to explore how you can lead the way in Project Controls by first bridging the top 7 gaps in most projects and organizations, especially between Project Controls & Project Management teams. Get equipped with five tactical strategies for bridging the gaps and building robust project controls that the Project Management team admires. Let’s stand out from the crowd and lead the way in Project Controls in your organization.
Jeancarlo D. Maica
Project Digital Planning & Reporting Manager, BAM Nuttall Ltd
The Art of Communicating the Schedule With BI And BIM
- May 3, 2023, 9:00 am to 10:00 am US Central Time
- Conference Hall
The future of project progress reporting and schedule status updates are here! Join this session to discover how the integration of Business Intelligence Tools and BIM is transforming the way we report progress and schedule status. Explore how you can leverage Microsoft Power Platform, extract date from Autodesk and IFC models for use in BI platforms and create interactive 3D and 4D reports using Power BI.
Chris Carson
Director of Program & Project Controls, Vice President, Arcadis
Improving Schedule Quality by Standardizing Planning & Scheduling Deliverables
Join this presentation by an industry thought leader who has spent over 40 years in the planning and scheduling field to explore the development of standard scheduling processes and how they can improve your project duration prediction and claims avoidance results.
Technical Panel: Digital Transformation in Project Controls
Today’s digital age and rapidly emerging technologies are challenging these old norms and providing opportunities to drive rapid, step-change improvements in how capital projects collect, curate, and implement Project Controls data, transforming “oceans” of it into useful information enabling beneficial management actions. This panel will explore how Digital Transformation in Project Controls is improving the quality, timeliness, and usefulness of the entire data environment on projects.
Brad Barth
Chief Product Officer, InEight
Project Controls: Driving Productivity Gains by Connecting Scope, Cost and Schedule
Delivering complex construction projects are increasingly challenging. A shrinking labour market, collaborative contract models, multiple stakeholders, unclear scope, risks and changes make project delivery on time and budget almost impossible. Join this session to explore how an integrated controls platform can help you deliver better project outcomes through unprecedented levels of visibility, control and collaboration.
Denise Russell
Automate Your Schedule Review Process with Acumen Touchstone
Manually reviewing and evaluating schedules can be challenging, time consuming and often unreliable. Join this session to explore how you can streamline your schedule review process utilizing Deltek Acumen’s newest module, Touchstone. Understand how Touchstone can enable you to consistently enforce your project schedule criteria by automating the collection, review, approval and storage of project schedules.
Niki Weiss
Senior Business Delivery Manager, Cigna International
Blockchain and Project Management
This session will help you understand an introductory overview of blockchain technology and its uses, identify how project management methodology is used for blockchain projects, and explain the impact of blockchain technology on project management.
Mostafa AbdelRazik
Think outside the box: Amplify your project scheduling process with new tools
Project Scheduling requires many inputs and outputs and can be a time-consuming process. This session takes you on an exciting ride, showing you how you can cut the times needed for building and analyzing a schedule. You will be equipped with tips, techniques, and tools that will empower you to lead the way in project scheduling & control.
Technical Panel: Cost Estimating Lessons Learned & Best Practices
Accurate estimating in public works is challenging in these dynamic times, but adhering to proven practices and adapting and learning as we go will help to produce reasonable estimates. Join this panel discussion to hear industry experts discuss lessons learned from estimating public works projects and how to effectively apply estimating methodologies and best practices.
Tim Mather
COO, PMA Technologies
Summarizing Detailed P6 Schedules for Graphical Display
P6 schedules can sometimes go upto thousands of activities based on the complexity and type of project. For non-scheduling experts, understanding these schedules are challenging.
Although it is possible to create a vertically integrated summary schedule in P6, some logical fidelity may be lost. Join this session to explore the challenges of summarizing logic and graphically displaying multiple levels of schedule detail.
