The aim of the event is to explain why in today’s turbulent times no organization can afford to waste money on projects and programs that will not contribute to corporate success. Panelists will have a debate on what a practical model of PMO as a “Center of Excellence” is and how it can leverage the business benefit. Subject matter experts will outline how to achieve proactive risk mitigation and what are the critical components of multiple and complex projects.

Companies that recognize employee performance are on average three times more profitable than their counterparts which do not. The success of any project greatly depends on people management. The selection of topics in this field are aimed at enabling top management to keep their teams motivated, to gain their support, and to preserve the high retention and morale.

Both in program and portfolio management the event will provide the essential knowledge transfer and indispensable information in a down-to-earth, practical and applicable way, while addressing the internal assets to all PMO’ s – the people dimension.

The summit will showcase an unparallel level of PMI Professionals such as

• Beth Oullette – President of PMI New York Chapter, Managing Director – The Oulette Group
• Imre Szalay – President of PMI Hungary, PMO/TQM/Governance Manager – Vodafone Hungary
• Ratko Mutavdzic – Executive Board Member PMI Croatia Chapter, Public Sector Director – Microsoft Croatia
• Simona Bonghez – President of PMI Romania, Consultant in Project and Change Management – University of SNSP Bucharest
• Jimmy Cher- President of PMI Bulgaria Chapter
• Alexander Kagl- President of the PMI Austria Chapter
• Louis J. Mercken- MBA, PMP, PMI Fellow Member of Managemet Board, PMI

In addition there will be a group of top level corporate case presenters, such as
• Peter Taylor - EMEA PMO Director, Siemens, UK, Author of The Lazy Project Manager
• Paul Rayner - Managing Consultant, Logica, UK
• Natalia Bokareva - EMEA Services Operations & Delivery Processes , Alcatel Lucent, Russia
• Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez - Professor of Strategic Program Management at MBA Solvay Business School (Brussels) Former Head of Post Merger Integration Fortis, now BNP Paribas
• Alexandre G. Rodrigues - Executive Partner, PMO Projects / PMO Group, PM Ambassador™, PM Forum International, Senior Consultant, Cutter Consortium

The two-day summit will give a unique opportunity for the region’s Project and Program leaders to get engaged in casual yet focused discussions."

For more information please visit www.projectzonesummit.com or call +36-23-805-600