PDD Speaker

Co-Founder & Partner

Team KatAnu

Kate Megaw

Kate Megaw is the CEO and Founder of ARCLight Agile and Co-Founder of Team KatAnu, with over 30 years of experience leading organizations through leadership development and agile transformation. A Certified Scrum Trainer and Project Management Professional, she has coached thousands of leaders worldwide to strengthen collaboration, build trust, and drive meaningful, lasting change.

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Have We Forgotten Our People? Leading with Empathy, Trust, and Influence in a Tech-Driven World

Power Skills

In the rush to adopt new tools and technologies, have we forgotten our people? Projects don’t succeed because of software, processes, or frameworks alone, they succeed because of the humans behind them. For project managers, especially those leading without formal authority, the ability to foster empathy, trust, and collaboration is the true differentiator.

This interactive session re-centers on the lifeblood of organizations: people. Through reflection, small group dialogue, and hands-on activities, participants will explore how to:

  • Lead with empathy even in high-pressure, tech-driven environments.
  • Build cultures of trust and psychological safety where ideas and innovation flourish.
  • Influence without authority to drive collaboration and project success.

Attendees will leave not only with fresh insights but with a personalized action plan - concrete steps they can take immediately to strengthen human connection and lead more effectively, no matter their title.

Because while technology will shape the future, it’s people who will power it!