Keynote Speakers

Keynote 1

Accelerating Transformation in a New Computing Era - How we can move to the future -

Mr. Shigeo Uda
Vice President, Technical Leadership Executive, IBM Japan, Ltd.

Member of the Board, IBM Japan, Ltd.

Abstract:

With the explosive growth of information and the drastic amount of smartphones and tablets used all over the world, CAMSS(Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social, and Security) has become rapidly widespread. IBM believes that "A new era of computing" has begun.

Shigeo Uda will introduce a new way of computing to accelerate the transformation of companies to become more efficient and beneficial for the future, such as an approach for obtaining insight and knowledge from Big data, the evolution of the Cloud, and a new partnership between humans and computers created thorough cognitive computing. This presentation also describes the progress and potential of "Watson" ,which won the quiz show "Jeopardy! " in 2011.

Furthermore, he addresses future cutting-edge technology as well.

Keynote 2

The Possibilities and Win-Win Situation which CCPM Brings To System Users and the Vendor

Mr. Isao Nkae
Mr. Isao Nakae
Director of SAP Solution dept., ERP Solution unit,

Fujitsu Systems West Limited

Mr. Ryuzo Matsuyama
Vice-chief of Business Marketing Management dept.,

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd

Abstract:

This time, our clear corporation between the system user and the vendor in system development leads a great success and we both sides won the award. We explain how we have built a new style of the relationship between system users and the vendor with CCPM. Each leader from the both sides will talk how we have adopted CCPM in different roles and what we’ve achieved.

Keynote 3

The Management of Multiple Projects - Context, Concepts and Competences

Mr. Reinhard Wagner
President elect of IPMA International Project Management Association,

Chairman of the Executive Board of GPM German Project Management Association,

CEO of Projektivisten Gmbh

Abstract:

The number of projects is steadily increasing. Thus, there is an emerging need for concepts beyond the management of single projects. This presentation will elaborate on the projectification of our societies, the context for managing multiple projects as well as relevant concepts and competences. The concept of multiple-projects management, mainly used in the Germanic countries, will be introduced and explained as framework for portfolio, program and project management. Reinhard Wagner will describe the work of ISO/TC 258 Project, Program and Portfolio Management and the upcoming international standards. Furthermore, he will introduce the competence standards of the IPMA International Project Management Association, also dealing with the management of multiple projects.

Keynote 4

Managing a sustainable built environment on ecological principles - Projects with an adaptive lifecycle.

Ar. Tan Seong Yeow
Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology,

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Abstract:

The built environment constitutes man’s largest investment of time, finance and consumption of resources. However, these resources need to be consumed in a manner that meets the needs of future generations. Thus it is the management of our consumption and subsequent waste that determines sustainability. There are many variable factors at play such as population, wealth distribution and access to clean technologies. Sustainability needs to look not just at conserving, reducing and reusing, but to include regenerating for future growth. Nature is made up of ecological systems, which are inter-related, complex yet works in a symbiotic and holistic balance. Its management self regulates, adapts and regenerates itself. Thus there is an opportunity here to identify if the existing project management theories in construction can readily be used to adapt to an ecological approach. This approach is adaptable to uncertainty over a building life cycle, able to absorb upgraded green technologies to avoid premature obsolescence and subsequent demolition. The future is all the more environmentally challenging because it will require us to do more, to do better with less.

Keynote 5

The Project Management Landscape – Latest Development in Malaysia

Tan Sri (Dr) Ir. Jamilus bin Hussein
Chairman/CEO KLIA Premier Holdings

Abstract:

Having experiences in managing many major projects in Malaysia and internationally, including KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport), the speaker will share his experience and technical knowledge, which typically not written in Project Management book. The issues will be addressed include:

• science and arts of managing projects

• leadership in harnessing the efforts of a large number of professionals of diverse disciplines to complete the huge technically sophisticated KLIA project,

• the importance of project phasing leading to decisive, controlled and manageable project processes,

• the variability in project life cycles, phases of constructive opportunities vs destructive interventions, and

• the what and how in construction project management

Keynote 6

PM@Siemens - Making a Positive Difference to the Business of Projects

Mr. Paul Hodgkins
Executive Director of Paul Hodgkins Project Consultancy,

Former Siemens PM@Siemens Programme Executive for North West Europe

Abstract:

What is PM@Siemens (project management at Siemens) and why did Siemens do what Siemens did? How was Siemens able to deploy a global business change programme across 190 countries, four principle business sectors and that is understood and known by 360,000 employees? What benefits has it had and what difference has it made to Siemens, its project and programme managers and to the perception of Siemens in the market place ?