Day 2: May 4, 2023
7:30 am to 5:15 pm US Central Time
Kathy Boatwright
Senior Director of Product Management, Deltek
Achieving Project Success: Project Management Industry Insights
Project controls are critical for managing complex projects and ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and with the expected scope. However, challenges to effectively delivering successful projects abound. In this keynote session, you will explore how to overcome these challenges through effective project controls, including project planning, risk management, cost control, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll also discover trends in the project management industry and explore key insights into what is driving them.
Innocentia Mahlangu
Leading the Way with Diverse Teams
Leading the way in project controls and project management means that we are constantly striving to improve our processes, tools, techniques and approaches to ensure that our projects are managed effectively and efficiently. When it comes to leading diverse teams, we should accept that diversity is not just a buzzword – it is a critical component of successful project delivery. Diverse teams bring a variety of perspectives, experiences, and skills to the table. Join this session with Innocentia Mahlangu, a recipient of PMI’s Global Rising Leader Award in 2022 and a TEDEx speaker, to discover practical approaches to fostering diverse and inclusive culture, as one of the levers of leading the way in project controls and project management.
Brian Leach
The Coming Revolution in Forensic Schedule Analysis
Performing forensic schedule delay analysis can be both time consuming and expensive. Steelray has developed a new technology which promises to change the economics of forensic schedule analysis, making it as easy importing files and clicking on a button. Join this session to explore the challenges and obstacles encountered in the development of this innovative technology and also demonstrate the tool to perform a forensic analysis on a set of schedules.
Technical Panel: Leading the Way in Project Risk Management & Analysis
The last ten years, including a worldwide pandemic, have brought many changes to organizational management, team dynamics, and quantitative tools for companies engaged in active project risk management. In what way do these various changes guide the trajectory in how we will deliver projects in the future? Join this esteemed panel to explore the current and future trends of project risk management and analysis, and how adaptive organizations will thrive in the new environment.
Dr. Prasad Kodukula
PMI Fellow, Global Project Management Ambassador, President, Kodukula & Associates
Stop Busting Project Schedules and Budgets! Apply Risk Impact Sensitivity Analysis (RISA)
Get onboard this fun-filled interactive session to learn more about how you can develop realistic cost estimates through Quantitative Risk Analysis and understand why there is only a miniscule chance of completing a project on budget if you don’t account for potential cost escalations due to risks and task duration expansions. Learn how you can perform risk impact sensitivity analysis (RISA) to prioritize risks and develop appropriate procurement strategies based on these RISA results.
Accelerated Project Delivery by Mitigating Risks in Execution: Effective Strategies with Case-study, and the Digital Future
Taking the case study of a $9B LNG mega project starting from FEED, spanning detail engineering and procurement, and currently under construction, this session will take you on a journey where you will gain experience from implementation of new methods and technologies for accelerating project delivery. The presenters will also delve into the future to show you a project nervous system, where the digital construction blocks™ flow seamlessly to help build better!
Michael Nosbisch
Director of Project Controls, Strategic Management Solutions
Control Account Managers: The Key to Successful EVM System Implementation
The position of Control Account Manager, or CAM, is often foreign to contractors attempting to implement an earned value management system (EVMS) within a government setting for the first time. Even experienced federal contractors sometimes struggle with the concept, since the position doesn’t usually exist within project/program organizational charts where EVMS is not a contractual requirement. Join this session to explore all about the role of CAMs in the successful implementation of EVM systems in federal projects.
Dr. Joseph D’Mello
Agile & Transformational Leader, Professor, CEO of Exequity
Agile Project Management: Past, Present, and Future
Join this session to explore the evolution of Agile Project Management from its beginnings to its current state, and understand what the future holds. Learn how to evaluate and recommend the right project management approach and explore how traditional and agile practices influence and are influenced by organizational mission, strategy, values and goals.
Russ Stevens
Senior Solutions Analyst, ARES PRISM
Managing Cost and Carbon on Capital Projects
Global construction accounts for upto 38% of total global emissions. To meet carbon net zero goals, organisations need to estimate costs and carbon while also confirming to local regulations. Join this session to learn how you can utilize ARES PRISM to estimate a project’s carbon just like you can estimate the project’s cost.
