By Lori Milhaven, Executive Vice President, International Institute for Learning, Inc.
Small businesses run on projects. You launch a product. Open a second location. Land a big client. Switch software. Every one of those is a project. At a small company, the person running it usually has 3+ other jobs.
International Project Management Day 2026 is built for organizations of all sizes. With three learning tracks, Projects in Motion, AI Impacts, and The Human of It All, our learning event gives you practical ideas and tools to lead projects with greater confidence and less rework.
Do the Math (and Make It Work for You)
- 5 live keynote presentations with real-time Q&A (join for the interaction, watch the recording on your own time)
- 30+ on-demand presentations (watch on your own time, learn and grow)
- 26+ PDUs and SEUs (a great way to support any earned credentials)
- 90 days of on-demand access (make your own schedule)
- 2 self-paced courses included: Innovation and Design with Dr. Elissa Farrow (3 hours, $250 value) and Becoming an Effective Servant Leader with Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi (6 hours, $350 value)
That is $600 in courses within one learning event, with no time lost on flights or travel.
90 Days of Online Access
Small teams cannot step away from the business all at once. With 90 days of online access, you can learn on your schedule. Join the live keynotes when you can on Opening Day, then watch sessions at your convenience, on your computer or mobile device. Download materials to revisit key insights and reflect on what you learned.
AI Help Without the Enterprise Price Tag
Large organizations may have AI task forces. Small businesses rely on leaders who are also running the day-to-day business. IPM Day 2026 brings practical AI, project management, and leadership insights to help small businesses make smarter decisions and move forward with confidence.
Our AI Impacts track gives you practical and actionable ways of working leveraging AI tools:
- Markus Kopko on building custom AI tools for the recurring project work.
- Dr. Ed Hoffman and Joti Balani discussing practical AI governance and best practices to support sustainable AI adoption.
Our Projects in Motion track delivers practical project management practices to help you work smarter, improve processes, and achieve better results:
- Karen Johnson-Susko shares how Lean Six Sigma is transforming their supply chain
- Erica Mohre shares practical governance principles
- Roy Schilling discusses how product thinking can guide how your approach value and investments
The Human of It All delivers insights on how we can work more effectively, in whatever role we are in:
- Mick Ebeling, founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, on tackling seeming impossible problems with real-world solutions. Not Impossible Labs was just named a Fast Company 2026 Best Workplace for Innovators!
- Natalie Berkiw-Scenna on driving results without burnout.
- Nicole Petite on guiding teams through change and chaos.
The Bottom Line
Small businesses do not lack talent. They often lack the time, structure and access to learning that helps their business and people from growing.
That is where at International Project Management Day 2026 can help. Join us on November 5, 2026, then use your 90 days of online access to continue learning.
Purchase here. Use code IPMDSB to save $10 off the registration fee of $89 per person.
Group, veteran, student, and hardship discounts are also available.
Contact learning@iil.com for more information.
Executive Vice President at International Institute for Learning (IIL)
Our deepest purpose is to enable growth and success of individuals, teams and organizations with long-lasting, high quality learning in a technology-driven world. Lori is honored to have been with IIL over 30 years, and to make it her mission to focus on continuous improvement, client driven success and to go above and beyond to meet expectations.
