

Symposium 2025 Speakers

Dr. Chockkalingam “Chock” Karuppaiah
Founder of Vetri Labs and Chief Science and Technology Officer at Ohmium International
He brings more than 27 years of product commercialization experience in the energy and technology sectors. Dr. Chock is the Founder of Vetri Labs and Chief Science and Technology Officer at Ohmium International.
He will be presenting "Analytics with a Human Touch: The Future of Project Excellence"

Katherine Walsh
Director, AI Engagement and Community at Project Management Institute (PMI).
In this strategic role Kathleen is focused on advancing AI-driven innovation in project management education as an expert practitioner and thought leader.
Kathleen joins PMI from the Cognilytica acquisition.
She will be presenting "From Potential to Power: Harnessing the AI Revolution to Transform and Lead"

Tolgay Kizilelma, PhD
He is the founding Director of the business-focused Master’s in Cybersecurity program and serves as an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at the Barowsky School of Business, Dominican University of California, where he teaches online courses in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
He will be presenting "Agentic AI & the Iron Triangle: Leading Human-Centered Projects in a VUCA World"

Kristen Harris
Founder Keynetk Solutions • Kristen Harris Coaching
Kristen is a seasoned leader with over two decades of hands-on experience navigating the complexities of technology landscapes. As a former Director at Oracle, she led global teams that delivered web platform transformations.
Join us as she will be presenting "The Perfectionist's Edge: From Overdrive to Strategic Power"

Farhan Liaquat
Digital Program Management Leader @ Genpact
Farhan Liaquat is a seasoned leader with over 23 years of project and program management experience across a wide spectrum of public and private sector organizations.
He will be presenting "NextGen AI PMO – When Artificial Intelligence Redefines Project Success Metrics"

Alexander Rusnak
Al Rusnak is a seasoned Program Manager with over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
He will be presenting "The Modern Project Leader: Human-Centered, AI-Powered, Future-Ready"

Dr Yamini Yadav
System Validation Engineer at Microchip Technology with over 13 years of experience working with various FPGA/SoC flows, architectures, synthesis, timing closure techniques, and board-level system design using Verilog. She holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and has specialized expertise in high-speed PCIe® protocols up to Gen4.
She will be presenting "The Modern Project Leader: Human-Centered, AI-Powered, Future-Ready"

Chao Yee Watson
Chao-Yee Watson is a seasoned professional
With over 30 years of experience driving business process changes in the high technology sector. Chao-Yee holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and a MBA from Santa Clara University.
She will be presenting "Don't Fear the Bots! - Encourage the Adoption of AI Tools in the Enterprise"

Patrice Lindo
Patrice Williams-Lindo is a globally recognized Workforce Futurist, Visibility Strategist, and creator of the RNA Method™ (Rebrand, Network, Achieve Recognition).
She will be presenting "Rebrand the Role: The Future-Ready Project Leader’s Playbook for AI & Human-Centered Excellence"

Dr Suman
Dr. Suman is an accomplished Strategic Technical Program Manager with over 15+ years of experience leading complex technology and digital transformation initiatives at Fortune 500 companies
She will be presenting "From Intuition to Intelligence: Real-World Applications of AI in Project Leadership"

Anisha Manvatkar
Anisha is a Program Manager at NVIDIA
With 8+ years of hands-on experience in Digital Transformation, AI, Project Management, Finance Business Processes and Consulting. She was featured in Dallas Business Journal as an 'Under 40 Achiever'.
She will be presenpresenting "The Human Leader of AI"
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