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PMI Synergy 2026 Monday 9 November London

Built for Chaos.

Assess. Adapt. Advance.

The PMI UK Chapter’s annual flagship event — a celebration of the project profession, its people, ideas and impact. Equipping project managers for an uncertain world.

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About the event

Equipping project managers for an uncertain world.

  • 9 Nov 2026
  • 09:00 – 17:00 GMT
  • In person · London

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Join us at PMI Synergy to Assess. Adapt. Advance — and help shape a more successful, sustainable and AI-enabled future for the project profession.

The theme

Three As that bring the PMI Talent Triangle® to life.

Business Acumen

Understand the environment before acting.

Interpret data, recognise emerging risks and opportunities, understand stakeholder needs, consider sustainability and use AI responsibly to improve insight and decision-making.

What you’ll gain from the day

  • I Insight AI, complexity, sustainability and the forces reshaping project success.
  • I Innovation Practical tools and adaptive approaches for smarter project delivery.
  • I Impact Stronger leadership, greater resilience and more sustainable value.

Speakers

Voices shaping the profession

  • Adapt

    Adapt · 15:15

    Nermeen Latif

    Technical Director at WSP

    From AI Curiosity to Confident Delivery: Practical Tools for Navigating Chaos

    Technical Director at WSP, Chartered Project Professional and APM Fellow. She brings 25 years’ experience in project management, PMO leadership and project controls, integrating AI and data to improve delivery while championing mentoring and inclusion.

  • Assess

    Assess · 09:10

    Lucila Dotto

    Head of Sustainability and Enablement at the Project Management Institute

    Sustainability and the Future of Project Leadership

    Lucila is Global Head of Sustainability and Enablement at the Project Management Institute. Her work connects sustainability with project leadership, helping the profession translate ambition into business capability and positive social, environmental and economic outcomes.

  • Advance

    Advance · 09:45

    Dr. Penny Pullan

    Director, Making Projects Work

    Making Chaos Human: Facilitative Leadership when the Plans Stop Working

    Penny works with Making Projects Work and is the author of Virtual Leadership. Her work covers facilitation, strategic alignment and practical approaches to leading and collaborating in remote and hybrid environments.

  • Adapt

    Adapt · 10:20

    James Louttit

    Founder and Lead Trainer, Impactful Project Management

    Built for Chaos: How to Deliver More Value Without Breaking Yourself or Your Team

    James Louttit is the founder of Impactful Project Management and author of Leading Impactful Teams: Achieving Low-Stress Success in Project Management. His career has taken him from developer and business analyst, through complex programme delivery, to Project Management Competency Lead and ultimately CIO. His work now focuses on a deceptively simple question: how can we deliver more valuable outcomes without creating unnecessary work and stress?

  • Assess

    Assess · 11:10

    Giles Lindsay

    Chief Information Officer, Agile Delta

    The Decision Gap: Why Organisations Move at the Speed of Their Decisions

    Giles Lindsay is a board-level CIO and CTO with over 30 years of experience spanning technology, digital transformation, software engineering, delivery, and executive leadership across financial services, SaaS, and high-growth organisations. An award-winning technology leader, he has been recognised as a Global CIO 200 winner, a World 100 CIO & CTO leader, and a UK CIO 100 award recipient. Giles helps organisations connect technology, leadership, and execution to meaningful business outcomes, with a particular focus on AI, enterprise transformation, decision-making, and organisational agility. He is the creator of the CLEAR Model® and author of two Amazon bestselling books, Clearly Agile and The Adaptive Leader.

  • Advance

    Advance · 11:45

    Dr. Joachim Dehais

    Enterprise Information Technology Architect and Leadership Coach, Swiss Federal Archives

    Workplace politics, suffer or master your destiny

    Joachim is an enterprise architect, executive coach and independent consultant specialising in organisational improvement. With a doctorate in biomedical engineering focused on AI, he brings experience in leadership development, negotiation, project management and organisational transformation.

  • Assess

    Assess · 12:20

    Andy Murray

    Executive Director of the Major Projects Association

    Governing through Chaos: Turning Assurance into Confident Decisions

    Andy Murray is Executive Director of the Major Projects Association. He brings 30 years’ experience delivering, advising and assuring complex projects. A governance and capability specialist, he has contributed to PRINCE2, P3M3, the IPA Routemap and APM governance guidance.

