Event Details | Potential Session Topics | Speaker Resources | Speaker Timeline
Event Details
- Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2023 and Friday, April 21, 2023
- Agenda – The full program will be released in January 2023 following the acceptance of all the session speakers.
- Format: Hybrid: event will be offered both in-person and virtually. Speakers are required to present in-person
- Session Length: Each session will be 45 minutes in length which includes: a 5 minute introduction, 30 minute speaker presentation, and 10 minutes for Q&A.
Potential Session Topics
- Agile and DevOps
- Change Management
- Data Analytics & Digital Transformation
- Federal Programs
- Agile Implementation on Large Scale Projects
- Acquisition Innovation in Federal Programs
- Cross-Agency Collaboration to Ensure Mission Success
- Improving Delivery Success
- Program and Project Management challenges from the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law - Strategies for Cloud Migration
- Future/Innovation of Project Management
- Effect of Artificial Intelligence and Automation (how we do our work as a PMs)
- Project, Program and Portfolio Management
- New PM Tools and Solutions
- Hybrid Project Management
- Industry 4.0/5.0 and Project Management (economy with Internet of Things)
- Cyber – Physical Systems
- Digital Engineering & Digital Twins
- Man-machine Collaboration
- Cybersecurity
- Integrated Project Management
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Change Management
- People in Projects
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Emotional Intelligence
- Productivity and Performance Management
- Returning to Work – Back to the Office
- Strengths Based Management
- Other?
- Performance Management
- Product Management
- Risk Management & Resilience
- Including Low Probability/High Impacts in Your Risk Register
- Building Resilience into Infrastructure Policy
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Please note that the University of Maryland does not pay speaker fees. If you are expecting a fee, please do not submit an abstract.
Speaker Resources
- Speaker Guidance
- Presentation Template
- Paper Format Guidelines
- Sample Sessions from 2021: Susan Hostetter & John Walsh and Kevin M. Colman
Speaker Timeline
Below are the important deadlines for speakers for the 2023 Symposium.
| September 15, 2022 | Call for speakers opens |
| November 6, 2022 | Last day to submit your abstract |
| December 16, 2022 | Acceptance notifications released via e-mail |
| January 6, 2023 | Speaker acceptance deadline
Deadline for speaker headshot and bios |
| January 20, 2023 | Registration deadline for all speakers |
| January 20, 2023 | Deadline for submitting session promo video
Email to: ckeane@umd.edu |
| March 27, 2023 | Completed papers and draft presentations due. Draft presentations will be reviewed by UMD and suggested edits will be provided to speakers.
Presentation Template and Fonts Email to: ckeane@umd.edu and kfrankle@umd.edu |
| April 13, 2023 | Final presentations due.
Email to: ckeane@umd.edu and kfrankle@umd.edu |
