APM Conference 2025 - Projects for a Better Future

11-12 June 2025 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Conference Programme Day 1

Our jam-packed conference programme breaks down the problem into three key areas: People, Innovation and Practice. Delegates can choose the sessions that matter to them. Don’t forget, two-day ticket holders can re-watch session recordings on-demand afterwards, so you won’t miss a thing.

Day 1
Wed 11 June

Day 2
Thu 12 June

Discovery Theatre & Networking Café

Wed 11 June 🕐 08:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
Wed 11 June 🕐 09:30-09:45 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 WELCOME ADDRESS 🞇 Professor Adam Boddison OBE - CEO, Association for Project Management
Wed 11 June 🕐 09:45-10:30 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 OPENING KEYNOTE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A VOLATILE WORLD 🞇 Zoe Le Grand - Managing Director - UK/EU Team, Forum for the Future Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 WHICH PM METHODOLOGIES ARE BEST FOR EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES? - PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Narinder Kaur Dhaliwal - Senior Product Architect for PRINCE2 Portfolio, PeopleCert 🞇 Nick James - Head of PMO, CEVA Logistics 🞇 Mark Heelis - Programme Manager, Satellite Applications Catapult 🞇 Christian Fell - Director, Forvis Mazars Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROJECT SUCCESS: HOW TEVALIS DRIVES GROWTH WITH ASANA 🞇 Daniel O'Neill - Director of Project Delivery, Tevalis, with Felicity Peart - Country Lead Ireland, Asana Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES TO EMPOWER THE PROJECT PROFESSIONAL OF THE FUTURE - PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Sandy Gill - Head of Transformation at Bucks New University 🞇 Andy Cooke - Consulting Director, PA Consulting 🞇 Lynda Rawsthorne - Government Head of the Property Profession, Cabinet Office 🞇 Paul West - Owner and Director, SKIPTA Consulting Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:40 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 HOW TO EMBED SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE ENTIRE PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE 🞇 Cristina Mas - Project leader, Airbus Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:50 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central CHAOS TO CLARITY: DELIVERY MODELS, GOVERNANCE, AND GETTING THINGS DONE 🞇 Robbie Warwick - Technology Consulting Senior Manager, Accenture Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:40 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South EMBEDDING DEI INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 🞇 Cyara Buchuck-Wilsenach - Project manager, Ministry of Justice Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 THE ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY SME IN IMPROVING PROJECT OUTCOMES 🞇 Dr Sam Healy FICRS - Group Director ESG, QinetiQ Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central LEGACY AND IMPACT THROUGH INCLUSIVE DESIGN 🞇 Sophie Shuttleworth - Principal Social Impact Consultant, Mott MacDonald 🞇 James Beard - Global Lead for Social Outcomes, Mott MacDonald Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South COMPETENCE FOCUS: BUILDING YOUR CAREER ROADMAP 🞇 Sadie B Okiji - Head of projects, NHS Sussex Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS IN DAY-TO-DAY PROJECT DELIVERY 🞇 Nicola Lee - Director, Major programmes FS, Deloitte 🞇 Joel Carboni - Founder and President, Green Project Management (GPS) Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS IN EVERY ORGANISATION 🞇 Tayyab Jamil - Managing Director, Firewood Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South HOW TO MANAGE STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES – PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Tiv Kaur - Regional associate project manager, Buro Four project services 🞇 Ashleigh Hargrave - Head of Strategy, Projects and Management, The Schools of King Edward VI Birmingham 🞇 James Young - Programme and Assurance Director, Houses of Parliament 🞇 Jo Stanford ChPP FAPM - CEO, Healthcare Project and Change Association Community Interest Company (HPCA) Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 16:45-17:00 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 CLOSING REMARKS 🞇 Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL - APM President
Wed 11 June 🕐 19:15-19:45 \| E&R Awards finalists and judges only RECEPTION FOR E&R AWARDS FINALISTS AND JUDGES An exclusive event for finalists and judges for the APM Education and Research Awards hosted by Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL - APM President
Wed 11 June 🕐 19:30-22:30 \| All-inclusive pass holders only NETWORKING DINNER AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS With special guest Timandra Harkness Session details 🡢

(Programme subject to change)

