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The Pennsylvania Convention Center

Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM - Jun 18, 2026 3:00 PM

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DIA 2026 Global Annual Meeting

Project Management as a Catalyst for Enterprise Transformation

Session Chair(s)

Elizabeth  Somers, MS

Elizabeth Somers, MS

Associate Vice President, Global Project and Alliance Management

Merck & Co., Inc., United States

Project Management as a Catalyst for Enterprise Transformation explores how Project Management (PM) drives strategic alignment, organizational evolution, and long-term sustainment across the enterprise. This session will examine how PM-led governance and decision-making frameworks bring clarity to chaos and accelerate transformation, while positioning PM as a strategic engine regardless of company size. Participants will engage in a hands-on exercise that applies these concepts to realistic scenarios, enabling them to identify capability gaps and define scalable PM practices that support both the evolution and the sustained success of their organizations.

Learning Objective : Explain how PM-led governance and decision-making frameworks act as catalysts for strategic alignment and enterprise-wide transformation; Describe how to position Project Management as a strategic driver of organizational transformation across companies of all sizes; Identify PM capability gaps and define scalable practices that accelerate transformation.

Speaker(s)

Joann  O'Connor

Project Management as a Catalyst for Enterprise Transformation

Joann O'Connor

GSK, United States

Executive Director, Head of Pipeline Project Management for BD and Alliances

Jayanthi  Reddy, MBA, MS

Project Management as a Catalyst for Enterprise Transformation

Jayanthi Reddy, MBA, MS

Head of Project and Portfolio Management, United States

Eikon Therapeutics

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