  • Advance

    Advance · 14:00

    Nigel Smith

    Agility Coach for Project Professionals, Nigelsmith Coaching

    Speak with Confidence, Lead through Chaos: PMI UK’s Two Toastmasters Clubs*

    Nigel is an Agile Project Professional Coach and former PMI UK Director of Professional Development. A longstanding Toastmaster and founder of PMI UK Changemakers, he helps project professionals develop communication, leadership and confidence through practice and constructive feedback.

  • Advance

    Advance · 14:35

    Karina Singh

    Director, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority

    Equipping Project Leaders for Chaos: People, Capability and Public Value*

    Karina is Government Head of the Project Delivery Profession, with leadership experience across IPA, NISTA and major transformation programmes. Her work spans professional standards, capability and leadership development, strengthening the people and disciplines needed to deliver complex change.

  • Adapt

    Adapt · 15:25

    James Garner

    Head of AI and Data at Gleeds and host of the Project Flux podcast

    From AI Curiosity to Confident Delivery: Practical Tools for Navigating Chaos*

    James Garner: James is Head of AI and Data at Gleeds and host of the Project Flux podcast. His career bridges quantity surveying and digital innovation, helping project and construction teams apply AI and analytics to practical delivery challenges.

  • Adapt

    Adapt · 16:00

    Martin Paver

    Chairman, Projecting Success

    Beyond the Dashboard: Reimagining Project Delivery with Data and AI*

    Martin founded Projecting Success and the Project Data Analytics movement. His work explores how data, AI and new approaches to project cognition and assurance can transform delivery, helping professionals build practical capability and make better-informed decisions.

  • 17:00

    John Grimshaw

    Director Professional Development, PMI UK

    John Grimshaw is the Director of Professional Development for the PMI UK Chapter, an operational transformation leader and grassroots rugby coach. He leverages Lean systems thinking to eliminate waste, empower teams, and turn strategic vision into measurable value.

Agenda · Monday 9 November

A full day built for chaos.

Keynotes, practical sessions and plenty of time to connect. Timings may change as the day approaches — the ticketing site is the definitive source.

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09:00
Welcome u0026 Opening Remarks Setting the tone for a day of insight, energy and impact.
09:10
Lucila Dotto Sustainability and the Future of Project Leadership
09:45
Dr. Penny Pullan Making Chaos Human: Facilitative Leadership when the Plans Stop Working
10:20
James Louttit How to Deliver More Value Without Breaking Yourself or Your Team
10:50
Coffee u0026 Networking Grab a coffee and connect
11:10
Giles Lindsay The Decision Gap: Why Organisations Move at the Speed of Their Decisions
11:45
Dr. Joachim Dehais Workplace politics, suffer or master your destiny
12:20
Andy Murray Governing through Chaos: Turning Assurance into Confident Decisions
12:50
Lunch u0026 Networking Great conversations over great food.
13:35
Award Ceremony Celebrate those dedicated to advancing project leadership
13:50
Nigel Smith PMI UK’s Toastmasters Club — Speak with Confidence, Lead through Chaos
14:25
Karina Singh Equipping Project Leaders for Chaos: People, Capability and Public Value
14:55
Coffee u0026 Networking Grab a coffee and connect
15:15
James Garner u0026 Nermeen Latif From AI Curiosity to Confident Delivery: Practical Tools for Navigating Chaos
15:50
Martin Paver Beyond the Dashboard: Reimagining Project Delivery with Data and AI
16:25
Questions u0026 Answers Assess. Adapt. Advance. Putting Insight into Action
16:55
Closing Remarks Key takeaways and a look ahead.
17:00
Drinks Reception Continue the conversations and celebrate together.

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For your employer

Make the case to attend.

Everything you need to ask your organisation to fund your place.

  • A full day of learning aligned to the PMI Talent Triangle®
  • PDUs towards PMI certification maintenance
  • Practical tools to apply to live projects straight away
  • Peer network across UK industries and sectors

Venue

NatWest Head Office, the City of London.

Date
Monday, 9 November 2026
Time
9:00 – 17:00 GMT
Address
250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA

Help shape a more sustainable, AI-enabled future for the profession.

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