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Thursday, December 04, 2008
International Speakers announced for 16th Global Project Management Symposium in New Delhi
A full suite of international and national keynote speakers have been announced for the 16th Global Project Management Symposium 2008, scheduled to open in India on 16 December. The Annual Global Symposium will be held at the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi during 16-18 December 2008. The theme of the 16th Global Symposium is 'Project Management - at the Centre Stage of Economic Transformation'.

According to symposium organizers and the latest information received by PMForum,the following international speakers are scheduled to deliver speeches and presentations at the 16th Global PM Symposium in New Delhi his year:

Peter Cox, Managing Director or Padghams in Australia – ‘Using outcomes based evidence to promote high performance building design’

Louis Gunnigan, Head of the Department of Construction Management & Technology at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland - 'The role of project management in Irish economic revival'

Alan Harpham (pictured right), Chair of The APM Group Ltd in the UK – 'How does a CEO choose the right way t run his organization’s programmes and projects?"

Adesh Jain, Director Incharge Centre for Excellence in Project Management in India - 'Breaking boundaries.., the 5th generation of PM'

Hans Knoepfel, Chair of the Certification Management Board of IPMA in Switzerland – ‘Competence assessment for project, programme and portfolio management’

Dr. Ralf Muller, Managing Director of PM Concepts AB of Sweden - ‘Matching the project manager’s leadership style to project type’

Madhu P Pillal, Senior Project Manager for Kentz Engineering International Co Ltd in Saudi Arabia – ‘Strategic fit and effective cost management: drivers for national economy’

Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka (pictured left), President of the Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) – ‘One step further in project management for India to become a global player’

Veikko Valila, president of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) from Finland - ‘Risk management in Complex Projects’

In addition to the above, a number of well known national leaders are also expected to deliver keynote speeches at the symposium. More than 800 delegates from over 15 countries are expected to attend this year. For more information, visit http://www.cepm.com/symposium_2008/Home.html.

Registration is open and organizers will provide necessary assistance to obtain Visa and stay in Delhi. Symposium Secretariat address is Arvind Agarwal, B.E. (Hons.), MBA, IPMA-C, Director, Project Management Associates, A-48, Sector-5, Noida – 201301, India. Tel.:(91-120) 2420444, 2421757, 2420463, Cell:9999684621 or 9999684630, Fax: (91-120) 2421482, 2421484. Email: gs@pma-india.org or info@pma-india.org.

The Global symposium is organized under the overall Chair of Mr. Anil Razdan, Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Power. The Programme Director is Adesh Jain. The 16th Global Project Management Symposium is being organized by the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) and Project Management Associates (PMA), in association with the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the International Construction Project Management Association (ICPMA). PMA is the Indian national association member of IPMA. For more information about PMA, visit www.pma-india.org. For more information about CEPM, visit www.cepm.com.


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