Conference Agenda


Friday, 28th September
10:00 - 12:00 Early Bird Session 1 - GBR - Hall C : Deena Levine
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Early Bird Session 2 - GBR - Hall C : Maaney Paul

Friday, 28th September
15:30 - 16:00 Project Management - CrossWord
16:00 - 16:15 Project Management Highlight - Video Clips
16:15 - 16:45 Cultural Programme - Human Orchestra by the EVAM Group
16:45 - 17:00 Inauguration Function
17:00 - 17:15 Welcome Address - Karthik K Ramamurthy, Chairman PM National Conference India 2012
17:15 - 18:00 Inaugural Address - Key Note Address by Mr. Mark Langley - PMI President & CEO
"Pulse of the Profession"
18:00 - 18:30 Keynote Address: What does it take to be a Transformer and a Future Leader?
by Mr. Vineet Nayar - Vice Chairman & CEO HCL Technologies
18:30 - 19:30 PMI Awards - Celebrations
19:30 - 19:45 Vote Of Thanks & Closing Remarks for Day 1
Rajeev Panicker - Co-Chairman
19:45 - 22:00 Project Management Quiz, Networking & Cocktail Dinner
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Saturday, 29th September
9:15 - 9:30 Welcome Address - PMI Chennai Chapter
P Ramasubramaniam, Conference Director
9:30 - 10:15 Keynote Address by Mr. Amitabh Kant - IAS, CEO & Managing Director, DMICDC Limited
10:15 - 10:45 Mr. Ramkumar Pichai - General Manager, Microsoft Office Division
10:45 - 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 - 12:45 Key Note Address - His Holiness Poojyashri Sri Sri Ravishankar, Founder, Art of Living Foundation
"True Success"
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Panel Discussion: Mr. Madhavan Seshadri - "Has the time arrived for a Chief Projects Officer?"
15:15 - 15:45 Tea Break
15:45 - 16:30 GBR - Hall A GBR - Hall B GBR - Hall C RBR - Hall A
Invited Speaker:
Is your PM learning 'Sticky'? How to design the Best Transfer Climate
by Mr. Raed S Haddad - ESI
Invited Speaker:
The importance of social innovation and the implications for citizens and industry by
Alexei Levene -
Managing Director, Trivandrum Global City of Innovation

Case Study:
Project Success: Sustainable Mathematical Model for Monitoring Linear Infrastructure Projects by
Mr. Asim Prasad - GAIL
Invited Speaker:
Leaders get IT right for Project Success
by R Vittal Raj
16:30 - 17:15 Technical Paper:
Overcoming a MYRIAD of challenges as a Woman in IT Project Management by
Aruni Siriwardene, PMP
Technical Paper:
Potential of 'Lean' construction concepts in promoting 'Green'er construction by
Ann Francis
Technical Paper:
Academy- An Enabling Platform for Project Managers
by Mr. Raghunandan Menon & Dr. Vikram Kumar B T
Technical Paper:
Portfolio & Program Management - Scaling sprints to run multiple releases cutting across 8+ technology teams
by Mr. Venkatraman L
17:15 - 17:30 Transfer Break - Sponsor Stall Visits
17:30 - 17:45 Awards / Rewards - For Conference Volunteers
17:45 - 18:00 Let us collaborate to accelerate bringing PM concepts to the rest of the Society by Dr. Rastogi
18:00 - 18:45 Keynote Address: Global Cross-Cultural Communication: Insight, Challenges & Good Practices
by Ms. Deena Levine - Principal of Deena Levine & Associates, LLC
18:45 - 19:00 First day Conference Summary - Vote of Thanks
Sanjay Bhaskar - Additional Conference Director
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Sunday, 30th September
9:15 - 9:30 Welcome Address - Regional Mentor, PMI Region 11
Tejas Sura - Regional Mentor
9:30 - 10:15 Keynote Address Delhi Metro - A New Project Management Style
by Dr. E Sreedharan - Principal Advisor - DMRC
10:15 - 11:45 The Big Debate: "Do women make better Project Managers?"
11:45 - 12:15 Tea Break
12:15 - 13:00 Keynote Address: Project Management experience from the Automotive industry
Dr. Sumanthran - Executive Vice Chairman - Hinduja Automotive
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 GBR - Hall A GBR - Hall B GBR - Hall C RBR - Hall A
Case Study:
Project Management Competency Development Success
by Mr. R Sathyavageeswaran
Technical Paper
Agile Adoption: The importance of Demostrated Business Value
by Ms. Nidhi Arora
Technical Paper
Gearing up for Project Management: Version NEXT
by Mr. Ashish Sadekar
Technical Paper
Transformational & Revolutionary Projects: Fueling Economic Growth
by Mr. Prabhu K.B
14:45 - 15:30 Technical Paper
How to displease the Customer, to Engage the Customer
by Mr. Vimal Kumar Khanna
Technical Paper
Evolving trends in Project Management for Competitive Advantage in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical sectors
by Mr. R. Balasubramanian, Mr. V Sivakumar
Technical Paper
Performance Effectiveness of Women in Project Management
by Mr. Sandeep Khurana
Technical Paper
A New Dimension in Project Management: The "Value" Diamond
by Ms. Muktha Kartik, Deborah Devadason
15:30 - 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 16:45 GBR - Hall A GBR - Hall B GBR - Hall C RBR - Hall A
Invited Speaker:
Mr. N. K. Kumar CMRL IES
Chief General Manager (Finance) - Chennai Metro Rail Ltd
Invited Speaker: 2
The importance of Planning for Success: The Dubbawallas' Story
by Mr. Arvind Talekar
Technical Paper
Building a High-Performance Agile Project Teams - Challenges & Best Practices
by Mr. Rathinakumar Balasubramanian
Technical Paper
Motivating for Project Results - Three Proven Tracks
by Mr. V T Chandra Sekhar Rao
16:45 - 17:00 Transfer Break - Sponsor Stall Visits
17:00 - 17:30 Mr. Vineet Trisal - Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle
17:30 - 18:15 Keynote Address: Valedictory Address by Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan -
Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions
18:15 - 18:30 Key Highlight of Conference - Announcement of Next Conference Location - Vote of Thanks
Raj Kalady, Managing Director, PMI India
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Legend Conference sections where all 1,000+ people participate in Inaugural/Valedictory Sessions, Keynote/Special Addresses, Panel Discussions, Debates or the Cultural Programme.
Speeches by invited speakers or Case Studies of Project Success.
Technical paper presentations
Breaks for Lunch, Dinner, Tea, or transfers

Disclaimer: PMI India has the right to amend, modify or change the agenda without prior notice.


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