Welcome to the 9th International Symposium & Exhibition in Project Management (SYMEX 2020) that will be held in Solo, 11 – 12 March 2020. The International Symposium on Project Management is held annually and the biggest project management symposium in Indonesia. This year SYMEX, I believe the organizing committee with their effort will make another big success and world class symposium on project management.

For the first time SYMEX will be held in Solo, Surakarta (also known as Solo) is a city and historic royal capital on the Indonesian island of Java. The 18th-century Keraton Kasunanan was the royal family’s residence and today is a museum of heirlooms, while Mangkunegaran palace has an elaborately painted pavilion. Surakarta is also a major center for dyed batik fabric, which is displayed at the Danar Hadi museum. The beautiful and historical Solo will be a great place to gather project management practitioners not only from Indonesia but also from Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, USA and to learn from SYMEX notable speakers.

This year theme is TRANSFORMATION IN THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, as a project/program/portfolio manager there are several challenges that we have to answer in this Industrial Revolution 4.0, and what will we do to face the IR 4.0 and how we transform and innovate our business to face this challenge. Through this symposium, we are expecting that future leaders can learn from world class speakers how to be ready to face the transformation by using project management, agility, strategic and leadership.

At the SYMEX 2020, more than 10 prominent speakers both local speakers and international speakers shall participate together with. Don’t miss this golden opportunity. We hope to see you there!

Warmest Regards

Alin Veronika, PMP, PMI-RMP

President PMI Indonesia Chapter

Dear Symex participants,

After the successful event in Bali, we are excited to welcoming you once again to SYMEX, the biggest international project management symposium in Indonesia

Continuing the tradition and the success of the previous events, the 9th SYMEX will be held in Semarang on 11 – 12 March 2020. This 2-day conference will lead you to the wonderful journey where you can explore, share, collaborate and network on the latest ideas, knowledge, tools, methods and case studies with the project management practitioners locally and internationally.

We all know that we are in Industrial Revolution 4.0 right now. Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, also sometimes referred to as IoT or smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management. While every company and organization operating today is different, they all face a common challenge—the need for connectedness and access to real-time insights across processes, partners, products, and people. Project Management is the discipline largely responsible for guiding this effort from start to finish in an efficient manner to achieve the best possible outcomes, i.e. via projects. But Project Managers cannot continue to manage projects the way it was done in the past. In this SYMEX, we can sharpen our project management skills to better face the Transformation in The World of Tomorrow ”.

During the 2-day Symex event, maximize and gain benefits through:

1. Network and meet with project management practitioners across industry. More than hundreds of practitioners regularly come to this event.

2. Learn from presentations and active interaction by the leading speakers; domestic and international; share and exchange ideas / experience directly, that encompass both regional and global project management topics.

3. Earn 16 professional development units (PDUs) to maintain your PMI credentials.

Once again, we look forward to seeing you at this premier event, and in particular we hope that you will be able to take the opportunity to gain and enhance your knowledge and broaden your network with key thought leaders.

Tony, PMP

Project Manager of SYMEX 2020