It is very rarely that you get to spend an entire day talking and listening to leaders,...

It is very rarely that you get to spend an entire day talking and listening to leaders, change makers and action takers from many industries. What a day at the PM Ignite 2026 Conference!

Here is the rapid-fire breakdown from an incredible speaker lineup and thankful to share the stage with these luminaries.

• Ori Schibi : 70% of change initiatives fail. AI disruption requires psychological transition management to defeat biological resistance to uncertainty.
• Jenn Drakes: Move from task coordinator to Leader of Clarity. AI tracks data, but humans own interpretation, alignment, and judgment.
• Irina Vasilyeva: Transformations fail due to weak alignment, not bad tech. Use strategic thinking to measure behavioral adoption over completion.
• ADEBAYO Ajayi: Lead high-stakes projects without formal authority by mastering informal networks and psychological safety.
• Adel A. Zadeh / Chintan Mistry: Studies show emphasis on human skills over digital fluency. Procedural work is migrating, requiring sharper oversight judgment.
• Leanna Hollett-Sun, PMP: Shift from task controlling to condition designing. Deploy the 5 Ps checklist (Purpose, People, Process, Proof, Protection).
• Ash Srivastava : 80% of enterprise AI projects stall due to broken workflows. Rebalance using the 10/20/70 Matrix and active sprint gates.
• Yeliz Ali: Shadow AI is an innovation signal. Bring hidden productivity to light using prompt frameworks and Human-Agent RASCI models.
• @Avishek Chaudhury: Move from Digital PMO to Intelligent PMO
• Sameer Lal, CA, CMA, PMP: Use approved prompt Library to manage risk
• @Sneh Lata: Operationalize the NIST AI Framework. Use lifecycle impact assessment to match governance to the use-case risk tier.

A massive thank you to the organizing team who brought this flagship event to life: Bhavadas Mandanath PMP®, Nile Aein, PMP, Jianfu Wu, PMP, Adish Rampal PMP, PROSCI, CSM, SAFe6
Syed Mahmood, Reena Patel, ADEBAYO AJAYI, MBA, PMP®,CSSBB®, PSM®, PMI-ACP®,PMI-PMOCP®, Abiola Lovell, MBA, PMP, CSM, PROSCI-CM, Victor Opaluwa PMP®, PSM Jennifer Oxley-Weekes, PMP, MSPM, LIMC, Mike (Mazen) Zinbarakji, PMP, CSM, CSP!

So grateful to have connected with brilliant peers today, including Kshitiz (Shi) Nayyar,MBA, CSM, PMP, Agile Coach, CSPO ® , Fezal Ackburally, PhD, PMP, ACP, PMOCP, SMIEEE, Thanuja T, Shruti Khanna, Jenny Ma, MBA, PMP, Anuli Ausbeth-Ajagu PMP® Prosci® CHRL, Mehul Goswami, Sunil Kumar, Ahmad Alshaer, Pragathi Akunuri, Ranji Saini, PMP, Visuvabharathy Visuvalingam, MBA, MFIT, PMP, Emre Bostanci, PMP, Reena Shetty, Dr. Naila Aaijaz, PhD, MBA, PMP, CCLP, CCLMP and Pundalik Sutar

👇 PMs, what was your biggest takeaway from today's sessions? Let's discuss below!