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Project Challenge Manchester 2023

Improve your project, programme, portfolio, pmo and change management

What is Project Challenge?

Project Challenge Manchester is the UK’s leading independent show for projects, programmes, portfolio, PMO, process and change management professionals. 

The show attracts exhibitors from across the project management domain including training organisations and educators, software and tool providers, careers and recruitment specialists and professional associations.

Who should attend?

Whatever your level of experience and area of project expertise, whether managing, implementing, planning, purchasing or supplying, Project Challenge Manchester is your definitive A-Z for project support.

Whether your budget is large or small, Project Challenge Manchester will significantly improve your business performance and help you manage projects, programmes, processes and resources more effectively.

Why attend?

The show features:

  • Masterclasses, case studies, learning and development
  • Expert speakers
  • The opportunity to find new tools, techniques, solutions and services from leading brands
  • The opportunity to network with your peers and thought leaders

This FREE one-day event is intensive and compact, and is designed to make the most of your time invested.

Speakers | Conference Programme | Stage One

James Baker

James Baker

CEO of Graphene@Manchester

10am

Rupert Taylor, CEO / Co Founder of Kivue

Rupert Taylor

CEO / Co-Founder of Kivue

10.45am

Gloria J Miller, Managing Consultant at Maxmetrics

Gloria J Miller

Managing Consultant / Founder of Maxmetrics

11.30am

Gero Renker, Founder of Program Framework

Gero Renker

Founder of Program Framework

12.15pm

Liz Bohler

Liz Bohler

Senior Manager at MI-GSO PCUBED

2pm

(Panel Discussion)

Barney Harle

Barney Harle

Head of Major Projects at Manchester City Council

2pm

(Panel Discussion)

Unconfirmed speaker

IN4

Speaker to be confirmed

2pm

(Panel Discussion)

Unconfirmed speaker

DiSH (Barclays)

Speaker to be confirmed

2pm

(Panel Discussion)

Unconfirmed speaker

Planisware

Speaker to be confirmed

2.45pm

John Edmonds, Senior Architect PPM at PeopleCert

John Edmonds

Senior Architect PPM at PeopleCert

3.30pm

Kath Shackleton

Kath Shackleton

Senior Project Manager at Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

4.15pm

Stuart Easton, CEO and co-founder at TransparentChoice

Stuart Easton

CEO & Co-Founder of TransparentChoice

4.45pm

Speakers | Commercial Workshop | Stage Two

Andy Murray

Andy Murray

Executive Director at Major Projects Association

10.45am

Lester Lovelock, Modern Work Management Practice Lead, Professional Services at CPS

Lester Lovelock

Modern Work Management Practice Lead, Professional Services at CPS

11.15am

Victoria Richards

Victoria Richards

Head of Profession for Project Management at Jacobs

11.45am

Carilyn Burman

Carilyn Burman

Director of Membership and Business Development at Association for Project Management (APM)

11.45am

Rupert Taylor, CEO / Co Founder of Kivue

Rupert Taylor

CEO / Co Founder of Kivue

12.15pm

Ivan Lloyd CEO edison365

Ivan Lloyd

CEO of edison365

1pm

Unconfirmed speaker

Planisware

Speaker to be confirmed

1.30pm

Unconfirmed speaker

TransparentChoice

Speaker to be confirmed

2.15pm

Unconfirmed speaker

Keto Software

Speaker to be confirmed

2.45pm

Michelle Banner, Operations Director at ACostE

Michelle Banner

Operations Director at ACostE

3.15pm

Unconfirmed speaker

Project Consultancy Services

Speaker to be confirmed

3.45pm