Wed 11 June 🕐 08:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
Wed 11 June 🕐 09:30-09:45 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 WELCOME ADDRESS 🞇 Professor Adam Boddison OBE - CEO, Association for Project Management
Wed 11 June 🕐 09:45-10:30 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 OPENING KEYNOTE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A VOLATILE WORLD 🞇 Zoe Le Grand - Managing Director - UK/EU Team, Forum for the Future Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 WHICH PM METHODOLOGIES ARE BEST FOR EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES? - PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Narinder Kaur Dhaliwal - Senior Product Architect for PRINCE2 Portfolio, PeopleCert 🞇 Nick James - Head of PMO, CEVA Logistics 🞇 Mark Heelis - Programme Manager, Satellite Applications Catapult 🞇 Christian Fell - Director, Forvis Mazars Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROJECT SUCCESS: HOW TEVALIS DRIVES GROWTH WITH ASANA 🞇 Daniel O'Neill - Director of Project Delivery, Tevalis, with Felicity Peart - Country Lead Ireland, Asana Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:00-11:45 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES TO EMPOWER THE PROJECT PROFESSIONAL OF THE FUTURE - PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Sandy Gill - Head of Transformation at Bucks New University 🞇 Andy Cooke - Consulting Director, PA Consulting 🞇 Lynda Rawsthorne - Government Head of the Property Profession, Cabinet Office 🞇 Paul West - Owner and Director, SKIPTA Consulting Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:40 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 HOW TO EMBED SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE ENTIRE PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE 🞇 Cristina Mas - Project leader, Airbus Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:50 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central CHAOS TO CLARITY: DELIVERY MODELS, GOVERNANCE, AND GETTING THINGS DONE 🞇 Robbie Warwick - Technology Consulting Senior Manager, Accenture Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 11:55-12:40 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South EMBEDDING DEI INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 🞇 Cyara Buchuck-Wilsenach - Project manager, Ministry of Justice Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 THE ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY SME IN IMPROVING PROJECT OUTCOMES 🞇 Dr Sam Healy FICRS - Group Director ESG, QinetiQ Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central LEGACY AND IMPACT THROUGH INCLUSIVE DESIGN 🞇 Sophie Shuttleworth - Principal Social Impact Consultant, Mott MacDonald 🞇 James Beard - Global Lead for Social Outcomes, Mott MacDonald Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 14:00-14:45 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South COMPETENCE FOCUS: BUILDING YOUR CAREER ROADMAP 🞇 Sadie B Okiji - Head of projects, NHS Sussex Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| Practice Stream \| Hall 5 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS IN DAY-TO-DAY PROJECT DELIVERY 🞇 Nicola Lee - Director, Major programmes FS, Deloitte 🞇 Joel Carboni - Founder and President, Green Project Management (GPS) Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| Innovation Stream \| Premier Lounge Central RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS IN EVERY ORGANISATION 🞇 Tayyab Jamil - Managing Director, Firewood Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 15:15-16:00 \| People Stream \| Premier Lounge South HOW TO MANAGE STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES – PANEL DISCUSSION 🞇 Tiv Kaur - Regional associate project manager, Buro Four project services 🞇 Ashleigh Hargrave - Head of Strategy, Projects and Management, The Schools of King Edward VI Birmingham 🞇 James Young - Programme and Assurance Director, Houses of Parliament 🞇 Jo Stanford ChPP FAPM - CEO, Healthcare Project and Change Association Community Interest Company (HPCA) Session details 🡢
Wed 11 June 🕐 16:45-17:00 \| Plenary Session \| Hall 5 CLOSING REMARKS 🞇 Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL - APM President
Wed 11 June 🕐 19:15-19:45 \| E&R Awards finalists and judges only RECEPTION FOR E&R AWARDS FINALISTS AND JUDGES An exclusive event for finalists and judges for the APM Education and Research Awards hosted by Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL - APM President
Wed 11 June 🕐 19:30-22:30 \| All-inclusive pass holders only NETWORKING DINNER AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS With special guest Timandra Harkness Session details 🡢

APM Conference 2025 - Projects for a Better Future

Conference Programme Day 1

Day 1Wed 11 June

Day 2Thu 12 June

Discovery Theatre & Networking Café

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

WELCOME ADDRESS

OPENING KEYNOTEPROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A VOLATILE WORLD

WHICH PM METHODOLOGIES ARE BEST FOR EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES? - PANEL DISCUSSION

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROJECT SUCCESS: HOW TEVALIS DRIVES GROWTH WITH ASANA

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES TO EMPOWER THE PROJECT PROFESSIONAL OF THE FUTURE - PANEL DISCUSSION

HOW TO EMBED SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE ENTIRE PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE

CHAOS TO CLARITY: DELIVERY MODELS, GOVERNANCE, AND GETTING THINGS DONE

EMBEDDING DEI INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

THE ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY SME IN IMPROVING PROJECT OUTCOMES

LEGACY AND IMPACT THROUGH INCLUSIVE DESIGN

COMPETENCE FOCUS: BUILDING YOUR CAREER ROADMAP

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS IN DAY-TO-DAY PROJECT DELIVERY

RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS IN EVERY ORGANISATION

HOW TO MANAGE STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES – PANEL DISCUSSION

CLOSING REMARKS

RECEPTION FOR E&R AWARDS FINALISTS AND JUDGES

NETWORKING DINNER AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDSWith special guest Timandra Harkness

Day 1
Wed 11 June

Day 2
Thu 12 June

OPENING KEYNOTE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A VOLATILE WORLD

NETWORKING DINNER AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AWARDS
With special guest Timandra Harkness