{"id":383,"date":"2016-01-11T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/?page_id=383"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:23:12","slug":"featured-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/featured-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"383\" class=\"elementor elementor-383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46b182b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46b182b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74019d9e\" data-id=\"74019d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6440e6c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6440e6c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid \"><\/p><h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/laura-barnard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Barnard<\/a><\/h1><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/laura-barnard\/laura-barnard-pmo-strategies\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6522\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6522 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/25151914\/Laura-Barnard-PMO-Strategies-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Author<\/strong>, The IMPACT Engine; <strong>Founder and CEO<\/strong> of PMO Strategies; <strong>Host<\/strong> of PMO Strategies Podcast; <strong>Host<\/strong> of IMPACT Summit; <strong>Co-Founder<\/strong> of International PMO Day; <strong>Co-Founder &amp; President<\/strong>, Project Management for Change, nonprofit<\/p><p><strong>Presentation<\/strong>: <em>The IMPACT Driver Framework: Shift from Tactical Execution to Strategic Leadership<\/em><\/p><p><\/div><div class=\"grid \"><\/p><h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/cynthia-gayton\/\">Cynthia Gayton<\/a><\/h1><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/gayton_cynthia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6522\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6611 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/28090620\/Gayton_Cynthia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/28090620\/Gayton_Cynthia.jpeg 337w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/28090620\/Gayton_Cynthia-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Author and engineering law expert<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Presentation<\/strong>: <em>Getting to Yes Without Getting In Trouble: Lessons Learned for Industry and Government<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><\/div><div class=\"grid \"><\/p><h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/mark-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Lines<\/a><\/h1><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/mark-lines\/screenshot\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6330\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6330\" src=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/08163906\/Lines-Mark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Co-creator <\/strong>of Disciplined Agile with Scott W. Ambler and<strong> co-author <\/strong>of several books on Disciplined Agile (DA)<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Presentation<\/strong>: <em>Have we reached \u201cPeak Agile\u201d? Why, and what is next?<\/em><\/p><p><\/div><div class=\"grid \"><\/p><h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/ben-royce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Royce<\/a><\/h1><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/ben-royce\/live-shot2-trans\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6335 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/09123731\/live-shot2-trans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/09123731\/live-shot2-trans.png 854w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/09123731\/live-shot2-trans-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Global Chief Technology Officer<\/strong>, AKQA<\/p><p><strong>Presentation<\/strong>: <em>AI in Project Management: Revolutionizing Risk Sensing, Automation, and Collaboration<\/em><\/p><p><\/div><div class=\"grid \"><\/p><h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/morris-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Morris Thomas<\/a><\/h1><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2025\/speaker\/morris-thomas\/thomas_morris\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6423 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/14103636\/Thomas_Morris.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/14103636\/Thomas_Morris.png 552w, https:\/\/pmsymposium.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/14103636\/Thomas_Morris-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Assistant Provost <\/strong>for Digital and Online Learning and <strong>Director <\/strong>of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment, \u00a0Howard University<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Presentation<\/strong>: <em>Reimagine Your Project Leadership Through the WHOLE Experience Framework<\/em><\/p><p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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