AI in Project Management

AI in Project Management, use of co-pilot in Project Planning Software
Delivered by: Terry Teoh, Partner, Deloitte. (16) Terry Teoh | LinkedIn
Tool demonstrated by: Youssef Mourra, Director, Nonsuch. (16) Youssef Mourra | LinkedIn

Contractor's market update:
Panellists - How to thrive in 2025:

Nick Woolf, Project Delivery Lead. The Wellington IT Contractors' Haven (WITCH) Lead. (18) Nick Woolf | LinkedIn
The Wellington IT Contractors' Haven (WITCH) group on LinkedIn (16) Wellington IT Contractors' Haven (WITCH) | Groups | LinkedIn, led by Nick Woolf, serves as a community for IT professionals to engage in meaningful conversations around job opportunities, market dynamics, personal career experiences, and mental health support within the industry. It encourages its members, now over three hundred, to actively participate, share insights, and offer mutual support, focusing on the unique challenges and experiences faced by IT contractors in Wellington. The group aims to foster a supportive environment where members can network, share opportunities, and find encouragement.

Tom Stephens, Partner, Momentum Consulting Group (13) Tom Stephens | LinkedIn, Tom is a Principal Consultant in the IT and Business Transformation space within the Momentum family. With a BCom in Marketing and Management and a post graduate diploma in Tourism from the University of Otago, Tom brings a wealth of formal education to his role. His studies were well utilised in several roles within large enterprises across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Tom enjoyed the dynamic nature of his roles in procurement, logistics and project governance, and relished the opportunity to build strong relationship management skills over time. After eight years working in Project Management and PMOs, Tom was drawn to the opportunity to make positive changes to people’s lives in recruitment. Motivated by getting things right the first time and by his ability to relate to client expectations, Tom’s working knowledge of project management is invaluable to Momentum.

Ben Skilton, Principal Consultant, Robert Walters. (16) Ben Skilton | LinkedIn Ben is a Principal Consultant in the Information Technology team at Robert Walters specialising in contract recruitment and has been with Robert Walters since February 2021. The Information Technology team specialises across Development, Testing, Security, Cloud/DevOps and much more. In June 2024, he was promoted to his current position as Principal Consultant, which he has held for the past 9 months, continuing to leverage his experience in the recruitment space.
Ben's background in Sport and Exercise combined with his experience in Outbound Sales has given him a unique perspective in the consulting field, allowing him to bring a strong understanding of client needs and sales-driven strategies to his role at Robert Walters.

For further information about this event and The Project Community please visit (16) The Project Community (New Zealand) | Groups | LinkedIn

5:00pm - Pre-meeting drinks and finger food
5:20pm - 5 minutes - Welcomes and Introductions
5:25pm - 40 minutes - AI in Project Management, use of co-pilot in Project Planning Software (including questions)
6:05pm - 20 minutes - Contractor's Market Update - Panel
6:25pm - 5 minutes - Signoff, Thanks, and Next Meeting details
6:30pm - Close