PMI UAE Chapter

19/10/2026

Leadership isn't just a skill for managers.

There are opportunities to lead every day, whether you hold a formal leadership position or not.

Most project managers move work forward through people who don't report to them. Stakeholders, vendors, peers, and sometimes their own boss.

This Thursday, Anchal Choubey, Business Transformation and GRC Leader, shows us how to do that well.

Anchal has led transformation programs at Morgan Stanley, Nordea, and Dubai Government immigration systems, including Smart Gates. Influence without authority is how that kind of work gets done.

What you will take away:
🔹 How power and influence actually work inside organizations
🔹 How to build coalitions and real support for your ideas
🔹 What to do when your boss or team is heading the wrong way
🔹 How to earn trust and build your own leadership brand

🗓 Thursday, 22 October 2026
🕒 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM GST (UTC+4)
💻 Online via Zoom
🎓 2 PDUs | Free to attend
👉 Register Now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_JxszAB-9RnyZOf2PHHwpeA

12/10/2026

12/10/2026

One room. One community. One unforgettable day. 🙌

That is a wrap on the PMI UAE Chapter Annual Gathering Meeting 2026, and what a day it was. A room full of project leaders, bold ideas on AI and sustainability, and energy that did not let up.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲:

To our members and guests who filled the room and brought the conversations to life.

To our keynote speakers, panelists, and moderator for insight that will stay with us long after today.

To our volunteers and organising team, the engine behind every detail.

To our partners and sponsors, whose support made it all happen.

This is what our chapter is about: 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 together, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, and 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 the future of our profession side by side.

Swipe through some of our favourite moments. 📸

See you at the next one. 👋

06/10/2026

Five leaders. One stage. The questions shaping our profession. 🎙

At the PMI UAE Chapter Annual Gathering 2026, our panel brings AI and sustainability into one room:

"𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄"

Moderated by Professor Martin Bean, joined by:
Dr. Amal Abdulrahim
Basema Aljaberi
Dr. Eng. Aishah Al Shehhi
Abdulrahim Shamayleh,

Join us for diverse perspectives, practical insights, and a conversation that looks beyond today’s challenges toward what comes next.

📅 Saturday, 10 October 2026, 9:00 AM GST
📍 Le Méridien Dubai
🎓 6 PDUs, exclusive to PMI UAE Chapter members
👉 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/dYU5iMGs

Project Management Institute

30/09/2026

Our community is coming together again. 🇦🇪

The PMI UAE Chapter Annual Gathering Meeting 2026 is a full day to connect, innovate, and lead, dedicated to the future of project management. And it opens right at the top.

Dr. Amina Abdulrahim, President of the PMI UAE Chapter, and Hanny Alshazly, Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Project Management Institute, will deliver the opening remarks.

This year we gather under the theme "𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄." Across two dedicated tracks, AI and Sustainability, members will explore the ideas and conversations shaping the projects of tomorrow.

📅 Saturday, 10 October 2026, 9:00 AM GST
📍 Le Méridien Dubai
🎓 6 PDUs, exclusive to PMI UAE Chapter members

Seats in each track are limited.

Register Now: https://pmiuae.org/events/upcoming-events/general-events/pmi-uae-chapter-annual-gathering-meeting-2026

Project Management Institute

18/09/2026

🤖 Webinar Alert!

Draft, Verify, Own: Putting AI to Work in Real Project Delivery

Watch AI turn messy meeting notes into a clean status report, draft a risk register from a short brief, and handle a tough milestone message. Then a live demo of small tools Nikki has built himself, so you can start coding your own productivity fixes, no deep tech background needed.

🎤 Nikki Punjabi
🗓 Thursday, 24 September 2026
🕢 7:30 to 8:45 PM GST
📍 Zoom, free
🎓 2 PDUs for live attendees

Register 👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_YQqseim3S2iYvbSsCOWy7A

See you there! 🙌

11/09/2026

🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁.

Join us for our next PMI UAE webinar 👇

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗔𝗘 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

🎙 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼, Technical and Operations Leader at SLB
🗓 Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
🕒 7:30 to 8:45 PM GST
📍 Online via Zoom
🎓 2 PDUs for live attendees
✅ Free to attend

A practical four-layer framework for scaling AI in capital projects without losing accountability or control.

Register here 👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_eTUUKc43TFKP8H7GPWTG9Q

31/08/2026

𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 🌍

When pressure hits, projects fall back on time, cost, and scope, and sustainability quietly slips. This session treats it as a real decision discipline: what stays non-negotiable, which trade-offs are fair, and when to escalate.

With 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗱 (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSSP), Senior Programme Manager at GIZ and member of PMI's Global Sustainability Outreach Committee.

🗓 Thu, 10 Sep 2026
🕒 7:30 to 8:45 PM GST
📍 Zoom | Free
🎓 2 PDUs (live attendees)

👉 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_5WqYXbNzRoaesq3umcYAxQ

See you there 👇

17/08/2026

You manage billion-dollar projects. When did you last run your own finances with the same discipline?

We are glad to have Dr. Charu Banga, FRM, Associate Professor of Finance at Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai (RIT Dubai), joining us for Managing Personal Financial Success Through Life-Cycle Planning and Project Governance.

Dr. Charu Banga brings 20+ years across academia and industry, including a career as an investment banker leading valuations and capital-raising. In this session she shows how to treat your financial security as a project: mapping it across life-cycle phases from Initiation to Closure, building a Personal Risk Register, and setting up a Financial Governance Framework you can actually use.

If you run other people's projects for a living, this is the half hour to spend on your own.

🗓 Thursday, 27 August 2026
🕒 7:30 to 8:45 PM GST
📍 Online
✅ Free to Attend | 🏅 Earn 2 PDUs
👉 Register Now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_qoHy5MtQTLiaywDLwENiLw

Project Management Institute

17/06/2026

Most PMOs still spend their energy reporting on what already happened.

The next ones will help decide what happens next.

On 25 June, Siji George joins us to unpack the Intelligent Delivery and Portfolio Office: what changes when AI stops being a side tool and becomes the engine behind how portfolios get planned, prioritized, and delivered.

She will get into the practical shifts:

🔹 Portfolio visibility that updates in real time
🔹 Predictive insight instead of lagging status reports
🔹 Smarter resource allocation and earlier risk sensing
🔹 Benefits tracking that proves value, not just activity

Siji is a Global PMO Awards judge, a Global AI Delegate, and a digital transformation leader who has run this at enterprise scale. If you own a PMO or work inside one, this is the evening to block out.

🗓 Thursday, 25 June 2026
🕒 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM GST
📍 Live on Zoom, free to attend
🎓 Earn 2 PDUs

Register Now - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417756793441/WN_alkqAInYR-qDekZOIsTPkA

Which part of your PMO would you hand to AI first? Tell us in the comments.

Project Management Institute