About Focus on PM 2026

AI Act Compliance Meets AI Productivity: A Practical Playbook for LSPs

AI is already reshaping how language service providers manage Show more...projects, but most PMs are stuck between two anxieties: how to actually use AI productively, and what the new EU AI Act requires of them. This hands-on session closes both gaps. Attendees leave with a practical toolkit of AI habits, including effective prompting, reusable Skills, and workflow automation, built specifically for LSP project management, alongside a clear, jargon-free breakdown of AI Act obligations under the new Digital Omnibus, including timelines and what actually applies to language services. Designed for project managers who want fewer AI headlines and more AI habits that stick.

Lunch Break

Not provided. Attendees can have lunch at the venue's restaurant but a reservation is required.

From Curiosity to Creation Through Vibe Coding with Cursor

What if the only technical skill you needed to start building Show more...a useful digital tool was curiosity?

In this two-hour hands-on workshop, you’ll use Cursor (one of the world’s leading AI-powered code editors) to turn ideas into working features for an application designed around the everyday needs of project managers in language service companies.

You’ll start from a fully prepared project, so there is no need to set up an application or understand code before the session. Working with Cursor’s AI Agent, you’ll learn how to describe a requirement, assess the result, respond when something does not work and refine the application through focused iterations. Along the way, you’ll explore what vibe coding can realistically do, where human judgement remains essential and how to approach AI-assisted development with confidence.

No coding experience is required. Bring your curiosity and leave with a repeatable method you can apply to your own PM challenges.

Participant preparation
Please bring your own laptop with Cursor installed and a free Cursor Hobby account created in advance.

Please resist the temptation to experiment before the event. Save your Cursor requests and tokens for Barcelona, you’ll need them!

Coffee Break

From Fluent to Reliable: Smarter Quality Control for Project Managers

Join our practical session on how LanguageCheck.ai can help project Show more...managers reduce review effort, control quality risks, and protect project margins.

As machine translation becomes increasingly fluent, serious meaning errors can be harder to spot, making traditional full-text review both costly and inefficient. During the session, we will show how AI-powered quality triage can identify the segments that genuinely require human attention, helping PMs allocate resources more effectively, meet tight deadlines, and deliver more consistent quality without increasing costs.

Welcome Drinks

at Novotel Rooftop Bar (venue)

Open Registration & Welcome Coffee

Event Opening

Networking Activity

The Project Management Architecture: Leading with Structure, Creativity, and the Courage to Leave a Authentic Print

True project management architecture goes far beyond software Show more...and rigid digital templates - it is built on a human foundation. As an architect, painter, and site project manager, Daniel Zlota bridges the gap between technical rigor and artistic intuition. Every project is a unique canvas that requires a custom framework.

This inspiring keynote will show you how to design project structures that withstand immense change while maintaining the creative agility to adapt on the fly. You will learn how to build deep stakeholder trust through empathetic listening and discover why exceptional project leadership ultimately requires a human touch - the courage to step up, take ownership, and leave a lasting human print on your work.

Coffee Break

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group A / Part I

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

The Alignment Challenge: Managing Competing Stakeholder Priorities & Building Success Metrics that Drive Results

Group B / Part I

Mastering Stakeholder Dynamics, Scope Discipline Show more...and Organizational Learning
Successful project delivery depends on more than keeping plans on track. How do you align stakeholders with competing priorities, protect project boundaries when expectations shift, and make sure lessons learnt actually shape what happens next? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore practical approaches to defining success criteria and KPIs, navigating conflicting stakeholder requests, managing scope creep and having constructive conversations when expectations and delivery realities diverge. We’ll also look at how retrospectives, structured reflection and innovation games can turn project experience into organisational learning. Participants will leave with practical techniques for stronger stakeholder alignment, more intentional decision-making and continuous improvement across their teams.

Part I: Every project sits at the intersection of competing interests: internal teams, external partners, leadership, and everyone might be pulling in different directions. This session explores practical strategies for managing stakeholder dynamics when priorities clash. We'll dive into success criteria and how to define KPIs to measure the results. You'll leave with frameworks for addressing conflicting stakeholder requests and techniques for navigating difficult conversations.

