PDD Comprehensive Schedule & Agenda

Time Start Agenda Track 1 - General Sessions Track 2 - (Power Skills) Track 3 -  (Business Acumen)  Track 4 - Social Impact Track 5 - Career Dev Track 6 - (Ways of Working) Track 7 - Purple Heart Room
8:00 - 9:00 Check-in & Breakfast       Hygiene Kits Headshots   Meals
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks Phoebe Jane Johnson     Social Impact Reps / Booths Resume / LinkedIn Reviews   Exhibit Hall outside
9:30 - 10:30 Opening Keynote

Menaka Gopinath
Delivering M.O.R.E. – Why PDD Powers Human-Centric Leadership in an AI World

      Interview Tips    
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break         Recruiters / Universities    
11:00 - 12:00 Breakout Session 1   O Leonard
Tech Reset: Mindful Habits for a Healthier Digital Life
Michelle Rhee
Project Management in Uncertain Times + Career Growth Through Influence
Non-Profit Partner 1  Kolby Goodman
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Become the Leader Your Company Can’t Ignore
Mike Hogan & Katie Lai
Agile at a Crossroads: Reclaiming Human Centered Project Leadership in an Emerging AI Driven World
 
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Breakout Session 2   Kate Megaw
Have We Forgotten Our People? Leading with Empathy, Trust, and Influence in a Tech-Driven World
Levent Akdag
Balancing Digital Transformation and Human Experience in Airport Redevelopment
Non-Profit Partner 2 Greta Blash & Deby Covey
PMP & CAPM Certs - what's the difference?
Joy Anderson & Melanie Gordon
Personal Brand: The Start of Your Journey 
 
2:00 - 3:00 Breakout Session 3     Christina Gallegos
Driving Strategic Value & Influence for the Modern PM
Social Impact Panel   Samant Kumar
Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs Real Intelligence(RI): The Power of People in a Machine World
 
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break              
3:15 - 4:15 General Session              
4:15 - 4:30 PM Challenge Winners Presentation Phoebe Jane Johnson            
4:30 - 5:00 Direct Attendees to Networking Event              

 


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O Leonard

Tech Reset:
Mindful Habits for a Healthier Digital Life

 

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Greta Blash

PMI Certs:
Navigating Your Certification Path

 

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Kadine Cooper

From PM to Power Player:
How to Be Seen, Heard, and Promoted

Kolby Goodman

Stop Waiting to Be Chosen:
Become the Leader Your Company Can’t Ignore

 

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Michelle Rhee

Project Management in Uncertain Times + Career Growth Through Influence

 

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Kate Megaw

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

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Mike Hogan
with Katie Lai

Agile at a Crossroads:
Reclaiming Human Centered Project Leadership in an Emerging AI Driven World

 

 

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Katie Lai
with Mike Hogan

Agile at a Crossroads:
Reclaiming Human Centered Project Leadership in an Emerging AI Driven World

 

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Samant Kumar

Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs Real Intelligence(RI):
The Power of People in a Machine World

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Levent Akdag

Balancing Digital Transformation and Human Experience in Airport Redevelopment