Empowering Africa’s future leaders
Power Skills/ Business Acumen
Cultivating the skills for leading and managing large, complex projects – lessons from the role project management has played in the growth and success of a major business.
Moderator: Anael Ndosa, PMIEF Board Director, Strategy Oversight Committee
The AI Revolution and its implications for Africa – Threat or opportunity?
Ways of working
Advanced AI has the potential to help Africa overcome some of its most difficult challenges. From increasing crop yields to automating business processes, AI looks set to revolutionise the way we work and live. How is AI helping business and project managers improve efficiency and solve sector-specific problems in areas such as construction, energy, agriculture, infrastructure development, education, and healthcare?
Making public finance and private partnerships more effective in accelerating Africa’s development agenda
Business Acumen
Africa’s journey towards realizing its full potential has been beset by numerous challenges – a substantial infrastructure deficit, gaps in service delivery, limited resources, and a dire skills shortage. Effective public finance management and the strategic involvement of the private sector through partnerships are pivotal to the continent’s growth and development. This session will unpack the PPP benefits, success stories and strategies for Africa to optimize PPP as an development accelerator.
Moderator: Oumar Diop, Chief Executive Officer Millenium Challenge Account - Sénégal II (Chapter President Senegal)
Professor of Finance
Business and Project Management, University of Nairobi
Professor of Finance
Business and Project Management, University of Nairobi
Powering social and economic progress: Envisioning the future for Africa’s energy and petroleum sector
As Africa surges ahead, the energy and petroleum sectors are central to its transformative growth and key to business development, international competitiveness and the realization of the sustainable development goals.This session outlines Kenya’s evolving landscape of policy and technology and its strategic vision in the energy sector
Moderator: Dr. Lynn Keeys, Board Director, PMI
Working together to transform Africa’s energy economy
Business Acumen
In the ambitious journey towards realising Agenda 2063, the energy sector is a pivotal player in shaping the continent’s developmental trajectory. This discussion will dissect the interplay between policy, corporate strategy, and the future of sustainable energy in Africa.
Moderator: Dr. Lynn Keeys, Board Director, PMI
Transcending Space: Africa’s innovation and digital economy –
Business Acumen
Moderator: Tessema Manyahele- Project Director Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project Ministry of Innovation and Technology (Chapter President, Ethiopia)
The 5 Key Principles of Responsible Project Management in the African Context
Ways of Working
Responsible Project Management (RPM) encompasses many theories around sustainability, social, responsibility, and environmental stewardship. The term ‘Responsible’ builds on the idea of Responsible Management and an UN initiative called PRME (Principles of Responsible Management Education) that supports the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This session will present the RPM ``Manifesto” that explains the 10 driving principles that every infrastructure project must follow to be considered responsible.
Deepening connection and collaboration in teams and projects –
Ways of Working/ Power Skills
All projects require collaboration and connection to be successful. However, it is not always easy to build high performing teams in our global, diverse and dispersed work environment. At PMI we have been exploring this topic since late 2021 with our culture journey work and during this session we’ll share how we leveraged behavioural science to create a unified expectation about how to work cohesively together as teams. Gain some practical ideas and advice on how you can deepen the connection and collaboration of your projects and teams.
Moderator: Kudzai Judith Foroma, Project Manager Paramus Construction Ltd, Zimbabwe
Leveraging the advancements in the field of project management (PM) to improve the success rate of start-up entrepreneurs in Africa.
Power Skills
More than ever, we have a continent at hand whose economy heavily depends on how we support our bold, resilient, and innovative entrepreneurs. Uniquely, we have the most youthful, innovative, and risk-tolerant entrepreneurs. However, they face a common challenge of being ill-equipped to make the most of the scarce resources with which they pursue their ventures. The demand for resources is increasing and outstripping supply very fast, both natural and economic resources. The attendees will identify the top reasons for SE failure how some adaptation of PM advancements benefit SE. Attendees will learn about the Lean startup framework as a potential candidate for continuous improvement through the adoption of SE-tailored PM resources.
