PMI Global Summit 2026
This year’s PMI Global Summit 2026 will be held October 21-24 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, at the Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit Marriott, Renaissance Center.
Over 6,500 delegates are projected to attend from around the world. This really is PMI’s signature event of the year!
With this year’s theme, ‘Tomorrow Starts with the Steps of Today’, PMI is offering inspirational keynote speakers and an abundance of tracks ranging from Agile, Sustainability and Social Impact to Artificial Intelligence and PMO.
Keynote Speakers
Opening keynote October 21
Dr Beau Lotto is a world-renowned neuroscientist, founder of Evolvable Me, an AI-powered platform focused on personal evolution and author of ‘Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently.’ During his interactive keynote address, ‘Move Your Mindset’, Dr Beau Lotto will reveal how perception shapes reality and why embracing uncertainty is the key to growth, innovation and impact. Dr Beau Lotto will inspire the audience to see differently, think bigger and step up.
Keynote October 22
Jessica Sibley is CEO of TIME magazine.
Dan Gilbert, founder and Chairman of Rocket Companies
Jessica and Dan will present ‘Building What Matters’. Jessica has led TIME through a full transformation, growing a 100-year-old brand into a modern media company. Dan has poured more than $7.5 billion into restoring over 140 properties across Detroit and Cleveland, helping revitalize great American cities. Jessica and Dan drove change, and both will offer the audience a masterclass in transformation by turning vision into execution, at scale.
Keynote October 23
Jimmy Chin is a professional mountaineer, National Geographic photographer, Academy Award-winning film director and New York Times bestselling author of ‘There and Back’. In his keynote address ‘The Climb Beyond the Summit,’ Jimmy will share lessons from leading teams through extreme environments and ambitious productions. Jimmy will reveal how trust, resilience, adaptability and execution help leaders navigate uncertainty, manage risk and deliver extraordinary outcomes when the stakes are high.
Closing Keynote October 24
Kara Swisher is an influential journalist covering technology, business, and the future of work and author of ‘A Tech Love Story.’ Kara will present ‘The Future of Work’ based upon her book. Kara will discuss the rise of the technology industry, its outsized influence on society and the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.
With her unique perspective and by drawing on interviews with founders, CEOs and innovators who have shaped the digital age, Kara will reveal the forces reshaping business, leadership and the future of work.
Tracks
Agile
Denise Jarvie, Director, Agile Community & Managing Director, Agile Alliance for PMI. Denise will present ‘Built for Complexity.’ Denise will explain how Complexity is becoming a challenge for modern organizations, and leaders are rethinking operating models, governance and decision-making as traditional approaches quietly break down.
Denise will invite enterprise leaders to share how they are applying agility, systems thinking and adaptive leadership to navigate uncertainty, align strategy with execution and turn complexity into a competitive advantage. Denise believes sustainable transformation depends on mindful leadership that creates clarity and focus, enabling high‑quality decision-making in complex environments. Teams can operate with confidence, surface risk early and sustain momentum over time.
Social Impact
Asheesh Advani, CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide
Ashley Forsythe is Director, Social Impact Programs at PMI.
Asheesh and Ashley will present ‘Inventing the Future.’ Asheesh and Ashley will portray young inventors shaping tomorrow. They will feature leaders from The Henry Ford’s Invention Convention and reveal a youth innovator whose idea became a patented product. Asheesh and Ashley will discuss how project thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship turn ideas into real-world impact.
Sustainability
Joel Carboni is Global Director, Green Project Management
Lucila Dotto is Global Head, Sustainability & Enablement, PMI.
Lucila and Joel will present ‘Making Sustainability Actionable.’ Although Sustainability goals are easy to set, delivering them through projects is harder. Lucila and Joel will reveal how the P5 Standard helps project professionals make sustainability visible, measurable and actionable. They will offer real-world examples from industry leaders and provide practical ways to embed sustainable decision-making into everyday project delivery.
Artificial Intelligence
Kathleen Walch is Director of AI Engagement & Community, PMI. Kathleen will present ’Evaluating When to Use AI in Projects’. Kathleen will explore how project professionals evaluate, prioritize and apply AI in real-world environments.
Using practical examples and lessons from the PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (CPMAI) certified practitioners, Kathleen will show how to identify where AI can create meaningful value and where it may not.
Michael Joyce, Cisco customer delivery leader and AI innovator, will present ‘Putting AI to Work: Real-World Applications’. Michael will detail how he has founded a generative AI community at Cisco to explore AI applications and provided training on technology and human skills to achieve practical business outcomes. Michael will share lessons learned from implementing Cisco’s AI enterprise.
PMO
Americo Pinto is Managing Director of PMO Global Alliance. Americo will present ‘How a World-Class PMO Delivers Strategic Impact’. Americo will introduce PMI’s World PMO of the Year winner, who will reveal what it takes to build a world-class PMO, discussing the strategies, practices and decisions behind their success.
Americo will share how leading PMOs drive business value, influence strategy and partner in organizational transformation.
Miriam Lanzetta is Head of International Projects at Lascò and Vice President of the PMI Southern Italy Chapter. Miriam will present ‘PMOs as Sustainability Hubs: A System Innovation Model for Sustainable Project Delivery’. Miriam will explain how a systems-based model can assess how PMO’s can enable sustainable project delivery.
Miriam will reveal how the model was adapted from a European initiative on sustainability education, where PMOs became a center for learning, networking and collaborating on sustainability challenges and sustainable project delivery.
Registration Details
| Ticket Type | Cost |
| PMI Member | $2100 |
| General Attendee | $2600 |
| PMI Student/Retired Member | $1250 |
| Government/ Military & Spouses | $1800 |
To register click here
Summary
PMI Global Summit 2026 is the largest in-person event on the calendar. Delegates can expand their perspective and accelerate their careers through hundreds of available tracks. Real-world strategies will be discussed, along with lessons learned from implementing new processes.