Submit Your Information to be a Potential Speaker "*" indicates required fields Presentation Type*For our 2025 Project Management Symposium, we will have two types of presentations. Please select the one you want to be considered for. You may select both. In-person session speaker: Your presentation will be on either Thursday, May 1 or Friday, May 2, 2025. On-demand presentation: The presentation will be pre-recorded and posted to the Symposium website one week prior to the in-person event. Presentation Title*The title of your presentation is VERY important so please think like a Symposium participant. Why would someone want to attend your session? Make the title appealing. Description of Presentation*In 300 words or less please describe your presentation. Be sure to include 2-3 key take-aways for participants. This is what will be posted on the Symposium website so attendees can review and decide if your session is appropriate for them.Would you like to develop a paper?*All speakers are required to create a presentation, but you also have an option to develop a paper (and get it published under the event ISSN). See our paper guidelines. Please let us know your intentions. Yes, I plan to develop a paper No, I do not plan to develop a paper Speaker(s)*Please provide contact information for all speakers that will actually present either in-person or on-demand. Last Name, First Name, Organization, E-mail and Phone Number. Speaker(s) Biography*Please provide a brief biography for EACH speaker. This is the bio that will be posted on the Symposium website.Speaker(s) Headshot*Please provide a headshot photo for EACH speaker. Be sure file name corresponds to speaker name. Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: jpeg, gif, png, jpg, Max. file size: 26 MB. TopicPlease choose both a primary and secondary topic area in which your presentation best fits. We ask for a second topic area in case we cannot accommodate your presentation in the primary category you select.Primary Presentation Topic Category*After you select a category, you will also be prompted to select a subcategory. Lean, Agile & Product Federal Programs Project Management 4.0 Strategic Project Management Project Management Focus Skills People in Projects Lean, Agile & Product Subcategories DevOps Agile at Scale Hybrid Project Management Lean Process and Product Management Product Management Federal Programs Subcategories Agile Implementation on Large Scale Projects Acquisition Innovation in Federal Programs Artificial Intelligence in Federal Programs and Projects Cross-Agency Collaboration to Ensure Mission Success Improving Delivery Success Program and Project Management challenges and Success Stories from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Strategies for Cloud Migration Project Management 4.0 Subcategories Artificial Intelligence Smart Contracts Open Innovation Project or Gig Economy Automated and Empowered Workforces Data Analytics & Digital Transformation Strategic Project Management Subcategories Leadership Development Organizational Change Management Integrated Project Management Performance Management Project Management Focus Skills Subcategories Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Change Management Risk Management & Resilience Project, Program and Portfolio Management People in Projects Subcategories Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Emotional Intelligence Mentoring - Building Future PMs Productivity and Performance Management Strengths Based Management Secondary Presentation Topic Category*After you select a category, you will also be prompted to select a subcategory. Lean, Agile & Product Federal Programs Project Management 4.0 Strategic Project Management Project Management Focus Skills People in Projects Lean, Agile & Product Subcategories DevOps Agile at Scale Hybrid Project Management Lean Process and Product Management Product Management Federal Programs Subcategories Agile Implementation on Large Scale Projects Acquisition Innovation in Federal Programs Artificial Intelligence in Federal Programs and Projects Cross-Agency Collaboration to Ensure Mission Success Improving Delivery Success Program and Project Management challenges and Success Stories from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Strategies for Cloud Migration Project Management 4.0 Subcategories Artificial Intelligence Smart Contracts Open Innovation Project or Gig Economy Automated and Empowered Workforces Data Analytics & Digital Transformation Strategic Project Management Subcategories Leadership Development Organizational Change Management Integrated Project Management Performance Management Project Management Focus Skills Subcategories Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Change Management Risk Management & Resilience Project, Program and Portfolio Management People in Projects Subcategories Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Emotional Intelligence Mentoring - Building Future PMs Productivity and Performance Management Strengths Based Management PMI Talent Triangle Selection*Please select which of the following PMI Talent Triangle Skills your presentation will address. For more information about the PMI Talent Triangle, learn more Ways of Working Business Acumen Power Skills Short Video - Required for all speakers*Please submit a video (2 minutes or less) informing us about your presentation and why Project Managers would be interested in your specific topic. It is not intended to be difficult. You can easily just record it on your cell phone and upload the file or there is also an option to link to your video. Please select which option works best for you. File upload (max size is 26 MB) URL link Short Video - Required for all speakers (File Upload)*Please upload your 2-minute or less video here.Max. file size: 26 MB.Short Video - Required for all speakers (URL)*Please provide your 2-minute or less video link (can be linked to Vimeo, YouTube, etc.) Submitting PresenterPlease provide your contact information as shown below.Name* First Last Organization*If no organization, put N/A. Position / Title*If no position/title, put N/A. Email* Cell Phone Number*Speaker Agreement*A signed Speaker Agreement is required for each speaker. Please complete and upload the signed pdf - one for each speaker. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 26 MB. Did you attend a previous UMD Project Management Symposium?* Yes, I attended a previous UMD Symposium. No, this would be the first time I will participate in the Symposium. How did you hear about the Symposium?* NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