Moderator; Kheri R Mbiro, Legal, Tax and Investment Advisor (Chapter President, Tanzania)
The changing role of higher education in equipping graduating students for the project economy
Business Acumen
This session looks at how institutions of learning can enhance equipping of the new workforce to be well schooled and well tooled to meet the increasing expectations of the market.
Co-creating Projects with Community for Sustained Impact
Ways of working / Power Skills
Moderator: Eng. Memory Gwena, PMP Senior Mechanical Engineer BCHOD Consulting Engineers (Chapter President Zimbabwe)
Aligning Strategy to projects
Business Acumen
The average African business or company has accurately mastered the art of crafting potentially revolutionary Strategy, either through an array of internally developed capabilities or through the help of external firms such as consulting companies. Teams and individuals across man African companies have found it difficult to understand, trace and overall align their day-to-day activities with the overall company strategy. Performance tracking by organisations is still largely driven by outputs. This has contributed immensely to employee dissatisfaction, lack of engagement and overall low morale, while also reducing the probability of organisations realizing these strategic objectives. This presentation will address this disconnection, dissatisfaction and low morale of employees while creating better visibility for improved business performance through the adoption of the OKR Framework. Attendees will be introduced to the simple, powerful OKR Framework (OKR= Objectives and Key Results), and discuss different case studies.
Moderator; Maureen Mbithi Ochang, Head of Enterprise Project Management Office, UAP Old Mutual
Blending Product & Project Management – Powering your digital transformation journey
Power skills/ Ways of Working
Understanding why blending product and project management is critical to powering your digital transformation journey.
Moderator; Dominic Kimathi Senior Product Manager iProcure Ltd
Safeguarding the Digital Future: Accelerating Kenya's Digital Master Plan
Ways of Working / Business Acumen
In an era characterized by rapid digitalization, Kenya stands at the cusp of a digital revolution. The nation's Digital Master Plan is more than a roadmap; it is a blueprint for Kenya's digital future. This discussion underscores the paramount importance of safeguarding this digital future and how the youth can plug in today to be a part of the process.
Moderator: Wanja Murekio, Senior Programme Manager, UAP Old Mutual, PMI Future 50 Leader
Managing Cross Cultural Projects to Success
Power Skills
A rarely considered aspect of managing cross-cultural projects is the nuanced understanding of potential pitfalls and synergies within the interactions between players, due to differences in National Culture. People come to business interactions with influences, biases, expectations, perspectives and assumptions. Many of these are shaped by the National Culture of their origin or adopted countries, cities, communities and companies. In order to reap the full benefits of investment projects, it is vital that we consider the best pairings of such cultural differences - to promote synergy effects or to mitigate harmful ones - and yield the desired business outcomes. In this presentation, attendees will learn about some of these types of interactions through use cases to hone understanding of the nuance in project interactions.
Moderator; Patrick Kathambana, Regional Communications Officer & FES Program Coordinator, Brighthouse Consultancy and Training
Adopting Sustainable and outcomes-based Project Management Practices
Ways of working
Organizations have adopted various ways of working to provide stewardship in achievement sustainable development. From Project Management Offices (PMO), to adopting agility and the Agile Ways of Working to Value Management Offices which have emerged to focus on delivering successful outcomes during & after the project lifecycle. Green Project Management (GPM) practices advocates for Projects Integrating Sustainable Methods (PRiSM) framework - a delivery approach governing finite resources & social responsibility for sustainable project outcomes. This session advocates for project professionals in Africa championing sustainable development by viewing project phases as cyclical lifecycle; from cradle-to-cradle (lifespan after project closure phase) rather than from cradle-to-grave (handover after project closure).
