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APM South Wales and West of England Network Conference 2024

24 October 2024 | Future Inns, Bristol
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Beautiful Projects Past, Present and Future

PA Consulting logoJoin the South Wales and West of England Network at our annual conference where we’ll look at what success means. Can a project be successful and beautiful? We will find out using past, present, and future real life case studies.

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We'd like to thank our sponsor and exhibitors for their support.

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If you have an accessibility requirement that prevents you from attending the APM PMO Conference in person please contact us to find out about alternative ticket options.

Employment support
If you are a project professional who is currently unemployed and looking to get back in to work, we recognise the opportunity that the conference offers to network with potential new employers and would love to help out with the price of your ticket.

If this initiative could help you and you are a project professional not currently in employment please email us by 1 August with some evidence of your situation to be considered for a ticket.

We will review applications and notify those who have been awarded a ticket via email. Please note that this initiative is not intended for those that are students or retired and the number of available tickets is strictly limited.

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Date: 24 October 2024

Time: 09:00-17:00

Venue: Future Inns, Bristol

Member: £115.00

Non-member: £170.00

Corporate Partner/Affiliate employee: £125.00

Student member: £30.00

Prices exclude VAT

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Conference theme

We hear a lot about projects that fail, normally in quite a spectacular way, but what about those unsung heroes of successful projects? Join us whilst we hop on board a plane to Colombia to look at new and novel practices that supported the successful delivery of a naval and maritime R&D project. Take a step into the world of defence where we discuss how to avoid the mistakes of the past and see what projects of the future look like. Get involved with our discussion panel where we delve into the changes that we are facing around hybrid working and demonstrating delivery of Social Value.

Most importantly, learn, knowledge share and network as we discuss how you as a project professional can help shape and deliver the Beautiful Projects of tomorrow.

Conference programme (subject to change)

🕐 09:00-09:30

Registration

 🕐 09:30-09:45

Opening remarks

🞇 Peter Wakeling, SWWE Corporate Advisory Group Member

🕐 09:45-10:15

Welcome and APM update

🞇 Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive Officer, APM

 🕐 10:15-10:45

Avoid repeating failures and increase confidence in new projects

🞇 David Whitmore, CEO Advisor, MIGSO-PCUBED

 🕐 10:45-11:15 

Break

  🕐 11:15-11:45

New Colombian Offshore Patrol Vessel Programme

🞇 Dr Luis Serrano-Tamayo, Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University

  🕐 11:45-12:15

An introduction to The DragonFire laser

🞇 Mike Pointer, Senior Programme Manager, QinetiQ

The DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range.

  🕐 12:15-13:15

Lunch

Including chartership drop-in session hosted by Austin Witney, Partnership Development Manager, APM.

🕐 13:15-14:45

Social value and hybrid working discussion panel

🞇 Julian Wotton, Arcadis  🞇 Carla Scowcroft, AtkinsRéalis  🞇 Victoria Bishop-Rowe, Auditory Verbal UK

An engaging conversation about Social Value from practitioners exploring innovative ways to deliver social benefit. You'll hear from a diverse panel representing different perspectives. We'll have AtkinsRealis and Auditory Verbal UK who'll talk about how they built an enduring relationship to accelerate AVUKs strategy - ensuring that all deaf children have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers. They'll be joined by Weston College, including apprentices, who'll shine a light on what apprenticeships could look like for the next generation of project professionals. They'll put topics such as hybrid working under the spotlight and how we empower our apprentices to become Social Value advocates. Rounding out the panel is Arcadis, Mott MacDonald and Arup, discussing their campaigns to improve the lives of local communities. For example, the local partnerships created with Knowle West Media Centre and Babbasa to support the development of young persons into great careers, linking local projects to community goals, supporting the local economy by using local micro small and medium size businesses and finding ways to protect the environment. Following a brief presentation, delegates will be given the opportunity speak directly to panel to ask questions and share their own observations and experiences.

 🕐 14:45-15:15

Break

 🕐 15:15-15:45

Closing keynote speech

🞇 Andy Solman, Head of the Project Delivery Function, MoD Head Office

 🕐 15:45-16:15

Closing remarks

🞇 Claire Mills, SWWE Corporate Advisory Group Member

 🕐 16:15-17:30

Conference close followed by drinks reception

Sponsored by Apache iX

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With thanks to our headline sponsor

PA Consulting

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. 

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. 

We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

Discover more at paconsulting.com and connect with PA on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

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Drinks reception sponsor

Apache iX logoApache iX

Apache iX Limited are a Bristol born technical consultancy with a UK wide team. We help government and industry clients achieve national defence and security objectives. We provide specialist P3M and technical services, including the design and development of secure cloud-based solutions, to government and industry clients across defence and adjacent sectors. We develop tailored solutions in collaboration with our clients at all levels and stages of the change lifecycle. We help our clients to cut through complexity to provide a clear path to success.

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Exhibitor

MIGSO-PCUBED

MIGSO-PCUBED is the world’s leading consultancy dedicated to project, programme, portfolio and change management. We have become the trusted delivery partner of the most recognisable brands in Aeronautics, Defense, Automotive, Transport, Financial Services, and Energy as well as Government organisations, helping them convert their big ideas into reality.

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Exhibitor

SA Group

SA Group is a rapidly growing employee-owned company working in vital Public Sector and Commercial markets. Cyber Security, Project Management and Technical consultants solve critical challenges within complex digital environments by working collaboratively with customers, creating value and improving business performance. This is done using innovative digital technology, taking advantage of current and emerging trends, cyber security, and the design, implementation, and support of critical IT and communications infrastructure. The company became employee-owned in October 2021, preserving the company vision, culture and brand identity, and fully engaging employees in the growth of the business. Transitioning to an Employee-Owned Trust has seen increased employee engagement, whilst preserving the vision, culture and brand identity.

As an Enterprise Partner at the Institution of Engineering and Technology colleagues have access to a professional community and a number of online resources to assist with CPD.

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APM South Wales and West of England Network

The Network offers a wide range of events including an annual dinner, a one-day conference, evening events and site visits. We encourage networking between members at all events.

We recognise the different needs of our members who are new to the profession and offer introductory as well as advanced level events.

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