Speakers

As Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Tim Short is responsible for ensuring KeyedIn customers not only successfully implement KeyedIn software, but also that they achieve their long-term business objectives and form a lasting partnership with the KeyedIn team. In executing those responsibilities, Tim leads teams of experienced professional services consultants, support technicians, training and education practitioners, and customer success managers. Tim brings 20+ years of project and portfolio management experience to KeyedIn. Having led global, cross-functional project management offices (PMOs) at businesses such as Twinlab and CHG Healthcare, Tim has a keen sense of the struggles IT and portfolio management leaders face in fulfilling their demanding roles. With that knowledge and experience, Tim has been instrumental in growing the KeyedIn customer experience organization into a world-class team of PPM domain experts who are deeply invested in the success of KeyedIn customers. Prior to KeyedIn, Tim held leadership positions in customer experience, professional services and portfolio management at Workfront, CHG Healthcare, Twinlab and Robert Half International. Tim studied business at The University of Utah, and holds a Masters Certification in Project Management from Villanova University.

Joanna is a results-oriented program, project management and change leader with a history of leading highly successful teams in enterprise-level and global environments. She has a proven track record of championing new customer-focused technology offerings that promote business development and optimal functionality across multiple digital platforms. Joanna leverages a career history of tactical project management, analytical, and organizational expertise to pioneer transformational digital solutions that garner substantial results—enhancing brand visibility, driving revenue growth, and expanding key metrics. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Program Management and Operations at Centro. Prior to joining Centro, she was Director of Digital Portfolio Management at Weight Watchers International.

An accomplished PMO Director and people leader, Sherry James, PMP has been actively engaged on the speakers’ circuit for well over 10 years. Her presentations have taught audiences next-generation leadership, corporate mental health, suicide prevention, and leadership development. Ms. James created the non-profit #2020Lives Changed, Inc to touch 2020 lives by facilitating difficult conversations regarding mental health and suicide prevention. As the Founder and CXO of Phoenix Speaks, Inc, Sherry James is an online coach, trainer and keynote speaker on topics such as: • Race in America: The Mental Impact of 2020 • PMO Leadership: The Three Ring Circus of Stakeholder Management • Managing Your Mental Health While Leading Virtual Teams • Developing Next Generation Leaders • Servant Leadership for Corporate Leadership • Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices • Building a Mentally Healthy Program Management Office Speaking Event Snapshot: SpeakUp! AmazonPrime Show (Now Live!) With Your Mind in Mind-Instagram Podcast #ShelterInPeace-Instagram Series PMI Dallas Board Member (VP, Professional Development) National Diversity Leadership Conference Tulsa University University of Texas-Dallas Digital Transformation Panelist

Over the past 2 decades, Christoph has continuously worked to improve the effectiveness of organizations while improving the work life of those involved. Experiences include strategy development, strategy execution, agile transformation, product development, Post-Merger-Integration, economics research. Today, Christoph is a Managing Director at SaaS company Meisterplan, which he joined in 2015. Prior to that, he worked as a Management Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and ran a FinTech company, 3C.

Rick works with leaders who see big changes and projects as opportunities to engage people in the changes that will affect them. These leaders know that change can actually boost morale and commitment to the organization and the work. He calls his approach Change without Migraines™! His opinion has been sought by NBC Nightly News, CNBC, BBC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Industry Week, The Economist, Nation’s Business, Fast Company, The Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily, many trade and business publications and broadcast media. His other books include Beyond the Wall of Resistance, Why Don’t You Want What I Want?, Feedback Toolkit, Building Capacity for Change Sourcebook, and Caught in the Middle. He helped Karl Berger write The Music Mind Experience which was published in 2020. (Rick is also a dedicated amateur jazz musician.)

ALLPMO Network CEO/Senior Consultant for ALLPMO Network, providing leading global consultative solutions and services for businesses in developing and implementing organizational governance processes, program and project rescues, and executive mentoring for project delivery solutions leading to bottom line improvement. Steve is a noted global subject matter expert in PMO Management, Project and Program Management, Project Fraud Management, Portfolio Management, and Performance Measurement. Steve is well known and noted for his unique and distinct methods in developing and implementing PMOs and related project delivery techniques using Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) best practices to achieve best program and project delivery time frames. Steve’s background includes experience in: Banking, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Military, Retail, Transportation, Telecommunications and Utility business sectors. Extensive business project delivery process experience includes academic Delivery Instruction, Organizational Governance, Accounting, Business Compliance (SOX), Cyber-Security, Enterprise Project Management Systems, Federal, State and City Government, Health Care, Enterprise Information Technology, Customer Care, Global Project Management, War-Time Fighter Processes and more. Steve is also a global best selling author and noted public speaker from Asia to Europe to South America and across North America. Numerous PPM publications from Steve have become recommended training material for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Portfolio Management Certification (PfMP®).

Nicole Reilly is an independent consultant with 25 years’ experience in operations and change across the financial services, technology, transport & FMCG industry sectors. As the founder of Growth Through Knowledge, Nicole’s work typically involves either introducing new portfolio or programme office functions or identifying ways to enhance existing services. With a strong background in data and business analysis, Nicole facilitates effective decision-making by enabling better visibility and access to insight and information.

John Bowen is a Senior Consultant and Executive Speaker to CXOs, executive organizations and professional groups for Computer Aid, Inc. (CAI). He has more than 35 years of IT management experience including executive leadership, technology management, IT integration, IT due diligence, strategic planning and large-scale system implementation. John is also president of Management Envision LLC, a research and consulting company focused on innovative presentation of complex issues in process, portfolio, project and program management. He provides management consulting services to IT organizations in global expansion and manages projects in the US, Latin America, and Europe. Before joining CAI, John served for ten years as CIO of PPL Global, the international division of PPL Corporation. In that role, he was responsible for IT management and operations in Latin America and lived for several years in Argentina and Chile. He has managed multi-national projects involving teams in more than 25 countries. He authored an acclaimed project management methodology and established project management offices (PMOs) in multiple companies in the US and Latin America. John is a magna cum laude graduate of DePauw University with degrees in mathematics, computer science, and symbolic logic. He has taught international business, information engineering and project management for MBA programs at eight universities and is currently visiting instructor of international business and project management at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Institute and adjunct professor of project management in the Lehigh University College of Business and Economics Executive Education Program. John has taught international business and project leadership to more than 1000 professionals from more than 100 countries at the Iacocca Institute´s Global Village program. John’s industry knowledge spans power generation, energy distribution, telecommunications, higher education, software development and healthcare.

Justin began his career leading client-facing and internal projects in various climes and locales, including volunteer stints in Mexico and Israel, public sector initiatives in Washington DC and Colorado. Currently, he is a Senior Project Manager within Pearson’s Higher Education Services organization. As a project leader, Justin has successfully managed 12 direct reports and cross-functional project teams of 40 individuals, along with contracts of up to $40 million in revenue. His most recent project endeavors have focused on adapting key aspects of Toyota’s approach to Lean within a services environment.