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The Master track at the PMI BeNeLux Summit 2025 is designed for mid-level project managers and team leads with 3 to 10 years of experience who are ready to elevate their impact. This track dives into strategic decision-making, ethical leadership, AI-driven innovation, and sustainability.

Through a series of hands-on workshops and thought-provoking sessions, you’ll learn how to navigate complexity, lead with confidence, and leverage emerging technologies to deliver smarter, more responsible projects. If you’re looking to sharpen your toolkit and future-proof your leadership, this track was built for you. Let’s dive into what’s on the agenda, where to be, and who’s leading the way:

 

Shushan Khachatryan-van Krimpen - Minding Your Footprint: AI in Project Management

11:30 – 12:15 | Auditorium 2

AI is rapidly becoming part of the project manager’s toolkit, but few PMs consider the energy and carbon impact of these digital tools. Shushan Khachatryan-van Krimpen shines light on the environmental footprint of AI and helps project managers make smarter, more sustainable decisions about when and how to use it. You will learn how to balance efficiency with responsibility, identify when AI adds value, and know when human judgment should take the lead.

 

Irina Verlan - Ethical Intelligence: Embedding AI Ethics into Project Management Frameworks

12:15 – 12:45 | Breakout Room 5 (Mekong)

AI is only as good as the ethics guiding it. In this session, Irina Verlan demonstrates how to embed ethical practices directly into project frameworks, ensuring transparency, fairness, and stakeholder trust. You’ll leave with actionable strategies to make AI ethics a strength, not an afterthought.

 

Christophe De Vleesschouwer - Leading Through Uncertainty: The Human Skills That Drive Success in Global Drug Development

14:30 – 15:15 | Breakout Room 5 (Mekong)

Unlike industries where deliverables follow predictable timelines, drug development operates within a dynamic ecosystem driven by scientific innovation, patient safety, and stringent regulatory requirements. Projects often span years, involve multidisciplinary global teams and require navigating unknowns such as clinical trial outcomes, evolving regulatory landscapes, and market dynamics. 

Join this session and Christophe de Vleeschouwer will guide you through demonstrating adaptability in shifting priorities by navigating trade-offs (stage-gate approach) and fostering resilience to keep teams motivated and purpose-driven in the face of high failure rates, emphasizing how to sustain morale and a sense of shared mission when success feels uncertain.

 

Teodora Anna Sveva Cerrato - Beyond Delivery: Building a Sustainable Future with AI-Powered Projects

15:15 – 16:00 | Breakout Room 1 (Volga)

Project managers are uniquely positioned to ensure that innovation supports not only business objectives but also global sustainability urgency. Teodora Anna Sveva Cerrato explores how AI developments can be harnessed to drive environmentally and socially responsible project outcomes. You’ll see how to integrate AI-powered tools like predictive analytics and intelligent automation into project frameworks to reduce waste, improve ESG compliance, and measure long-term impact. Expect real case studies and interactive polls to make sustainability actionable.

 

Bart Briers - AI Agentic Teams & the Human Project Manager: A Symbiotic Future // AI for PMs: Automate. Augment. Assist.

15:15 – 16:00 | Breakout Room 3 (Congo)

Step into the future of AI-enabled teamwork with Bart Briers. This advanced workshop explores the next frontier in AI-enhanced project management: agentic systems, where multiple AI agents work together like a coordinated project team. The core of the workshop is highly interactive. Participants will form teams and select a specific PMBOK 8th Edition process. Using a card-based design toolkit, each team will architect a system of collaborating AI agents tailored to that process. As teams share their outcomes, participants gain a broad, multi-angle view of how AI agentic teams can be structured to support, enhance, and transform the role of the human project manager.

 

Final Thoughts

The Master workshops are your next step to sharpen strategy, strengthen ethics, and embrace AI innovation. Register today to secure your spot at the PMI BeNeLux Summit 2025.

Do you have more or fewer years of experience?

• Check out the Pioneer track for early-career PMs.
• Read more about the Innovator track, designed for senior PMs, program managers, and executives driving transformation at scale.