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Bring Practical Project Leadership Insights to Your Audience
Not every speaker leaves a lasting impact. The most effective sessions give audiences something they can immediately apply. Clearer thinking, better approaches, and a stronger connection between strategy, technology, and execution.
Advisicon speakers bring real-world project and technology leadership experience to the stage, helping audiences move beyond theory and into practical application.
Experienced Perspectives for Professional Audiences
Event organizers often look for speakers who can do more than present. They need someone who can connect with the audience, offer relevant insight, and leave attendees with ideas they can immediately apply.
Sessions from Advisicon are designed with that outcome in mind. Drawing from real-world experience across industries, presentations focus on the challenges organizations are actively working through, whether that’s improving project visibility, aligning work to strategy, or navigating change within teams. For you, this means a session that resonates with both leadership and practitioners. One that contributes to the overall quality of the program and leaves a lasting impression beyond the presentation itself.
Our Approach to Speaking Engagements
When Advisicon participates in an event, the focus is simple: deliver sessions that are practical, relevant, and immediately useful, with a delivery style that encourages engagement without overcomplicating the message. Our presentations are designed to help audiences:
practicality
Apply real-world lessons from complex consulting engagements
Clarity
Simplify and better understand project and technology challenges
Insights
Connect day-to-day work with broader organizational outcomes
Featured Speaker
Tim Runcie, President and CEO of Advisicon, has spent more than 30 years helping organizations improve how they manage projects, programs, and portfolios.
Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Project technologies, Tim is known for translating complex project management concepts into practical, approachable guidance. His experience spans industries, organizational structures, and levels of project maturity, allowing him to meet audiences where they are and provide insight that feels both relevant and applicable.
Rather than focusing solely on theory, Tim’s presentations reflect real-world implementation experience. What works, what tends to stall, and how organizations can move forward with greater clarity. The result is a session that feels grounded, considered, and directly useful to professionals responsible for delivering work and driving outcomes.
Why Event Organizers Invite Tim
Everyone wants a speaker who can engage a room while delivering content that feels relevant, grounded, and worth the audience’s time. Tim brings a combination of real-world experience and practical perspective that resonates with both leadership and delivery teams. His sessions are shaped by decades of working directly with organizations to improve how projects are planned, executed, and aligned to business goals.
What audiences gain from Tim:
A clearer understanding of how project work connects to business outcomes
Practical approaches they can apply within their own teams and organizations
Insight into common challenges and how others have addressed them
A balanced perspective that combines process, technology, and organizational change
Suggested Speaking Topics
Our presentations go beyond theory. Drawing from decades of consulting experience, we share lessons learned from helping organizations build sustainable project management capabilities and align technology with business strategy.
Popular speaking topics include:
Building a PMO That Actually Works
Many organizations establish Project Management Offices but struggle to make them truly valuable. This session explores how successful PMOs provide structure, visibility, and governance while supporting the practical needs of project teams and leadership.
Project Management in the Age of AI
Explore the major shifts happening in project management platforms today, including the growing role of AI assistants, changes in Microsoft's work management tools, and the move toward more connected, automated project environments. Attendees will learn where project tech is heading and how to prepare for the next wave of innovation.
Why Project Management Transformations Stall
Organizations often invest in tools and processes but find adoption slower than expected. This discussion explores the organizational, cultural, and leadership factors that influence project management success—and how teams can overcome common barriers.
Modernizing Project and Portfolio Management
Project environments are evolving as organizations adopt modern collaboration platforms and integrated work management tools. This session looks at how teams can simplify their project ecosystems while improving transparency, coordination, and decision-making.
Lessons from the Front Lines of Project Leadership
Drawing on decades of real-world consulting experience, this session shares practical lessons from organizations that have strengthened their project management capabilities. Attendees will gain insights into common challenges, proven approaches, and ways to improve outcomes over time.
Invite Advisicon to Your Event
Advisicon participates in a variety of professional events, including:
- Industry conferences
- Professional association meetings
- Executive leadership sessions
- Corporate workshops
- Webinars and virtual events
- Panel discussions
If you’re planning an event and want a session that delivers practical value—not just theory—we’d love to connect.
Tell us about your audience and goals, and we’ll work with you to shape a session that fits.
Plan a Session That Delivers Real Value
The right speaker doesn’t just fill a slot. They elevate the entire event. Whether you’re planning a conference, workshop, or leadership session, we’ll help shape a presentation that aligns with your audience and delivers practical takeaways.
Share a few details about your event, and we’ll follow up to explore fit, availability, and next steps.