Project Success in the Public Sector
Ways of working
Projects in Africa are not always thought through, that is why up to 70% of them fail to meet their objectives. Project failure in government and social projects is very rampant in both developing and developed countries. It is characterized by high unplanned expenditure, lagging timelines and the result is often of poor quality. What causes this? This Session will ignite a wave of change towards influencing government/ public decisions to see the implementation of proper project management not only in private institutions but at the helm of government. Building the Africa we want starts with us.
Moderator: Whitney Mugo, Project Manager, Buildings Portfolio, Synergetic Development Group.
Embracing tool evolutions for project management
Ways of working
Depending on the ecosystem of our project, we'll have the opportunity to use our own tools or will be obliged to use the organization tool. Whatever the situation, whatever the lifecycle of the project, as project lead we should be ahead of tools adoption as tools have always set breaking points of human history. This session will include a 3-5 min project management simulation Game with attendees, to build thoughts about criticality of tools for project management.
Moderator Akola Ombim, Tech Program Manager, Teya London
The Future of Africa’s Cities
– Business Acumen
Africa is urbanizing rapidly, with the urban population expected to double by 2050. Urbanization brings with it a surge in infrastructure projects, spanning transportation, utilities, and housing. Rapid urbanization across Africa is also driving the need for innovation and the use of advanced technology in project management, particularly in managing large and complex urban development initiatives.
Moderator: Tunde Ojo-Aromokudu, CEO Prosite Plan Africa Johannesburg (President, South Africa Chapter)
Executive Vice President
Tatu City Kiambu County Kenya
Executive Vice President
Tatu City Kiambu County Kenya
Unpacking the Construction project management certification
Moderator Eng. William Kemoli, Projects Manager and Contracts Engineer, SMEC International Pty Ltd
Power Skills
Culture in Context: A Key to Successful Stakeholder Engagement in Africa
Understanding the importance of knowing and appreciating local cultures when trying to involve people in project work across Africa. Those who attend will learn about how knowing the local culture can make a project more successful. Real-life examples of managing projects that take local cultures into account.
Moderator Achille Ubalijoro, Project & Program Executive Consultant | Professional Coach in Training
Bridging the Digital Divide
Ways of working / Power skills
The challenges and potential solutions to narrowing the gap in Diversity, equality and inclusivity
Moderator: Salima Mohammed, Programme Manager, Youth, Gender and Inclusion, Marie Stopes Clinics
Business Acumen
Turning the Tide: Pioneering solutions to climate change impacts on Africa’s economies and ecosystems –
Despite having contributed the least to global warming and having the lowest emissions, Africa is disproportionately impacted from its consequences. Climate change presents risks to the continent’s economies, infrastructure investments, water and food systems, public health, agriculture and livelihoods. How can the private sector and policymakers build climate resilience into Africa’s diverse economies, particularly in the most vulnerable sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure and public health? What are the opportunities for green growth in Africa, and how can these be harnessed to reduce the continent’s vulnerability to climate change?
Ways of Working
Accelerating Progress towards a resilient future: Empowering African Development Initiatives Through Agile Project Management –
Agile Project Management can offer significant benefits to African Development initiatives. By adopting Agile principles and practices, these initiatives can enhance their efficiency, effectiveness, and overall project outcomes.
Moderator: Bulla Boma Hekeno, Coach Mentor & Director of Training Services, HEBO Consultant
Ways of working/ Business Acumen
Partnerships for Health
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.”[1] These goals are not easy to achieve, but there are inspiring success stories that offer useful insights and lessons for project managers across Africa. In this session, we seek to showcase examples of successful African projects that illustrate how cross-sectoral, partnership-based approaches can advance progress towards the goals. Leveraging partnerships & technology to combat avoidable blindness and visual impairment.
Moderator: Roopal Thaker, Executive Director, ZanaAfrica
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working
30-minute deep-dives hosted by practitioners and experts. Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the field, share your experiences and thinking on critical project management topics from enhancing design and delivery with advanced technologies to adopting new power skills, special interest groups like agile, women, DEI and in depth discussions on new ways of working