Session Details

June 13th, 2025

665 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215

Room 1750 (17th Floor) Click to see image of entrance to the building.

TimeContentComments (Speaker in Room unless Noted)
9:00 – 9:15Welcome Comments Conference Chairs and
Megan Funaro, Assistant Provost for Operations, Boston University
9:15 – 10:00 amReframing project successKeynote Speaker: Ben Breen, PMI
10:00 – 11:00 amTo AI or not AI: That’s The Question for Project ProfessionalsIke Nwankwo, PMI, Kushagra Varma, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Kathleen Walch, PMI and Anil Sawhney, Boston University (Moderator)
11:00 – 11:15Networking Break and Vendor Demos
11:15 – 11:40Building a Culture of Ownership: An Aircraft Carrier Perspective (literally)Tim Wharton, US Navy
11:40 – 12:00PM Voices from the FieldBU MET Alums in industry
Luis Arguelles and Fabio Mazzocco
Rich Maltzman, Boston University (Moderator)

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch, Vendor Demos, and Tour of the heat exchange area (top floors) of the CDS building, hosted by BU Sustainability

TimeContentComments (Speaker in Room unless Noted)
1:15 – 1:35The PMI Viewpoint: AI x PM
Kathleen Walch, PMI
1:35 – 1:55The Art of Stakeholder Engagement: Innovative Approaches for Project SuccessProfessor Denise Arruda, PMI Mass Bay
1:55 – 3:00AI Meets Construction: AI’s Role in Shaping the Built EnvironmentBen Breen, PMI, David Morczinek, AirWorks, Dheekshita Kumar, Civcheck.ai, Aleksey Chuprov, Suffolk Construction, and Anil Sawhney, Boston University (Moderator)
3:00 – 3:15Networking Break and Vendor Demos
3:15 – 3:55PM Voices from the ClassroomStudent project presentations
3:55 – 4:15PM Voices from the FieldBU MET Alums in industry
Ben Awuah and Inthumathi Chandrasekaran
Vijay Kanabar, Boston University (Moderator)
4:15 – 4:35Hello! Humans! – The importance of HITL in PMProfessor Dave Silberman
4:35 – 4:50Closing Keynote: Embracing Transformation Amid Evolving Project and Business ChallengesKarim Teli, CEO and Entrepreneur
4:50 – 5:00Thanks, next year, and closingVijay Kanabar, Boston University

Note: We will Zoom and Record the Sessions except for the Tour.
Generous Breaks between Sessions for Q and A. Networking and Refreshments
Research Posters and Opportunity to Share Your Knowledge and Skills

(All registered participants will get two reminder updates and a Zoom link starting June 7 and June 12, 2025).

Post-Event Reception at BU Pub

Join us at the BU PUB for networking at Fuller’s BU Pub from 6:15 PM to 8 PM. Click here to see the website

June 14th 2025

June 14, 2025Tutorials and CertificationsPMI Exam Preparation and PMI-CP (TBC)Virtual

Questions: Email – kanabar@bu.edu