Welcome to the 8th International Symposium & Exhibition in Project Management (SYMEX 2019) that will be held in Bali, 13 – 14 March 2019. The International Symposium in Project Management is held annually and the biggest project management symposium in Indonesia. Thanks to the effort of SYMEX organizing committee that dedicated their time and effort to make this event organized successfully as world class symposium. This year SYMEX, I believe that the organizing committee with their effort, this symposium promises to be another big success.

The first SYMEX was held in Bali, now we are back to this beautiful island to present the more attractive program, nice and cozy ambience at SYMEX 2019. Bali is well known for its incredibly beautiful and the perfect island getaway, visitors come from all over to experience different things to do in Bali’s exquisite atmosphere.

This year theme is Revolutionary Business in Disruptive Era, as a project/program/portfolio manager there are several challenges that we have to answer in age of disruption, and what will we do to face the digital disruption 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 disruptions by using project management, agility, strategic and leadership.

At the SymEx 2019, more than 14 prominent speakers both local speakers and international speakers shall participate together with. We hope to see you there!

Warmest Regards

Alin Veronika, PMP, PMI-RMP

President PMI Indonesia Chapter

Dear Symex participants,

After the long waiting, 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 8th SymEx will be held in Bali on 13 – 14 March 2019 . As you may have noticed, we are delaying 2018 event and is moving the event to earlier in 2019. 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 disruptive era right now. New markets and demands for products and services which did not exist before are emerging, driven by new technologies that allow us to innovate at record speed. The creation of these new products and services is the end result of a group of people or disciplines working together to solve a problem. 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 have the opportunity to sharpen our project management skills to better face the “Revolutionary Business in Disruptive Era ”.

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.

Aji Prasojo Reksoprodjo, PMP

Project Manager of SymEx 2019