Beyond Delivery: Virtual Project Management Conference 2026

Beyond Delivery: Driving Value in Every Project

🎯 Beyond Delivery is a one-day virtual project management conference built for project managers navigating constant change, competing priorities, and growing complexity. This Professional Development Day goes past tools and templates to focus on the skills that actually move projects forward — leadership, influence, communication, adaptability, and decision-making in uncertain environments.

📅 Date:  September 29, 2026
💻 Format: Virtual, one-day Professional Development Day (PDD)
🎓 PDUs: 13 total — 7 live on show day + 6 more via session recordings

💡 Why This Event Matters

Delivering on scope, schedule, and budget is no longer enough. Driving real value means leading through ambiguity, influencing without authority, and making smart trade-offs under pressure.

This virtual project management conference is organized around the three sides of the PMI Talent Triangle — Power Skills, Ways of Working, and Business Acumen — so every session ladders up to a complete, well-rounded development day. 🧩

📚 What You’ll Learn

Across the keynote and three parallel tracks, you’ll pick up practical, apply-tomorrow techniques in:

• 🌟 Power Skills — presence and charisma, giving and receiving feedback, leading beyond your strengths
• ⚙️ Ways of Working — storytelling, integrating OKRs with delivery, working confidently alongside AI
• 📊 Business Acumen — resilience and burnout prevention, smart decision-making under pressure, strategic thinking

🎤 Featured Sessions & Speakers

Keynote — 🌟 Charisma Is Your Superpower: Why Project Management Needs More Presence, Not More Process
Demet Tuncer (Charismatic Leadership Strategist & award-winning performer)

Power Skills Track

• Stronger Than Your Strengths: The Hidden Key to Sustainable Project Leadership — Spencer Horn
• Feedback That Lands: Conversations That Improve Performance in Your Project Team — Paul Pelletier (Vancouver, BC) 🇨🇦
• Lean and Clean: The Art of Giving (and Receiving) Crucial Feedback — Chris Leonard

Ways of Working Track

• Storytelling as a Best Business Practice — Carl Pritchard
• Integrating OKRs with Project Management — Carsten Ley
• Overcoming AI Fear: The Imposter Syndrome in the Age of AI — Mashhood Ahmed

Business Acumen Track

• Burning Bright, Not Out: Resilience Strategies for Project Managers — Serban Morea
• The Business of Decisions: Making Smart Trade-Offs Under Pressure — Amber McMillan (Victoria, BC) 🇨🇦
• The Strategic Mindset: For Your Organization, Your Career and Your Life — David Barrett

👥 Who Should Attend

• Project managers and coordinators at any career stage
• Program and portfolio professionals
• PMI members earning PDUs toward certification renewal
• Anyone shifting from “delivering tasks” to “delivering value”

🎓 Experience level: mixed — designed to be valuable whether you’re early-career or senior.

📋 Event Details

• Event: Beyond Delivery: Driving Value in Every Project
• Type: Virtual PMI Chapter Co-Op Professional Development Day
• Date: September 29, 2026
• Location: Online — attend from anywhere 🌐
• PDUs: 13 total (7 live + 6 via recordings)
• Pricing: PMI Members $100 · Non-Members $120
• Recordings: ▶️ Every session is recorded and available for three months — buy now, watch later, learn at your own pace.

🗓️ Event Agenda

All times [Pacific Time].

• 9:10–10:10 AM — Keynote: Charisma Is Your Superpower (Demet Tuncer)
• 10:20–11:20 AM — Breakout Session 1 (Power Skills / Ways of Working / Business Acumen run in parallel)
• 11:20 AM–1:30 PM — Break
• 1:30–2:30 PM — Breakout Session 2 (three parallel tracks)
• 2:30–3:50 PM — Break
• 3:50–4:50 PM — Breakout Session 3 (three parallel tracks)

🌐 Who Can Attend Online

Because this is a fully virtual event, you can join from anywhere, Vancouver, across British Columbia, or anywhere in Canada and beyond. 🌎 For the PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter community, it’s a chance to earn 13 PDUs and learn from a global speaker lineup,  including two BC-based presenters, without leaving your desk.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is this event about?
A one-day virtual Professional Development Day focused on the leadership, communication, and decision-making skills project managers need to drive value, organized around the PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills, Ways of Working, and Business Acumen.

Who should attend?
Project managers, coordinators, program and portfolio professionals, and PMI members earning PDUs.

Do I need prior experience?
No. Sessions suit a mixed audience, from early-career to senior project professionals.

Is this event available online?
Yes — it’s fully virtual. Attend from anywhere with an internet connection.

How many PDUs can I earn?
13 total: 7 live on show day plus 6 more through the session recordings.

Will sessions be recorded?
Yes. All sessions are recorded and available to registrants for three months afterward.

Can I attend more than one track?
The three tracks run in parallel live, but because every session is recorded, you can watch the ones you miss within the three-month access window.

How much does it cost?
PMI Members $100 · Non-Members $120.