2023 Fall Symposium

 

 

 

WHEN: Friday October 20, 2023

                      1 full day, 8 PDU event (PDUs broken down: Power skills = 2, Ways of Working = 4, Business Acumen = 2)

 

TIME: 7:30am - 4:30pm

 

LOCATION: Roanoke College - Colket Center                         Signup today by clicking Here

          255 High Street                                                                         **Registration close date is 10/19/23 at 1pm, walk-ins welcome

          Salem, VA 24153     

          Phone: 540-375-2500  

          https://www.roanoke.edu/

Campus Map with parking instructions

 

PRICE: Members $120.00, Non-Members $140.00, Students $90.00

 

THEME: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Through YOUR Lens”

 

This year’s theme is “Artificial Intelligence (AI) – and YOUR Perspective”. We want to slow down the pace of AI chatter and spend a day letting you consider how it affects your industry and profession.

 

We have a panel of experts – describing how AI impacts their perspectives. Generational, legal, business, product and every-day users of AI – all will be represented. After the panel discussions, we will deliver break-out sessions - giving you a wide array of topics, professional development, and networking opportunities. We will end the day with a closing speaker – with a theme of “The future’s so bright, I’ve got to wear shades!”. As value added, participants have the opportunty to signup for a free professional headshot taken during the event, to ramp up their business profile.

 

Do you need some help convincing your boss to pay for you to attend our amazing annual symposium? Well the symposium marketing team has put together an elevator pitch that should do the trick!

Attend the PMI SWVA Symposium and gain valuable, tangible tools and processes to work smarter and more effectively in your teams and on your projects.  Whether you are a project manager, a project lead, or a team contributor, learning best practices of project management makes you a more valuable member of your team right now. We network not only to find jobs, we network to find ideas, to gain inspiration for our next idea, to stay motivated.  The PMI Symposium has received high marks from attendees for these networking opportunities.  Attend, meet and learn from other project managers.  Earn PDUs, stuff your brain, and meet interesting people!

 

AGENDA: 

Time	Agenda	Topic/Theme
7:15am - 8:15am	Registration
8:00m - 9:30am	Breakfast
8:15am - 8:30am	Welcome/Announcements
8:30am - 8:40am	Build Smart Institute - Michelle Ramaker
8:40am - 9:00am	Opening Statement - Introduction to panelist
9:00am - 9:45am	Darryl Agee (Host) Panelist: Christen Church - Intellectual Property Christopher J. Sullivan - Intellectual Property Randy Lowman - AI Product Owner Shelly Teer - Generational Impacts Karla Mae Eidem - PMI Joel Yonts - CyberSecurity	Synergizing AI Expertise: The Intersection of Legal, Product, Business, and Project Management
10:00am - 11:00am	Joel Yonts (Host) Panelist: Christen Church - Intellectual Property Christopher J. Sullivan - Intellectual Property Randy Lowman - AI Product Owner Shelly Teer - Generational Impacts Karla Mae Eidem - PMI	Synergizing AI Expertise: The Intersection of Legal, Product, Business, and Project Management
11:00am - 2:00pm	Professional Headshots Marissa Yi from Bella Muse Photography	Participants will signup day of the event
Breakout Session #1: 11:10am - 12:00pm Breakout Session #2: 2:10pm - 3:00pm	AI 101 - Shannon Dominguez - AI Tools & Tricks AI 201 - Doug Martin - AI Technical AI 301 - Christen Church & Christopher J. Sullivan - Intellectual Property NonAI 101 - Professional Development - Sara Kagarise NonAI 201 - Build Smart Institute - Michelle Ramaker	AI 101: Optimizing  operations to increase revenue and minimize stress, which is a  crucial role of AI.  AI 201: Overview of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and AI. AI 301: Understanding Intellectual Property in today's AI world NonAI 101: Professional Development: Creating a Plan that Leads to Action NonAI 201: Resource for individuals who are interested inpursuing a career in construction. The schools programs provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in the industry.
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 1:55pm	Keynote Speaker Joel Yonts CEO and Lead Scientist Secure Robotics Inc.	Dynamic World of AI and Cybersecurity.
3:15pm - 4:15pm	Closing Speaker Karla Mae Eidem, PMP North America Regional Operations Manager, Project Management Institute	The power of Community in Navigating Change in the Profession
4:15pm - 4:30pm	Closing & Dismissal

 

Meet our Speakers

Professional Headshots (limited spots, signup at day of event) from 11am - 2pm by Bella Muse Photography

Unique benefits sponsoring the 2023 Fall Symposium:   

• Company Logo on PMI-SWVA website homepage with link to your website for the remainder of 2023.
• Company Logo on all PMI-SWVA newsletters sent to our members for the remainder of 2023.
• Company Logo included in all PMI-SWVA Fall Symposium advertisements up to the day of the event.
• Company Logo on exhibitor slideshow used during general session breaks.
• Introduction of your company during the opening session at the Symposium (1-2 minutes).
• Vendor table for your usage during Symposium hours (optional).
• One (1) complimentary pass to PMI-SWVA Fall Symposium ($140 value).

 All for only $500.00!

If you would like to become a sponsor, please click here and will direct you to our payment page.

 

2023 Symposium Committee