Vishal Sinha is a senior technology executive at Nutanix, where he serves as an SVP of Engineering and General Manager, Storage, AI & Data. He has extensive experience building and scaling global engineering organizations, driving complex technology transformations, and taking products from strategy through execution and customer adoption.

His work spans enterprise infrastructure, cloud, data platforms, AI, and large-scale transformation initiatives. At Nutanix, he is focused on helping shape the next generation of enterprise and neocloud platforms and on how AI is changing the way organizations build products, make decisions, structure teams, and execute.

Vishal is passionate about leadership, systems thinking, and turning strategy into outcomes. He brings an operator’s perspective to managing complexity, navigating major technology transitions, and leading organizations through periods of rapid change. 

He will be presenting "How Leaders Turn Strategy into Outcomes When Machines Do the Work"

She is an international speaker and Founder and Principal Consultant of Diamond PMO Consultants, a Washington State OMWBE certified firm in Seattle.

She brings more than 27 years of program leadership across government, aerospace, aviation, and technology, including establishing the City of New Orleans ARPA Implementation PMO, a $386 million federal portfolio. A recipient of the King County Distinguished Service Award,

She serves as VP of Professional Development for the PMI Puget Sound Chapter and as a Seattle Parks and Recreation Commissioner. She holds degrees in Aerospace Engineering, English, Mathematics and Educational Administration and speaks on PMO leadership, AI governance, and workplace inclusion and belonging.

She will be presenting "Ten Things AI Labs Publish and Nobody Reads: What Every PMO Needs to Know Before Trusting the Model"

She is an AI architect, technical program leader, entrepreneur, and speaker who helps organizations apply artificial intelligence in practical, responsible, and results-focused ways.

She is the founder of Lotus Love Digital Solutions, where she provides AI training, workflow solutions, and digital transformation support for small businesses and nonprofits. With a background in software engineering, project management, and enterprise technology, Mia brings both technical depth and real-world delivery experience to her work.

She holds a master’s degree in computer science from William & Mary and certifications including PMP, SAFe Release Train Engineer, and SAFe Lean Portfolio Management. Mia also serves as Director of Programs for PMI Central Virginia chapter and regularly speaks on AI, project leadership, innovation, and the future of work. Her sessions are known for translating complex technology into clear, actionable strategies.

She will be presenting "Plausibly Wrong: Common AI failure modes project leaders must catch before stakeholders do — fixed live."

Dr. Wiselin Bio - Dr. Wiselin Mathuram is the Chief Transformation Officer at International Business Consultants and a mentor at the University of California, Berkeley.

With more than 25 years of experience, he specializes in enterprise agile transformation, value stream engineering, DevSecOps, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.

He holds a PhD in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Management Information Systems. Dr. Wiselin helps organizations improve operational performance, enhance customer experiences, and create new revenue opportunities through innovative technologies and modern delivery practices. He also brings extensive expertise in mergers and acquisitions, including the successful integration of acquired companies.

He will be presenting "Stop Waiting for Perfect Data: How Elite Project Managers Decide in the Dark"

He is a seasoned business technology leader with over 30 years of experience leading enterprise programs and projects.

He serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Arizona State University and Board Chair of the PMI Arizona Chapter. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, three master's degrees in Software Systems, Global Business Administration, and Business Banking, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. A PMI member since 1999, he holds PMP, PgMP, CSPP, PMO-CP, and ITIL certifications and brings extensive expertise in project, program, portfolio, and PMO leadership.

A longtime PMI volunteer, STEM mentor, and international speaker, he presents on AI, the future of work, adaptive leadership, sustainable project management, PM wellness, and design thinking, inspiring professionals to innovate, lead with purpose, and deliver lasting organizational value.

He will be presenting "Decision Intelligence for Adaptive Project Leaders: When AI Isn't Enough"

Co-Founder and Head of Consulting Operations at En Dash.

He helps organizations adopt AI responsibly through practical governance, product strategy, and organizational transformation. 30+ years leading technology, product delivery, PMOs, enterprise transformation, and consulting engagements across startups, SMBs, and Fortune 500 organizations. Specializes in lightweight governance that enables organizations to realize AI's benefits while managing operational, legal, ethical, and delivery risks.

Co-author of Getting Started with AI Governance: The Field Guide for Small Businesses; regularly presents on AI governance, project management, product management, and responsible AI adoption.

He will be presenting "Practical AI Governance for Delivery Teams: Helping AI Adoption Succeed Without Losing Controly"

Illyasha "Illy" Peete is a leadership strategist, speaker, and CEO of Catalyze & Cultivate Consulting.

She works with the people who carry delivery: project and program managers, team leads, and the cross-functional groups they assemble without formal authority over anyone in the room. Her sessions focus on the calls that keep those leaders up at night. Competing priorities with no clean answer. Sponsors who nod in the meeting and reverse it in Slack. Scope that shifts while the date holds. Illy gives teams practical language and repeatable decision practices that cut rework, shorten escalation cycles, and keep momentum when conditions change.

The result she builds toward: 30% less grind, 30% more ROI. With 30-plus years across healthcare, technology, government, education, and nonprofit organizations, Illy has developed more than 10,000 leaders. She is the author of Glass Ceilings, Fragile Ground and a nationally recognized speaker on decision-making, communication, and accountability.

She will be presenting "Making the Right Call When There Is No Clean Answer: Adaptive Decision Making in the Age of AIe"

Stacey Louie is a trusted executive advisor, product leader, and Agile transformation expert with more than 25 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups build, launch, and scale.

As the founder of Hyperdrive, Stacey has advised leading organizations—including PayPal, Cisco, Salesforce, Nike, Tesla, Visa, Capital One, Atlassian, HP, and GE Digital—on enterprise transformation, product innovation, and strategic execution. PayPal retained him for four years to lead its enterprise-wide Agile transformation, while Hyperdrive served for a decade as the training partner of Scrum co-creator Jeff Sutherland.

A product builder at heart, Stacey led a CRM product from concept to market at Oracle and began working with AI in 2001 at Inxight, a Xerox PARC spinoff. He has also led the Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network for 15 years, growing it into a community of more than 6,000 members.

Organizations turn to Stacey when the stakes are high, the challenges are complex, and meaningful outcomes matter.

He will be presenting "The Silent A in AI"

Dori Young is the Founder and Principal Advisor of The PM Muse, where she helps organizations and leaders see what they can't see: the organizational conditions that shape execution, leadership, and transformation. With more than 20 years of experience leading complex enterprise initiatives,

Dori has developed a distinctive perspective on why some organizations successfully navigate change while others struggle despite having talented people, proven methodologies, and experienced leaders. Throughout her career, Dori has led enterprise programs, portfolios, and transformation initiatives across healthcare, financial services, and technology, including leadership roles at Workday. Her experience spans PMO transformation, portfolio management, organizational change, executive engagement, and leadership development, giving her a unique vantage point on how strategy becomes execution and why execution succeeds or stalls.

Dori believes the next evolution of leadership isn't about becoming better at managing work. It's about developing the judgment to see what others can't. Through her signature keynote, The Quiet Shift: Why Strong Project Managers Stall and What Leadership Actually Requires, she challenges conventional thinking about leadership and equips audiences with practical ways to strengthen organizational awareness, ask better questions, and become trusted advisors within their organizations.

Whether advising executives, mentoring emerging leaders, or speaking from the stage, Dori's mission is simple: To help organizations and leaders see what they can't see.

She will be presenting "The Quiet Shift: Why Strong Project Managers Stall and What Leadership Actually Requires"