Overview:

Today's project professionals are navigating an environment shaped by rapid change, hybrid work, evolving stakeholder expectations, generational diversity, and the growing impact of AI. Success is no longer defined solely by scope, schedule, and budget. It increasingly depends on leadership.

Join us for an engaging session that explores how project managers can evolve into influential project leaders. Discover practical strategies for leading through uncertainty, coaching high-performing teams, building stakeholder trust, influencing without formal authority, and leveraging AI to create more time for meaningful leadership activities.

Whether you are an experienced project professional or looking to advance your leadership capabilities, this presentation will provide actionable insights to help you lead people, drive results, and thrive in the future of project management.

Learning Objective:

• Lead teams effectively during uncertainty and change
• Shift from directing work to coaching performance
• Leverage strengths across multiple generations in the workplace
• Increase influence without relying on positional authority
• Improve stakeholder engagement and trust
• Use AI tools to reduce administrative workload and focus on leadership activities

Meet our Speaker:

Sylvie Edwards  (she|her|hers)
FPMAC, PMP®, RMP®, PMR™, PBP®, CSPM(IAPM), LLL™, CTC, CMP, MCPM, RWPC™, STDC

Sylvie Edwards is a project management leader, educator, consultant, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience delivering projects and building project management capability across the IT, financial services, healthcare, government, and securities sectors.

She began her career with one of Canada's top consulting firms, where she led complex projects and later served as a Manager in the Risk Management practice. She subsequently founded her own consulting practice, helping organizations develop project management methodologies, establish PMOs, strengthen governance, and recover projects facing significant challenges.

Sylvie is the Coordinator and Professor of the Project Management Certificate Program at Durham College and previously taught in the University of Toronto's Continuing Studies program, where she helped hundreds of professionals prepare for their PMP® certification.

A frequent conference presenter and contributor to PMWorld360°, ProjectBites, LinkedIn, and PML®, Sylvie is passionate about sharing practical insights that help project professionals succeed. She holds multiple professional certifications and was honoured with the designation of Fellow of the Project Management Association of Canada (FPMAC) for her contributions to the profession.

A long-time PMI® volunteer, Sylvie served for more than 15 years on the Board of Directors of the PMI Durham Highlands Chapter, including two terms as Chapter President, where she championed education, mentoring, and professional development.

Whether consulting, teaching, writing, or presenting, Sylvie is dedicated to advancing the project management profession and inspiring others through practical knowledge, collaboration, and lifelong learning.

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Event Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Online (link to be emailed to attendees prior to the event)

Agenda:

• 12:00 pm    Speaker presentation
• 1:00 pm      End of session

Fees:

• $10 for Pre-Registered PMI Manitoba Members and Students
• $35+GST for Pre-Registered Non-Members

Event Info:  

• Registration closes Monday, November 2, 2026, at 5:00 pm 
• Event attendance is worth one (1) Ways of Working Professional Development Unit (PDU) 
• No refunds. Substitutions are permitted if the substitute is eligible for the same price.

Please email if you have any questions regarding:

• This event, Director of Monthly Programs -monthlyprograms@pmimanitoba.org
• Registration, IT Director, communications@pmimanitoba.org

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