Lunch

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group A / Part II

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

Is Scope Creep a Leadership Problem? Protecting Boundaries & Managing Expectations

Group B / Part II

The gap between what leadership envisions Show more...and what teams can realistically deliver is where most projects derail. Scope creep doesn't happen overnight, it's the result of unclear boundaries, unchallenged assumptions, and the fear of saying no. This session tackles change management head-on: how to set and defend project boundaries, when to push back on scope expansion, and how to have honest conversations that bridge the expectation gap. We’ll explore how to keep the focus on delivery and manage upward effectively, turning scope pressure into structured, intentional decision-making.

Coffee Break

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group A / Part III

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

Stop Reinventing, Start Scaling: Retrospectives & Innovation Games

Group B / Part III

Most organisations capture lessons learnt. Show more... Very few actually use them. This session introduces practical approaches to organisational learning. We'll explore why teams keep reinventing the wheel despite documented best practices, and how innovation games and structured reflection help to identify blockers in a less formal approach. You'll walk away with methods for better team collaboration and means to foster a culture where learning is a strategic advantage.

Networking Dinner

at Marina Bay Restaurant

Morning Coffee

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group B / Part I

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

The Alignment Challenge: Managing Competing Stakeholder Priorities & Building Success Metrics that Drive Results

Group A / Part I

Mastering Stakeholder Dynamics, Scope Discipline Show more...and Organizational Learning
Successful project delivery depends on more than keeping plans on track. How do you align stakeholders with competing priorities, protect project boundaries when expectations shift, and make sure lessons learnt actually shape what happens next? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore practical approaches to defining success criteria and KPIs, navigating conflicting stakeholder requests, managing scope creep and having constructive conversations when expectations and delivery realities diverge. We’ll also look at how retrospectives, structured reflection and innovation games can turn project experience into organisational learning. Participants will leave with practical techniques for stronger stakeholder alignment, more intentional decision-making and continuous improvement across their teams.

Part I: Every project sits at the intersection of competing interests: internal teams, external partners, leadership, and everyone might be pulling in different directions. This session explores practical strategies for managing stakeholder dynamics when priorities clash. We'll dive into success criteria and how to define KPIs to measure the results. You'll leave with frameworks for addressing conflicting stakeholder requests and techniques for navigating difficult conversations.

Coffee Break

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group B / Part II

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

Is Scope Creep a Leadership Problem? Protecting Boundaries & Managing Expectations

Group A / Part II

The gap between what leadership envisions Show more...and what teams can realistically deliver is where most projects derail. Scope creep doesn't happen overnight, it's the result of unclear boundaries, unchallenged assumptions, and the fear of saying no. This session tackles change management head-on: how to set and defend project boundaries, when to push back on scope expansion, and how to have honest conversations that bridge the expectation gap. We’ll explore how to keep the focus on delivery and manage upward effectively, turning scope pressure into structured, intentional decision-making.

Lunch

Upskilling — How to Turn your PMs from Task Managers to Trusted Advisors

Group B / Part III

Project managers interact with clients every Show more...day, uniquely positioning them to create value beyond delivery. But how do you shift from managing tasks to becoming a trusted advisor? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore how project managers can adopt a more consultative mindset, build stronger client relationships, uncover opportunities, and contribute to business growth – without feeling like they're selling. The first part introduces practical frameworks and real-world examples, followed by hands-on exercises where participants will apply the concepts to everyday client situations and leave with actionable techniques they can use immediately.

Stop Reinventing, Start Scaling: Retrospectives & Innovation Games

Group A / Part III

Most organisations capture lessons learnt. Show more... Very few actually use them. This session introduces practical approaches to organisational learning. We'll explore why teams keep reinventing the wheel despite documented best practices, and how innovation games and structured reflection help to identify blockers in a less formal approach. You'll walk away with methods for better team collaboration and means to foster a culture where learning is a strategic advantage.

Coffee Break

The Project Management Architecture: Leading with Structure, Creativity, and the Courage to Leave a Authentic Print

True project management architecture goes far beyond software Show more...and rigid digital templates - it is built on a human foundation. As an architect, painter, and site project manager, Daniel Zlota bridges the gap between technical rigor and artistic intuition. Every project is a unique canvas that requires a custom framework.

This inspiring keynote will show you how to design project structures that withstand immense change while maintaining the creative agility to adapt on the fly. You will learn how to build deep stakeholder trust through empathetic listening and discover why exceptional project leadership ultimately requires a human touch - the courage to step up, take ownership, and leave a lasting human print on your work.

Final Reflections & Event Closing