
AI is changing the project manager's job, but not in the way most people think. It will fundamentally change what you're valued for. And project managers who understand that shift early will have a significant advantage.
The first wave of AI in project management delivers efficiency: faster reporting, smarter planning, and better documentation. That’s real and valuable. But efficiency is not leadership. And as AI absorbs the operational layer of project management, a more important question emerges: what is the project manager actually for?
Our speaker, Christina Sejr Pedersen, will explore that question. She will look at what AI can’t see – and why it matters where human judgement becomes the project manager's core value; whether we are developing project managers for the role AI is creating or the role it’s replacing; and what great project leadership and sponsorship look like when AI handles the rest.
Christina will draw a clearer picture of which PM skills matter more in an AI-driven world – and which are at risk and a new way of thinking about the relationship between human judgement and AI recommendations. She will provide a fresh perspective on what organizations will increasingly expect from their project leaders.
Rather than shrinking, the project manager in the age of AI is being distilled down to its most human, most strategic, and most irreplaceable core.
A moment to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives, and celebrate 30 years of STS together.
18:00 Registration opens
18:30 Presentation
19:30 Q&A
20:00 Networking Apéro
HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft
Lagerstr. 5
8021 Zürich
Non PMI-Switzerland member : 35.00 CHF
PMI-Switzerland member : 15.00 CHF

Christina Sejr Pedersen brings more than 25 years of experience from the world of project management, working as a project manager, program manager, PMO head, and VP of project management. She has led PMOs across the public sector, nonprofit organizations, and private companies. A “founding mother” of the Half Double methodology, she has received two international awards for her work on PMOs and new models of project management.
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| Event Date | 26-11-2026 18:30 - 20:00 |
| Individual Price | 15.00 - 35.00 CHF |
| Event language | English |
| Location | HWZ Hochschule - Zürich |
| Categories | PMI Evening Event |