Welcome Global Summit 2024 Los Angeles

What is the PMI^® Global Summit?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Join us in Los Angeles, California, USA, for the largest, in-person, signature event of the year. PMI® Global Summit will bring together the leaders and project professionals committed to making ideas reality. Discover smarter ways of working, connect with the PMI global community, advance your career and skillsets.

PMI Global Summit brings together a diverse audience: 

• Project management professionals who want to earn PDUs, invest in career building skills, and build their community network. 

• Leaders who are excited to connect and share how organizations can be a force for change. 

• Anyone leading projects who wants to level up their power skills, learn how to manage change, and leverage emerging technology. 

We invite all project, program and portfolio professionals to submit a proposal. If selected, you will:

• Showcase YOU as a subject matter expert
• Contribute to the profession by sharing your knowledge
• Grow your professional network

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Event Venue:

Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall)

1201 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, California 90015

Demographics

Know your audience! This is a useful resource when preparing your presentation. 

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What Are We Looking For? 

Global Summit is focused on providing opportunities for attendees to: 

     ​ Discover smarter ways of working 

     ​ Connect with the PMI global community 

     ​ Advance their career and skillsets 

For Global Summit, we are looking for sessions that:

• Are by PMO leaders for PMO leaders
• Address project success with AI
• Focus on real life examples of how project management can be a force for good
• Will enhance attendees’ power skills, build their business acumen, and find ways to work smarter, and 
• Have practical, tangible and precise takeaways for attendees. 

What types of sessions do Global Summit attendees rate highly?

Sessions where the presenters: 

     ​ Demonstrate expertise on their topic 

     ​ Present the material in an engaging way 

     ​ Provide tangible takeaways to attendees 

     ​ Share new approaches and solutions 

Below is a list of topics that we're looking for.

Rules of Engagement/Requirements 

• ​​​​Only presentation proposals submitted online and by the published deadline will be considered. 

• While more than one presentation proposal may be submitted, please note that acceptances are limited to a maximum of one per person. 

• One co-presenter may participate and co-presenter information must be shared at time of submission. 

• Submitter is the lead presenter and primary point of contact. Lead presenter is responsible for sharing communications from PMI Speaker Team with co-presenter. 

• Use clear, error-free language and note word limits for titles and descriptions. 

• PMI retains the right to modify titles and descriptions for marketing purposes. 

• Avoid all commercial bias; content is to be educational in nature, neutral and unbiased, free of commercial motive/intent. 

• Priority given to presentation proposals that include original content that has not been presented elsewhere. 

Accepted presenters: 

• Must adhere to published deadlines (see chart below for milestones), 

• Will prepare a draft presentation that will be reviewed by subject matter experts, 

• Will participate in a virtual practice session with a subject matter expert, 

• Must observe any intellectual property rights, and 

• Must register for the event; registration is complimentary for a lead presenter. A co-presenter will be offered a discounted registration rate. 

Global Summit Programming Timeline

Developing a conference is just like a project! Below are the milestones for participation. Take note of the dates as these will impact you.

(Note: dates are subject to change.)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS:

(Note: dates are subject to change.)

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For Presentation Proposals: 

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For Accepted Presenters: