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2026 KIPMI Professional Development Day - The Elevated PM: Leading with Insight, Not Just Oversight

Business Acumen

 

Event Agenda

The KIPMI Planning Team reserves the right to update this agenda.

Time

Track 1
Early PM

Track 2
Experienced PM

Track 3
Educational Workshops

7:30 – 8:15 AM

Guest Arrival — Parking (Gate 3)

Breakfast & Networking — FCMA Atrium

8:15 – 8:30

Welcome & Opening Remarks — FCMA Atrium 

Dr. Steve Pollock & Brian Rommes, PMP

8:30 – 9:30

Morning Keynote — FCMA Atrium 

Dr. Chuck Millhollan

9:30 – 9:45

Break & Transition — North Wing

9:45 – 10:45

Session E1 - Designing Meetings That Actually Do Work

Annette Dangerfield, CAPM

Session X1 - Using Prompt Engineering to Learn Any Discipline

Daro Mott, PMP

Workshop 1 - From Project Manager to Strategic Leader: Leading With Insight, Influence, & Clarity

Leslie Minchin, PCC, PMP

10:45 – 11:00

Break — North Wing

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Session E2 - The Reluctant Trailblazer

Kendra Weyhrauch, PMP

Session X2 - Persuasion Agility: Mastering the Art of Influence

Chris Leonard, PMP

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch, Sponsor Expo, & Networking — FCMA Atrium 

1:00 – 2:00

Afternoon Keynote — FCMA Atrium

Joe Luttrell, PMP

2:00 – 2:15

Break & Transition — North Wing

2:15 – 3:15

Session E3 - Burnout in the Age of AI: Why Faster Systems Still Need Human Leaders

Chris Leonard, PMP

Session X3 - Primary Signals: A Diagnostic Framework for Organizational Challenges

Dan Germak, PMP

Workshop 2 - Plan. Do. Check. Act.

Dr. Steve Pollock & Julia Smith, PMP

3:15 – 3:30

Break — North Wing

3:30 – 4:30

Session E4 - Positive Intelligence for Project Managers: Strengthening Mental Fitness to Lead Better, Collaborate Faster, and Deliver More Successful Projects

Dr. Doug Sloan

Session X4 - Louisville MSD’s Journey Toward an AI Strategy and One-Year Roadmap

Sean Kidd, PMP

4:30 – 4:50

Chapter Updates, Volunteer Thank Yous, & Final Remarks

Kelly Sheehan, PMP

4:50 – 5:30 PM

Networking Reception

FCMA Atrium

 

Sponsors

Proudly supported by our 2026 PDD sponsors.

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Speakers


Dr. Steve Pollock

Welcome & Opening Remarks | Session Description: Use Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) to define a real workplace challenge, prioritize improvements, and plan small-scale tests, leaving with a practical problem-solving template and action plan.

Brian Rommes, PMP

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Chuck Millhollan

Morning Keynote

Annette Dangerfield, CAPM

Session Description: Learn to run meetings that lead to clear decisions and next steps, using a Meeting Design Framework and practical techniques for engaging in-person and remote participants.

Daro Mott, PMP

Session Description: Turn AI into a learning partner tailored to your project needs, using repeatable prompt structures to build skills in unfamiliar disciplines and teach others.

Leslie Minchin, PCC, PMP

Session Description: Take a more strategic approach to project leadership by bringing insight, influence, and clarity to the everyday challenges of keeping projects moving.

Kendra Weyhrauch, PMP

Session Description: Gain a personal perspective on navigating AI fatigue and using AI for career self-defense, with a focus on the challenges women in technology face.

Chris Leonard, PMP

Session Description 1: Learn a proven persuasion method to navigate challenging stakeholders and lead change through dialogue, even without formal authority. Session Description 2: Protect team focus and well-being as AI accelerates delivery by using practical leadership tactics to manage decision pressure and build sustainable work rhythms.

Dan Germak, PMP

Session Description: Pinpoint organizational challenges with a scored assessment of People, Process, and Planning to distinguish underlying problems from symptoms and prioritize where to act.

Julia Smith, PMP

Session Description: Use Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) to define a real workplace challenge, prioritize improvements, and plan small-scale tests, leaving with a practical problem-solving template and action plan.

Dr. Doug Sloan

Session Description: Build daily mental fitness habits with Positive Intelligence tools to recognize unhelpful thought patterns, manage pressure, and strengthen communication and collaboration with your team.

Sean Kidd, PMP

Session Description: See how Louisville MSD is developing an AI strategy and one-year roadmap that connects business needs with governance, employee readiness, and responsible use.

Kelly Sheehan, PMP

Chapter Updates, Volunteer Thank You's, & Final Remarks

Joe Luttrell

Session Description: Explore practical emotional accountability tools to recognize unhelpful patterns in your inner dialogue, move beyond surface-level emotional regulation, and respond to leadership challenges with greater clarity.
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Information

Type of category: Professional Development Day

Type of activity: Business Acumen

Date: November 20th, 2026

Hour: 7:30AM to 5:30PM

Registration closes: (Walk-ins Welcome if Registration is Closed)November 13th, 2026 at 11:59PM

# of PDUs: 6.5

Price

Students: $25.00

Members: $100.00

Non members and Guests: $125.00

Location

Farm Credit Mid - America Headquarters

12501 Lakefront Place
Louisville, US, 40299

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