Bian Mutang Tagal
Senior Planner and Technology Leader at PCSS Consultancy
Drone Disruption: Staying True To Your Project Control Roots In The Digital Era
Join this interesting session to learn more about drones and how to kickstart a drone program in your company. You will be exposed to practical applications of drone solutions based on real projects. Most importantly, you will learn how drones are ever relevant to the field of project controls and will continue to remain a staple industry technology.
Erik Preus
Director, Sales Enablement, Hexagon PPM
Beyond Project Controls – A Full Lifecycle of Visibility
Visibility is key for a successful project. The best value is achieved when you have insights into every facet of your project. Join this presentation to learn how you can build visibility into the full lifecycle of your projects and go beyond the usual Project Controls. Explore how Hexagon’s innovative Enterprise Project Performance platform will help you obtain a full picture of your project and portfolio data.
Technology Panel: Breaking New Ground: AI's Impact on Project Controls
What is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Project Controls? Join this technology panel discussion with representatives from the leading technology and service providers in Project Controls/ Management to explore the current and potential uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Project Controls, the associated benefits and risks, and the necessary skills for Project Controls practitioners in the future.
Day 3: May 5, 2023
7:30 am to 4:00 pm US Central Time
Kamran Akbarzadeh
CEO, Project Control Academy
Closing Keynote: Leadership Soup for Leading the Way in Project Controls & Management
The changes in economy conditions have caused companies to tighten their budgets, reduce costs, and look for ways to increase productivity. This in turn has put more demand on projects and project professionals who are in charge of projects. To thrive in such environment, honing your leadership skills is a must. Join the closing keynote of Project Control Summit 2023 to learn the recipe for making a healthy yet tasty leadership soup that is perfect for project professionals. Once you implement this formula, you will soon notice the big difference that it can make to help you lead the way in project controls & project management and thrive in your career no matter where you are from and what industry you’re in.
Omar Habib
Digital Delivery Manager, WiiGroup
Start with the end in mind: Implementing 5D in your project
Join this session to gain a conceptual understanding of the preparation steps and operational workflow for successfully implementing 5D services on their projects including the dos and don’ts. You will also explore the process of identifying areas of a 5D BIM within the project where multiple design options are being considered and a workflow for exploring, evaluating, and presenting those options integrated with Business Intelligence applications.
Technical Panel: Leading the Way in Project Controls & Project Management
Unlocking Project Success: Building Timely and Accurate Reporting for a Major Capital Project
This session will provide insights into a comprehensive approach to structuring project information for a major capital project in Alaska undertaken by Santos, leveraging effective project controls and technology to support timely and informed leadership decision-making.
Sadia Janjua
What is Digital Transformation and Why Should We Care?
Technology Panel: Emerging Technologies : How Is IT Shaping Up Project Controls And Fueling Digital Transformation?
How is project controls evolving? How will new technologies and tools in project controls change the future of project controls? Join this technology panel discussion to explore the evolution of project controls and understand how new technologies and tools are shaping up project controls and fueling digital transformation.
Shohreh Ghorbani
Founder & Technical Director, Project Control Academy
Common Knowledge Areas between Project Controls & Project Management
and how to Close the Gap
You are invited to this informative session presented by Project Control Academy to explore the common knowledge areas between project controls & project management and how to close the knowledge gap between the two.
Technology & Innovation Showcase
In this special session, 7 Startup companies will talk about the tools and technologies that they have developed related to Project Management and Project Controls advancement. Each company will present for 7 minutes followed by a few minutes of group discussion to answer your questions.
Conference Closing and Award Ceremony
After three and half days of learning and networking, it’s time to end the Project Control Summit 2023 on a high note and celebrate the success of the conference with an award ceremony recognizing our speakers, sponsors, as well as the winners of the expo giveaways and Summit activities.
