Organizations recognize the criticality of projects to their success. Managing projects well to achieve desirable results is often at the top of the executive agenda. For professionals, one sure path to rise in an organization is through competency and successful delivery. Project management offers a vibrant and exciting career path. Best of all, in the world of technological advances such as artificial intelligence, much of the project management skills that will be taught at this summit can effectively tackle VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity), and resistance to technology replacement.

Yet to date, much of the focus is on the soft and hard project management skills. While these skills are important, they are not sufficient for those who are ambitious and want to rise to the top of the executive suite. This summit series strives to take an integrated approach, discussing not just the soft and hard skills but also the creative, human-centric, and strategic skills. The core is based on a published research article by our CEO, Dr. Te Wu, in the Journal of Business Strategy titled, “The Chief Project Officer: A New Executive Role For Turbulent Times.” This article highlighted 20 key disciplines for those who want to rise to the top.

Until now, there has been no dedicated forum for project professionals to discuss, network, and learn about this essential skill set; skills needed in our moderate age of technology. If you are interested in climbing to the top, whether you just started the climb or are more than mid-way through, the series of topics in this presentation can help you propel toward the top of the project management career ladder – becoming a Chief Project Officer.